Families of John Bower
JOHN BOWER, son of MARY SCOTT SHANDS and JAMES RUFUS BOWER, was born October 7, 1871 in Bedford County, Virginia,5335 and died August 7, 1943 in Bedford County, Virginia.5335 He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Bedford, Bedford, Virginia.456
He married (1) SARAH CHAMPE MITCHELL on December 22, 1897 in Bedford County, Virginia.1799 She was born in 1868 in Bedford County, Virginia,456, 5335 and died March 4, 1915 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia.456, 5335 She is buried in Mitchell Family Cemetery, Bedford County, Virginia.456, 5335
He married (2) GRACE D. HATCHER on June 4, 1917 in Washington, District of Columbia.1800 She was born March 10, 1892 in Bedford County, Virginia,56 and died in April, 1982.56
Children of SARAH CHAMPE MITCHELL and JOHN BOWER:
- SARAH ENNES BOWER, b. October 19, 1898, Bedford County, Virginia;56, 168 m. ELMO ALLAN HATCHER on October 14, 1919 in Washington, District of Columbia1800; d. March 31, 1993, Logan General Hospital, Logan County, West Virginia.56, 168
- JOHN MITCHELL BOWER, b. May 23, 1902, Bedford County, Virginia;12466 m. KATHRYN WILHELMINA KIVISTO on December 22, 1926 in Toconderoga, Essex, New York7376; d. March 30, 1989, Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi;12466 bur. Greenwood Cemetery, Bedford, Bedford, Virginia.12466
Children of GRACE D. HATCHER and JOHN BOWER:
- MANIE GRACE BOWER, b. March 19, 1925, Florida;5335 d. March 1, 1926, Liberty, Bedford, Virginia;5335 bur. Oakwood Cemetery, Bedford, Bedford, Virginia.456
- Son
Work History
- John Bower Funeral Director & Canner.5335
Marriage Announcements and News
Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 9, 19172799
Bower—Hatcher
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
BEDFORD, VA., June 8—Cards have been received announcing the marriage of Miss Grace Hatcher to John Bower, which took place in Washington. The bride is a popular young woman of Bedford County. Mr. Bower is a prominent business man of Bedford and is identified with several of the leading manufacturing enterprises of the town.
Newspaper Articles
Miami Herald, December 10, 19244515
DUE ON TRAINS TODAY
Virginians Will Open Winter Home at Larkins, While Many Others Visiting Magic City for First Time Plan to Locate Here Permanently.
By PAUL B. MASON.
Herald Staff Correspondent.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 9.—
Returning with the expectation of opening their winter hime on Larkins, Mr. and Mrs. John Bower, of Bedford, Va., passed through here today. Mr. Bower is a member of a tri-partnership controlling the Larkins canning factory. G. W. Gillespie and Basil Murray, other members of the company, who with Mr. Bower went South little less than a month ago, have returned to Bedford the latter said today. Mr. Bower is manager of the factory and spends most of his time in and around Miami in its interests.
Obituaries
News, August 8, 194312465
John Bower
Bedford, Aug. 7—John Bower, prominent Virginia and Florida canner, died at his home here this morning. Mr. Bower was born in Bedford County, a son of James R. Bower and Mrs. Mary Shands Bower. Survivors are his second wife, Mrs. Grace Hatcher Bower, and two children by the first marriage, J. Mitchell Bower of Bedford, and Mrs. E. A. Hatcher of Pineville, W. Va. The following brother and sisters survive also: C. C. Bower, of Chattanooga, Tenn.; Mrs. Mattie Deane of Harrisonburg, route 3; Mrs. James Lambert and Mrs. Margaret Rickerts, both of Norfolk.
Funeral services will be conducted from the Bedford Presbyterian Church of which he was a member, Monday at 11 A.M., with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
Roanoke Times, April 1, 1989
BOWER, JOHN M.
BEDFORD — John Mitchell Bower, age 86, of 1237 Oakwood St., died Thursday, March 30, 1989 in Jackson, Miss. He was born in Bedford County, May 23, 1902, a son of the late John Bower and Sarah Mitchell Bower. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathryn Kivisto Bower, and two sons, James Mitchell Bower and William Leftwich Bower. He was the retired owner and operator of Bower Dry Cleaners and was a member of Bedford Presbyterian Church. He is survived by a son, Dr. John D. Bower, Jackson, Miss; six grandchildren, Ann N. Bower, John M. Bower, and Paul D. Bower; all of Jackson, Miss.; James E. Bower and Robert F. Bower, both of Blacksburg; Kathryn B. Thomas, Reston. Funeral services will be conducted at the graveside in Greenwood Cemetery Sunday at 2:00 p.m. with Dr. Richard N. Boyce officiating. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Home in Bedford.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| June 7, 1880745 | Otter, Bedford, Virginia |
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| June 20, 1900737 | Norfolk, Virginia |
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| April 27, 1910736 | Bedford, Bedford, Virginia |
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| January 23, 19201805 | Bedford, Bedford, Virginia |
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| April 3, 1930186 | South Miami, Dade, Florida |
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| 19351379 | South Miami, Dade, Florida |
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| 19451380 | Dade County, Florida |
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