Brief Life History of Solomon
When Solomon Bowers was born about 1844, in Putnam, Ohio, United States, his father, William P. Bowers, was 35 and his mother, Amy McClain, was 31. He married Louisa Palmer on 26 March 1860, in Allen, Ohio, United States. He died on 19 September 1863, in Chickamauga, Walker, Georgia, United States, at the age of 20, and was buried in Dade, Georgia, United States.
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- Solomon Bowers in household of William P Bowers, "United States Census, 1850"
- Solomon Bowers, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Solomon S. Bowers, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (3)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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