Elwood Layton Bowers, Sr.

1869 - 1944  (75 years)

• Name	Elwood Layton Bowers
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	25 Apr 1869	Rome, Oneida, New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Jun 1944	San Diego, San Diego, California
  Burial	30 Jun 1944	Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego, California
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Sarah Catherine Bowers,   b. 7 Aug 1865, Lenox, Madison, New York d. Yes, date unknown
  2. Lydia Esther Bowers,   b. 24 Feb 1867, Wilton, Waseca, Minnesota d. Yes, date unknown
  3. Joanna Bowers,   b. 22 Aug 1871, Rome, Oneida, New York d. Yes, date unknown
  4. Harriet Bowers,   b. Abt 1875, Rome, Oneida, New York d. Yes, date unknown
  5. William Wiggins Bowers,   b. 1 Sep 1877, Rome, Oneida, New York d. Yes, date unknown
  6. Gardner Duncan Bowers,   b. 10 May 1883, Manson, Calhoun, Iowa d. 23 May 1949, Kernville, Lincoln, Oregon
  7. Jesse Bowers,   b. 16 Jul 1880, Manson, Calhoun, Iowa d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I4860	Backus Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Lieut. William Delos Bowers,   b. 17 May 1838, Schuyler, Herkimer, New York d. 5 Apr 1903, Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Harriet L. Gardner,   b. 24 Feb 1842, Floyd, Oneida, New York d. 10 Jul 1896, Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	20 May 1863	Utica, Oneida, New York
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years old - She : 21 years and 3 months old. (Were Married 33 years and 2 months).
  Family ID	F1586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Margurite Messick Dishman,   b. 26 Apr 1873, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky d. 7 Feb 1940, San Diego, San Diego, California (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	2 May 1900	Los Banos, Merced, California
  Age at Marriage	He : 31 years and 1 month old - She : 27 years and 1 month old. (Were Married 39 years and 9 months).
  Children	1. Sarah Frost Bowers,   b. 16 Apr 1901, Los Banos, Merced, California d. 23 Oct 1990, San Diego, San Diego, California (Age 89 years) + 2. Hattie Cerena Bowers,   b. 16 Apr 1901, Los Banos, Merced, California d. 1 Jul 1973, San Diego, San Diego, California (Age 72 years)   3. Christina Messick Bowers,   b. 25 Dec 1905, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California d. 27 Mar 2003, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 97 years)   4. Maurine Esther Bowers,   b. 20 Apr 1908, San Francisco, San Francisco, California d. 1 Jan 2002, San Diego, San Diego, California (Age 93 years)   5. Elwood Layton Bowers, Jr.,   b. 16 Dec 1909, Fresno, Fresno, California d. 30 Jun 1983, San Diego, San Diego, California (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F1587	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Apr 1869 - Rome, Oneida, New York Marriage - 2 May 1900 - Los Banos, Merced, California Child - Sarah Frost Bowers - 16 Apr 1901 - Los Banos, Merced, California Child - Hattie Cerena Bowers - 16 Apr 1901 - Los Banos, Merced, California Child - Christina Messick Bowers - 25 Dec 1905 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Child - Maurine Esther Bowers - 20 Apr 1908 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California Child - Elwood Layton Bowers, Jr. - 16 Dec 1909 - Fresno, Fresno, California Death - 29 Jun 1944 - San Diego, San Diego, California Burial - 30 Jun 1944 - Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego, California  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend<	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Military Index

  U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 Source Citation: National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006.

  
  

  Indexes

  California Death Index, 1940-1997 Source Citation: Place: San Diego; Date: 29 Jun 1944; Social Security: 0.

  
  

  Headstones

  Elwood Layton Bowers Sr Find A Grave: Elwood Plot: Section C Site 29

  
  

  1880 US Census

  1880 US Census Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Cedar, Calhoun, Iowa; Roll: 330; Family History Film: 1254330; Page: 302A; Enumeration District: 26; Image: 0346.