Lotta Scott Reid and Oliver Perry Bowers

OLIVER PERRY BOWERS was born May 4, 1865 in Delaware County, Indiana,^{850, 849, 4931} and died July 29, 1947 in Muncie, Delaware, Indiana.^{850, 4931} He is buried in Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana.^{850, 4931, 456}

He married LOTTA SCOTT REID on March 27, 1889 in Delaware County, Indiana,^{900, 1675} daughter of JANE MARIA WAKEFIELD and JOHN PATTERSON REID. She was born July 5, 1868 in Muncie, Delaware, Indiana,^{849, 4931} and died September 19, 1940 in Henry County, Indiana.^{850, 4931} She is buried in Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana.⁸⁵⁰

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Lotta S. Reid)

Children of LOTTA SCOTT REID and OLIVER PERRY BOWERS:

1. HARRY REID BOWERS, b. May 5, 1890, Salem, Delaware, Indiana;^{1028, 850} m. ETHEL FLEMING on November 22, 1911 in Delaware County, Indiana^{900, 1675}; d. June 30, 1968, Ball Hospital, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana.^{4931, 850}
2. HELEN C. BOWERS, b. November 18, 1897, Delaware County, Indiana;¹⁰²⁸ m. HARRY MONTAGNIER CHADDOCK on April 8, 1917 in Huntsville, Madison, Alabama^{850, 6552}; d. April 18, 1979, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana.^{850, 4931}

Personal Information

Oliver P. Bowers

• was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana. ⁸⁵⁰
• was a farmer⁸⁵⁰
• was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows⁸⁵⁰

Obituaries

September 19, 1940⁸⁵⁰

MRS. LOTTIE S. BOWERS DIES AT FAMILY HOME

Mrs. Lottie S. Bowers, 72, wife of O. P. Bowers, died at 6:30 o'clock yesterday morning at the family home, one-half mile south of Oakville, after an extended illness. She had been a resident of Henry County for twenty-three years.

Surviving are the husband, one daughter, Mrs. Harry M. Chaddock of Muncie; a son, H. Reid Bowers of Delaware County; one sister, Mrs. Alice R. Monroe, of Sacramento, Cal.; three grandsons and one great-grandson.

Funeral services will be conducted at the Meeks mortuary, 322 east Washington street, at 2 o'clock (DST) Saturday afternoon. Dr. W. S. Steckel, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, and the Rev. Mr. King, pastor of Oakville Brethren' Church, in charge. Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary after noon Friday.

July 30, 1947⁸⁵⁰

Oliver P. Bowers, 82, Dies; Prominent Farmer

Oliver Perry Bowers, 82, prominent farmer of Monroe Township, died unexpectedly early Tuesday, afternoon, at the residence of his son H. Reid Bowers, R. F. D. Muncie. The son of Jacob and Rebecca Sharp Bowers, he was born in Delaware County and spent his entire life here. Mr. Bowers was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Muncie and of the I. O. O. F.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Harry Chaddock, Muncie; the son; a sister, Mrs. J. E. Winchester, of California; one brother, M. M. McKimmey, Indianapolis; three grandsons and three great-grandchildren. Services will be held at the Meeks mortuary at 3:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon and interment will follow in the family plot at Beech Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary from to 6 o'clock and from 7 to 9 o'clock Wednesday afternoon and any time before the services Thursday.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
July 11, 18701021	Muncie, Delaware, Indiana	John Patterson Reid Jane Maria Wakefield William S. Reid Carrie L. Reid John Wakefield Reid Jennie Alice Reid Lotta Scott Reid
June 7, 1900652	Monroe, Delaware, Indiana	Oliver Perry Bowers Lotta Scott Reid Harry Reid Bowers Helen C. Bowers
May 9, 1910653	Monroe, Delaware, Indiana	Oliver Perry Bowers Lotta Scott Reid Harry Reid Bowers Helen C. Bowers
January 8, 1920208	Prairie, Henry, Indiana	Oliver Perry Bowers Lotta Scott Reid
April 7, 1930443	Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana	Oliver Perry Bowers
April 18, 193016	Prairie, Henry, Indiana	Lotta Scott Reid Oliver Perry Bowers
April 11, 19402488	Prairie, Henry, Indiana	Lotta Scott Reid Oliver Perry Bowers