Jul-28-2018
Husband: George Allen Bowyer
Born: Jan-18-1851 in Highland Co, VA 1,2,3 Died: Feb- 6-1933 at Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 4 Resided: in Gilmer Co, WV 5 Census: 1900, 1920 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: farmer 6 Father: Leonard Bowyer Mother: Catharine ___ Other spouse 2 Other spouse 3
Wife: Melissa Launa Stout 7 Also known as: Launa Stout 7 Married: Nov-17-1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
Born: ca 1849 9,2 Died: Mar- 4-1884 at Horn Creek, Gilmer Co, WV 10 Cause of death: consumption 6 Resided: in Gilmer Co, WV 5 Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Jonathan Stout (1819 - 1872) Mother: Amanda Overfield (1827 - )
M Child 1: Ernest A. Bowyer Census name: Earnest A. Bowyer 11 Born: Jul- -1873 3 Resided: 1937 in Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 12 Census: 1900, 1920 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
M Child 2: Claud Bowyer Born: Sep-22-1875 in Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 13,3 (see note 1) Died: 1958 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 13 Resided: 1937-58 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 13 Resided: 1937 in Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 12 Resided: 1900 in Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 3 Wife: Sarah H. Garrett b. Aug- 3-1880 d. Mar-13-1919 Married: Aug-23-1903 in Gilmer Co, WV 14 Wife: Maude Hart b. Aug-21-1890 d. Aug-21-1939 Married: Nov-10-1921 in Gilmer Co, WV 15 Wife: Isaphene D. "Icie" Chapman b. Mar-11-1884 d. Mar-16-1966 Census name: Isaphene D. Chapman
F Child 3: Launa Capitola Bowyer Born: Jul-24-1878 16,17,13,3 Died: Dec-17-1937 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 16,13 Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 18,13 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 19,16 Resided: 1900 in Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 3 Husband: Eli Willis Gaston b. Jun- 8-1880 d. Sep-25-1919 Married: Jun- 8-1903 in Gilmer Co, WV 20
M Child 4: Donald L. Bowyer Born: Mar-15-1881 in Gilmer Co, WV 16,3,21,22 Died: Apr-30-1929 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 23,24,21 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 25 Resided: 1900 in Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 3 Occupation: farmer 16 Wife: Lizzie B. Anderson b. 1891 d. Jul-24-1962 Married: Jun-30-1904 in Burnsville, Braxton Co, WV 22
Sources: (1) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) 1900 Census. (4) Gilmer County Death Records, Glenville, WV, Identified as George A. Bowyer, farmer, d. Feb 6 1933 at Coxs Mills, age 82y 0m 19d. Cause of death: pneumonia. Surviving wife: Mary Bowyer. (5) Obituary of daughter. (6) Gilmer County Death Records, Glenville, WV. (7) Death record of daughter. (8) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as George A. Boyer [sic], 21, b. Highland Co VA, res. Gilmer Co, son of Leonard & Catharine Bowyer [sic]; and Melissa Stout, 22, of Doddridge Co, dau of Jonathan & Amanda. Married Nov 17 1872. (9) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (10) Gilmer County Death Records, Glenville, WV, Identified as Melissia Bowyer, wife of G. Bowyer, age 31, b. Gilmer Co, d. Mar 4 1884 at Horn Creek of consumption. Informant: G. Bowyer, husband. Age and birthplace are at variance from her marriage record, which is considered to be more reliable. (11) 1920 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (12) Obituary of sister. (13) Obituary. (14) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989) (15) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989), Identified as Claude [sic] Bowyer, widowed, age 47; and Maude Hart, age 30. Married Nov 10 1921. (16) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (17) Headstone. (18) Headstone, Lot 30, Section 3. (19) City Directory, Clarksburg, WV, 1923, Identified as C. Laura Gaston, widow of Eli W. Gaston, 441 Stealey Ave, Stealey Heights. (20) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989), Identified as E. W. Gaston, age 23, of Doddridge Co; and L. C. Bowyer, age 24, of Gilmer Co. Married June 8 1903. (21) Headstone (year only) (22) Braxton County Marriage Records, Sutton, WV. (23) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as Donald L. Bowyer, married to Lizzie Anderson, b. Mar 15 1881 in Gilmer Co, son of G. A. Bowyer & Malissa Stout., d, Apr 30 1929 in Harrisville. (24) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (25) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. Event Notes Note (1) Spelling "Claud" is correct.Name Index