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George Allen BOWYER

George Allen BOWYER

Male 1851 - 1933  (82 years)

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  • Name George Allen BOWYER 
    Born 18 Jan 1851  Highland Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900, 1920  Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [4] 
    Residence Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died 6 Feb 1933  Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I3861  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2010 

    Father Leonard BOWYER 
    Mother Catharine ___ 
    Family ID F16842  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Melissa Launa STOUT,   b. CA 1849,   d. 4 Mar 1884, Horn Creek, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 35 years)  [7] 
    Married 17 Nov 1872  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Ernest A. BOWYER,   b. Jul 1873
    +2. Claud BOWYER,   b. 22 Sep 1875, Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1958, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +3. Launa Capitola BOWYER,   b. 24 Jul 1878,   d. 17 Dec 1937, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     4. Donald L. BOWYER,   b. 15 Mar 1881, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1929, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    Family ID F1382  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Susan MCCLURE,   b. CA 1863, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1 May 1883  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family ID F16843  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Mary BURROWS,   b. 18 May 1852, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1942, Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 5 Sep 1883  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
    +1. Jesse Lewis BOWYER,   b. Oct 1884, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1964, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years)
     2. Leota M. BOWYER,   b. May 1888
     3. Etta C. BOWYER,   b. Oct 1889,   d. 1970  (Age ~ 80 years)
    +4. Leon Brison BOWYER,   b. 14 Dec 1891, Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1943  (Age 51 years)
    Family ID F16844  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1864] Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death.

    2. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    3. [S1662] 1900 Census.

    4. [S1846] Gilmer County Death Records, Glenville, WV.

    5. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    6. [S1846] 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.

    7. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    8. [S1774] 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. [S1739] Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989)).
      Identified as George A. Bowyer, 32, b. Highland Co VA, res. Gilmer Co; and Susan McClure, 20, b. Gilmer Co. Married May 1 1883.

    10. [S1774] 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.