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John Clinton BOWER

John Clinton BOWER

Male 1881 - 1944  (63 years)

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  • Name John Clinton BOWER 
    Born 22 Aug 1881  Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Birth date reported by Findagrave as Aug 22 1880, but his death record shows it as Aug 22 1882, while his WW I draft registration card states Aug 22 1881.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Sheridan District, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [3
    pumper in oil field 
    Occupation 1918  [1
    tool dresser for Hope Natural Gas Co. 
    Residence 1918  Nobe (Calhoun/Gilmer Co), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1920  Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [4
    laborer for oil company 
    Census 1930  Sheridan District, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [5
    Residence Grantsville, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Died 30 Dec 1944  Grantsville, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Buried Kight Cemetery, White Pine, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Person ID I5764  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2020 

    Father James BOWER 
    Mother Agnes RODGERS 
    Family ID F55745  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lelia ROBINSON,   b. Apr 1877, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1943, Big Springs, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years)  [7, 8
    Married 5 May 1901  Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • "at the residence of Cynthia Ann Rogers in Calhoun Co, WVa."
    Children 
    +1. Mary Agnes BOWERS,   b. 19 Feb 1905, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1978  (Age 72 years)
    +2. Bessie Edith BOWERS,   b. 26 Mar 1906,   d. 15 Dec 2003, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
    +3. Lillian Mae BOWER,   b. 1910, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1967  (Age 57 years)
    +4. Nellie V. BOWERS,   b. CA 1915, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F2005  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    2. [S1851] Calhoun County Marriage Records, Grantsville, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=3908&Type=Marriage.

    3. [S2023] 1910 Census, Calhoun County, WV.

    4. [S2127] 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District).

    5. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=433466&Type=Death.

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    7. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    8. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.