John Bowers

Brief Life History of John

When John Bowers was born on 18 October 1919, in Raleigh, Saline, Illinois, United States, his father, William Bowers, was 29 and his mother, Blanch Murphy, was 23. He lived in Raleigh Township, Saline, Illinois, United States in 1930. He died on 17 October 2003, in Kuttawa, Lyon, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

William Bowers
1890–
Blanch Murphy
1896–
Gregory W Bowers
1915–
CRESSIE WALDO BOWERS
John Bowers
1919–2003

Sources (2)

  • John L Bowers, "United States Census, 1930"
  • John L Bowers in household of William N Bowers, "United States Census, 1920"

World Events (8)

1920

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

1925 · Woman's World's Fair

The first Woman's World's Fair was held in Chicago in 1925. The idea of the completely women-run fair was to display the progress of ideas, work, and products of twentieth-century women

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

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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