Bassett Family Association Database

George Washington Dowers

Male 1825 - 1926  (101 years)


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  • Name George Washington Dowers 
    Born 17 Mar 1825  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    _UID 090BA919A1C58143AD24B45013E2187E60EC 
    Died 8 Dec 1926  Quaker, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • SOURCES:
      Ancestry.com file: Dowers Family Tree; JeffreyDowers
    Person ID I14885  7B William Bassett of Cross Plains, Indiana
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2011 

    Father Azariah Jacob Dowers,   b. 17 Apr 1793, ,,Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1855, , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Polly Mary Bassett,   b. 14 Aug 1801, Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1853, , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Married 19 Dec 1819  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Notes 
    • Marriage Index of Indiana, Ripley County Bassett, Polly married Dowers, Azariah on 16 Dec 1819 in Ripley County, Indiana
      This may have been the date the license was issued.

      Bassett, Polly Spouse: Azariah Dowers Marriage Date: Dec 16, 1819 Location: Ripley Co., Indiana Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT Microfilm: 1311944
    Family ID F529  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann Noble Vinson,   b. 18 Dec 1823, ,Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1914, , , Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 20 Mar 1849  ,Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Rebecca Jane Dowers,   b. 1849, , Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Ezriar Azarah Dowers,   b. 12 Aug 1852, , , Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1942, Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     3. Manley M Dowers,   b. 1856
     4. Amanda Dowers,   b. 1856, , , Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Joshua Dowers,   b. Abt 1863, , , Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. James Albert Dowers,   b. May 1864, , , Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1946  (Age ~ 81 years)
    +7. John Dowers
    +8. William Bill Dowers,   b. Jan 1868, Elwood,Vermilion, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. WFT Est. 1906-1963  (Age ~ 94 years)
     9. Jim Dowers(twin),   b. 6 Sep 1871,   d. WFT Est. 1872-1961  (Age 89 years)
    +10. Emma Dowers(twin),   b. 6 Sep 1871,   d. 9 Feb 1952  (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F6599  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] MORE ROOM, Verne W. Dowers, (by The Dowers Company, Wagoner Printing Co, Galesburg, Illinois, 1994), pg. 119.

    2. [S1056] Indiana Marriages to 1850, Ancestry.com.

    3. [S175] MORE ROOM, Verne W. Dowers, (by The Dowers Company, Wagoner Printing Co, Galesburg, Illinois, 1994), pg. 115.