Amos Bower 1 3 4
- Born: 24 February 1862, , Sandusky County, OH 3 4
- Marriage (1): Flora Ella Girton on 7 December 1893 in , Lucas County, OH 1 2
- Died: 21 September 1928, Fulton Township, Fulton, OH at age 66 3 4
- Buried: 23 September 1928, Delta, OH 3 4
 Cause of his death was Cerebral Hemorrhage.3
Another name for Amos was Amos Bowers.2 5
Noted events in his life were:
• He has alternate birth date of February 1864 and a birth location of , Sandusky County, OH.
This birth date was given on his 1900 US Census.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Montgomery Township, Wood County, OH on 1 June 1900. 2
1900 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 100, Dwelling 313, Family 315
Montgomery Township, Wood County, Ohio
farm rented
Married 7 years
Amos Bowers..Head..Feb 1864..36..OH..Farmer
(Living with wife and son.)
NOTE - If his birth date was 24 Feb 1862 instead of Feb 1864, then his age should have been 38 instead of 36.
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• He was buried on 23 September 1928 in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Delta, OH.
Find A Grave Memorial #7977824
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Amos married Flora Ella Girton, daughter of David Girton and Rebecca Fast, on 7 December 1893 in , Lucas County, OH.1 2 (Flora Ella Girton was born on 16 March 1866 in Fostoria, OH,2 5 6 7 8 9 10 died on 26 June 1929 in Fulton Township, Fulton, OH 9 10 and was buried on 29 June 1929 in Delta, OH 9 10.). The cause of her death was Cancer of the stomach.3
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Montgomery Township, Wood County, OH on 1 June 1900. 2
1900 US Census
Sheet 14A, District 100, Dwelling 313, Family 315
Montgomery Township, Wood County, Ohio
farm rented
Married 7 years
Amos Bowers..Head..Feb 1864..36..OH..Farmer
Flora E. Bowers..Wife..Mar 1866..34..OH..2/1
Carl Bowers..Son..Oct 1897..2..OH
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Sources
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"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 May 2015); Name: Amos Bower; Spouse's Name: Flora E. Girton; Event Date: 07 Dec 1893; Event Place: Lucas, Ohio, United States.
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1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Montgomery Township, Wood County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 100, sheet 14A, dwelling 313, family 315, Amos Bower and Flora Ella Girton; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 May 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.
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"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 May 2015), Name: Amos Bower; Event Date: 21 Sep 1928; Event Place: Fulton, Fulton, Ohio.
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 23 May 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7977824.
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Rebecca Pachasa, "Auxter, Baker, Bordner, Bowe, Buchtel, Daub, Garn, Ickes, Klotz, Mowery, Overmyer, Pachasa, Waggoner, and Wegstein" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=oh-interweavings; Updated: 2009-08-16 00:08:18 UTC (Sun)).
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Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio (J. H. Beers & Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1897), page 631.
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1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Perry Township, Wood County, Ohio, p. 10, dwelling 74, family 76, Rebecca Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.
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1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Perry Township, Wood County, Ohio, p. 2D, Rebecca Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Sep 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1078.
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"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 May 2015), Name: Ella Flora Bower; Event Date: 26 Jun 1929; Event Place: Fulton, Fulton, Ohio.
10
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 23 May 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7977826.