User talk:Jjacobson2

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Bowers family [27 January 2018]

Hi, Julie, and welcome to WeRelate. If you read my page on the Red River Project, you know I've been doing this stuff a long time. First of all, Red River was one of the "mother counties" of Texas and was the source of all or part of 39 present-day counties. Lamar was carved out of Red River in 1841 and adjoins Red River on the west. Second of all, I tend to focus on present-day Red River -- but I don't restrict myself very hard because there was so much movement of families back and forth over the whole area.

I've done pages here on Claudius Bowers (also known as "Cloudy," apparently), who was a son of William M. Bowers. I don't know Fanny's maiden name, but she died in 1953 and is buried in Clarksville Cemetery.

I don't find anything in my notes specifically on your John Bowers, but I suggest you check the several books by Skipper Steely (in the bibliography at the bottom of my Red River page). I haven't talked to him in maybe 10 years, but he's the expert on early Lamar, being descended from the Wrights, who were among the founders of Paris. Also note the book in that list by Eugene Bowers (written with Evelyn Oppenheimer, a well-known author in Dallas). I don't know Gene's background, but I'm wondering if he's connected to your family? If so, you might just find something germane in their book. All the books noted should be available through Inter-Library Loan, no matter where you live. If you're near Dallas, I spent most of my career in the local history & genealogy collection at Dallas Public Library, which is excellent. I know they have all those books -- and almost everything else on the bibliography, for that matter (because I made sure of it).

I'll do a little browsing in my own sources over the next few days and see what else I can turn up. Let me know if you're able to add to what you already know, because that might refine my own research. Good luck. --Mike^Talk 04:20, 25 January 2018 (UTC)

Hi Mike!

Thank you so much for the suggestions. I have read Eugene Bowers book, Red River Dust. Very interesting, but no information on my family. I'll check out the other suggestions you offered. I live near Portland, OR and volunteer at my local library. We have a very small genealogy department, but I can do inter-library loans - which is GREAT.

I have been looking at Claudius Bowers' family trying to find where a John Bowers may have lived with one of them in the Red River Texas area around 1850 or so. I continue to find names in his family that are also in my family. That encourages me to continue to hunt for the link. Your website has been very helpful.

My husband and I are going to New Orleans for a week the end of February. I'm not sure where you live in LA, but if you would like to come to New Orleans, I would like to buy you dinner to say thanks. Just let me know. Thanks!

Julie--Jjacobson2 18:14, 27 January 2018 (UTC)