George Caldwell Mower

Brief Life History of George Caldwell

When George Caldwell Mower was born on 26 June 1836, in Providence Twp, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Henry Mower Sr, was 37 and his mother, Mary Amick, was 32. He married Emma Amelia Bidwell on 18 March 1858, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 28 June 1883, in American Falls, Power, Idaho, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in American Falls, Power, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Caldwell Mower
1836–1883
Emma Amelia Bidwell
1839–1877
Marriage: 18 March 1858
George Henry Mower
1858–1918
Emma Elizabeth Mower
1860–1926
John Albert Mower
1861–1864
Mary Ette Mower
1863–1865
Sarah Ann Mower
1865–1901
Susan Matilda Mower
1867–1936
Loran Mower
1869–1869
Lorenzo Mower
1869–1933
Infant Mower
1871–1871
Robert Allen Mower
1874–1936
William Andrew Mower
1875–1949
Charles Ezra Mower
1877–1950

Sources (41)

  • Geo Mower in household of Henry Mower, "United States Census, 1850"
  • GEORGE MOWER, "BillionGraves Index"
  • George Mower, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

Name Meaning

English (mainly East Anglia): variant of Mawer .

English: occasionally a dialectal form of Moore .

German (Möwer): nickname from an agent derivative of Middle High German mōven ‘to torment, trouble, or burden’. The surname Möwer is virtually non-existing in Germany.

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

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Story Highlight

Mower, Henry Jr Overland Travel

According to the Overland Travel on LDS.org Henry Mower Jr crossed the plains in the Silas Richards Company in 1849. They started across the plains on July 10, 1849 from Kanesvilee, Iowa (now Coucil …

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