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Ezriar Azarah Dowers

Male 1852 - 1942  (90 years)


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  • Name Ezriar Azarah Dowers 
    Born 12 Aug 1852  , , Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    _UID 2AA21B6383E95A46975C76F820A69556688A 
    Died 17 Dec 1942  Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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.
    Person ID I14908  7B William Bassett of Cross Plains, Indiana
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2011 

    Father George Washington Dowers,   b. 17 Mar 1825, , Ripley, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1926, Quaker, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years) 
    Mother 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  [4
    Family ID F6599  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Louisa Darnell,   b. Abt 1871, , ,Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. WFT Est. 1884-1949  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Married Abt Jan 1875 
    Children 
    +1. Willie A. Dowers,   b. 25 Sep 1875,   d. WFT Est. 1896-1965  (Age 89 years)
     2. Perry Dowers,   b. Jul 1879,   d. Aug 1879, 6 weeks old Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     3. Ellen Dowers,   b. Abt 1880,   d. 1881, At 15 months old Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 1 years)
    +4. Myrtle Dowers,   b. 3 Aug 1881,   d. WFT Est. 1912-1975  (Age 93 years)
    Family ID F6593  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Louisa Huffman,   b. WFT Est. 1848-1868,   d. WFT Est. 1873-1952  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Married Abt Feb 1886 
    Family ID F6608  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Louisa Jane Merrill,   b. 14 Feb 1870, , ,Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1946  (Age 76 years) 
    Married Abt Jan 1889 
    Children 
    +1. Gertie Pearl Dowers,   b. 14 Dec 1885, Georgetown, Vermilion, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1959, Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +2. Mary Ann Dowers,   b. 14 Oct 1889, , , Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. WFT Est. 1928-1984  (Age 94 years)
    +3. Clifford Ezra Dowers,   b. 23 Jul 1892, , , Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1936  (Age 43 years)
    +4. Earnie Pearl Dowers,   b. 14 Sep 1894, , Vermillion, Vermilion, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1964  (Age 69 years)
    +5. Charles Albert Dowers,   b. 25 Sep 1896, , , Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1969, , Vermilion, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +6. Edna Lovia Dowers,   b. 23 Oct 1900,   d. WFT Est. 1925-1994  (Age 93 years)
    +7. Alice Myrtle Dowers,   b. 4 Aug 1903, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1990  (Age 87 years)
    +8. Henry Merrill Dowers,   b. 14 May 1907, , ,Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1975, Cayuga, Vermillion, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    +9. Living Dowers
    Family ID F6609  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S175] MORE ROOM, Verne W. Dowers, (by The Dowers Company, Wagoner Printing Co, Galesburg, Illinois, 1994), pg. 132.

    2. [S21] 1920 US Census, US Gov, (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S9] 1900 US Census.

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