Short Biography of James R. Bower

served in the Army of Northern Virginia during Civil War, as a courier for General Robert E. Lee. He was a very frugal individual, saving things like bits of string for potential future use. He even cut up the rubberheels of old shoes and gave them to his grandchildren to use as erasers in school.

Source: "Descendants of Christoper Bower" ²⁵⁸³