Last Updated: May 12, 2022
Daniel &
Elizabeth (Smith) Bower Family
1. Bower, Daniel |
Parents:
Christopher Stoffel
Sr
& Katharine (Walter) Bower. 1825
Birth: 6-23-1825 VA. 1850 Floyd Co.,
VA, H353: Daniel Bower, 25 yo w/m laborer, b. Floyd, $0,
Walter Richards HOH. 1851 Marriage #1: Daniel Bower m. Elizabeth Smith
11-27-1851 Floyd Co., VA by Abraham Naff. She d/o Luke Smith per permission
note. 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River
PO, H140:
Bower, Daniel 34 yo w/m farmer, b.
VA, $2000/615, HOH.
Elizabeth 26 yo w/f, b. VA.
Mary C. 7 yo w/f, b. VA.
Martha A. 5 yo w/f, b. VA.
Sarah J. 3 yo w/f, b. VA.
Cephas R. 1 yo w/m, b. VA.
Black, Robert 27 yo w/m field
laborer, b. VA. [black] 1870 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River Twp, H125: Daniel Bowers 45 yo w/m farmer, b. VA,
$2,000/450, HOH. 1880 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District, H374: Daniel Bowers, 53 yo w/m farmer, b. VA,
HOH. 1890 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District: Daniel Bower, 65 yo. 1893
Death: 6-28-1893 Floyd Co., VA. COD: of
kidney disease. Parents: no. b. Patrick Co., VA. [1893 Death Register] 1893 Burial: Pine Creek Primitive Baptist Church
Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. (src: Find A Grave; photo added by
bower-va-genealogy) |
+ Bower, Elizabeth Lizzie |
Parents: Luke
Thomas & Mary A. "Polly" (Naff) Smith. [Smith_Luke_Mary] 1831
Birth: 1831 Franklin Co., VA. 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Daniel Bower. 1870 Floyd Co.,
VA, Little River Twp, H125: Elizabeth 36 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house. 1880 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District, H374: Elizabeth 48 yo wife, b. VA. 1890 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District: Elizabeth 59 yo. 1900 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District 18, H234: Elizabeth Bower, 69 yo widowed w/f,
b. Feb 1831 VA, 10 children with 8 living, owns farm, HOH. 1910 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District 49, H236: Elizabeth Bowers, 78 yo widowed w/f,
b. VA, 10 children with 7 living, owns farm, alone. 1920
Death: 1920. 1920 Burial: Pine Creek Primitive Baptist Church
Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. (src: Find A Grave; photo added by
bower-va-genealogy) |
2. Bower, Mary Catherine |
Parents:
Daniel & Elizabeth Lizzie (Smith) Bower. 1852
Birth: 8-29-1852 Floyd Co., VA. 1860 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River PO, H282: Mary C. 7 yo w/f, b. VA. 1870 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River Twp, H125: Mary C. 17 yo w/f, b. VA, without occ. 1871 Marriage #1: Mary C. Bower m. Dennis W. Bower
01-17-1871 at Daniel Bower's, Floyd Co., VA by Thomas L. Robertson. He 20 yo
single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o William R. & Ally
Bower. (William R. is written over something else. I believe Dennis's father
was Christopher R. Bower) She single 18 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA,
d/o Daniel & Elizabeth Bower. Dennis Washington Bower, 1851-1946, s/o
Christopher Riley & Alice Ally (Howery) Bower. [Bower_ChrisRiley_AliceAlly] 1924
Death: 2-13-1924. 1924
Burial: Pine Creek Primitive Baptist Church
Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. |
2. Bower, Martha Ann |
Parents:
Daniel & Elizabeth Lizzie (Smith) Bower. 1852
Birth: 11-22-1853 Floyd Co., VA. 1860 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River PO, H282: Martha A. 5 yo w/f, b. VA. 1870 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River Twp, H125: Martha Ann 16 yo w/f, b. VA, without occ. 1880 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District, H374: Martha 24 yo daughter, b. VA. 1882 Marriage #1: Martha A. Bower m. William J. Epperly
11-02-1882 at Daniel Bower's, Floyd Co., VA by John B. Naff. He 24 yo single
w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Jane Epperly. She 24 yo
single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Daniel & Elizabeth
Bower. |
2. Bower, Sarah Jane |
Parents:
Daniel & Elizabeth Lizzie (Smith) Bower. 1856
Birth: 7-6-1856 Floyd Co., VA. 1860 Floyd Co.,
VA, Little River PO, H282: Sarah J. 3 yo w/f, b. VA. 1870 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River Twp, H125: Sarah Jane 13 yo w/f, b. VA, at home. 1875
Marriage #1: Sarah
J. Bower m. Joseph M. McDaniel 12-26-1875 at Daniel Bower's, Floyd Co., VA by
Amos Dickerson. He 22 yo single w/m cabinet maker, b. & living in Floyd
Co., VA, s/o Lucian & Elizabeth (Shortt) McDaniel. She 18 yo single w/f,
b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Daniel & Elizabeth Bower. Joseph
Marion McDaniel s/o Lucian E. & Elizabeth Ann (Shortt) McDaniel. [McDaniel_AlfredSr_Nancy] |
2. Bower, Cephas Luke |
Parents:
Daniel & Elizabeth Lizzie (Smith) Bower. 1858
Birth: 9-11-1858 Floyd Co., VA. 1860 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River PO, H282: Cephas R. 1 yo w/m, b. VA. 1870 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River Twp, H125: Cephas Luke 10 yo w/m, b. VA, at home. 1880 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District, H374: Luke 21 yo son, b. VA, works on farm. |
2. Bower, Joseph Lewis |
Parents:
Daniel & Elizabeth Lizzie (Smith) Bower. 1861
Birth: 6-28-1861 Floyd Co., VA. 1870 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River Twp, H125: Joseph Levi 8 yo w/m, b. VA, at home. 1880 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District, H374: Joseph L. 20 yo son, b. VA, works on farm.
1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little
River District:
Bower, Joseph L. 29 yo.
Martha E. 30 yo.
Wm B. I. 11 yo. (probably s/o
Josiah & Mary J. (Lee) Bower.) 1900 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District 18, H184: Joseph L. Bower, 37 yo w/m farmer,
b. June 1861 VA, m. 18y, cannot read/write, owns farm, HOH. 1881
Marriage #1: Joseph
L. Bower m. Martha Ellen Bower 12-25-1881 at Susan Bower's, Floyd Co., VA by
John B. Poff. He 20y 6m, single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA,
s/o Daniel & Elizabeth Bower. She 22y 11m, single w/f, b. & living in
Floyd Co., VA, d/o Jacob & Susan Bower. 1900
Death: 8-31-1900 Floyd Co., VA. 1900 Burial: Pine Creek Primitive Baptist Church
Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. (src: Find A Grave; photo added by
bower-va-genealogy) |
+ Bower, Martha Ellen |
Parents: Jacob
& Susannah (Smith) Bower. [Bower_Jacob_Susan] 1858
Birth: 1-15-1858 Floyd Co., VA. (src: birth
record) 1859 Birth: Jan
1859 VA. (src: 1900 census) 1890 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District: 1900 Floyd Co.,
VA, Little River District 18, H184: Martha E. 41 yo wife, b. Jan 1859 VA,
parents b. VA, m. 18y, 0 children. 1906 Marriage #2: Ellen
Bower m. 2nd Flounary Smith 12-20-1906
Floyd Co., VA. He 50 yo widowed w/m, b. Floyd Co., VA, s/o Isaac & Mary Oney Smith. She 47 yo widowed w/f, b. Floyd Co., VA, d/o
Jacob Bower. Flournoy Smith, 1856-1937, s/o Isaac
& Naomi (Weaver) Smith. [Smith_Isaac_Naomi] Flournoy was 1st married
to Melissa Adeline Bolling, d/o Henry Tuggle & Elizabeth E. (Burnett)
Bolling of Patrick Co., VA. [no file] 1937
Death: 11-3-1937 Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co.,
VA, NC. Mrs. Martha Ellen Bower Smith, 79y 9m
18d, widowed w/f, b. Jan 15, 1858 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: Flernoy
Smith. Father: Jacob Bower, b. VA. Mother: Susan Smith, b. VA. Informant:
Mrs. J. E. Beckner of Winston-Salem, NC. COD: bronchial pneumonia. Burial:
Boyers Chapel. 1937
Burial: Church of Christ at Boyers Chapel
Cemetery, Clemmons, Forsyth Co., NC. (src: Find A Grave; photo added by Deloss McKnight III) |
2. Bower, Shelvey A. D. |
Parents:
Daniel & Elizabeth Lizzie (Smith) Bower. 1863
Birth: 10-23-1863 Floyd Co., VA. 1870 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River Twp, H125: Shelvey A. D. 6 yo w/m, b. VA, at home. 1880 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District, H374: Shelby D. 16 yo son, b. VA, works on
farm. 1882
Death: 9-22-1882. 1882 Burial: Pine Creek Primitive Baptist Church
Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. (src: Find A Grave; photo added by Keppies of the World) |
2. Bower, Elizabeth Adaway |
Parents:
Daniel & Elizabeth Lizzie (Smith) Bower. 1866
Birth: 6-25-1866 Floyd Co., VA. (src: birth
record) 1866
Birth: 5-1866 Floyd Co., VA. 1870 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River Twp, H125: Eliza Adaway 4 yo
w/f, b. VA, at home. 1880 Floyd Co.,
VA, Little River District, H374: Eliza 14 yo daughter, b. VA. 1886 Marriage #1: Elizabeth Bower m. John W. Spangler
12-30-1886 at Daniel Bower's, Floyd Co., VA by Asa D. Shortt. He 23 yo single
w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o David & Elizabeth
Spangler. She 20 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Daniel
& Elizabeth Bower. John W. Spangler, b. abt 1863 Floyd
Co., VA, d. 1897-00, s/o David R. & Elizabeth E. (Moses) Spangler. 1909
Marriage #2: Eliza A.
Spangler m. Pleasant B. Stanley Feb 1909 at E. A. Spangler's, Floyd Co., VA
by Jas. A. Hoback, Minister of the old German Baptist Church. He 52 yo
widowed w/m farmer, b. & living in Franklin Co., VA, s/o s/o Owen &
Elizabeth Stanley. She 42 yo widowed w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA,
d/o Daniel & Lizzie Bowers. (full date of marriage to be Feb 25, 1909 per
application however minister only gave Feb 1909 as his full date) |
2. Bower, Martin Emmett |
Parents:
Daniel & Elizabeth Lizzie (Smith) Bower. 1868
Birth: 1-21-1868 Floyd Co., VA. 1870 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River Twp, H125: Martin Emmitt 2 yo w/m, b. VA, at home. 1880 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District, H374: Martin E. 12 yo son, b. VA. 1890 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District: Martin E. 22 yo. 1900 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District 18, H234: Martin E. 32 yo single son, b. Jan
1868 VA, farmer. 1903 Marriage #1: Martin E. Bower m. Ocie I. Peterman
06-03-1903 at I.D. Peterman's, Floyd Co., VA by H.S. Johnson, Minister of the
Methodist Church. He 35 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co.,
VA, s/o Daniel & Elizabeth Bower. She 28 yo single w/f, b. & living
in Floyd Co., VA, d/o I.D. & Virginia Peterman. No children. 1910 Floyd
Co., VA, Court House District 45, Floyd Town, Oxford Street, H61: Martin E.
Bower, 42 yo w/m retail merchant of fresh meats, M1 6y, rents house, HOH. 1951
Death: 5-20-1951 Court House District, Floyd
Co., VA. Martin Emmitt Bower, 83 yo married w/m
cattle dealer, farmer, b. Jan 21, 1868 VA. Father Daniel Bower. Mother
Elizabeth Smith. Spouse Ocie Peterman Bower. Informant Mrs
M. E. Bower. COD angina pectoris due to myocarditis. Burial Jacksonville
Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. 1951
Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.
(no photo) |
+ Bower, Ocie Idella |
Parents: Ira
Dudley & Virginia Pitzer (Williams) Peterman. 1874
Birth: 9-25-1874 Floyd Co., VA. 1910 Floyd
Co., VA, Court House District 45, Floyd Town, Oxford Street, H61: Occie I. 35 yo wife, b. VA, M1 6y, 0 ch. 1958
Death: 3-3-1958 Floyd, Floyd Co., VA. Ocie Peterman Bower, 83 yo widowed
housewife, b. Sept 25, 1874 VA, d. Mar 3, 1958 Floyd, Floyd Co., VA. Spouse:
Martin E. Bower. Father: Dudley Peterman. Mother: Virginia Williams.
Informant: Mrs. J. M. Tise of Floyd, VA. COD: heart
block. Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. Undertaker: Wood Funeral
Home, Floyd, VA. 1955
Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.
(no photo) |
2. Bower, George Homer |
Parents:
Daniel & Elizabeth Lizzie (Smith) Bower. 1868
Birth: 8-22-1870 Floyd Co., VA. 1880 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District H374: George H. 9 yo son, b. VA. 1890 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District: George H. 19 yo. 1898
Marriage #1: Homer
Bowers m. Minnie A. Strickler 09-15-1898 at the bride's father's, Floyd Co.,
VA by Wm H. Hall. He 27 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co.,
VA, s/o Daniel & Elizabeth Bowers. She 23 yo single w/f, b. & living
in Floyd Co., VA, d/o John H. & Martha E. Strickler. 1900 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District 18, H185: Homer Bower, 29 yo w/ farmer, b. Aug
1870 VA, m. 1y, owns farm, HOH. 1910 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District 49, H255: Homer Bowers, 39 yo w/m farmer, b.
VA, M1 12y, owns farm, HOH. 1953
Death: 2-12-1953 Little River District,
Floyd Co., VA. George Homer Bower, 83 yo married w/m
farmer, b. Aug 22, 1869 Floyd Co., VA. Father Daniel Bower. Mother Elizabeth
Smith. Informant Clarence Bower of Floyd, VA. COD cardio-vascular-renal
disease. Burial Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. 1953 Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.
(no photo) |
+ Bower, Minnie A. |
Parents: John
H. & Martha E. (Bower) Strickler. 1875
Birth: 1-28-1875 Floyd
Co., VA. 1900 Floyd Co.,
VA, Little River District 18, H185: Minnie A. 24 yo wife, b. Jan 1876 VA, m.
1y, 1 child with 1 living. 1910 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District 49, H255: Minnie A. 35 yo wife, b. VA, M1,
12y, 5 children with 4 living. 1960
Death: 12-18-1960. 1960 Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.
(no photo) |
3. Bower, Clarance
D. |
Parents:
George Homer & Minnie A. (Strickler) Bower. 1899
Birth: 6-17-1899 VA. 1900 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District 18, H185: Clarance
D. 11/12 son, b. June 1899 VA. 1910 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District 49, H255: Clarence D. 10 yo son, b. VA, home
farm laborer, school. Marriage #1:
Clarence m. Sylvia M. (unknown) 1986
Death: 2-24-1986. 1986 Burial: Jacksonville Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.
(with Sylvia, b. 10-21-1901, d. 2-12-1978) (no photo) |
3. Bower, Harold Emory |
Parents:
George Homer & Minnie A. (Strickler) Bower. 1901
Birth: abt 1901 VA. 1910 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District 49, H255: Harold E. 9 yo son, b. VA, school. 1977
Death: 1977. 1977
Burial: Sherwood Burial Park, Salem City,
Roanoke Co., VA. (src: Find A Grave; photo added by check) |
3. Bower, Glenn John |
Parents:
George Homer & Minnie A. (Strickler) Bower. 1905
Birth: 8-17-1905 Floyd Co., VA. 1910 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District 49, H255: Glynn 5 yo son, b. VA. 1933 Marriage #1: Glenn
J. Bower m. Leila A. King 6-17-1933 Montgomery Co., VA. He 28 yo s/o Homer
Bower & Minnie Strickler. She 31 yo d/o Goerge
King & Cordelia King. 1939 Death:
5-3-1939 Big Lick District, Roanoke Co., VA. Glenn
John Bower, 33y 8m 16d, married w/m silkworker, b.
Aug 17, 1905 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: Lelia A. Bower.
Father: Homer Bower, b. Floyd Co., VA. Mother: Minnie Strikler,
b. Floyd Co., VA. Informant: A. F. King of Simpson, VA. COD: crushed by
tractor. Burial: Simpson Cem., VA. 1939 Burial:
Wilson Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. (src:
Find A Grave; photo added by MOW) |
+ Bower, Leila A. |
Parents:
George Wiley & Cordelia Jane (King) King. 1902 Birth:
9-12-1901 VA. 1940 Residence: Floyd
Co., VA, Locust Grove District 32-15, SR 653, H31:
King, George W. 75 yo w/m farm operator unable to work, b. VA, completed G0,
resided in same house 1935, owns, HOH.
Cordelia 69 yo wife, b. VA, completed G7, resided in same house 1935,
housework.
Bower, Lelia
39 yo widowed daughter, b. VA, completed G7, resided in same house 1935,
department store clerk. 1943 Death:
5-31-1943. 1943 Burial:
Wilson Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. (src:
Find A Grave; photo added by MOW) |
3. Bower, Bernard |
Parents:
George Homer & Minnie A. (Strickler) Bower. 1909
Birth: abt 1909 VA. 1910 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District 49, H255: Bernard 1 yo son, b. VA. |
2. Bower, Emberzetta
F. |
Parents:
Daniel & Elizabeth Lizzie (Smith) Bower. 1872
Birth: 10-1872 Jacksonville Twp, Floyd Co.,
VA. Elizabeth in transcribed birth record. 1880 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District H374: Emberzetta 7
yo daughter, b. VA. 1890 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District: Embezetta F. 17 yo. 1900 Floyd
Co., VA, Little River District 18, H234: Emberzetta
F. 27 yo single daughter, b. Oct 1872 VA. |
2. Bower, Florence |
Parents:
Daniel & Elizabeth Lizzie (Smith) Bower. 1873
Birth: 5-30-1873 Floyd Co., VA, d/o Daniel
& Elizabeth. (death before 1880?) |
End Daniel & Elizabeth Lizzie (Smith) Bower Family.