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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)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Bertha May Layton

Fred Randolph Sowers 1 2 3

  • Born: 5 January 1886, Lexington, OH 1 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Bertha May Layton in June 1911 in Cleveland, OH 1 2
  • Died: After 1 January 1920, Cleveland, OH 1
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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
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Lexington, OH on 1 June 1900. 3

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.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Cleveland Heights, OH on 3 February 1920. 2

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.)

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Fred married Bertha May Layton in June 1911 in Cleveland, OH.1 2 (Bertha May Layton was born on 25 August 1884 in Indiana, PA 1 and died after 1 January 1920 in Cleveland, OH 1.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Cleveland Heights, OH on 3 February 1920. 2

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
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Sources

1 George F. Sowers, World Family Tree Vol. 003, Ed. 1, Tree #5643 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: February 9, 1996).

2 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; index and images (accessed 1 Mar 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1374.

3 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; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Jul 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

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