Person:John Bower (8)

Watchers
John Bower
b.Abt 1834 Bavaria, Germany
  1. John BowerAbt 1834 - 1894
m. 1859
  1. Charles BowerAbt 1861 -
  2. Caroline Bower1865 - 1930
  3. Anna Catherine Bower1868 - 1923
  4. Frederick William Bower1871 - 1872
  5. John Jacob Bower1873 -
  6. Essa Oswald Bower1876 -
  7. Adelaide Bower1881 - 1978
Facts and Events
Name[1] John Bower
Gender Male
Birth[2] Abt 1834 Bavaria, Germany
Marriage 1859 Wentworth Co, Ontario, Canadato Elizabeth Held
Death[3] 11 Sep 1894 LaSalle, Niagara Co, NY
Burial[4] 13 Sep 1894 Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara Co, NY

In 1871, he was living in Chippawa Village, Welland Co, Ontario and working as a tailor. Immigrated from Canada to NY in 1879

1880 Census, Niagara, Niagara Co, NY, p. 236C Bower, John, 46, Tailor, Bav, Bav, Bav; Elizebeth, 40, Wirt, Wirt, Wirt; Caroline, 14, Ont, Bav, Wirt; John, 6, Ont, Bav, Wirt; Oswald, 4, Ont, Bav, Wirt

In 1887, living in LaSalle, Niagra Co, NY

In 1892, he was a tailor in Niagara Falls, living at 96 Falls, business at 92 Main.

He filed his Declaration of Intention to become a U.S. citizen on 8 Oct 1886 and hewas naturalized as a United States citizen on 13 Oct 1888 in Niagara Co, NY. His witnesses were Hiram D. Munson and Eugene W. Smith. Hiram Munson was born in Bowmanville, Ontario in 1826 and married in Buffalo, Erie Co, NY in 1854.

References
  1. PhilNorvell.FTW.

    Date of Import: Nov 22, 2000

  2. PhilNorvell.FTW.

    Date of Import: Nov 22, 2000

  3. Obituary, John Bower, The Cataract, Sept 12, 1894
    p. 4.
  4. Oakwood Cemetery Index.