Born in Quincy, Illinois
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
Wife of
Henry Hower
— married
7 Oct 1885 in Brown Co, Kansas
Descendants 
Mother of
John Andrew Hower and Edward George Hower
Died
at age 59
in Nuckells nebraska [uncertain]
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Biography
Birth
Sophia Amelia Meyers was born on 23 Feb 1857 in Quincy, Illinois.
Marriage
Sophia (28) married Henry Hower (37) (1848 - 1910) on 7 Oct 1885 in Brown Co, Kansas.
Children
- John Andrew Hower (~1886 - ~1890)
- Edward George Hower (1889 - 1975).
Death
Sophia died on 23 Jun 1916 in Nuckells Co, NE aged 59.
Sources
- Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q293-VWHZ : 23 February 2021), Henry Hower and Sophia Amelia Meyer, 7 Oct 1885; citing Marriage, Brown, Kansas, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,870,481.
- United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMTR-995 : accessed 12 July 2023), Amele Hower in household of Henry Hower, Harrison & Holmwood Townships, Jewell, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 50, sheet 6A, family 111, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,484.
- Unsourced family tree handed down to Loy Hower.
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Loy Hower
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