Brief Life History of Andrew Jackson
When Andrew Jackson Bowers was born on 19 June 1829, in Grainger, Tennessee, United States, his father, Andrew Bowers Jr., was 37 and his mother, Catherine Howeth, was 28. He married Mary Elizabeth A. Sellers on 29 September 1846, in Grainger, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Osage Township, Crawford, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Meramec Township, Dent, Missouri, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1862. He died on 9 November 1892, in Dent, Missouri, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Bowers Cemetery, Osage Township, Dent, Missouri, United States.
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- A J Bower, "United States Census, 1870"
- Andrew J Bower, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Andrew Jackson Bowers, "Find A Grave Index"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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