Susannah (Andes) Bowers (aft. 1793 - abt. 1873)

Born after 6 Sep 1793 in Rockingham County, Va

Ancestors

Wife of Jacob Bowers Sr — married 24 Oct 1815 in Rockingham Co., Virginia

Descendants

Died about 10 Aug 1873 before about age 79 in Delaware, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Susannah was born in 1793. The daughter of Andrew Andes and Barbara Baer She was a native of the state of Virginia, born in the counties of Shenandoah and Rockingham, respectively, and Susanna and her husband became residents of Salem township in 1841, purchasing a farm of 160 acres of land, upon which the remaining years of their lives were spent.

Sources

• A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County Indiana...", Vol. I, Gen. W. H. Kemper, M. D., Editor, 1908, page773-779
• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR74-GQB : 11 February 2018), Jacob Bowers and Susanna Andis, 24 Oct 1815; citing Rockingham, Virginia, reference P. 96; FHL microfilm 33,497.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVG-HXW : 12 April 2016), Susannah Bowers in household of Jacob Bowers, Monroe, Delaware, Indiana, United States; citing family 256, 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-X4M : 13 December 2017), Susanna Bowers in entry for Joseph W Shirey, 1860.
• 1860 living with daughter and son in law Susannah and Joseph Shirey.
• "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDPB-G14 : 3 April 2015), Jacob Bowers, 1863.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42650005/susanah-bowers