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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.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 10DCC5E7500076468E88BBCCD82C3B9313AA

    Notes:

    Sources:

    Title: MORE ROOM Author: Verne W. Dowers Publication: by The Dowers Company, Wagoner Printing Co, Galesburg, Illinois, 1994 Repository: Call Number: Media: Book Page: pg. 154
    Title: Social Security Death Index; Social Security Number: 305-18-1805 Publication: www.RootsWeb.com Repository: Call Number: Media: Electronic Text: Date of Import: 16 May 2001

    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 .

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 2AA21B6383E95A46975C76F820A69556688A

    Notes:

    BIOGRAPHY:
    1900 US Census
    Azeriah, 47, Aug 1852, Indiana, parents Indiana, White Male, married 15 years [1885], Farmer
    - Louisa J, 30, Feb 1860, White Female, married 15 years, had 5 children, 5 living. born Illinois, parents Indiana.
    - Mary A, 10, Dau, Oct 1889, Illinois
    - Clifford E, 7, July 1892, Illinois
    - Ernie P. P., 5, Son, Sept 1894, Illinois
    - Chrlis A., 3, Son, Sept 1896, Illinois
    - Dickenson, William R, 13, Step-son, July 1886, Illinois, father Ohio, mother Indiana.
    Image source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Robinson, Crawford, Illinois; Roll: T623 295; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 47.

    1920 US Census
    Ezriar Dowers, 67, Estimated birth year: abt 1853, Birthplace: Illinois, White Home Rented, Male Married, Able to read: No Able to Write: No Mother's Birth Place: Indiana Father's Birth Place: Indiana.
    - Louisa Dowers, 49, Wife, Estimated birth year: abt 1871 Birthplace: Indiana. White Female Married Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Mother's Birth Place: Indiana Father's Birth Place: Indiana
    - Charles A Dowers, 23, Son, Estimated birth year: abt 1897 Birthplace: Illinois.White Male Marital status: Single Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes
    - Alice M Dowers, 16, Dau, Estimated birth year: abt 1904 Birthplace: Illinois. White , Female Marital status: Single Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes
    - Henry M Dowers, 12, Son, Estimated birth year: abt 1908 Birthplace: Illinois. White Male Marital status: Single Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes
    Image Source: Year: 1920; Census Place: Terre Haute Ward 4, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: T625_468; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 136; Image: 808.

    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.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: A80842199AD68143A1E2ABC71D84592A589F

    Notes:

    BIOGRAPHY: 1910 US Census
    Louisa J Dowers, 40 Estimated birth year: abt 1870, Birthplace: Indiana. White Female
    Image Source: Year: 1910; Census Place: 3-Wd Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana; Series: T624; Roll: 381; Page: 72A; Enumeration District: 172; Part: 1; Line: 9.

    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.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 090BA919A1C58143AD24B45013E2187E60EC

    Notes:

    SOURCES:
    Ancestry.com file: Dowers Family Tree; JeffreyDowers

    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.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: Martha
    • _UID: FB017B868CA67E4C93806E93346953E2DFAF

    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.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: Q5L7-6X
    • Also Known As: Ezeriah /Dowers/
    • _UID: ED55DEFDAA59C94EA8F3838710B9F18B219D

    Notes:

    SOURCES:
    RESEARCH notes: Name also shown as Azeriah

    Related?:
    Indiana, Ripley County: Dowers, Nancy married Eller, John on 30 Jul 1848 in Ripley County, Indiana

    Contact: Bret Alan Kallstrom: brentandjoe@yahoo.com
    Submitted by: Thomas Wayne Henrich
    Thomas Wayne Henrich 230 Lilac Lane, Brea, CA 92823, United States (714) 993-0430

    http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kyfrankl/WBassettgenealogy.htm
    William Bassett, Sr. Family, provided by Ronald L. BASSETT

    Compiled by Barbara Ziegenmeyer <, mailto:e-mail address > and , DAVEE and Related Families.

    RootsWeb file: Clarence A Dowers, Jr. Genealogy Pages
    Contact: Clarence A Dowers, Jr.

    BIOGRAPHY:
    1850 US Census
    Azariah Dowers, 56, M, Farmer, value $800, born VA.Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Brown, Ripley, Indiana Family Number: 119
    - Polly, 48, abt 1802, F, KY
    - Jacob, 25, abt 1825, M, Farmer, IN
    - Margaret, 23, abt 1827, F IN
    - LaFayette, 14,abt 1836, M, IN
    - Washington, 11,abt 1839, M, IN
    - Mary J., 7, abt 1843, F, IN
    - America, 2,abt 1848,F, IN
    Brown Twp, Ripley Co, Indiana. Roll 169 Book 1, Page 292a, Taken 15 August 1850.
    [Lives next to Henry Dowers]
    Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Brown, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: M432_169; Page: 292A; Image: 213.
    Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch

    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.

    Other Events:

    • AFN: Q5L7-74
    • _UID: 19ADC76672318C40A111CF45BF504EEC7114

    Notes:

    SOURCES:
    BIOGRAPHY:
    Ancestry.com Sources:
    Title: Nancy Lacock 2025003.FTW
    Title: Pullen010502.FTW

    BIRTH: 1829 Family Bible held by Ronald Bassett: " Polly Bassett was born august 14th 1801 and died January the 29 1853"

    MARRIAGE: Bassett, Polly married Dowers, Azariah on 16 Dec 1819 in Ripley County, Indiana

    BURIAL: BAPTIST Cemetery in Brown Twp. a little ways outside Cross Plains, to the east
    BASSETT?, Polly ~ ~ Marker in Bassett row with only "Polly" on it

    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

    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.


 

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