Last Updated: January 18, 2021

John & Sarah (Pharis) Sowers Family

 

1. Sowers, Sarah  I

Widow of John Sowers

Parents: Amariah & Elizabeth (unknown) Phares/Pharis. I

1792 Birth: 1792 Pittsylvania Co., VA.

1811 Marriage #1: Sally Phares m. John Sowers 10-25-1811 Montgomery Co., VA bond.

Sally & John had the following known children: (there may have been others)

  • Mariah or Maria A. Sowers m. Chapman D. Weeks. They are in Carroll Co., VA 1850 then head west – AR, TX and Maria with her brother in KS.
  • Susanah Sowers m. William C. Booth and remains in Floyd Co., VA.
  • Elizabeth Sowers m. John Cole & moves to KS.
  • Samuel P. Sowers m. Elizabeth Bowman & moves to KS.
  • Frederick Sowers m. Sarah Booth. They also moved to KS but returned to Floyd Co., VA.
  • Hannah J. Sowers m. William H. Spanger and remains in Floyd Co., VA.
  • Barbary Sowers m. Henry Epperly & remains in Floyd Co., VA. [Epperly_Henry_Barbara]

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H21:

…… Sowers, Frederick 29 yo w/m farmer, b. Floyd, $500.

……… Sarah 30 yo w/f, b. Floyd, cannot read or write.

……… William 8 yo w/m, b. Floyd, school.

……… Tamer 6 yo w/f, b. Floyd, school.

……… Maglin 7 yo w/f, b. Floyd, school.

……… Caroline 6 yo w/f, b. Floyd, school.

……… Elizabeth 6/12 w/f, b. Floyd.

……… Sarah 58 yo w/f, b. Pittsylvania.

……… Barbary 21 yo w/f, b. Floyd

…… Booth, Asa 17 yo w/m laborer, b. Floyd, school.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H739:

…… Booth, Luanna 46 yo w/f farmer, b. VA, $1,500/407, HOH. (d/o John & Sarah (Phares/Farris) Sowers)

……… Joseph H. 21 yo w/m, b. VA.

……… Pleasant E. 19 yo w/m, b. VA, school.

……… William T. 16 yo w/m, b. VA, school.

……… Barbasetta 13 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

……… Henry M. 11 yo w/m, b. VA, school.

……… Armsted 8 yo w/m, b. VA, school.

…… Sowers, Sarah 68 yo w/f, b. VA.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District, H58:

…… Booth, Luanna 57 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house, $1100/350, HOH.

……… Barbetta 24 yo w/f, b. VA, without occupation.

……… Henry 21 yo w/m farm laborer, b. VA, school.

……… Armstead 18 yo w/m, b. VA farm laborer, school.

…… Sowers, Sarah 77 yo w/f, b. VA, without occupation.

……… William 28 yo w/m farm laborer, b. VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District, H276:

…… Booth, Luanna 68 yo widow, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH.

……… Armstead A. 28 yo single son, b. VA, parents b. VA.

…… Sowers, Sarah 88 yo w/f, b. VA, parents b. VA, lives with daughter.

1883 Death: 9-25-1883, 91y. (src: tombstone)

1883 Death: 12-27-1883. Age: 93 yo. Parents: A. & Elizabeth Faris. b. Franklin Co., Virginia. (src: death record)

1883 Burial: Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, at SR 693 & 615, Floyd Co., VA. (with John)

…2. Sowers, Frederick I

 

Parents: John & Sarah (Phares/Pharis) Sowers.

1821 Birth: abt 1821 Floyd Co., VA.

1841 Marriage #1: Frederick Sowers m. Sarah Booth 02-10-1841 Floyd Co., VA by Owen Sumner.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H21:

…… Sowers, Frederick 29 yo w/m farmer, b. Floyd, $500.

……… Sarah 30 yo w/f, b. Floyd, cannot read or write.

……… William 8 yo w/m, b. Floyd, school.

……… Tamer 6 yo w/f, b. Floyd, school.

……… Maglin 7 yo w/f, b. Floyd, school.

……… Caroline 6 yo w/f, b. Floyd, school.

……… Elizabeth 6/12 w/f, b. Floyd.

……… Sarah 58 yo w/f, b. Pittsylvania.

……… Barbary 21 yo w/f, b. Floyd

…… Booth, Asa 17 yo w/m laborer, b. Floyd, school. I

1860 Residence: Johnson Co., Kansas, Mccamish Twp, H439:

…… Sours, F. 40 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $150/700, HOH.

……… S. 40 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write.

……… W. 18 yo w/m farmer, b. VA.

……… M. 15 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

……… T. 17 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

……… C. 12 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

……… E. 10 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

……… T. 8 yo w/m, b. VA, school.

……… M. J. 6 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

……… S. 4 yo w/f, b. VA.

……… N. 2 yo w/f, b. VA.

1865 Death: 10-21-1865 Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY.

1865 Burial:

......+ Sowers, Sarah I

Parents: David & Sarah (McAlexander) Booth.

1820 Birth: abt 1820 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Frederick Sowers.

1860 Residence: Johnson Co., Kansas with husband Frederick Sowers.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge Twp, H59:

…… Sowers, Sarah 53 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house, HOH.

……… Elizabeth T. 23 yo w/f, b. VA, without occupation.

……… Thomas 19 yo w/m, b. VA, farm laborer.

……… Mary Jane 15 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

……… Nancy Isabel 12 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District H274:

…… Sowers, Sarah 58 yo widowed w/f keeping house, b. VA, father b. New York, mother b. VA, cannot write, HOH.

……… William B. 38 yo single son, b. VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer.

……… Thomas R. 29 yo single son, b. VA, parents b. VA, farmer.

……… Nancy I. 22 yo single daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, at home.

1886 Death: 2-28-1886 Floyd Co., VA. Sarah Sowers, Age: 68y. b. Floyd Co., VA. COD: fever. Parents: David & Sarah Booth.

1886 Burial:

......3. Sowers, William B. I

Parents: Frederick & Sarah (Booth) Sowers.

1841 Birth: Dec 1841 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1860 Residence: Johnson Co., Kansas with parents.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District, H58:

…… Booth, Luanna 57 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house, $1100/350, HOH.

……… Barbetta 24 yo w/f, b. VA, without occupation.

……… Henry 21 yo w/m farm laborer, b. VA, school.

……… Armstead 18 yo w/m, b. VA farm laborer, schoo.

…… Sowers, Sarah 77 yo w/f, b. VA, without occupation.

……… William 28 yo w/m farm laborer, b. VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with widowed mother as HOH.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 10, H244:

…… Sowers, Thomas R. 49 yo w/m, b. Sep 1850 VA, parents b. VA, m. 19y, owns farm, HOH.

……… Catherine H. 38 yo wife, b. Dec 1861 VA, parents b. VA, m. 19y, 8 children with 8 living.

……… Flonetta 18 yo daughter, b. Sep 1881 VA, parents b. VA, school.

……… James F. 17 yo son, b. Nov 1882 VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer, school.

……… Tony E. 15 yo son, b. Oct 1884 VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer, school.

……… Sarah E. 14 yo daughter, b. Apr 1886 VA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Other T. 10 yo son, b. Jan 1890 VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer, school.

……… Letha V. 8 yo daughter, b. May 1892 VA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Hastwell E. 4 yo son, b. Feb 1896 VA, parents b. VA.

……… Samuel A. 0 yo son, b. June 1900 VA, parents b. VA.

……… William B. 68 yo single brother, b. Dec 1841 VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer.

......3. Sowers, Maglin I

Parents: Frederick & Sarah (Booth) Sowers.

1843 Birth: abt 1843 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1860 Residence: Johnson Co., Kansas with parents.

1870 Residence: Wyandotte Co., KS, Prairie Twp, H159:

…… Kingrey, George 24 yo w/m farm laborer, b. VA, HOH.

……… Tamar 24 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house.

……… William 1 yo w/m, b. MO.

…… Shore, Margret 22 yo w/f, b. VA.

......3. Sowers, Tamer H. I

Parents: Frederick & Sarah (Booth) Sowers.

1844 Birth: abt 1844 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1860 Residence: Johnson Co., Kansas with parents.

I1866 Marriage #1: Tamer H. Sowers m. George W. Kingrey 02-15-1866 at L. Booth's, Floyd Co., VA by John A. Bell. He 21 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Abram & Sarah Kingrey. She single 21 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Fredrick & Sarah Sowers.

George W. Kingrea, s/o Abraham & Sarah (unknown) Kingrea. [kingrea] I

Death aft 1870

......3. Sowers, Jennie Caroline I

Parents: Frederick & Sarah (Booth) Sowers.

1848 Birth: 2-13-1848 Floyd Co., VA. (src: tombstone)

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1860 Residence: Johnson Co., Kansas with parents.

1867 Marriage #1: Jennie C. Sowers m. Joel Naff 02-29-1867 at Henry Epperly's, Floyd Co., VA by George T. Lyle. He 25 yo single farmer, b. Franklin Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Daniel & Lydia Naff. She single 19 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Fredric & Sarah Sower.

Joel Naff, s/o Daniel & Lydia (Barnhart) Naff. I

1926 Death: 6-10-1926 Lyon Co., KS.

1926 Burial: Comiskey Cemetery, Morris Co., KS.

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Joel Naff

......3. Sowers, Elizabeth T. I

Parents: Frederick & Sarah (Booth) Sowers.

1847 Birth: 2-1-1847 (src: tombstone)

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1860 Residence: Johnson Co., Kansas with parents.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with widowed mother as HOH.

I1871 Marriage #1: Elizabeth T. Sowers m. Ennis Dulaney 11-02-1871 at Amos Dickerson's, Floyd Co., VA by Wilson H. Dodd. He 25 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Richard & Miram Dulaney. She single 23 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Frederic & Sarah Sowers.

Ennis Dulaney, 1846-1934, s/o Richard & Miram (Reed) Dulaney. [dulaney] I

1917 Death: 12-30-1917 Indian Valley District, Floyd Co., VA.

Elizabeth Dulaney, 70y 1m, married w/f doing housework at home, b. Feb 1, 1847 VA. Spouse: not asked for. Father: Fredrick Sowers, b. VA. Mother: Sarah Boothe, b. VA. Informant: Ennis Dulaney of Floyd, VA. COD: not known died sudden – had no physician. Burial: Smith Cemetery, Dec 31, 1917. Undertaker: blank. I

1917 Obit: (src: Find A Grave; photo added by Sammie Wade)

1917 Burial: Reed Cemetery, Intersection SR 730/750, Willis, Floyd Co., VA. (no photo) (now called the Smith-Reed Cemetery in Find A Grave)

......3. Sowers, Thomas R. I

Parents: Frederick & Sarah (Booth) Sowers.

1850 Birth: 9-30-1850 Floyd Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Johnson Co., Kansas with parents.

1870, 1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with widowed mother as HOH.

I1880 Marriage #1: Thomas R. Sowers m. Catherine Haldon Simmons 08-05-1880 at J.A. Simmons', Floyd Co., VA by William L. Simmons. He 29 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Frederick & Sarah Sowers. She 18 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o James A. & Lethe Simmons.

1890 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District:

…… Sowers, Thos R. 38 yo.

……… Catherine H. 28 yo.

……… Floretta 8 yo.

……… Frederick J. 7 yo.

……… Toney B. 5 yo.

……… Sarah E. 3 yo.

……… Auther P. 5/12.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 10, H244:

…… Sowers, Thomas R. 49 yo w/m, b. Sep 1850 VA, parents b. VA, m. 19y, owns farm, HOH.

……… Catherine H. 38 yo wife, b. Dec 1861 VA, parents b. VA, m. 19y, 8 children with 8 living.

……… Floretta 18 yo daughter, b. Sep 1881 VA, parents b. VA, school.

……… James F. 17 yo son, b. Nov 1882 VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer, school.

……… Tony E. 15 yo son, b. Oct 1884 VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer, school.

……… Sarah E. 14 yo daughter, b. Apr 1886 VA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Other T. 10 yo son, b. Jan 1890 VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer, school.

……… Letha V. 8 yo daughter, b. May 1892 VA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Hastwell E. 4 yo son, b. Feb 1896 VA, parents b. VA.

……… Samuel A. 0 yo son, b. June 1900 VA, parents b. VA.

……… William B. 68 yo single brother, b. Dec 1841 VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer.

AND

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 13, Floyd Town, H79:

…… Sowers, Thomas R. 49 yo married prisoner, farmer, b. Sept 1850 VA, parents b. VA, m. 20y, owns farm.

1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 42, H99:

…… Sowers, Thos R. 59 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 29y, mortgaged farm, HOH.

……… Catherine H. 48 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 29y, 9 children with 8 living.

……… Otha T. 18 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, home farm laborer.

……… Luthy L. 16 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Hastle E. 14 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Samuel A. 9 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Regia D. 6 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

1920 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 88, H83:

…… Sowers, Thomas R. 69 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns farm, HOH.

……… Catherine H. 58 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA.

……… Hastle E. 22 yo single son, b. VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer for wages.

……… Samuel A. 19 yo single son, b. VA, parents b. VA, home farm laborer, school.

……… Regna D. 16 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

1930 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, southeast part of district Alum Ridge District 1, H190:

…… Sowers, Thomas R. 79 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, 29 yo when 1st married, owns, vet?: no, HOH.

……… Catherine H. 69 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, 19 yo when 1st married.

1931 Death: 1-1-1931.

1931 Burial: White Oak Grove Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

.........+ Sowers, Catherine Halidon I

Parents: James A. & 1st wife Letitia (Martin) Simmons. I

1861 Birth: 12-10-1861 Floyd Co., VA.

1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Thomas R. Sowers.

1940:

1946 Death: 7-17-1946.

1946 Burial: White Oak Grove Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

.........4. Sowers, Floretta “Flora” I

Parents: Thomas R. & Catherine Halidon (Simmons) Sowers. I

1881 Birth: 9-18-1881 Floyd Co., VA.

1890, 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

I1905 Marriage #1: Flora Sowers m. Harvey K. Shelor 5-18-1905 Sowers, Floyd Co., VA by P. G. Lester, Minister of the Primitive Baptist Church. He 32 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Montgomery Co., VA, s/o William & Amanda C. Shelor. She 23 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Thos R. & Catherine H. Sowers.

Harvey Kyle Shelor, b. 2-27-1872 VA, d. 1-29-1922 VA, s/o William T. & Amanda C. (Dobbins) Shelor. [shelor_mcva] I

1940 Death: 10-13-1940 New Altamont Hospital, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., VA but of rural Montgomery Co., VA.

Mrs Flora Shelor, 59y 0m 25d, widowed w/f, b. Sept 18, 1881 Floyd Co., VA. Spouse: Kyle. Father: Thomas R. Sowers, b. Floyd Co., VA. Mother: Catherine Simmons, b. Floyd Co., VA. Informant: Clarence Shelor of Christiansburg, VA. COD: dead on arrival to hospital – depressed fracture of skull with sub dural hemorrhage due to accident – fell out of an automobile near R. D. Graham’s house, Floyd Co., VA. Burial Family Cemetery, Riner, VA.

1940 Burial: Shelor-Booth Shelor Cemetery, Riner, Montgomery Co., VA. (with Harvey)

 

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Picture of Harvey, Flora, & their son Clarence late 1920’s can be found on Find A Grave http://www.findagrave.com

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(src: sent to me by John M. Sowers 2004)

.........4. Sowers, James Frederick “Freddie” I

Parents: Thomas R. & Catherine Halidon (Simmons) Sowers. I

1882 Birth: 11-10-1882 Floyd Co., VA.

1890, 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1904 Death: 8-8-1904 Floyd Co., VA.

1904 Burial: White Oak Grove Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

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.........4. Sowers, Tonie Everett I

Parents: Thomas R. & Catherine Halidon (Simmons) Sowers. I

1884 Birth: 10-10-1884 Floyd Co., VA.

1890, 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1910:

1915 Marriage: Lena Earles 10-16-1915 Floyd Co., VA.

1920 Residence: Salem, Roanoke Co., VA, Front Street, H179:

…… Sowers, Tonie E. 35 yo w/m finisher ---- machinery, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns, HOH.

……… Olive L. 28 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA.

1930 Residence: Salem, Roanoke Co., VA, Front Street, H88:

…… Sowers, Tony E. 44 yo w/m state garage watchman, b. VA, parents b. VA, 30 yo when 1st married, owns, vet?: no, HOH.

……… Roxey L. 38 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, 24 yo when 1st married.

1940 Residence: South Salem, Roanoke Co., VA, Front Street, H202:

…… Sowers, Tony E. 55 yo w/m state highway shops mechanic, b. VA, completed G7, resided in same house 1935, owns, HOH.

……… Lena 45 yo wife, b. VA, completed G7, resided in same house 1935.

1942 Residence: Tony Everette Sowers is working for the state & living in Roanoke, VA. His wife is noted as Mrs Lena Sowers.

1950 Death: 6-4-1950 Roanoke City, Roanoke Co., VA.

1950 Burial: Sherwood Burial Park, Salem City, Roanoke Co., VA.

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............+ Sowers, Olive Roxie Lena I

Parents: Anthony Wayne & Isabell (Sowers) Earles. I

1891 Birth: 6-21-1891 VA.

1920, 1930, 1940 Residence: Salem, Roanoke Co., VA with husband Tonie Everette Sowers.

1970 Death: 12-30-1970 Roanoke City, Roanoke Co., VA.

1970 Burial: Sherwood Burial Park, Salem City, Roanoke Co., VA.

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.........4. Sowers, Sarah Effie R. I

Parents: Thomas R. & Catherine Halidon (Simmons) Sowers. I

1886 Birth: 4-14-1886 Floyd Co., VA.

1890, 1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

i1906 Marriage #1: Effie R. Sowers m. J. D. Thompson 12-5-1906 Floyd Co., VA. He 20 yo single w/m, b. Floyd Co., VA, s/o W. W. & R. B. Thompson. She 19 yo single w/f, b. Floyd Co., VA, s/o T. R. & Catherine R. Sowers.

John Davis Thompson, s/o William Wade & Rosabelle (Dickerson) Thompson. [thompson_Randolph_Catherine] I

1976 Death: 9-28-1976 Radford Community Hospital, Radford City, VA but of 211 Miller St, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., VA.

Effie Sowers Thompson, 90 yo widowed w/f, b. 4/14/1886 VA. Spouse: J. Davis Thompson. Father: Thomas R. Sowers. Mother: Katherine Simmons. Informant: Frederick W. Thompson. COD: (hard to read) pancreas… due to stones of GPO. Burial: Sunset Cemetery, Montgomery Co., VA

1976 Burial: Sunset Cemetery, Christiansburg, Floyd Co., VA.

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.........4. Sowers, Otha Thomas I

Parents: Thomas R. & Catherine Halidon (Simmons) Sowers. I

1890 Birth: 1-13-1890 Floyd Co., VA.

1890, 1900, 1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

I1917 Marriage #1: Otha T. Sowers m. Ollie C. Epperly 6-6-1917 at T. R. Sowers' Floyd Co., VA by J. F. Keith, Minister of the Church of the Brethren. He 25 yo single w/m farming, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o T. R. & Catherine Sowers. She 19 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o A. L. & Rosetta Epperly.

1920 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 88, H96:

…… Sowers, Otha T. 28 yo w/m farm laborer, b. VA, parents b. VA, rents, HOH.

……… Ollie C. 21 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA.

1930 Residence: 909 Colorado Street, Salem Town, Roanoke Co., VA, H493:

…… Sowers, Other T. 40 yo w/m State Garage Mechanic, b. VA, father b. MO, mother b. VA, owns, vet?: no, WW. HOH

……… Ollie C. 32 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, 20 yo whden 1st married.

1940 Residence: 909 Colorado Street, Salem Town, Roanoke Co., VA, H493:

…… Sowers, O. Thomas 48 yo w/m State Hwy Dept Garage Mechanic, b. VA, completed G5, resided in same house 1935, owns, HOH.

……… Ollie C. 38 yo wife, b. VA, completed G6, resided in same house 1935, housework.

1952 Death: 10-5-1952 Salem City, Roanoke Co., VA.

1952 Burial: Sherwood Burial Park, Salem City, Roanoke Co., VA.

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............+ Sowers, Olive Celestia “Ollie” I

Parents: Albert Lee & 2nd wife Rosetta (Sowers) Epperly. [eppery3] I

1898 Birth: 2-20-1898 Floyd Co., VA.

1920 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Otha Thomas Sowers.

1930, 1940 Residence: Salem Town, Roanoke Co., VA with husband Otha Thomas Sowers.

1977 Death: 5-22-1977 Salem City, Roanoke Co., VA.

1977 Burial: Sherwood Burial Park, Salem City, Roanoke Co., VA.

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.........4. Sowers, Letha Lovada I

Parents: Thomas R. & Catherine Halidon (Simmons) Sowers. I

1892 Birth: 5-9-1892 Floyd Co., VA.

1900, 1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1914 Marriage #1: Lovada Sowers m. Roscoe E. Roop 1-7-1914 Floyd Co., VA. She 21 yo single w/f, b. Floyd Co., VA, d/o Thomas R. & Catherine Sowers. He 21 yo single w/m, b. Floyd Co., VA, s/o A. L. & Alice Roop.

Roscoe Edmund, b. 1-3-1893 VA, d. 5-2-1952 VA, s/o Amos Lenard & 2nd wife Laura Alice (Keith) Roop. [roop] I

1983 Death: 4-15-1983 Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA but of Rt 1 Salem, Roanoke Co., VA.

Leatha Lovada Sowers Roop, 90 yo widowed w/f, b. May 9, 1892 VA. Spouse: Roscoe Edmund Roop. Father: Thomas R. Sowers. Mother: Catherine Simmons. Informant: Mrs. Ethel R. Simmons. COD: pulmonary embolism suspected S/P.O. right AK amputation. Burial: Sherwood Memorial Park, Salem, VA.

1983 Burial: White Oak Grove Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA. (she my be buried at Sherwood Burial Park, Salem City, VA)

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.........4. Sowers, Hastel Edward I

Parents: Thomas R. & Catherine Halidon (Simmons) Sowers. I

1896 Birth: 2-24-1896 Floyd Co., VA.

1900, 1910, 1920 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1923 Marriage #1: Minnie Edna Pugh 6-5-1923 Bristol, Washington Co., VA.

1930 Residence: Front Street, Salem Town, Roanoke Co., VA, 119:

…… Sowers, Hastel E. 33 yo w/m railroad signal hand, b. VA, parents b. VA, 26 yo when 1st married, owns, vet: no?, HOH.

……… Edna N. 24 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, 18 yo when 1st married.

…… Miller, William E. 22 yo married w/m lodger, b. VA, parents b. VA, 21 yo when 1st married, mfg co machinist.

……… Alva A. 22 yo married lodger, b. VA, parents b. WVA, 21 yo when 1st married, insurance co stenographer.

1940:

1968 Death: 4-11-1968.

1968 Burial: Sherwood Burial Park, Salem City, Roanoke Co., VA.

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............+ Sowers, Minnie Edna I

Parents: Amos Leander & Minnie Alma (Sumner) Pugh. [pugh] I

1905 Birth: 8-18-1905 Floyd Co., VA.

1930 Residence: Front Street, Salem Town with husband Hastel Edward Sowers.

1940:

1995 Death: 10-27-1995 Salem City, Roanoke Co., VA.

1995 Burial: Sherwood Burial Park, Salem City, Roanoke Co., VA.

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.........4. Sowers, Samuel Alva I

Parents: Thomas R. & Catherine Halidon (Simmons) Sowers. I

1900 Birth: 6-2-1900 Floyd Co., VA.

1900, 1910, 1920 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1922 Marriage #1: Samuel Alva Sowers m. Mattie Bell Sowers 11-29-1922 Floyd Co., VA.. He 22 yo single w/m, b. Floyd Co., VA, s/o T. R. & Katherine Sowers. She 18 yo single w/f, b. Floyd Co., VA, d/o A. J. & Lydia E. Sowers.

1930 Residence: Front Street, Salem Town, Roanoke Co., VA, District 13, H4:

…… Sowers, Alva 29 yo w/m state road repair work, b. VA, parents b. VA, 23 yo when 1st married, rents, vet?: no, HOH.

……… Mattie V. 25 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, 18 yo when 1st married.

……… Bettie C. 2y 11/12 daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

1940 Residence: Front Street, South Salem Town, Roanoke Co., VA, District 13, H4:

…… Sowers, Alva 39 yo w/m road construction laborer, b. VA, completed G7, resided in same house 1935, owns, HOH.

……… Mattie 35 yo wife, b. VA, completed G7, resided in same house 1935, forewoman in a dress factory.

……… Betty 12 yo daughter, b. VA, completed G6, resided in same house 1935, school.

1987 Death: 3-7-1987 Charlottesville, Albemarle Co., VA.

1987 Burial: Sherwood Burial Park, Salem City, Roanoke Co., VA.

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............+ Sowers, Mattie Belle I

Parents: Tazwell Andrew Jackson “Dutch” & Lydia Elizabeth (Howery) Sowers. [sowers1] I

1904 Birth: 5-28-1904 Floyd Co., VA.

1930, 1940 Residence: Front Street, Salem Town, Roanoke Co., VA with husband Samuel Alva Sowers.

1994 Death: 3-1-1894 Crozet, Albemarle Co., VA.

1994 Burial: Sherwood Burial Park, Salem City, Roanoke Co., VA.

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............5. Sowers, Bettie C. I

Parents: Samuel Alva & Mattie Belle (Sowers) Sowers.

1927 Birth: abt 1927 VA.

1930, 1940 Residence: Front Street, Salem Town, Roanoke Co., VA with parents.

.........4. Sowers, Regina Doris I

Parents: Thomas R. & Catherine Halidon (Simmons) Sowers. I

1903 Birth: 8-29-1903 Floyd Co., VA.

1910, 1920 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

I1921 Marriage #1: Regina Sowers m. A. J. Wade 12-21-1921 Floyd Co., VA by L. A. Cummings, Minister of the Baptist Church. He 23 yo single w/m machinist, b. Bristol, TN, mailing address Vicar Switch, VA, s/o E. T. & Jane Wade. She 18 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Tom Sowers.

Aubrey J. Wade, b. 7-8-1898 VA or TN, d. 11-14-1982 VA, s/o Eli T. & Jane (Thomas) Wade. [wade1] I

1990 Death: 1-25-1990 Roanoke, VA.

1990 Burial: Sherwood Burial Park, Salem City, Roanoke Co., VA. (with Aubry)

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......3. Sowers, Mary Jane I

Parents: Frederick & Sarah (Booth) Sowers. I

1854 Birth: 9-14-1854 Montgomery Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Johnson Co., Kansas with parents.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with widowed mother as HOH.

I1877 Marriage #1: Mary Jane Sowers m. James W. Eller 11-01-1877 at Luanna Booth’s, Floyd Co., VA by Amos Dickerson. He 23 yo single w/m farmer, b. Roanoke Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o George & Nancy Eller. She 23 yo single w/f, b. Montgomery Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Frederick & Sarah Sowers.

James Washington Eller, s/o George & Nancy (Sloan?) Eller. [eller] I

1930 Death: 9-7-1930 Lyon Co., KS.

1930 Burial: Sunnyside Cemetery, Lyon Co., KS.

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James Washington Eller

......3. Sowers, S. (f)

Parents: Frederick & Sarah (Booth) Sowers. I

1856 Birth: abt 1856 Floyd Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Johnson Co., Kansas with parents.

......3. Sowers, Nancy Isabel I

Parents: Frederick & Sarah (Booth) Sowers. I

1858 Birth: 3-16-1858 Floyd Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Johnson Co., Kansas with parents.

1870, 1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with widowed mother as HOH.

1889 Marriage #1: Nancy E. Sowers m. Pleasant E. Sowers 02-05-1889 at Thomas Sower's, Floyd Co., VA by H.P. Hylton. He 37 yo single w/m farmer, b. Pulaski Co., VA & living in Kansas, s/o Samuel & Elizabeth Sowers. She 29 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Frederick & Sarah Sowers.

Pleasant Enoch Sowers, b. 7-21-1852, d. 2-8-1898, s/o Samuel P. & Elizabeth (Bowman) Sowers. [sowers3] I

1921 Death: 8-23-1921 KS.

1921 Burial: Dunlap Cemetery, Dunlap, Morris Co., KS. (with Pleasant )

Mrs Nancy I <i>Sowers</i> Sowers

…2. Sowers, Barbary I

Parents: John & Sarah (Phares/Pharis) Sowers. I

1828 Birth: 3-8-1828 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H21:

…… Sowers, Frederick 29 yo w/m farmer, b. Floyd, $500.

……… Sarah 30 yo w/f, b. Floyd, cannot read or write.

……… William 8 yo w/m, b. Floyd, school.

……… Tamer 6 yo w/f, b. Floyd, school.

……… Maglin 7 yo w/f, b. Floyd, school.

……… Caroline 6 yo w/f, b. Floyd, school.

……… Elizabeth 6/12 w/f, b. Floyd.

……… Sarah 58 yo w/f, b. Pittsylvania.

……… Barbary 21 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

…… Booth, Asa 17 yo w/m laborer, b. Floyd, school.

1850 Marriage #1: Barbary Sowers m. Henry Epperly 08-22-1850 Floyd Co., VA by Owen Sumner. She d/o Sarah Sowers per permission note.

Henry, s/o George & Sarah (Sowers) Epperly.

1909 Death: 4-20-1909

1909 Burial: Red Oak Grove Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA as Barbara, Wife of H. Epperly, but rest of stone is unreadable.

Barbara <i>Sowers</i> Epperly

End John & Sarah (Pharis) Sowers Family.