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 1 Other spouse 2
Wife: Mary Burrows
Married: Sep- 5-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
Born: May-18-1852 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 8,9,2
Died: Jan-16-1942 at Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 10
Buried: in Trinity Cemetery, Stone Lick, Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 8
Resided: at Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 8
Census: 1900, 1920 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV 11
Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Jesse Burrows (1823 - 1914)
Mother: Delilah Wolf (1826 - )
Other spouse 1
M Child 1: Jesse Lewis Bowyer 5 Born: Oct- -1884 in Gilmer Co, WV 3,12,13,14 Died: Mar-24-1964 in Ritchie Co, WV 15,16 Buried: in Good Hope Masonic Cemetery, Rt. 19 S, Harrison Co, WV 17 Resided: 1958 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 18 Resided: 1953 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Resided: 1937 in Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 20 Resided: 1900 in Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 3 Wife: Ila B. DeBar b. Jun- 4-1886 d. May-29-1951 Married: Sep- 3-1907 in Gilmer Co, WV 12 Wife: Alma Mae Sponaugle b. Jul-25-1907 d. Mar- -1977 Married: Jan- 8-1953 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 21
F Child 2: Leota M. Bowyer Born: May- -1888 3 Resided: 1958 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 18,22 Resided: 1937, 42 in Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 20,23 Census: 1900, 1920 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
F Child 3: Etta C. Bowyer Born: Oct- -1889 3,14 Died: 1970 14 Buried: in Good Hope Masonic Cemetery, Rt. 19 S, Harrison Co, WV 24 Resided: 1958 in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 18 Resided: 1937 in Hamlin, Lincoln Co, WV 20 Resided: 1900 in Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 3 Husband: Willie A. DeBar b. 1889 d. 1969 Married: Jul-12-1910 in Gilmer Co, WV 12
M Child 4: Leon Brison Bowyer Census name: Brison L. Bowyer 25 Born: Dec-14-1891 at Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 26,3,14,27 Died: Feb-18-1943 28,14 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 29 Resided: 1937 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 20 Census: 1920 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Resided: 1913 in Gilmer Co, WV 27 Occupation: farmer 25 Wife: Lovie Mae Gaston b. Dec-21-1891 d. Jan- 5-1949 Married: May-15-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 30,2,28
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) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as George A. Bowyer, 32, b. Highland Co VA, res. Gilmer Co; and Mary Burrows, 31, b. Virginia, res. Doddridge Co. Married Sep 5 1883. (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (9) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District). (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as Mary Bowyer, resident of Coxs Mills, widow of G. A. Bowyer, b. May 18 1852 in Harrison Co, dau of Jesse Burrows & Delilah Wolf, d. Jan 16 1942 at Coxs Mills. Burial at Trinity Cemetery. Informant: Leota Bowyer, Coxs Mills. (11) Jackson County Marriage Records, Ripley, WV. (12) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989) (13) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1956-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1999) (14) Headstone (year only) (15) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1956-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1999), Identified as Jesse L. Bowyer, 79, b. Gilmer Co, son of George Bowyer & Mary Burroughs [sic]. Died Mar 24 1964. (16) Headstone. (17) Cemeteries of Union District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1990) (18) Obituary of brother. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (20) Obituary of sister. (21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Jesse Lewis Bowyer, 68, b. Gilmer Co, res. Smithburg, son of George & Mary Bowyer (both deceased); and Alma Mae Sponaugle White, 45, b. Doddridge Co, res. Smithburg, dau of George (deceased) & Verena Jerushia Sponaugle. Married Jan 8 1953 in Smithburg. MR p. 456. (22) Obituary of niece. (23) Death record of mother. (24) Cemeteries of Union District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1990), p. 16. (25) 1920 Census, Gilmer County, WV. (26) Findagrave.com. (27) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 9, p. 163. (28) Obituary of wife. (29) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990), Headstone reads: Brison Bowyer. (30) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as L. Brison Bowyer, age 21, born & residing in Gilmer Co. Bride identified as Lovie M. Gaston, age 21, b. Doddridge Co. Ceremony held May 15 1913 "at the home of D. D. Gaston.", MR Bk 9, p. 163.