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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)
George Victor Sowers Sr.
(1880-After 1920)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sara Louise Gailey

George Victor Sowers Sr. 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 21 January 1880, Lexington, OH 1 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Sara Louise Gailey on 21 June 1906 in Lexington, OH 1 2
  • Died: After 1 January 1920
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bullet  Birth Notes:


Name: Charles V. Sowers
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 21 Jan 1879
Birthplace: Lexington, Richland, Ohio
Father's Name: Bloomer Sowers
Mother's Name: Fannie J. Sowers
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C04039-2
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
Source Film Number: 541328
Reference Number: v l P 370
Collection: Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Lexington, OH on 5 June 1880. 3

1880 US Census
Page 137D, District 211, Dwelling 87, Family 99, Roll 1061
Lexington, Richland County, Ohio
Victor Sowers..Son..4m..OH..Jan
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Lexington, OH on 1 June 1900. 4

1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 139, Dwelling 24, Family 24
Lexington, Richland County, Ohio
Deleware Street; Home owned no mortgage
Victor Sowers..Son..Jan 1880..20..OH..Grocery Clerk
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Mansfield, OH on 10 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 194, Dwelling 302, Family 322, Roll 1430
Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, Ward 1
616 Park Avenue West; Home owned, with mortgage
G. Victor Sowers..Self..39..OH..RR Mail Clerk
(Living with wife, 3 children, father-in-law, and mother-in-law.)
.


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George married Sara Louise Gailey, daughter of Richard Gailey and Sarah Nutting, on 21 June 1906 in Lexington, OH.1 2 (Sara Louise Gailey was born on 4 August 1880 in Lexington, OH 1 2 and died on 23 September 1960 in Mansfield, OH.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Mansfield, OH on 10 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 12B, District 194, Dwelling 302, Family 322, Roll 1430
Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, Ward 1
616 Park Avenue West; Home owned, with mortgage
G. Victor Sowers..Self..39..OH..RR Mail Clerk
Sara G. Sowers..Wife..39..OH
Katherine Sowers..Dau..12..OH
Richard Sowers..Son..8..OH
George V. Sowers..Son..10m..OH
Charles E. Miller..Father-in-law..75..PA
Sara Miller..Mother-in-law..74..IN
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Groom's Name: G. Victor Sowers
Groom's Birth Date: 1880
Groom's Age: 25
Bride's Name: Sara Louise Gailey
Bride's Birth Date: 1881
Bride's Age: 24
Marriage Date: 21 Jun 1905
Marriage Place: Richland, Ohio
Groom's Father's Name: Bloomen Sowers
Groom's Mother's Name: Fannie Surr
Bride's Father's Name: Richard Gailey
Bride's Mother's Name: Sarah Nutting
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09594-2
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
Source Film Number: 388745
Reference Number: p 244
Collection: Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958
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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, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 194, sheet 12B, dwelling 302, family 322, George Victor Sowers and Sara Louise Gailey; index and images (accessed 12 Feb 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1430.

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Lexington, Richland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 211, p. 137D, dwelling 87, family 99, Bloomer Sowers and Fannie Isabel Smurr; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Jan 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1061.

4 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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