George W. Sowers

M, #6201, b. 1854, d. 13 June 1914
Last Edited: 30 Dec 2003
  • Biography*: His sister, Mary Sowers, was listed with him as well as a niece named, Corinna M. Sowers, age 14, in the 1900 census.
  • Birth*: George was born in 1854.
  • Marriage*: He married Ellen Jones on 14 Apr 1881.
  • Death*: George died on 13 Jun 1914.
  • Burial*: His body was buried in Jun 1914 at Davidson County, NC. Beulah Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery, on Arnold Road.

Parents:

Father: Samuel Sowers b. 1815, d. c 1875
Mother: Amelia Michael b. 22 Oct 1824, d. 21 Jun 1914

Family:

Ellen Jones

Child:

Robert Lee Sowers b. 22 Dec 1880, d. 18 Dec 1950

Ellen Jones

F, #6202
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998

Family:

George W. Sowers b. 1854, d. 13 Jun 1914

Child:

Robert Lee Sowers b. 22 Dec 1880, d. 18 Dec 1950

Robert Lee Sowers

M, #6203, b. 22 December 1880, d. 18 December 1950
Last Edited: 30 Dec 2003
  • Birth*: Robert was born on 22 Dec 1880.
  • Marriage*: He married Bertha Ballard on 25 Mar 1922.
  • Burial*: His body was buried in Dec 1950 at Davidson County, NC. Beulah Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery, on Arnold Road.
  • Death*: Robert died on 18 Dec 1950 at age 69.

Parents:

Father: George W. Sowers b. 1854, d. 13 Jun 1914
Mother: Ellen Jones

Family:

Maude Sletta Hedrick

F, #6204, b. 2 July 1903, d. 29 November 1993
Last Edited: 30 Dec 2003

Parents:

Father: Andrew Madison Hedrick 'Matthew' (twin) b. 29 Nov 1850, d. 26 Apr 1935
Mother: Margaret Louise Hunt b. 12 Aug 1872, d. 4 Sep 1943

Family:

John Edgar Everhart b. 9 May 1902, d. 29 Apr 1969

Sarah Sowers

F, #6205, b. circa 1859
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Birth*: Sarah was born circa 1859.
  • Death*: Sarah died.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Samuel Sowers b. 1815, d. c 1875
Mother: Amelia Michael b. 22 Oct 1824, d. 21 Jun 1914

Martha Gazella Sowers

F, #6206, b. 1862, d. 1924
Last Edited: 30 Dec 2003
  • Birth*: Martha was born in 1862.
  • Death*: Martha died in 1924.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried at Davidson County, NC. Beulah Reformed United Church of Christ Cemetery, on Arnold Road.

Parents:

Father: Samuel Sowers b. 1815, d. c 1875
Mother: Amelia Michael b. 22 Oct 1824, d. 21 Jun 1914

Mary Sowers

F, #6207, b. circa 1866
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Biography*: She was living with her brother George W. Sowers during the 1900 census.
  • Birth*: Mary was born circa 1866.
  • Death*: Mary died.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Samuel Sowers b. 1815, d. c 1875
Mother: Amelia Michael b. 22 Oct 1824, d. 21 Jun 1914

Mary Michael

F, #6208, b. 10 October 1854, d. 10 January 1918
Last Edited: 21 Feb 2005
  • Biography*: Moved from NC to Taylor, TX, then to Dallas, TX, then to King, TX.
  • Birth*: Mary was born on 10 Oct 1854.
  • Marriage*: She married Richmond Shoaf.
  • Death*: Mary died on 10 Jan 1918 at age 63.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried in Jan 1918 at Coryell County, TX. King Cemetery.

Parents:

Father: Henry Michael (twin) b. 14 Nov 1820, d. 23 Jun 1895
Mother: Louisa Susan Myers b. 4 Oct 1831, d. 30 Oct 1918

Family:

Richmond Shoaf b. 1 Jan 1848, d. 9 Nov 1926

Richmond Shoaf

M, #6209, b. 1 January 1848, d. 9 November 1926
Last Edited: 29 Jun 2006
  • Biography*: Moved from NC to Taylor, TX, then to Dallas, TX, then to King, TX.
  • Birth*: Richmond was born on 1 Jan 1848.
  • Marriage*: He married Mary Michael, daughter of Henry Michael (twin) and Louisa Susan Myers.
  • Death*: Richmond died on 9 Nov 1926 at age 78.
  • Burial*: His body was buried in Nov 1926 at Coryell County, TX. King Cemetery.

Family:

Mary Michael b. 10 Oct 1854, d. 10 Jan 1918

Margaret Frances Michael

F, #6210, b. 19 April 1857, d. circa 1953
Last Edited: 29 Jun 2006
  • Biography*: Lived in Salisbury, NC.
  • Birth*: Margaret was born on 19 Apr 1857.
  • Marriage*: She married Robert Whirlow.
  • Death*: Margaret died circa 1953.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Henry Michael (twin) b. 14 Nov 1820, d. 23 Jun 1895
Mother: Louisa Susan Myers b. 4 Oct 1831, d. 30 Oct 1918

Family:

Robert Whirlow b. s 1857

Robert Whirlow

M, #6211, b. say 1857
Last Edited: 23 Feb 2004

Family:

Margaret Frances Michael b. 19 Apr 1857, d. c 1953

Junius L. Michael 'June'

M, #6212, b. 1860, d. 1926
Last Edited: 30 Dec 2003

Parents:

Father: Henry Michael (twin) b. 14 Nov 1820, d. 23 Jun 1895
Mother: Louisa Susan Myers b. 4 Oct 1831, d. 30 Oct 1918

Family 1:

Mamie B. McCrary b. 1869, d. 2 Dec 1894

Child:

?? Michael d. 1 Aug 1892

Family 2:

Mamie B. McCrary

F, #6213, b. 1869, d. 2 December 1894
Last Edited: 30 Dec 2003

Family:

Junius L. Michael 'June' b. 1860, d. 1926

Child:

?? Michael d. 1 Aug 1892

Clara Ella Michael

F, #6215, b. 17 December 1867, d. 1 April 1939
Last Edited: 29 Jun 2006

Parents:

Father: Henry Michael (twin) b. 14 Nov 1820, d. 23 Jun 1895
Mother: Louisa Susan Myers b. 4 Oct 1831, d. 30 Oct 1918

Family:

Charles Lee Lopp 'Lee' b. 1854, d. 1926

Bessie Michael

F, #6216, b. 1883
Last Edited: 29 Jun 2006

Parents:

Father: Henry Michael (twin) b. 14 Nov 1820, d. 23 Jun 1895
Mother: Louisa Susan Myers b. 4 Oct 1831, d. 30 Oct 1918

Family:

John Sowers or Sauer, Sr.

M, #6218, b. 20 March 1760, d. 22 August 1834
Gravestone - Plaque attached to original marker has "Revolutionary Soldier John Sowers 1760-1834" by DAR and GAR descendants.
John Sowers, Sr. gravestone
Last Edited: 19 Aug 2023
  • Biography*: He was in the Revolutionary War, enlisted in Jul., 1776.

    c1776.
    When he was 16 years old he enlisted as a Private in the NC Troops to fight in the American Revolution. He was with the NC Troops, commanded by General Nathaniel Greene, when they crossed the Yadkin River, with the British General, Lord Cornwallis, in pursuit. A terrible storm prevented Lord Cornwallis from crossing at this point, and the delay helped General Greene's troops to regroup and move to Guilford Courthouse, the battle that was the turning point for the American troops. The battlefield in Rowan County (now Davidson County) where John Sowers fought is called York Hill.

    1829.
    In 1829 he and his family went to southern IL, where his son Henry Sowers had gone in 1816 to found Sowersville Settlement in Pulaski County.

    1963.
    In 1963 the Eqyptian Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution dedicated a plaque in the Wetaug Cemetery in memory of John Sowers, Revolutionary soldier, born in NC.
  • Birth*: John was born on 20 Mar 1760.
  • Marriage*: He married Christine ??.
  • Marriage*: He married Agnes Owens circa 1782.
  • Death*: John died on 22 Aug 1834 at Wetaug, Pulaski County, IL, at age 74. Sowersville Settlement.
  • Burial*: His body was buried at Wetaug, Pulaski County, IL. Wetaug Cemetery - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~foe3643/Illinois/Pulaski-County/Wetaug/Wetaug.html.

Parents:

Father: Johann or John Philip Sauer , Sr. 'Philip' b. 1735, d. 21 Aug 1784
Mother: Christina Faust b. c 1735, d. 27 Oct 1825

Family 1:

Family 2:

Agnes Owens

Children:

Jesse Sowers , Sr.+ b. 11 Sep 1783
Philip Sowers
Susannah Sowers b. 1788
Henry Sowers+ b. 5 May 1791, d. 19 Dec 1854
David Sowers , Sr.+ b. c 1793, d. 1830
Eli Sowers b. c 1795
Elizabeth Sowers b. s 1797
John Sowers , Jr.+ b. 12 Jan 1804, d. 28 Jan 1876

Christine ??

F, #6219
Last Edited: 31 Aug 2014

Family:

John Sowers or Sauer, Sr. b. 20 Mar 1760, d. 22 Aug 1834

Agnes Owens

F, #6220
Last Edited: 17 Feb 2015

Family:

John Sowers or Sauer, Sr. b. 20 Mar 1760, d. 22 Aug 1834

Children:

Jesse Sowers , Sr.+ b. 11 Sep 1783
Philip Sowers
Susannah Sowers b. 1788
Henry Sowers+ b. 5 May 1791, d. 19 Dec 1854
David Sowers , Sr.+ b. c 1793, d. 1830
Eli Sowers b. c 1795
Elizabeth Sowers b. s 1797
John Sowers , Jr.+ b. 12 Jan 1804, d. 28 Jan 1876

Henry Sowers

M, #6221, b. 5 May 1791, d. 19 December 1854
Henry Sowers gravestone
Henry Sowers gravestone.
Last Edited: 5 May 2009
  • Biography*: AFTER 1823. After 1823 he moved from Davidson County, NC to IL and help found Sowersburg Settlement in Pulaski County, IL, seven miles north of the OH river (Sowersburg is not on current maps).

    Note:
    Henry Sowers, was the first white man to set foot in Big Springs, later called Wetaug, Illinois- He founded the Sowers' Settlement in Pulaski county along with such people as Judge Hoffner, Richard Brown, The Nally Family, The Dexters, William McIntosh, the Knupps, - Levi Hughes and others in 1816.
  • Birth*: Henry was born on 5 May 1791.
  • Marriage*: He married Sarah Link, daughter of William Link , Sr. and Elizabeth ??, circa 1815.
  • Marriage*: He married Mary I. ?? on 16 Jan 1839.
  • Death*: Henry died on 19 Dec 1854 at Wetaug, Pulaski County, IL, at age 63.
  • Burial*: His body was buried at Wetaug, Pulaski County, IL. Wetaug Cemetery - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~foe3643/Illinois/Pulaski-County/Wetaug/Wetaug.html.

Parents:

Father: John Sowers or Sauer, Sr. b. 20 Mar 1760, d. 22 Aug 1834
Mother: Agnes Owens

Family 1:

Sarah Link b. 27 Aug 1796

Children:

Elizabeth Sowers+ d. 26 Mar 1876
Sandy Sowers
Levi Sowers
Alfred Sowers
Jesse Sowers b. 9 Oct 1816, d. 1868
Eli Sowers+ b. 19 Mar 1819, d. 18 Oct 1854
Edmund D. Sowers b. 1826, d. 1909
Jane Sowers b. c 1830

Family 2:

Mary I. ?? b. 1801, d. 1871

Child:

Noah Sowers b. 1839, d. 1874

Sarah Link

F, #6222, b. 27 August 1796
Last Edited: 14 Aug 2018

Parents:

Family:

Henry Sowers b. 5 May 1791, d. 19 Dec 1854

Children:

Elizabeth Sowers+ d. 26 Mar 1876
Sandy Sowers
Levi Sowers
Alfred Sowers
Jesse Sowers b. 9 Oct 1816, d. 1868
Eli Sowers+ b. 19 Mar 1819, d. 18 Oct 1854
Edmund D. Sowers b. 1826, d. 1909
Jane Sowers b. c 1830

Edmund D. Sowers

M, #6223, b. 1826, d. 1909
Last Edited: 6 May 2009
  • Biography*: 1856. In 1856 he moved from IL to TX and established the little town of Sowers, TX between Fort Worth and Dallas (near intersection of Rt. 183 and 356, near Irving)

    Sowers, Texas was a small community located approximately 11 miles northwest of Dallas, Texas in what is known today as Irving, Texas. The Sowers Community was named after the early pioneer E. D. Sowers. There are still small reminders of this tiny community. Among them are an old cemetery known as Sowers Cemetery and a small stretch of road known as Sowers Road.

    SOWERS, TEXAS. Sowers was eleven miles northwest of Dallas in an area now in Irving in northwestern Dallas County. E. D. Sowers, believed to have settled in the area in 1848 and owner of the first store in the community, gave his name to the post office when it was established in 1881. At that time the community was sometimes called Sowers Store and had the store, a school, and two physicians. By 1884 the town had a population of seventy-five, a church, a school, a doctor, a blacksmith, a druggist, and two steam gristmill-cotton gins. The population rose to 121 before the removal of its post office in 1905 and remained steady throughout the 1930s. Three businesses were located in the community in 1936. The population was thirty in 1956.
  • Birth*: Edmund was born in 1826 at NC.
  • Marriage*: He married Freelove ?? in 1852.
  • Residence*: He resided in 1860 at Palace Hill, Dallas County, TX.
  • Residence: He resided in 1870 at Dallas, Dallas County, TX.
  • Death*: Edmund died in 1909.
  • Burial*: His body was buried in 1909 at Sowers, TX. Sowers Cemetery.

Parents:

Father: Henry Sowers b. 5 May 1791, d. 19 Dec 1854
Mother: Sarah Link b. 27 Aug 1796

Family:

Freelove ?? b. 1824, d. 1907

David Sowers

M, #6224, b. 4 February 1765
Last Edited: 26 Sep 2022

Parents:

Father: Johann or John Philip Sauer , Sr. 'Philip' b. 1735, d. 21 Aug 1784
Mother: Christina Faust b. c 1735, d. 27 Oct 1825

Johann Heinrich Darr or Derr 'Henry'

M, #6225, b. 5 February 1749, d. 11 July 1816
Last Edited: 31 Aug 2014

Parents:

Father: Melchior Melchoir? Darr , Sr. or Derr b. 1722, d. 20 Oct 1810
Mother: Anna Barbara Hilbart or Kurtz b. s 1722, d. 1773

Family:

Catherine Eddinger b. 1755, d. 8 Mar 1836

Children:

Anna Maria Eva Darr 'Maria'+ b. 10 Aug 1775
Elizabeth Darr b. 10 Nov 1777
Johan Heinrich Darr , Jr. 'Henry' b. 25 May 1780, d. b 1816
Mariah Maria? Barbara Darr+ b. 15 Nov 1782, d. 3 Aug 1854
Daniel Darr+ b. 24 Mar 1785, d. 1833
John Darr b. 27 Jun 1787, d. 20 Jul 1836
Susanna Darr b. 14 Jul 1789
David Darr+ b. 5 Jan 1793
Catharine Darr+ b. 5 Aug 1794, d. 9 Sep 1886
Andrew Darr+ b. 14 Oct 1797, d. 5 Oct 1866
Christian Darr b. c 1800

Catherine Eddinger

F, #6226, b. 1755, d. 8 March 1836
Last Edited: 31 Aug 2014
  • Biography*: Gravestone reads - Catherine Darr, widow of Henry Darr, departed this life the 8 day of March 1836 aged 81 years 10 months and 13 days. Has left 7 children, she was the mother of 11 children, grandmother of 72 and great grandmother of 52. She was a widow 19y 7m 28d.
  • Birth*: Catherine was born in 1755.
  • Marriage*: She married Johann Heinrich Darr or Derr 'Henry', son of Melchior Melchoir? Darr , Sr. or Derr and Anna Barbara Hilbart or Kurtz, circa 1774.
  • Death*: Catherine died on 8 Mar 1836. From gravestone.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried at Davidson County, NC. Pilgrim Reformed - United Church of Christ Cemetery.

Parents:

Father: Christian Eddinger
Mother: ?? ??

Family:

Johann Heinrich Darr or Derr 'Henry' b. 5 Feb 1749, d. 11 Jul 1816

Children:

Anna Maria Eva Darr 'Maria'+ b. 10 Aug 1775
Elizabeth Darr b. 10 Nov 1777
Johan Heinrich Darr , Jr. 'Henry' b. 25 May 1780, d. b 1816
Mariah Maria? Barbara Darr+ b. 15 Nov 1782, d. 3 Aug 1854
Daniel Darr+ b. 24 Mar 1785, d. 1833
John Darr b. 27 Jun 1787, d. 20 Jul 1836
Susanna Darr b. 14 Jul 1789
David Darr+ b. 5 Jan 1793
Catharine Darr+ b. 5 Aug 1794, d. 9 Sep 1886
Andrew Darr+ b. 14 Oct 1797, d. 5 Oct 1866
Christian Darr b. c 1800

Anna Maria Eva Darr 'Maria'

F, #6227, b. 10 August 1775
Last Edited: 31 Jan 2014

Parents:

Father: Johann Heinrich Darr or Derr 'Henry' b. 5 Feb 1749, d. 11 Jul 1816
Mother: Catherine Eddinger b. 1755, d. 8 Mar 1836

Family:

Valentine Sowers b. 10 Dec 1768, d. 4 Feb 1843

Children:

Michael Sowers or Sauer+ b. 5 Nov 1792, d. 15 Aug 1845
David Sowers or Sauer+ b. 29 Sep 1794, d. 27 Oct 1859
Johannes Sowers 'John'+ b. 21 Jul 1796
Andreas Sowers or Sauer+ b. 7 Nov 1799, d. 15 Nov 1848
Heinrich Sowers or Sauer 'Henry'+ b. 18 Jun 1801, d. c 1862
Philip Sowers or Sauer+ b. 6 Jun 1803
Matthias? Matheis Sauer or Sowers, Sr.+ b. 30 Aug 1805, d. 1885
Valentine or Vallentin Sauer or Sowers, Jr.+ b. 20 Feb 1808, d. 1 Sep 1893
Margaret Rebecca Sauer or Sowers 'Rebecca'+ b. 12 Oct 1812, d. 27 Jan 1879
Catherine or Cadrin Sauer or Sowers+ b. 7 Mar 1815, d. 4 Mar 1887
Luis or Lewis Sowers or Sauer+ b. 18 May 1818, d. 10 Jan 1897

Valentine Sowers

M, #6228, b. 10 December 1768, d. 4 February 1843
Gravestone
Last Edited: 3 Nov 2021

Parents:

Father: Johann or John Philip Sauer , Sr. 'Philip' b. 1735, d. 21 Aug 1784
Mother: Christina Faust b. c 1735, d. 27 Oct 1825

Family:

Anna Maria Eva Darr 'Maria' b. 10 Aug 1775

Children:

Michael Sowers or Sauer+ b. 5 Nov 1792, d. 15 Aug 1845
David Sowers or Sauer+ b. 29 Sep 1794, d. 27 Oct 1859
Johannes Sowers 'John'+ b. 21 Jul 1796
Andreas Sowers or Sauer+ b. 7 Nov 1799, d. 15 Nov 1848
Heinrich Sowers or Sauer 'Henry'+ b. 18 Jun 1801, d. c 1862
Philip Sowers or Sauer+ b. 6 Jun 1803
Matthias? Matheis Sauer or Sowers, Sr.+ b. 30 Aug 1805, d. 1885
Valentine or Vallentin Sauer or Sowers, Jr.+ b. 20 Feb 1808, d. 1 Sep 1893
Margaret Rebecca Sauer or Sowers 'Rebecca'+ b. 12 Oct 1812, d. 27 Jan 1879
Catherine or Cadrin Sauer or Sowers+ b. 7 Mar 1815, d. 4 Mar 1887
Luis or Lewis Sowers or Sauer+ b. 18 May 1818, d. 10 Jan 1897

Sarah Bowers

F, #6229, b. 17 November 1810, d. 21 November 1881
Last Edited: 1 Feb 2023

Parents:

Father: John Bowers , I b. 19 Jan 1777, d. 9 Jan 1836
Mother: Margaret Elizabeth Myers b. 30 Mar 1778, d. 10 Jul 1827

Family 1:

Solomon Reichard b. 8 May 1802, d. 28 Mar 1831

Child:

Samuel Reichard b. 18 Jun 1828, d. 18 Mar 1918

Family 2:

Michael Sowers or Sauer b. 5 Nov 1792, d. 15 Aug 1845

Children:

Catherine Sowers b. 1832
Michael Mathias Sowers 'Tice'+ b. 1833, d. 13 Sep 1919
Obediah Sowers b. 1835
Lewis W. Sowers+ b. 13 Dec 1836, d. 11 Nov 1905
Elizabeth Sowers b. 1837
Phoebe Ann Sowers+ b. 7 Feb 1838, d. 15 Dec 1928
Mary Sowers b. 1839
Noah D. Sowers b. 1841
Sarah Sowers b. 1843
Absalom Sowers b. 1844
Susan Sowers b. 1845

Family 3:

Nathaniel Morgan b. 4 Jan 1797, d. 16 May 1872

Child:

Joseph Nathaniel Morgan 'Joe'+ b. 2 Jun 1852, d. 19 Nov 1923

Znoslin Sowers or Sauer

M, #6230, b. 6 October 1821
Last Edited: 20 Aug 2004
  • Birth*: Znoslin was born on 6 Oct 1821.
  • Death*: Znoslin died.
  • Burial*: His body was buried.

Parents:

Father: David Sowers or Sauer b. 29 Sep 1794, d. 27 Oct 1859
Mother: Sarah Long b. 4 Feb 1794, d. 29 Aug 1870

Frane or Phraney Sowers

F, #6231, b. 27 March 1820
Last Edited: 20 Aug 2004
  • Birth*: Frane was born on 27 Mar 1820.
  • Death*: Frane died.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried.

Parents:

Father: David Sowers or Sauer b. 29 Sep 1794, d. 27 Oct 1859
Mother: Sarah Long b. 4 Feb 1794, d. 29 Aug 1870

Anna Christina Sowers or Sauer

F, #6235, b. 13 December 1770, d. 5 November 1815
Last Edited: 5 May 2009

Parents:

Father: Johann or John Philip Sauer , Sr. 'Philip' b. 1735, d. 21 Aug 1784
Mother: Christina Faust b. c 1735, d. 27 Oct 1825

Anna Maria Sowers 'Mary Lily Ann'

F, #6236, b. 20 May 1781, d. 30 November 1849
Last Edited: 26 Sep 2022
  • Birth*: Anna was born on 20 May 1781.
  • Marriage*: She married Joseph Evans.
  • Death*: Anna died on 30 Nov 1849 at age 68.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried at Putnam County, IN.

Parents:

Father: Johann or John Philip Sauer , Sr. 'Philip' b. 1735, d. 21 Aug 1784
Mother: Christina Faust b. c 1735, d. 27 Oct 1825

Family:

Joseph Evans b. 21 Apr 1771, d. 20 Feb 1866

Children:

Gazzam Evans+ b. 21 Mar 1808, d. 18 Apr 1874
Sylvester? Sylvestor Evans+ b. c 1813, d. 11 Jul 1890

Joseph Evans

M, #6237, b. 21 April 1771, d. 20 February 1866
Last Edited: 26 Sep 2022

Family:

Anna Maria Sowers 'Mary Lily Ann' b. 20 May 1781, d. 30 Nov 1849

Children:

Gazzam Evans+ b. 21 Mar 1808, d. 18 Apr 1874
Sylvester? Sylvestor Evans+ b. c 1813, d. 11 Jul 1890

Catherine Sowers

F, #6238, b. 2 February 1796, d. 27 August 1812
Last Edited: 1 Feb 2023
  • Birth*: Catherine was born on 2 Feb 1796.
  • Death*: Catherine died on 27 Aug 1812 at age 16.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried at Davidson County, NC. Beulah United Church of Christ Cemetery, on Arnold Road.

Parents:

Father: John Michael Sowers , Sr. 'Michael' b. 30 Aug 1772, d. b 1830
Mother: Maria Barbara Sink or Zinck 'Barbara' b. 8 Jun 1776, d. b 1854

John Edgar Everhart

M, #6239, b. 9 May 1902, d. 29 April 1969
Last Edited: 30 Dec 2003

Family:

Maude Sletta Hedrick b. 2 Jul 1903, d. 29 Nov 1993

John Evans

M, #6241, b. 20 June 1801, d. 9 July 1889
Last Edited: 9 Oct 2013

Family:

Christiana Sowers b. Nov 1798, d. Mar 1871

Children:

Michael Evans+ b. 2 Sep 1831
Catherine Evans+ b. 19 Jan 1833, d. 27 Apr 1897
Franey Evans+ b. 18 Sep 1834
Nathaniel Evans+ b. 10 Apr 1836, d. Jul 1887
Mary Evans b. 1837
Pherbe? Pherabe Evans b. 5 Aug 1838

Martha Ann Bradshaw

F, #6242, b. circa 1819, d. 22 August 1893
Marriage Record
Last Edited: 20 Jul 2021

Family:

Felix Sowers b. c 1818, d. 30 Mar 1884

Children:

Marcela or Martha Sowers b. c 1854
Winfield Scott Sowers , Sr.+ b. 26 Nov 1854, d. 2 Feb 1919
Anna Olivia Sowers+ b. 29 Jan 1856

Mathias Sowers 'Tice'

M, #6243, b. circa 1805
Last Edited: 17 Feb 2015
  • Biography*: Moved from Davidson Couty, NC to Bartholomew County, IN before 1850.
  • Birth*: Mathias was born circa 1805.
  • Marriage*: He married Rebecca Spach.
  • Marriage*: He married Mary Reed at IN.

Parents:

Father: John Michael Sowers , Sr. 'Michael' b. 30 Aug 1772, d. b 1830
Mother: Maria Barbara Sink or Zinck 'Barbara' b. 8 Jun 1776, d. b 1854

Family 1:

Rebecca Spach d. c 1848

Family 2:

Rebecca Spach

F, #6244, d. circa 1848
Last Edited: 17 Feb 2015

Family:

Michael Sowers

M, #6245, b. 1844, d. 20 August 1864
Last Edited: 23 Feb 2004
  • Biography*: No marriage.


    He served in the Civil War, C.S.A., enlisting in Co. I, 42nd Regiment, NC Infantry, at the age of 18, on 4 Mar., 1862. Rank - Private.
  • Birth*: Michael was born in 1844.
  • Death*: Michael died on 20 Aug 1864 at Richmond, Henrico County, VA. In the hospital.
  • Burial*: His body was buried.

Parents:

Father: John Michael Sowers , Jr. 'Michael' b. 11 Sep 1808, d. 6 Oct 1860
Mother: Elizabeth Sink or Zincke 'Bettie' b. 15 Jul 1808, d. 15 Jun 1883

Nancy Ann Byerly

F, #6246, b. say 1835
Last Edited: 30 Dec 2003

Parents:

Father: Peter Byerly b. s 1810
Mother: Polly Loman

Family 1:

Edmund Lafayette Sowers 'Fate' b. 1831, d. 17 May 1864

Children:

Family 2:

Emma Sowers

F, #6247
Last Edited: 23 Feb 2004
  • Biography*: No marriage.


  • Birth*: Emma was born.
  • Death*: Emma died.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Edmund Lafayette Sowers 'Fate' b. 1831, d. 17 May 1864
Mother: Nancy Ann Byerly b. s 1835

Cornelia Arminda Sowers 'Mindy'

F, #6248, b. 22 August 1860, d. 1941
Last Edited: 18 Jul 2024

Parents:

Father: Edmund Lafayette Sowers 'Fate' b. 1831, d. 17 May 1864
Mother: Nancy Ann Byerly b. s 1835

Family 2:

George Washington Bates b. 1854, d. 1942

Children:

Martha Bates+ b. 19 Jan 1888, d. 25 May 1959
Charles Bates b. 1890, d. 1976
Richard Baxter Bates 'Baxter'+

John O. Pickett

M, #6249
Last Edited: 18 Jul 2024

Edvie Pickett

F, #6250
Last Edited: 18 Jul 2024
  • Biography*: No marriage.


  • Birth*: Edvie was born.

Parents:

Father: John O. Pickett
Mother: Cornelia Arminda Sowers 'Mindy' b. 22 Aug 1860, d. 1941

Esther Pickett

F, #6251
Last Edited: 18 Jul 2024
  • Birth*: Esther was born.
  • Marriage*: She married Will Boner.

Parents:

Father: John O. Pickett
Mother: Cornelia Arminda Sowers 'Mindy' b. 22 Aug 1860, d. 1941

Family:

Will Boner

M, #6252
Last Edited: 18 Jul 2024

Family:

Ezra Pickett

M, #6253
Last Edited: 18 Jul 2024
  • Birth*: Ezra was born.
  • Death*: Ezra died. Died at 17 years old.

Parents:

Father: John O. Pickett
Mother: Cornelia Arminda Sowers 'Mindy' b. 22 Aug 1860, d. 1941

Effie Pickett

F, #6254
Last Edited: 18 Jul 2024
  • Birth*: Effie was born.
  • Death*: Effie died. Died at 2 months old.

Parents:

Father: John O. Pickett
Mother: Cornelia Arminda Sowers 'Mindy' b. 22 Aug 1860, d. 1941

George Washington Bates

M, #6255, b. 1854, d. 1942
Last Edited: 18 Jul 2024

Family:

Cornelia Arminda Sowers 'Mindy' b. 22 Aug 1860, d. 1941

Children:

Martha Bates+ b. 19 Jan 1888, d. 25 May 1959
Charles Bates b. 1890, d. 1976
Richard Baxter Bates 'Baxter'+

Martha Bates

F, #6256, b. 19 January 1888, d. 25 May 1959
Last Edited: 18 Jul 2024

Parents:

Father: George Washington Bates b. 1854, d. 1942
Mother: Cornelia Arminda Sowers 'Mindy' b. 22 Aug 1860, d. 1941

Family:

Robert Lindsay Everhart 'Bob' b. 15 Apr 1874, d. 9 Mar 1943

Children:

Ralph Edward Everhart b. 1926, d. 2010
Herbert Lindsay Everhart b. 1929, d. 1993

Charles Bates

M, #6258, b. 1890, d. 1976
Last Edited: 18 Jul 2024
  • Birth*: Charles was born in 1890.
  • Marriage*: He married Lou Jarrett.
  • Death*: Charles died in 1976.

Parents:

Father: George Washington Bates b. 1854, d. 1942
Mother: Cornelia Arminda Sowers 'Mindy' b. 22 Aug 1860, d. 1941

Family:

Lou Jarrett

F, #6259
Last Edited: 18 Jul 2024

Family:

Charles Bates b. 1890, d. 1976

Sally Amanda Cox 'Mandy'

F, #6260, b. 6 April 1899, d. 10 August 1971
Gravestone
Henry Clay Koontz and Sally Amanda Alice Cox Koontz. Picture Source: Linn Koontz
Last Edited: 16 Sep 2018

Family:

Henry Clay Koonts or Koontz b. 6 Jul 1891, d. 28 Apr 1971

Emanuel Whitson Koontz

M, #6261, b. 17 June 1893, d. 18 February 1979
Gravestone
Last Edited: 15 Sep 2018

Parents:

Father: Newberry Whitson Koonce or Koontz 'Newton' b. 17 Apr 1857, d. 16 Jan 1935
Mother: Annie Elizabeth Garner b. 9 Dec 1866, d. 28 Sep 1943

Family:

Sarah Jane Elverson b. 8 Feb 1898, d. 10 Jan 1996

Children:

Robert Franklin Koontz
Annie Pauline Koontz 'Pauline'
Edna Leigh Koontz
Mildred Bernice Koontz b. 27 Oct 1922, d. 4 Sep 2000
Florence Louise Koontz b. 11 Nov 1924, d. 6 Mar 1925
Earl Whitson Koontz 'Jack' b. 15 Oct 1928, d. 23 Aug 2013
Melvin Alton Koontz+ b. 13 Oct 1930, d. 27 Dec 2015
Emanuel Gray Koontz , Sr. 'Gray'+ b. 15 Oct 1932, d. 7 May 2016
Walter Alvin Koontz 'Abby'+ b. 22 Aug 1941, d. 2 Apr 2009

Sarah Jane Elverson

F, #6262, b. 8 February 1898, d. 10 January 1996
Gravestone
Last Edited: 15 Sep 2018

Parents:

Family:

Emanuel Whitson Koontz b. 17 Jun 1893, d. 18 Feb 1979

Children:

Robert Franklin Koontz
Annie Pauline Koontz 'Pauline'
Edna Leigh Koontz
Mildred Bernice Koontz b. 27 Oct 1922, d. 4 Sep 2000
Florence Louise Koontz b. 11 Nov 1924, d. 6 Mar 1925
Earl Whitson Koontz 'Jack' b. 15 Oct 1928, d. 23 Aug 2013
Melvin Alton Koontz+ b. 13 Oct 1930, d. 27 Dec 2015
Emanuel Gray Koontz , Sr. 'Gray'+ b. 15 Oct 1932, d. 7 May 2016
Walter Alvin Koontz 'Abby'+ b. 22 Aug 1941, d. 2 Apr 2009

R. B. Gentle

M, #6264
Last Edited: 30 Dec 2003

Family:

Ralph Pickett

M, #6265
Last Edited: 8 Feb 2018

Family:

Elizabeth Zimmerman

Child:

Susannah Pickett 'Susan'+ b. 19 Nov 1837, d. 14 Apr 1883

Elizabeth Zimmerman

F, #6266
Last Edited: 8 Feb 2018
  • Birth*: Elizabeth was born.
  • Marriage*: She married Ralph Pickett.

Family:

Ralph Pickett

Child:

Susannah Pickett 'Susan'+ b. 19 Nov 1837, d. 14 Apr 1883

Henry Sowers

M, #6267, b. say 1866
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Death*: Henry died.
  • Birth*: Henry was born say 1866.
  • Marriage*: He married Ida Victoria Brinkley.
  • Burial*: His body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Felix Sowers b. 11 May 1837, d. 10 Nov 1896
Mother: Susannah Pickett 'Susan' b. 19 Nov 1837, d. 14 Apr 1883

Ida Victoria Brinkley

F, #6268
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998

Family:

Henry Sowers b. s 1866

Children:

Michael Sowers

M, #6269, b. say 1872
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Birth*: Michael was born say 1872.
  • Marriage*: He married Ida Moseley.
  • Death*: Michael died.
  • Burial*: His body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Felix Sowers b. 11 May 1837, d. 10 Nov 1896
Mother: Susannah Pickett 'Susan' b. 19 Nov 1837, d. 14 Apr 1883

Family:

Ida Moseley

F, #6270
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998

Family:

Michael Sowers b. s 1872

Child:

Sarah Sowers

F, #6271, b. 30 August 1872, d. 14 June 1957
Last Edited: 10 Jul 2009

Parents:

Father: Felix Sowers b. 11 May 1837, d. 10 Nov 1896
Mother: Susannah Pickett 'Susan' b. 19 Nov 1837, d. 14 Apr 1883

Family:

Edward Lewis Berrier b. c 1869, d. 18 Apr 1959

Children:

Espy Berrier
Sadie Berrier
Carl Berrier
Lewie Berrier
Brazel Berrier
Addie Lenora Berrier b. 30 Jul 1891, d. 26 Feb 1966
Lloyd Thomas Berrier b. 25 Jun., 1898, d. 12 Feb., 1957
Wade Phillips Berrier+ b. s 1908, d. 1972

Edward Lewis Berrier

M, #6272, b. circa 1869, d. 18 April 1959
Last Edited: 10 Jul 2009

Parents:

Father: Henry Israel Berrier b. 18 Dec 1845, d. 5 Aug 1881
Mother: America Caroline Michael b. 2 Feb 1850, d. 2 Jan 1873

Family:

Sarah Sowers b. 30 Aug 1872, d. 14 Jun 1957

Children:

Espy Berrier
Sadie Berrier
Carl Berrier
Lewie Berrier
Brazel Berrier
Addie Lenora Berrier b. 30 Jul 1891, d. 26 Feb 1966
Lloyd Thomas Berrier b. 25 Jun., 1898, d. 12 Feb., 1957
Wade Phillips Berrier+ b. s 1908, d. 1972

Annie Sowers

F, #6273, b. say 1874
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Birth*: Annie was born say 1874.
  • Marriage*: She married William Weaver.
  • Death*: Annie died.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Felix Sowers b. 11 May 1837, d. 10 Nov 1896
Mother: Susannah Pickett 'Susan' b. 19 Nov 1837, d. 14 Apr 1883

Henry Calvin Sowers 'Calvin'

M, #6275, b. 14 June 1905, d. 5 March 1990
Last Edited: 30 Dec 2003

Parents:

Father: Henry Sowers b. s 1866
Mother: Ida Victoria Brinkley

Family:

Ora Mae Everhart (twin) b. 1 Aug 1902, d. 14 Dec 1991

Child:

Charles Don Sowers b. 25 Jan 1933, d. 14 Dec 1944

Ora Mae Everhart (twin)

F, #6276, b. 1 August 1902, d. 14 December 1991
Last Edited: 30 Dec 2003

Parents:

Family:

Henry Calvin Sowers 'Calvin' b. 14 Jun 1905, d. 5 Mar 1990

Child:

Charles Don Sowers b. 25 Jan 1933, d. 14 Dec 1944

Conrad Sowers

M, #6277
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Birth*: Conrad was born.
  • Marriage*: He married Precious Jenkins.
  • Death*: Conrad died.
  • Burial*: His body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Henry Sowers b. s 1866
Mother: Ida Victoria Brinkley

Precious Jenkins

F, #6278
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998

Family:

Baxter Sowers

M, #6279
Last Edited: 23 Feb 2004
  • Biography*: No marriage.


  • Birth*: Baxter was born.
  • Death*: Baxter died. Died at 27 years old.
  • Burial*: His body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Henry Sowers b. s 1866
Mother: Ida Victoria Brinkley

Clyde Sowers

M, #6280
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998

Parents:

Father: Michael Sowers b. s 1872
Mother: Ida Moseley

Family:

Mary Pauline Hedrick b. 29 Mar 1903

Mary Pauline Hedrick

F, #6281, b. 29 March 1903
Last Edited: 17 Nov 2013

Parents:

Father: Charles Rudolph Hedrick b. 28 Aug 1860, d. 30 Jan 1935
Mother: Etta ?? b. c 1877, d. 19 May 1905

Family:

Addie Lenora Berrier

F, #6282, b. 30 July 1891, d. 26 February 1966
Last Edited: 10 Jul 2009

Parents:

Father: Edward Lewis Berrier b. c 1869, d. 18 Apr 1959
Mother: Sarah Sowers b. 30 Aug 1872, d. 14 Jun 1957

Family:

Espy Berrier

F, #6284
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Birth*: Espy was born.
  • Marriage*: She married Sidney Haneline.
  • Death*: Espy died.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Edward Lewis Berrier b. c 1869, d. 18 Apr 1959
Mother: Sarah Sowers b. 30 Aug 1872, d. 14 Jun 1957

Family:

Sidney Haneline

M, #6285
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998

Family:

Sadie Berrier

F, #6286
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Birth*: Sadie was born.
  • Marriage*: She married Cliff Walser.
  • Death*: Sadie died.
  • Burial*: Her body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Edward Lewis Berrier b. c 1869, d. 18 Apr 1959
Mother: Sarah Sowers b. 30 Aug 1872, d. 14 Jun 1957

Family:

Cliff Walser

M, #6287
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998

Family:

Lloyd Thomas Berrier

M, #6290, b. 25 Jun., 1898, d. 12 Feb., 1957
Last Edited: 7 Oct 2013

Parents:

Father: Edward Lewis Berrier b. c 1869, d. 18 Apr 1959
Mother: Sarah Sowers b. 30 Aug 1872, d. 14 Jun 1957

Family:

Daisy A. Everhart b. 7 Mar 1902

Daisy A. Everhart

F, #6291, b. 7 March 1902
Last Edited: 7 Oct 2013

Parents:

Father: William Alexander Everhart 'Alex' b. 10 May 1869, d. 26 Sep 1905
Mother: Sarah Emeline Byerly 'Sallie' b. 6 Oct 1869, d. 5 Sep 1953

Family 1:

Lloyd Thomas Berrier b. 25 Jun., 1898, d. 12 Feb., 1957

Family 2:

Melvin Alexander Essick b. 10 Mar 1894, d. 28 Feb 1974

Carl Berrier

M, #6292
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Birth*: Carl was born.
  • Marriage*: He married Nellie Everhart.
  • Death*: Carl died.
  • Burial*: His body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Edward Lewis Berrier b. c 1869, d. 18 Apr 1959
Mother: Sarah Sowers b. 30 Aug 1872, d. 14 Jun 1957

Family:

Nellie Everhart

F, #6293
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998

Family:

Lewie Berrier

M, #6294
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Birth*: Lewie was born.
  • Marriage*: He married Flora Grubb.
  • Death*: Lewie died.
  • Burial*: His body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Edward Lewis Berrier b. c 1869, d. 18 Apr 1959
Mother: Sarah Sowers b. 30 Aug 1872, d. 14 Jun 1957

Family:

Flora Grubb

F, #6295
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998

Family:

Brazel Berrier

M, #6296
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998
  • Birth*: Brazel was born.
  • Marriage*: He married Letha Snith.
  • Death*: Brazel died.
  • Burial*: His body was buried.

Parents:

Father: Edward Lewis Berrier b. c 1869, d. 18 Apr 1959
Mother: Sarah Sowers b. 30 Aug 1872, d. 14 Jun 1957

Family:

Letha Snith

F, #6297
Last Edited: 26 Apr 1998

Family:

Ernest Weaver

M, #6298
Last Edited: 30 Dec 2003
  • Birth*: Ernest was born.
  • Death*: Ernest died. Died in service.
  • Burial*: His body was buried.

Parents:

Father: William Weaver
Mother: Annie Sowers b. s 1874

Susie Weaver

F, #6299
Last Edited: 24 Jan 2020
  • Birth*: Susie was born.
  • Marriage*: She married Olin Byerly.

Parents:

Father: William Weaver
Mother: Annie Sowers b. s 1874

Family: