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Descendants of Adam Bowers Sr.


Generation No. 5


9. DARLING C.5 BOWERS (MOSES4, JOHN3, ADAM BOWERS2 JR., ADAM BOWERS1 SR.) was born October 1850 in Anson County, NC. He married NAOMI GREENE September 17, 1871 in Albemarle NC.
     
Children of DARLING BOWERS and NAOMI GREENE are:
  i.   CLEMENTINE6 BOWERS, b. 1872.
21. ii.   JOHN BOWERS, b. July 1878.
  iii.   HENRY L. BOWERS, b. August 1878.
  iv.   WILLAIM D. BOWERS, b. April 1881.
  v.   ADAM H. BOWERS, b. July 1886.
  vi.   LUTHER E. BOWERS, b. May 1891.


10. NATHAN M.5 BOWERS (MOSES4, JOHN3, ADAM BOWERS2 JR., ADAM BOWERS1 SR.) was born December 1852 in Anson County, and died 1900. He married MARY M. UNKNOWN 1877.
     
Children of NATHAN BOWERS and MARY UNKNOWN are:
  i.   LINDA N.6 BOWERS, b. July 1892.
  ii.   ELLEN B. BOWERS, b. Private.


11. GILES WASHINGTON5 BOWERS (MOSES4, JOHN3, ADAM BOWERS2 JR., ADAM BOWERS1 SR.) was born April 13, 1860 in Anson County, and died June 20, 1920 in Tn.. He married (1) SELLA ANN KEARNS September 05, 1877 in Stanly County. He married (2) MIRANDA EUGENIA LOMAX 1895.
     
Children of GILES BOWERS and SELLA KEARNS are:
  i.   JOHN A.6 BOWERS, b. 1879, Stanly County.
  ii.   CHARLEY LEE BOWERS, b. November 1880, Stanly County.
  iii.   WILLIAM MOSES BOWERS, b. January 1883, Stanly County.
  iv.   HENRY WASHINGTON BOWERS, b. August 1885, Stanly County.
  v.   SELIA ANN BOWERS, b. June 1886, Stanly County.
  vi.   MARTIN LUTHER BOWERS, b. October 1891, Stanly County.
     
Children of GILES BOWERS and MIRANDA LOMAX are:
  vii.   LILLIE MYRTLE6 BOWERS, b. July 25, 1892, September 1982.
  viii.   NELSON W. BOWERS, b. October 26, 1898, Stanly County.
  ix.   IVERY BRYANT BOWERS.
  x.   JONAHBENTON BOWERS.
  xi.   JILES PAUL BOWERS.


12. HENRY C.5 BOWERS (MOSES4, JOHN3, ADAM BOWERS2 JR., ADAM BOWERS1 SR.) was born December 1865. He married LILLIAN UNKNOWN.
     
Children of HENRY BOWERS and LILLIAN UNKNOWN are:
  i.   ERNEST O.6 BOWERS, b. July 1889, Stanly County.
  ii.   DORA O. BOWERS, b. July 1892, Stanly County.


13. JOHN W.5 BOWERS (WILEY4, JOHN3, ADAM BOWERS2 JR., ADAM BOWERS1 SR.) was born February 27, 1848 in Anson County, NC, and died August 03, 1884 in Anson County, NC. He married MATILDA HORNBECK. She was born March 20, 1840, and died October 03, 1911 in Anson County, NC.

Notes for JOHN W. BOWERS:
Buried in the Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Burnsville, Anson County, NC

Notes for MATILDA HORNBECK:
Buried in the Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Burnsville, Anson County, NC
     
Children of JOHN BOWERS and MATILDA HORNBECK are:
  i.   SARA E.6 BOWERS, b. 1872, Anson County, NC.
  ii.   GEORGE W. BOWERS, b. 1873, Anson County, NC.
  iii.   THOMAS MC. BOWERS, b. 1874, Anson County, NC.
  iv.   JESSIE W. BOWERS, b. 1876.
  v.   KENDALL BOWERS, b. July 1879, Anson County, NC.


14. MARTIN M.5 BOWERS (WILEY4, JOHN3, ADAM BOWERS2 JR., ADAM BOWERS1 SR.) was born July 04, 1849 in Anson County, NC, and died April 24, 1936 in Anson County, NC. He married S JANE LOTHORP. She was born July 17, 1849 in Anson County, NC, and died October 15, 1902 in Anson County, NC.

Notes for MARTIN M. BOWERS:
Martin married three times, however all his children were born to him and S. Jane Lothorpe, his first wife. Together, they had nine children, three girls and six boys. They made their home on land that Jane inherited. Their old home place is at the corner of Cappadocia Church Road and Kiker Road. The only remaining visual signs of the house site are two pear trees in the middle of the field. Her property extended down Bower's road, the Joseph C. and James W. Bowers home places are a portion of that land. Jane died at the age of 53. Joe was only 12 years old at the time of his mother's death. Shortly after her death he went and lived with his older brother Fulton and his wife. He remained with them until he was a grown man.

Martin's second wife was named Sally Ashford; she was married previously and had two children from her first marriage. She is buried in a cemetery in Polkton, NC. Her date of birth was Feb 5, 1861 and died Feb 3, 1916.

His third wife was named Lou Meggs. She also died before martin and by this time he was an old Man. He lived out the last years of his life at his son, Joseph C. Bower's home. He was 86 years old when he died.


Martin referred to Jane as his true love, Sally as his wife and Lou as his companion.

He is buried in the Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery Burnsville, Anson County, NC

Notes for S JANE LOTHORP:
Buried in the Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Burnsville, Anson County, NC
     
Children of MARTIN BOWERS and S LOTHORP are:
  i.   ELLA MARY6 BOWERS, b. January 14, 1869, Anson County, NC; d. October 22, 1943, Anson County, NC; m. WILLIAM F. KIKER; b. March 23, 1865; d. April 17, 1953, Anson County, NC..
  Notes for ELLA MARY BOWERS:
Buried in the Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Burnsville, Anson County, NC

  Notes for WILLIAM F. KIKER:
Buried in the Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Burnsville, Anson County, NC

  ii.   MARGARET(MAG) BOWERS, b. May 19, 1871, Anson County, NC; d. July 27, 1948, Anson County, NC; m. M.E. (BUD) CARPENTER; b. June 13, 1866; d. February 15, 1937, Anson County, NC..
  Notes for MARGARET(MAG) BOWERS:
Buried in the Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Burnsville, Anson County, NC

  Notes for M.E. (BUD) CARPENTER:
Buried in the Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Burnsville, Anson County, NC

  iii.   JOHN FULTON BOWERS, b. January 07, 1874, Anson County, NC; d. September 12, 1942, Anson County, NC; m. ANN CAUDLE; b. December 03, 1879; d. February 17, 1968, Anson County, NC..
  Notes for JOHN FULTON BOWERS:
Buried in the Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Burnsville, Anson County, NC

  Notes for ANN CAUDLE:
Buried in the Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Burnsville, Anson County, NC

  iv.   WILLIAM RISTON BOWERS, b. September 06, 1877, Anson County, NC; d. August 29, 1949, Anson County, NC; m. BERTHA THOMAS; b. January 17, 1880; d. June 24, 1924, Anson County, NC..
  Notes for WILLIAM RISTON BOWERS:
Buried in the Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Burnsville, Anson County, NC

  Notes for BERTHA THOMAS:
Buried in the Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Burnsville, Anson County, NC

  v.   MILLARD T. BOWERS, b. January 13, 1880, Anson County, NC; d. December 24, 1950, Anson County, NC; m. ELLAR ( HUN) FAULKER; b. December 06, 1886; d. September 17, 1974, Anson County, NC..
  Notes for MILLARD T. BOWERS:
Buried in the Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Burnsville, Anson County, NC

  Notes for ELLAR ( HUN) FAULKER:
Buried in the Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Burnsville, Anson County, NC

  vi.   TYLER BOWERS, b. 1884, Anson County, NC; d. 1935, Anson County, NC; m. ALICE KELLY; b. 1887; d. 1978, Anson County, NC..
  Notes for TYLER BOWERS:
Buried in the Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Burnsville, Anson County, NC

  Notes for ALICE KELLY:
Buried in the Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Burnsville, Anson County, NC

22. vii.   JAMES W. BOWERS, b. December 05, 1885, Anson County, NC; d. June 04, 1944, Anson County, NC.
23. viii.   JOSEPH CLEVELAND BOWERS, b. January 20, 1889, Anson County, NC; d. December 21, 1945, Anson County, NC.
  ix.   ILA BOWERS, b. 1894, Anson County NC; d. Rockingham NC; m. FRED SWEATS, December 16, 1912, Union County NC; b. 1890; d. Rockingham NC.
  Notes for ILA BOWERS:
Buried in Rockingham, NC.

  Notes for FRED SWEATS:
Buried in Rockingham, NC. .

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