Giles was born November 1834 in Stanly County, North Carolina. He was the son of John Bowers and Margaret Lipe
Husband of Elizabeth F. Almond — married [1]
Husband of Maggie J. Matthews — married
Husband of Lucinda Citrin — married [2]
Served in 1st Lt. Co. C 49th Reg, NC Troops
He died January 15, 1914 in Clay, Arkansas and is buried in Salem Baptist Church, Boydsville, Arkansas.[3]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNWM-7XV : 24 December 2015), Giles Bowere, Johnson, Clay, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 31, sheet 37D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0040; FHL microfilm 1,254,040.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3XL-246 : 25 January 2015), Giles Bowers, Johnson Township, Clay, Arkansas, United States; citing sheet 1B, family 20, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,053.
↑ "Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJRT-QFW : 27 November 2014), Giles Bowers, 01 Feb 1914; derived from "Arkansas, Death Index, 1914-1950," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); a multigenerational derivative citing Division of Vital Records, Arkansas Department of Health, Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950 (Arkansas: Arkansas Genealogical Society).
See also:
Source: S547 Abbreviation: MB Note: MB David Dry, Bondsman
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