Person:Casper Bowers (1)

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Casper Bowers
b.Abt 1809 Germany
d.Abt 1855 Jackson (township), Wayne, Indiana, United States
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  • H.  Casper BowersAbt 1809 - Abt 1855
  • W.  Sarah Shidler1804 - 1880
m. Abt 1840
  1. John BowersAbt 1837 -
  2. Francis BowersAbt 1839 -
  3. David BowersAbt 1841 -
  4. Sarah BowersAbt 1843 -
  5. Magdalen BowersAbt 1845 -
  6. Casper BowersAbt 1846 -
  7. Joseph BowersAbt 1849 -
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Name Casper Bowers
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1809 Germany
Marriage Abt 1840 Wayne, IndianaSarah is the Widow Weaver
to Sarah Shidler
Census[1] 1850 Jackson (township), Wayne, Indiana, United Statesage 41 - married to Sarah
Death? Abt 1855 Jackson (township), Wayne, Indiana, United Statesdoes not appear in 1860 census
Burial? Jackson (township), Wayne, Indiana, United States
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Research Notes

  • Casper married Sarah (Scheidler) Weaver, widow of Christopher/Christian Weaver.
References
  1. ↑ Casper Bowers, in Wayne, Indiana, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M432).

    Year: 1850; Census Place: Jackson, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: M432_180; Page: 40A; Image: 87.
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    Name: Casper Bowers Age: 41 Birth Year: abt 1809 Birthplace: Germany Home in 1850: Jackson, Wayne, Indiana Gender: Male Family Number: 580

  2.   Sarah Shidler [sic] and Casper Bowens [sic], in History of Henry County, Indiana: together with sketches of its cities, villages and towns, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens; also a condensed history of Indiana. (Chicago [Illinois]: Inter-State Pub. Co., 1884).

    ... The father [of Cornelius Weaver] died before our subject's birth, and his mother [Sarah Scheidler] soon after came to Indiana, and purchased eighty acres of land in Jackson Township, Wayne County. She was a woman of rare energy and business ability, and by the time her sons were old enough to assist her had her farm well cultivated. She subsequently married Casper Bowen [Bowers], by whom she had seven children. ...
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    [see person page for Cornelius Weaver for complete passage]

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