Michael Bowers (1841 - abt. 1923)

Born 9 May 1841 in Delaware, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Martha E (Summers) Bowers — married 4 Mar 1868 (to 23 Jan 1883) in Delaware, Indiana, United States

Husband of Dorothea J (Kirp) Bowers — married 25 Jun 1885 in Delaware County, Indiana, USA

Descendants

Died about 1923 at about age 81 in Delaware, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Son of Andrew Bowers and Mary Shafer. Michael Bowers, a well known and reliable resident of Salem township, where he has large land interests, was born in Delaware county, May 9, 1841 a son of Andrew and Mary(Shafer) Bowers, natives of Rockingham county, VA. of German parentage. In the year 1839 Andrew and Mary Bowers immigrated to Delaware county, Ind. where Mrs. Bowers died in 1864, and in 1881, Mr. Bowers was called away. they were the parents of ten children four of whom are yet living. Michael Bowers lived at home with his parents until he was twenty-three years of age. As he was the next to the eldest in a large family, he was early obliged to work, and had but limited means of acquiring education. In 1864, feeling that his country needed his services, he enlisted in the Twenty-fifth Indiana light infantry, was sent to Nashville, and from there marched to Huntsville, requiring twenty-two days to make the trip, owing to the rain which fell in torrents during sixteen days of the time. From this place the regiment was sent to Decatur, Ala., and here Mr. Bowers remained until he was mustered out, and discharged July 24, 1865. He came home safely but one of his brothers died in the awful prison pen at Andersonville of starvation. On Leaving the army, Mr. Bowers engaged in work for his uncle for $200 per year, and on March 5, 1867 was united in marriage to Martha E Summers, daughter of Terrel and Elizabeth (McClintock) Summers. Mrs. Bowers was on of a family of four children and she became the mother of four children, but died January 23, 1883. She had been a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and left a large circle of sorrowing friends. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Bowers were William O., a graduate of DePauw university; Dora, the wife of George E Painter, who resides in Henry county; Laura a teacher in this county, and Edna. Mr. Bowers is the owner of 102 acres of fine land and this property is the result of the hones and preserving labor of its owner. He lives in much comfort and is one of the representative farmers of the county. In 1883, he married Mrs. Dorothea J. Krip a widow with four children. Socially, he is a member of the I.O.O.F., No 561, located in Cowan. The Christian membership and in the denomination he is much esteemed. Politically he is a republican, and boldly asserts the principles of that party.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVL-DQK : 12 April 2016), Michael Bowers in household of Andrew Bowers, Monroe, Delaware, Indiana, United States; citing family 158, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NP-693 : 18 February 2021), Michael Bowers in entry for Andrew Bowers, 1860.
• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXPW-GZH : 8 December 2017), Michael Bowers and Martha E Summers, 05 Mar 1868; citing Delaware, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004476519.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXXN-CPG : 8 June 2019), Michael Bowers, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHM5-VSB : 14 August 2017), Mchael Bowers, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 186, sheet 451A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0274; FHL microfilm 1,254,274.
• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXYP-8QH : 8 December 2017), Michael Bowers and Dorothy J Kirp, 25 Jun 1885; citing Delaware, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004476694.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMBT-VM8 : accessed 24 July 2019), Michael Bowers, Salem Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 52, sheet 1B, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,368.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF7K-9PY : 1 February 2021), Mike Bowers in entry for Geo E Painter, 1920.
• The History of Delaware County, Indiana, page 738
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94004833/michael-bowers