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William Job Bowers, I

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Wilkes County, Georgia, United States
Death: June 26, 1844 (64-65)
Wilkes County, or, Franklin, Heard County, Georgia, United States
Place of Burial: Bowersville, Hart County, Georgia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Job Bowers and Charity Bowers / Karr (NN)
Husband of Mary Bowers
Father of Job Bowers, II; Elizabeth "Peggy" Smith; Edy Bowers; Joel Bowers; Judge William T. Bowers and 8 others

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About William Job Bowers, I

Husband of Mary "Polly" Cox

Sometime after William's father Job Bowers was killed by Tories when he came home to see his newborn son, only days old, his mother Charity was re-married to Samuel Karr. In the 1830's the Karr's relocated to Coweta County, Georgia. William remained in Franklin County.

William and Polly had 13 children. Those not yet "linked" include:

Elizabeth "Betsie" Bowers, born November 3, 1805. Died June 20, 1888. Married Jesse Smith.

Nancy Bowers, born October 8, 1807. Died March 12, 1896. She married 1st - John Merritt (died 1843). Married 2nd - Pleasant H. Holbrook (widower of Mary Harbour Holbrook)

Judge William T. Bowers, born February 12, 1816. Died February 12, 1872. He married 1st a Miss Hayes. Married 2nd Eliza F. Glover.

Asa Bowers, born March 12, 1818. Died of disease during the Civil War at Farmville, Virginia May 12, 1862. He married Sarah Elizabeth Brown.

Charlotte Bowers, born February 8, 1824. Drowned at a young age.

Elbert Marion Bowers, born October 11, 1832. Died of disease in Virginia during the Civil War May 6, 1862. He married Mary Ann E. Brown.

Parents:

  • Job Bowers (1755 - 1779)

Spouse:

  • Mary Cox Bowers (1786 - 1873)

Children:

  • Job Bowers (1803 - 1888)*
  • Elizabeth Bowers Smith (1805 - 1888)*
  • Edy Bowers (1810 - 1854)*
  • Joel Bowers (1812 - 1862)*
  • Mary Bowers Williford (1814 - 1892)*
  • Asa Bowers (1818 - 1862)*
  • Thomas William Bowers (1820 - 1864)*
  • Lettie Emily Bowers Brown (1822 - 1854)*
  • Sarah Catherine Bowers Berryman (1825 - 1892)*
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William Job Bowers, I's Timeline

1778
October 4, 1778
Wilkes County, Georgia, United States
1803
August 31, 1803
Elbert County, Georgia, United States
1805
November 3, 1805
1807
October 8, 1807
1810
January 3, 1810
Franklin County, GA, United States
1812
February 26, 1812
1816
February 12, 1816
1818
March 12, 1818
1820
May 22, 1820
Franklin, Heard County, Georgia, United States