Adam
Bowers
Born in Darmstadt, Germany
Brother of
Catherine (Bowers) Byrns, Margaret (Bowers) Englehart, Gearhart Bowers, John Martin Bowers and Elizabeth (Bowers) Amick
Husband of
Elisabeth Shuman
— married
about 1 Jul 1863 in Germany
Father of
Margareta Shuman
Died
at about age 24
in Randolph, Portage, Ohio
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Sep 2016
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Biography
Adam Bowers was born in 1842 in Hesse, Hessen, Germany as the third child of Martin "Bauer" Bowers and Elizabeth Stephan. He had five siblings, namely: Catherine, Margaret, Gearhart, John Martin, and Elisabeth. He died on 09 Dec 1866 in Randolph, Portage, Ohio, USA. Adam Bowers was buried (St Joseph Cemetery, Randolph, Portage County, Ohio, Untied States of America). War Vet: (Civil War 1861-62) He lived in Wayne, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA in 1860. He served in the military on 18 Mar 1862 (Co G Iowa Infantry). He lived in Brimfield, Portage, Ohio, United States on 01 Jul 1863. Adam Bowers and Elisabeth Shuman had the following children: 1.Margareta Bowers was born in Feb 1865 in Portage County, Ohio, USA. She died after 1942. She married Burleigh C. Atwood on 10 Oct 1885 in Portage County, Ohio, USA. Adam Bowers, Company G. Iowa 12th. he was wounded at Shiloh and Discharged for disability Sept. 26, 1862, Quincy, Ill. Quincy, Ill is about 20-30 miles from Brown County area where his sister Kate Bowers Bryns lived. Bowers, Adam. Age 22. Residence Burr Oak, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 30, 1861. Mustered Nov. 1, 1861. Discharged for disability Sept. 26, 1862, Quincy, Illinois.
Sources
- Find A Grave Memorial# 37808131
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Adam by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Adam:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Adam by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Adam:
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~6.25%
Keith Burke
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A310345 [compare], Ancestry member keithburke95
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~6.25%
Nancy (Burke) St Ledger :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A925156 [compare], Ancestry member NStLedger
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