Thomas Benjamin H Showers (abt. 1808 - 1880)

Born about 28 Oct 1808 in New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Katie Lucretia Peggy (Rogers) Showers — married about 1831 in Erie, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 26 May 1880 at about age 71 in Prescott, Adams, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Born ABT 28 OCT 1808. New York.

Died 26 MAY 1880. Prescott, Adams, Iowa. Age: ABOUT 71. This is incorrect. (May not be incorrect, may have dies after census) Thomas and Katie are shown in a July US Census for 1880 with his age at 77 and hers at 64. There is a difficulty with this Census. It says Thomas' father was born in PA and Mother in England.

Event: Fact 6. Note: Andrew Showers & wife living with him?. 1840 Census in Alden NY DESCRIPTION Y. Fact 10. 1851 Age: ABOUT 42-43. Note: (History of Henry Co., 1877) Built log house on north half of section 22 (Annawan Twsp.). DESCRIPTION Y. Fact 2. Note: Atlas- 80 acres n.e. 17, Annawan twnsp. DESCRIPTION Y.

Census: See notes -Census - Farmer. See notes - Census, Annawan, farmer, cannot read & write, Katy L. &.

Note:

Married Katie Rogers, June 1,1831, Erie County, New York. She may have been the daughter of Jerusha (Rathbun) and John Champenois Rogers. Thomas' parents are unknown.

Other known children: Mary Ann (buried in Erie County, NY); Sarah Ann (Dingman); Eurkana Showers.

Located in the 1846 and 1847 Wisconsin state census records for Turtle Township, Rock County, Wisconsin. These records are in the Wisconsin Historical Society Library located on the campus in Madison, Wisconsin.

The Biographical Record of Henry County, Illinois: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company; Chicago; 1901; Page 392-394--From 1848-1851 the following families came: Elucas D. DeWitt, William Heaps, John Troyer and son William, Lyman Benson, William McDermand, Charles Tinker, Mr. McConough, THOMAS SHOWERS, Jacob Hodges, Lewis Hunt, Martin Brown, Henry Giles, Mr. Bowman, Joseph Fronk, and Solem Giles. The following year brought J. C. Webb, Ardin Austin, The Cowgirls, and the Dinghams, who bought out the Bowmans'.

HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY ILLINOIS: Annawan by Philip J. Wintz//Page 418:Thomas Showers built a log house on the north half of that same quarter section (south half of the southeast quarter of section 22) and made the first improvements of the same, in 1851.Thomas Showers and Jacob Hodges bought the southwest quarter of section fifteen, and made the first improvements on that quarter section in 1855-56.

In the 1850 census of Annawan, Henry County, IL, his mother is listed as "Rebecca Showers"; we have no information on the Showers name back further than that at this time. She may have been a widow,2nd wife, ?? We have not found a grave site for her.

Death information from Adams County, Iowa, indicates that he may have died from a tick-borne illness due to the description of the death and the time of the year.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 14 February 2022), memorial page for Thomas Benjamin Showers (28 Oct 1808–26 May 1880), Find A Grave: Memorial #24239073, citing Old Evergreen Cemetery, Prescott, Adams County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Lisa (contributor 46953889) .

• US Census: 1840 Alden, NY; 1850 Henry, Illinois;
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch [1] : 28 May 2021, Thomas Showers, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch [2] : 14 January 2022, Thomas Showers in household of Charles D. Showers, Prescott, Adams, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
• Iowa Marriages of John R. & Iowa Deaths of William H & Gustavus A

• Delina Anne Frederickson Frederickson Web Site MyHeritage family tree Family site: Frederickson Web Site Family tree: 429217851-1 Media: 429217851-1 Smart Matching https://www.myheritage.com/person-2008079_383563_383563/thomas-b-showers Added by confirming a Smart Match Certainty: 3