arrow
Moses Sowers
(Abt 1808-)
Susan Bloomer
(Abt 1813-)
Jacob Smurr
(1827-1889)
Sophia Jane Fast
(1830-1910)
Bloomer Sowers
(1838-1917)
Fannie Isabel Smurr
(1852-1934)
Fred Randolph Sowers
(1886-After 1920)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Bertha May Layton

Fred Randolph Sowers 1 2

  • Born: 5 January 1886, Lexington, Richland, Ohio, United States 1 2
  • Marriage (1): Bertha May Layton in June 1911 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States 1
  • Died: After 1 January 1920, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
picture

bullet  Birth Notes:


Name: Fred R. Sowers
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 03 Jan 1886
Birthplace: Lexington, Richland, Ohio
Father's Name: Bloomer Sowers
Mother's Name: Fannie Smurr
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C04039-2
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
Source Film Number: 541328
Reference Number: v 2 P 374
Collection: Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962
--------------------------------------------------------------------

picture

bullet  Noted events in his life were:

1. 1900 US Census, 1 June 1900, Lexington, Richland, Ohio, United States. 2 1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 139, Dwelling 24, Family 24
Lexington, Richland County, Ohio
Deleware Street; Home owned no mortgage
Fred Sowers..Son..Jan 1886..14..OH..At School
(Living with parents.)

2. 1920 US Census, 3 February 1920, Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. 1 1920 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 525, Dwelling 193, Family 228, Roll 1374
Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
3394 Altemont; Home owned, with mortgage
Fred R. Soweis..Head..33..OH..Secretary, Hay and Grain
(Living with wife and sister-in-law.)


picture

Fred married Bertha May Layton in June 1911 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.1 (Bertha May Layton was born on 25 August 1884 in Indiana, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States and died after 1 January 1920 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. 1920 US Census, 3 February 1920, Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. 1 1920 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 525, Dwelling 193, Family 228, Roll 1374
Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
3394 Altemont; Home owned, with mortgage
Fred R. Soweis..Head..33..OH..Secretary, Hay and Grain
Bertha M. Soweis..Wife..33..PA
Marian E. Layton..SisL..22..PA..Bookkeeper, office


picture

Sources


1 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 525, sheet 9B, dwelling 193, family 228, Fred Randolph Sowers and Bertha May Layton; database with images, Family Search (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1488411 : accessed 1 Mar 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1374.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Lexington, Richland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 139, sheet 1B, dwelling 24, family 24, Bloomer Sowers and Fannie Isabel Smurr; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/collection/1325221 : accessed 8 Jul 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.


Home | Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This website was created 14 October 2026 with Legacy 10.0, a division of MyHeritage.com; content copyrighted and maintained by brian@the-lightfoots.com