Margaret Bowers

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Bowers was born on 16 July 1832, in Hamilton, Ohio, United States, her father, William Scott Bowers, was 26 and her mother, Eleanor Irwin, was 29. She married Elihu S McIntire on 13 November 1856, in Rockport, Spencer, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Marion Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States in 1900 and Polk, Arkansas, United States in 1920. She died on 1 April 1925, in Mena, Polk, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Mitchell, Lawrence, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elihu S McIntire
1832–1899
Margaret Bowers
1832–1925
Marriage: 13 November 1856
Ella McIntire
1858–1939
Mary McIntire
1860–1950
Henry McIntire
1862–1940
McIntire
1866–1866
Lou McIntire
1866–1963
Charles Dailey McIntire
1869–1954
John Bowers McIntire
1873–1969

Sources (14)

  • Margaret B McIntire in household of Charles H Webester, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Magaret Bowers, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Margaret McIntire, "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"

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World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Bower , with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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