Reese Bayles Bowers

Brief Life History of Reese Bayles

When Reese Bayles Bowers was born about 1825, in Siam, Carter, Tennessee, United States, his father, Rev. Valentine B. Bowers, was 38 and his mother, Abigail G Buck, was 33. He married Mary Polly Johnson on 31 March 1845, in Jackson, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Blue Township, Jackson, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Haw Creek Township, Morgan, Missouri, United States in 1860. He died in September 1863, in Tennessee, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Reese Bayles Bowers
1825–1863
Mary Polly Johnson
1828–1865
Marriage: 31 March 1845
Jonathan B Bowers
1845–1934
Valentine Bowers
1847–
Ann Bowers
1851–
Larkin Bowers
1853–
Joana Bowers
1855–
Sarah Abigail Bowers
1849–1930
James Graves Bowers
1859–

Sources (11)

  • Ruce Bowers, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Rees Bowers, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Reece Bayles Bowers, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1826

Historical Boundaries: 1826: Jackson, Missouri, United States

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.

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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