Bassett Family Association Database

Henry Merrill Dowers

Male 1907 - 1975  (68 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Henry Merrill Dowers was born on 14 May 1907 in , ,Indiana, United States (son of Ezriar Azarah Dowers and Louisa Jane Merrill); died in Dec 1975 in Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, United States.

    Family/Spouse: Mildred Hathaway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Living Dowers
    2. Living Dowers
    3. Clifford Ezra Dowers was born on 6 Dec 1934 in Indiana; died on 14 Jun 1989.
    4. Living Dowers
    5. Ronald Dowers was born on 12 Jan 1942 in Indiana; died on 8 Nov 1997 in Cayuga, Vermillion Co, Indiana.
    6. Living Dowers
    7. Living Dowers
    8. Living Dowers

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ezriar Azarah Dowers was born on 12 Aug 1852 in , , Illinois, United States (son of George Washington Dowers and Mary Ann Noble Vinson); died on 17 Dec 1942 in Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, United States .

    Ezriar married Louisa Jane Merrill about Jan 1889. Louisa was born on 14 Feb 1870 in , ,Indiana, United States; died on 14 May 1946. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Louisa Jane Merrill was born on 14 Feb 1870 in , ,Indiana, United States; died on 14 May 1946.
    Children:
    1. Gertie Pearl Dowers was born on 14 Dec 1885 in Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois, United States; died on 1 Jan 1959 in Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, United States .
    2. Mary Ann Dowers was born on 14 Oct 1889 in , , Illinois, United States; died on WFT Est. 1928-1984.
    3. Clifford Ezra Dowers was born on 23 Jul 1892 in , , Illinois, United States; died on 1 Feb 1936.
    4. Earnie Pearl Dowers was born on 14 Sep 1894 in , Vermillion, Vermilion, Illinois, United States; died in Aug 1964.
    5. Charles Albert Dowers was born on 25 Sep 1896 in , , Illinois, United States; died in Jan 1969 in , Vermilion, Illinois, United States.
    6. Edna Lovia Dowers was born on 23 Oct 1900; died on WFT Est. 1925-1994.
    7. Alice Myrtle Dowers was born on 4 Aug 1903 in Indiana; died on 21 Dec 1990.
    8. 1. Henry Merrill Dowers was born on 14 May 1907 in , ,Indiana, United States; died in Dec 1975 in Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, United States.
    9. Living Dowers


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George Washington Dowers was born on 17 Mar 1825 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States (son of Azariah Jacob Dowers and Polly Mary Bassett); died on 8 Dec 1926 in Quaker, Indiana, United States.

    George married Mary Ann Noble Vinson on 20 Mar 1849 in ,Ripley, Indiana, United States. Mary was born on 18 Dec 1823 in ,Ripley, Indiana, United States; died on 8 Jan 1914 in , , Illinois, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary Ann Noble Vinson was born on 18 Dec 1823 in ,Ripley, Indiana, United States; died on 8 Jan 1914 in , , Illinois, United States.
    Children:
    1. Rebecca Jane Dowers was born in 1849 in , Indiana, United States.
    2. 2. Ezriar Azarah Dowers was born on 12 Aug 1852 in , , Illinois, United States; died on 17 Dec 1942 in Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, United States .
    3. Manley M Dowers was born in 1856.
    4. Amanda Dowers was born in 1856 in , , Illinois, United States.
    5. Joshua Dowers was born about 1863 in , , Illinois, United States.
    6. James Albert Dowers was born in May 1864 in , , Illinois, United States; died on 13 Apr 1946.
    7. John Dowers
    8. William Bill Dowers was born in Jan 1868 in Elwood,Vermilion, Illinois, United States; died on WFT Est. 1906-1963.
    9. Jim Dowers(twin) was born on 6 Sep 1871; died on WFT Est. 1872-1961.
    10. Emma Dowers(twin) was born on 6 Sep 1871; died on 9 Feb 1952.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Azariah Jacob Dowers was born on 17 Apr 1793 in ,,Virginia, United States; died on 6 Feb 1855 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States.

    Azariah married Polly Mary Bassett on 19 Dec 1819 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States. Polly (daughter of William Bassett, Sr. and Margaret McQuiddy) was born on 14 Aug 1801 in Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States; died on 29 Jan 1853 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States; was buried about 1 Feb 1853 in Cross Plains Baptist Cem, Ripley. Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Polly Mary Bassett was born on 14 Aug 1801 in Simpson, Franklin, Kentucky, United States (daughter of William Bassett, Sr. and Margaret McQuiddy); died on 29 Jan 1853 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States; was buried about 1 Feb 1853 in Cross Plains Baptist Cem, Ripley. Indiana, United States.
    Children:
    1. Sarah Jane Dowers was born on 1 Oct 1820 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States.
    2. Mary Polly Dowers was born on 1 Apr 1822 in , , Ripley, Indiana, United States.
    3. Jacob Dowers was born on 25 Jun 1823 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States; died on 2 Feb 1859 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States.
    4. William Dowers was born on 8 Feb 1824 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States; died on 5 Sep 1832.
    5. Margaret Dowers was born on 30 Oct 1826 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States.
    6. 4. George Washington Dowers was born on 17 Mar 1825 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States; died on 8 Dec 1926 in Quaker, Indiana, United States.
    7. Elizabeth Dowers was born on 14 Dec 1828 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States; died on 21 Aug 1860.
    8. Curtis George Dowers was born on 22 Jan 1831 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States; died on 25 Oct 1833 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States.
    9. Jackson Dowers was born on 24 Oct 1833 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States; died on 2 Dec 1835 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States.
    10. LaFayette Dowers was born on 22 Feb 1836 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States.
    11. Washington Dowers was born in 1839 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States; died on 6 Jul 1864 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States.
    12. Mary Jane Dowers was born on 13 Oct 1842 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States; died on 28 Feb 1931.
    13. America Dowers was born on 14 Aug 1847 in , Ripley, Indiana, United States.
    14. Asa Dowers was born about 1850.