Lewis Bower Family Cemetery, SR 617, Riner, Montgomery Co., VA

From Christiansburg take Rt 8 near Riner, then left on Laurel Ridge Mill Rd NE (SR 602) veering Laurel Ridge Mill Rd NE (changes to SR 617), cemetery is on the right behind 1179 Laurel Ridge Mill Rd NE, Riner, Montgomery VA. (close to Montgomery but on Floyd County side)

37.01980, -80.37914

(src: google maps using coordinates for address – cemetery is the darker outlined area to lower left of house with coordinates 37.0193720, -80.3796220)

Cemetery image

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by bower-va-genealogy Jan 2008)

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(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Carol VA)

Original Source: Documented by Judy Blackwell (not date noted).

Take Rt 8 near Riner, then left on Rt 602 to Rt 617, cemetery is on the right and is in Montgomery County, VA. Well kept, with fence.

Find A Grave Name: same

Annotations – added May 2021 by Barb Camery Reininger

Annotations in Red – correction to original text by Barb Camery Reininger

+ indicates on same tombstone

& indicates a relationship

Notes:

Photo

NAME

Original survey

X

BIRTH

DEATH

MARKER NOTES

ANNOTATIONS

Akers, Lemuel W.

X

06 Mar 1855

20 Apr 1883

26 Years 1 Month 14 Days

aka Lemuel Wilson Akers, s/o Whitley & Frances (Greenwood) Akers. [1883 Floyd Death Register] [Akers_Whitley_Frances]

m. 1878 Montgomery

nee Sarah Jane Bower, 1856-1933, d/o Lewis & Nancy (Bowman) Akers. [Death Cert - can’t find] [Bower_Lewis_Nancy] Sarah will m. 2nd Charles Edward Sumner, s/o Armstead Ashworth & Louisa Jane (Pugh) Sumner. [Death Cert]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by bower-va-genealogy Jan 2011)

Bower, Charlie L.

x

05 Dec 1875

17 Feb 1908

 

Charlie L. Bower, s/o Samuel Evans & 1st wife Sarah Elizabeth (Martin) Bower. [Bower_Lewis_Nancy]

m. 1899 Floyd

Willie E. J. Epperly, 1879-1961, d/o William Isaac & 1st wife Sarah Marinda (Lester) Epperly. [Epperly_Solomon_Rachel] Willie will m. 2nd 1912 Montgomery, John E. Horton. [no file]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Bower Jul 2008)

Front two markers:

Lt Nancy Bowman Bower

Rt Lewis Bower

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Carol VA Oct 2014)

 

Bower, Lewis

X

25 Sep 1819

20 Jun 1904

 

Lewis Bower, s/o Mathias & Catherine (Linkenauger) Bower. [Bower_Lewis_Nancy]

m. 1838 Floyd

Nancy Bowman, d/o Christian & Hannah (Rinehart) Bowman. [Bowman_ChristianSr_Hannah]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by bower-va-genealogy Jan 2011)

Bower, Lurie Hartwell

X

03 Jun 1888

20 Sep 1897

 

can’t id. Not 1890 Floyd.

 

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by bower-va-genealogy Jan 2011)

Bower, Nancy

X

03 May 1817

28 Jan 1908

 

nee Nancy Bowman, d/o Christian & Hannah (Rinehart) Bowman. [Bowman_ChristianSr_Hannah]

m. 1838 Floyd

Lewis Bower, s/o Mathias & Catherine (Linkenauger) Bower. [Bower_Lewis_Nancy]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by bower-va-genealogy Jun 2010)

Bower, Rosa C.

X

01 Mar 1877

01 Sep 1938

Age 61 Years

nee Sarah Rosabell “Rosa” Conner, d/o John Floyd & Datia Adaline “Docia” (Poff) Conner. [Death Cert] [Conner_JohnR_LouisaDoshia]

m. 1904 Floyd as 2nd wife of

Samuel Evans Bower, s/o Lewis & Nancy (Bowman) Bower. [Bower_Lewis_Nancy]

 

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Bower Jul 2008)

Bower, Samuel E.

X

07 May 1851

04 Jun 1942

 

aka Samuel Evans Bower, s/o Lewis & Nancy (Bowman) Bower. [Death Cert] [Bower_Lewis_Nancy]

1st m. 1872 Floyd, nee Sarah Elizabeth Martin, 1851-1903, d/o Moses & 1st wife Nancy (Spangler) Martin. Death Cert] [Martin_Moses_2wives]

2nd m. 1904 Floyd, nee Sarah Rosabell “Rosa” Conner, d/o John Floyd & Datia Adaline “Docia” (Poff) Conner. [Conner_JohnR_LouisaDoshia]

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Bower Jul 2008)

Bower, Sarah E.

X

02 No 1851

26 Jun 1903

 

nee Sarah Elizabeth Martin, d/o Moses & 1st wife Nancy (Spangler) Martin. [Martin_Moses_2wives]

m. 1872 Floyd as 1st wife of

Samuel Evans Bower, s/o Lewis & Nancy (Bowman) Bower. [Bower_Lewis_Nancy]

Since this photo was taken the headstone has been set back up and concrete filled in around it. The family has done some work to the graveyard.

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Bower Jul 2008)

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by bower-va-genealogy Jan 2011)

Epperly, Fannie M.

X

11 Feb 1887

16 Jun 1908

Wife of P. E. Epperly

nee Fannie Maude Bower, d/o Samuel Evans & 1st wife Sarah Elizabeth (Martin) Bower. [Bower_Lewis_Nancy]

m. 1905 Montgomery as 1st wife

Posey Everett Epperly, 1885-1953, s/o James H. & 2nd wife Mary C. (Akers) Epperly. [Epperly_Mary_Jacob] (Posey will m. 2nd 1909 Floyd, Arinda Claradel Hall, 1887-1956, d/o Marion Thomas & Nancy Byre (Poff) Hall. [Hall_Charles_Eliza] Posey & Arinda are buried in Harford Co., MD.

 

Original Survey:

 ( ) notation from Judy Blackwell

(Nancy and Lewis Bower were the parents of Samuel Evans Bower.)

Surname

 

DOB

DOD

notation from Judy Blackwell

Bower

Samuel E.

7 Mar 1851

4 Jun 1942

Samuel Evan Bower

 

Bower

Rosa C.

1 Mar 1877

1 Sep 1938

(nee Conner 2nd w/o Samuel Bower)

 

Epperly

Fannie M(aude Bower)

11 Feb 1882

16 Jun 1908

w/o P E Epperly

 

Bower

Lemeul

20 Apr 1883

26 yr 1 m 14d

 

Bower

Lewis

25 Sep 1819

20 Jun 1904

 

Bower

Sarah E (Martin)

2 Nov 1851

26 Jun 1903

 

Bower

Orie Hartwell

12 Jun 1882

20 Sep 1892

 

Bower

Charlie L

5 Dec 1875

17 Feb 1908

 

Bower

Nancy (Bowman)

3 May 1817

28 Jan 1908