Person:Benjamin Sowers (1)

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Benjamin Franklin Sowers
b.20 Feb 1866 Fountain County, Indiana
d.9 Jan 1944 Macon County, Illinois
Parents and Siblings
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m. 14 Mar 1850
  1. Israel George Sowers1851 - 1939
  2. Samuel SowersAbt 1853 -
  3. William Michael Sowers1859 - 1935
  4. Thomas W. SowersAbt 1862 -
  5. Joseph Sowers1866 - 1942
  6. Benjamin Franklin Sowers1866 - 1944
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Benjamin Franklin Sowers1866 - 1944
  • W.  Mollie UnknownBef 1873 - Bef 1904
m. Bef 1891
  1. Clarence A. Sowers1891 - 1989
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1904
  1. Lawrence SowersAbt 1907 -
  2. Thelma SowersAbt 1911 -
  3. Samuel Harold Sowers1912 - 1979
  4. Ralph Woodrow Sowers1914 - 1966
  5. Parvin Clifford Sowers1916 - 1988
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Benjamin Franklin Sowers
Gender Male
Birth[1] 20 Feb 1866 Fountain County, Indiana(twin?)
Marriage Bef 1891 Illinois?to Mollie Unknown
Census[4] 1900 North Muddy Twp, Jasper County, Illinois
Marriage Abt 1904 Fountain County, Indiana(his 2nd wife)
to Maggie J. McMullen
Census[5] 1910 Mill Creek Twp, Fountain County, Indiana
Census[6] 1920 Jackson Twp, Fountain County, Indiana
Death[2] 9 Jan 1944 Macon County, Illinois
Burial[3] Phanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Wallace, Fountain County, Indiana

Jasper County, Illinois, 1900 census:[4]

Sowers, Ben F. Head 34 yrs (b. Feb 1866) (wid.) b. Indiana (parents, b. North Carolina/Indiana) D[ay]. Labr.
      Clarence Son 9 yrs (b. Feb 1892) b. Illinois (parents, b. Indiana/Illinois) at school
      Mary M. Mother 71 yrs (b. Feb 1829) (wid.; 10 children, 6 living) b. Indiana (parents, b. "Unk.")

Fountain County, Indiana, 1910 census:[5]

Sowers, Benjamin F. Head 44 yrs (marr. 2nd. 6 yrs) b. Indiana (parents, b. North Carolina/Indiana) Farmer (Gen, Farm)
      , Maggie Wife 34 yrs (marr. 1at. 6 yrs; 2 children, 1living) b. Indiana (parents, b. Indiana)
      Lawrence Son 3 yrs b. Indiana (parents, b. Indiana)
      Clarence Son 19 yrs (marr. 1at. __ yrs) b. Illinoios (parents, b. Indiana/Illinois) Farm Lab. (Home Farm)
      Gertrude Dau/law 17 yrs (marr. 1st.; 0 children) b. Indiana (parents, b. Kentucky)

Fountain County, Indiana, 1920 census:[6]

Sowers, Benjamin F. Head 53 yrs b. Indiana (parents, b. North Carolina/Indiana) Farmer (Gen. Farm)
      Maggie J. Wife 46 yrs b. Indiana (parents, b. Indiana)
      Lawrence Son 13 yrs b. Indiana (parents, b. Indiana)
      Thelma Dau 9 yrs b. Indiana (parents, b. Indiana)
      Herald Son 7 yrs b. Indiana (parents, b. Indiana)
      Ralph Son 5 yrs b. Indiana (parents, b. Indiana)
      Parvin [?] Son 3-0/12 yrs b. Indiana (parents, b. Indiana)
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fountain, Indiana, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication M593)
    p. 52A.
  2. ↑ Illinois, United States. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947.

    "Residence: Wallace, Benton [sic] County, Indiana" [actually Fountain County]

  3. ↑ Find A Grave.

    Find a Grave

  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jasper County, Illinois. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 99, p. 2A, dwelling/family 35/36.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fountain, Indiana. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T624)
    ED 80, p. 9B, dwelling/family 218/218.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Fountain, Indiana, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T625)
    ED 72, p. 10B, dwelling/family 236/236.
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