John Leander Bowers ^{1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}

   FamilySearch ID: L615-4Y2.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1870 in Uniontown, Carroll, MD. ⁷ The 1870 census recorded Chas. T. Bowers, farmer, 23, living with wife Elizabeth, 26; and sons John L., 4, and George William 1. Also in the home is Samuel Null, works on farm, 22. Two homes away is Eli Sowers, farmer, 65, and Mary J., 30. Everyone was born in Maryland.

2. Census in 1880 in Taneytown, Carroll, MD. ¹⁰ The 1880 census recorded John Bowers, 14, living in the household of Jacob Shriner, 30, and wife Mary A., 34, with their children: Oliver, 4; and Carrie E., 2. Everyone and their parents were born in Maryland. [Note: John's maternal grandmother was Elizabeth Shriner who married Eli Sowers.].

3. Census in 1900 in Cumberland Twp., Adams, PA. ³ The 1900 census recorded John L. Bowers [index as Rowers online], farmer, 33, born Jun 1866 in Maryland, married for 7 years to wife Lizzie R., 29, Jun 1870, Pennsylvania. Living with them are children born in Pennsylvania: Herbert, 11, Dec 1888; Edna B., 8, Jun 1891; Margaret D., 4, Jun 1896; and Bessie A., 6 months, Nov 1899. John's parent's were born in Maryland, and Lizzie's in Pennsylvania.

4. Census in 1910 in Gettysburg, Adams, PA. ¹¹ The 1910 census recorded John L. Bowers, 43, born in Maryland, living with his family born in Pennsylvania: wife Lizzie R., 39; son Herbert G., 21; and daughters Margaret G., 14; Bessie A., 10; and Dorothy L, 1.

5. Residence: 27 N. Stratton St., Gettysburg, Pa. On 14 Oct 1930 in Gettysburg, Adams, PA. ⁵

6. Cause of Death: myocardial degeneration and srteriosclerosis, 11 May 1939, Gettysburg, Adams, PA. ⁶

7. Occupation: janitor at court house on 11 May 1939 in Gettysburg, Adams, PA. ⁶

8. Residence: 25 N. Stratton St., Gettysburg, Pa. On 11 May 1939 in Gettysburg, Adams, PA. ⁶

9. Newspaper: Gettysburg Times: "50 Years Ago: Marriages: Bowers-Beecher - Feb. 28 At Mountjoy parsonage by the Rev. H. M. Heilman, John L. Bowers to Miss Elizabeth R. Beecher, both of Cumberland township.", 9 Mar 1943, Gettysburg, Adams, PA. ²

John married Elizabeth Rebecca Beecher, daughter of Cornelius Christian Beecher and Emma Margaret Long, on 28 Feb 1893 in Mount Joy Twp., Adams, PA.^{1 2} (Elizabeth Rebecca Beecher was born on 1 Jun 1870 in Cumberland Twp., Adams, PA,^{4 5 12 13} died on 14 Oct 1930 in Gettysburg, Adams, PA ^{4 5} and was buried on 17 Oct 1930 in Gettysburg: Evergreen Cemetery, Adams, PA ^{4 5}.)