Mary Eliza Bowers

Brief Life History of Mary Eliza

When Mary Eliza Bowers was born on 12 November 1900, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, her father, Jacob Thomas Bowers, was 31 and her mother, Sarah Jane Roach, was 28. She married Archie Dewey Johnston on 7 December 1935, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. She lived in Burley Election Precinct 3, Cassia, Idaho, United States in 1940 and World for about 5 years. She died on 27 April 1987, in Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Archie Dewey Johnston
1900–1984
Mary Eliza Bowers
1900–1987
Marriage: 7 December 1935

Sources (18)

  • Eliza B Johnston, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Mary Eliza Bowers, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"
  • Eliza Johnston, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

1912

Historical Boundaries 1912: Cassia, Idaho, United States

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

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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