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Mary Jane Dowers

Female 1842 - 1931  (88 years)


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  • Name Mary Jane Dowers 
    Born 13 Oct 1842  , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    _UID F2B4388648060A45A0B7E09803156C4CA0A5 
    Died 28 Feb 1931  [3
    Notes 
    • Provided by: A David Distler

      Provided by: A David Distler
    Person ID I919  7B William Bassett of Cross Plains, Indiana
    Last Modified 29 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  [4, 5
    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 John Shields,   b. 1828, , , Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1861  [3
    Children 
     1. James W Shields,   b. 16 Jul 1862, , ,Illinois,United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Newton H Shields,   b. 8 Mar 1868, , ,Illinois,United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Harry Wilber Shields,   b. 29 Apr 1875, , ,Illinois,United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1930  (Age > 56 years)
    Family ID F664  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S211] Dowers Family History: More Room, Verne W. Dowers, (The dowers Co., Galesburg, Ill. 1994.).

    2. [S37] 1850 US Census.

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

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

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