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Robert Wade Bowers 'Bob'

• Biography*: No marriage. The Dispatch, Lexington, NC, 14 May, 1982. An article reads as follows - Robert Wade (Bob) Bowers, 57, of 205 Burler Street, a former football coach and scoutmaster, died Thursday night at Lexington Memorial Hospital after an illness of 15 months. He had cancer. The funeral will be a 4PM Sunday at First Lutheran Church, where he was a member, with the Rev. John Misenheimer officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Memorial Park. Mr. Bowers was born in Davidson County in 1924 to Edward George and Mollie Conrad Bowers and was employed as a draftsman for architect Paul Briggs. Prior to his last position, he had held many jobs with the City of Lexington, working as a policeman, a draftsman for the engineering department, and as former director for the recreation department. He also had been active in community work, serving as scoutmaster of Troop 213 of First Lutheran Church, a former football coach at Lexington Junior High School and photographer for the Lexington Senior High School Yellow Jackets. Surviving are a brother, Edward Bowers of 605 Robbins Street; two sisters, Mrs. Martha Pickett of 300 Westover Drive and Mrs. Arvan (Colleen) Hill of Highway 150; four half sisters, Mrs. F. R. Cain of Winston-Salem, Mrs. O. C. Sharpe of Salisbury, Mrs. Odis Younts of Holly Grove and Hazel Bowers of 519 East Center Street; four half brothers, Clyde H. Bowers of 620 West Center Street, Willie Bowers of 403 Westover Drive, John Conrad of Happy Hill Road and Casper Conrad of Hill Everhart Road. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9PM Saturday at Davidson Funeral Home and at other times at the home of Edward Bowers of 605 Robbins Street.
• Birth*: Robert was born in 1924 at Davidson County, NC.
• Residence*: He resided in 1981 at Lexington, NC 27292, 1902 Raleigh Road. 1902 Raleigh Road.
• Death*: Robert died on 13 May 1982 at Lexington, Davidson County, NC.
• Burial*: His body was buried on 16 May 1982 at Lexington, Davidson County, NC. Forest Hill Memorial Park.

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Edward Francis Bowers 'Ed'

• Biography*: Edward Francis Bowers, 87, of Stratford Road, died Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at Hinkle Hospice House.
  
  The funeral will be 12 p.m. Saturday, December 4, 2010, at Holly Grove Lutheran Church, where he was a member, with Pastor John Mocko officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11:30 prior to the service at the church.
  
  Mr. Bowers was born April 20, 1923, in Davidson County, to George Edward Bowers and Molly Conrad Bowers. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a member of American Legion Post 8, Disabled American Veterans, and a member of Lutheran Men's Mission. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Pauline Allen Bowers on July 30, 2003, and several brothers and sisters.
  
  Surviving are daughters, Bonnie Mize, Frances Berrier and husband Larry and Mary Ellen Hinson and husband, Doody, all of Lexington; grandchildren, Pam Harris and husband, Dale, Marc Mize and wife, Angie, Emily Bryant and husband, Nathan, Laurie Berrier, and Debbie Hudson and husband, Scott; eight great-grandchildren; and brother, Willie Bowers.
  
  Memorials may be made to Holly Grove Lutheran Church 212 Holly Grove Lutheran Church Road, Lexington, NC 27292; or Hospice of Davidson County, Hinkle Hospice House, 200 Hospice Way, Lexington, NC 27292.
  
  Source: Davidson Funeral Home.
• Birth*: Edward was born on 20 Apr 1923 at Lexington, NC.
• Marriage*: He married Pauline Allen.
• Residence*: He resided in 1983 at Lexington, Davidson County, NC, from 1982. From 1982.
• Death*: Edward Francis Bowers 'Ed' died on 1 Dec 2010 at Lexington, Davidson County, NC, at age 87; Hinkle Hospice House.

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Martha Grace Bowers

• Birth*: Martha was born on 11 Mar 1926 at Davidson County, NC.
• Marriage*: She married Thomas Pickett on 15 Oct 1951 at Davidson County, NC.
• Residence*: She resided in 1982 at Lexington, Davidson County, NC.
• Death*: Martha Grace Bowers died on 30 Aug 1989 at age 63.

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Thomas Pickett

• Birth*: Thomas was born in 1925.
• Marriage*: He married Martha Grace Bowers, daughter of George Edward Bowers 'Pop' and Mollie Frances Conrad, on 15 Oct 1951 at Davidson County, NC.
• Death*: Thomas Pickett died in 1978.

Marion Colleen Bowers 'Colleen'

• Birth*: Marion was born on 6 Mar 1928 at Davidson County, NC.
• Marriage*: She married Arvan Lee Hill , Jr. 'June', son of Arvan Lee Hill , Sr. and Jennie Pearl Clodfelter, on 11 May 1946 at Davidson County, NC.
• Residence*: She resided in 1982 at Davidson County, NC.
• Death*: Marion Colleen Bowers 'Colleen' died on 9 Dec 2000 at Winston-Salem, NC, at age 72.

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Ethel M. Bowers

• Birth*: Ethel was born on 4 Feb 1905 at NC.
• Marriage*: She married F. R. Cain.
• Residence*: She resided in 1982 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC.
• Death*: Ethel M. Bowers died on 15 Jul 1989 at Winston-Salem, NC, at age 84.

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F. R. Cain

• Birth*: F. was born.
• Marriage*: He married Ethel M. Bowers, daughter of George Edward Bowers 'Pop' and Clarebell Parks.

Annie Bowers 'Anne'

• Birth*: Annie was born on 8 Mar 1909 at NC. Date Source: Gravestone..
• Marriage*: She married Oscar Collier Sharpe , Jr.
• Residence*: She resided in 1982 at Salisbury, Rowan County, NC.
• Death*: Annie Bowers 'Anne' died on 14 Nov 1991 at age 82.

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Oscar Collier Sharpe , Jr.

• Birth*: Oscar was born on 12 Jan 1912 at VA.
• Marriage*: He married Annie Bowers 'Anne', daughter of George Edward Bowers 'Pop' and Clarebell Parks.
• Death*: Oscar Collier Sharpe , Jr. died on 18 Aug 1991 at age 79.

Hilda Bowers¹

• Birth*: Hilda was born on 7 Oct 1906.
• Marriage*: She married Odess Peter Younts, son of Franklin Jefferson Younts 'Frank' and Carrie Belle Loflin Leflin? Loftin?.
• Residence*: She resided in 1982 at Holly Grove, Davidson County, NC.
• Death*: Hilda Bowers died on 1 Mar 1996 at Spencer, NC, at age 89.
• Burial*: Her body was buried at Lexington, NC. Holly Grove Lutheran Church.
  
  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17419607/hilda-younts.

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Odess Peter Younts¹

• Birth*: Odess was born on 22 Mar 1905 at Davidson County, NC.
• Marriage*: He married Hilda Bowers, daughter of George Edward Bowers 'Pop' and Clarebell Parks.
• Residence*: Odess Peter Younts lived at Holly Grove Community, Davidson County, NC.
• Death*: He died on 10 Nov 1957 at Butner, Granville County, NC, at age 52.
• Burial*: His body was buried at Lexington, NC. Holly Grove Lutheran Church.
  
  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17419605/odess-peter-younts.

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Hazel Judith Lee Bowers

• Birth*: Hazel was born on 19 Jul 1911 at NC.
• Marriage*: She married Kent Benson Creuser.
• Residence*: She resided in 1982 at Lexington, Davidson County, NC.
• Death*: Hazel Judith Lee Bowers died on 5 Jun 1985 at Fannin County, GA, at age 73.

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Clyde Herman Bowers

• Birth*: Clyde was born on 1 Sep 1918 at Lexington, NC.
• Marriage*: He married Irene M. Guiel.
• Residence*: He resided in 1982 at Lexington, Davidson County, NC.
• Death*: Clyde Herman Bowers died on 19 May 1989 at age 70.

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Willie Bowers

• Birth*: Willie was born in 1916 at NC.
• Residence*: He resided in 1983 at Lexington, Davidson County, NC, from 1982. From 1982.

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John Conrad

• Biography*: The Dispatch, Lexington, NC, 15 Jan., 1983. An article reads as follows - John Conrad, 73, of Happy Hill Road, died this morning at North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. He had been in declining health one year and seriously ill two weeks. The funeral will be Monday at 2PM at Vogler's Piedmont Funeral Home with the Rev. James Ingram officiating. Mr. Conrad was born in Davidson County in 1909. He was a retired employee of Wennonah Mills and was a Lutheran. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nina Michael Conrad of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Bryce (Betty Rose) Bumgarner of Berrier Avenue and Mrs. Harry (Billie) Nielsen of Happy Hill Road; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; four brothers, Casper Conrad of City Lake Road, Edward (Ed) Bowers of Robbins Street, Willie Bowers of Westover Drive and Clyde Bowers of West Center Street and six sisters, Mrs. Martha Pickett of Westover Drive, Mrs. Arvan Lee (Colleen) Hill, Jr. of Highway 150, Hazel Bowers of East Center Street, Mrs. Floyd (Ethel) Cain of Hickory Tree Road and Mrs. O. C. (Ann) Sharpe, Jr. and Mrs. Hilda Younts, both of Salisbury. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 Sunday night at the funeral home and at other times at the home of the daughter, Mrs. Bryce Bumgarner, on Berrier Avenue. Memorials may be made to the donor's favorite charity.
• Birth*: John was born in 1909 at Davidson County, NC.
• Death*: John died on 15 Jan 1983 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC.

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Casper Conrad

• Birth*: Casper was born circa 1915 at NC.
• Residence*: He resided in 1983 at Lexington, Davidson County, NC.
• Death*: He died in 1992.

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David Myers

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• Birth*: David was born on 1 Oct 1803 at Rowan County, NC. 25 Apr., 1813?.
• Marriage*: He married Susanah ??
• Death*: David died on 10 May 1879 at Shelby County, IL, at age 75.
• Burial*: His body was buried at Tower Hill, Shelby County, IL. Methodist Cemetery.

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Barbara Myers

• Birth*: Barbara was born on 13 Mar 1819.
• Marriage*: She married David Kennedy.

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David Kennedy

• Marriage*: He married Barbara Myers, daughter of Jacob Meyers or Myers and Maria Katherine Catherine? Hepler.
• Birth*: David was born say 1819.
• Death*: David died.

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• Marriage*: He married Katherine Catherine? Myers 'Katie', daughter of Jacob Meyers or Myers and Maria Katherine Catherine? Hepler.

Franklin Myers

• Birth*: Franklin was born on 7 Sep 1831.

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Jacob Myers

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Soloman? Solomon Myers

• Birth*: Soloman? was born on 12 Aug 1810 at Davidson County, NC.
• Marriage*: He married Catherine or Cadrin Sauer or Sowers, daughter of Valentine Sowers and Anna Maria Eva Darr 'Maria', on 18 Aug 1831.
• Marriage*: Soloman? Solomon Myers married Eliza Green, daughter of Robert Green and Abigail Leonard, circa 1834; 4 children.
• Death*: Soloman? died on 30 Sep 1841 at NC at age 31.
• Burial*: His body was buried at Thomasville, Davidson County, NC. Pine Woods United Methodist Church Cemetery.

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William Myers

• Birth*: William was born say 1803.

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Willie Foster Davis

• Biography*: Notes for WILLIE FOSTER DAVIS, Source: Betty McKee:
  A life long farmer; however, for a time he worked for the railroad between St. Pauls, Lumberton, and Elizabethtown, NC
  
  Copy of married license indicates that he was not yet 20 when he and Lummie married; she was already 27.
  
  More About WILLIE FOSTER DAVIS:
  Burial: Allen Cemetery near Bethel Church
  Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorhage; due to cardio-vascular disease
  Medical Information: Carcinomata of the face for several years.
• Birth*: Willie was born on 23 Oct 1886 at Robeson County, NC.
• Marriage*: He married Columbia Blanch Raybon, daughter of John Franklin Raybon and Mary Ann Rivers, on 7 Jul 1907 at Robeson County, NC.
• Death*: Willie died on 28 Sep 1951 at Bladen County, NC, at age 64.
• Burial*: His body was buried at NC.

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Columbia Blanch Raybon

• Biography*: Notes for COLUMBIA BLANCHE RAYBON, Source - Betty McKee:
  Birthday written in family Bible owed by father, John Franklin Raybon. Bible later owned by Murch Butler, granddaughter of JFR. Information provided by Kenneth Butler, son of Murch.
  Date of birth in father's Bible and on death certificate indicates birth year as 1879. Death certificate also lists date of death as November 11, 1937. She died during or shortly after surgery; there was spectulation that she was allergic to ether which may have been used as during the surgery.
  
  Listed as member of Salem Baptist Church in Bennettsville, SC as of August 1898; left for a Baptist church in Lumberton, NC in February 1903.
  
  Miss Lummie, as she was known in the community of Tar Hee, NC, was a midwife. She delivered many children in the area including the children of Frank and Lenora Jane Priest; their daughter Sarah Ellon Priest married Willie Hilburn, Miss Lummie's second son.
  
  More About COLUMBIA BLANCHE RAYBON:
  Burial: Allen Cemetery near Bethel Church
  Cause of Death: died as a result of a throidectomy at 11:25 PM
  Medical Information: She had a growth on on throid commonly known as a goiter. This condition is known as Graves' disease.
  
• Birth*: Columbia was born on 1 Apr 1880 at Marlboro County, SC.
• Marriage*: She married Willie Foster Davis, son of French Davis (twin) and Dovie Lenora Lenore? Baggett, on 7 Jul 1907 at Robeson County, NC.
• Death*: Columbia died on 17 Nov 1937 at Durham, Durham County, NC, at age 57.

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John Chesley Davis 'Chesley'

• Biography*: Notes for JOHN CHESLEY DAVIS:
  Chesley farmed for two years; when he lost money both years he decided that farming was not for him.
  During World War II, he worked in Baltimore, MD at the Rubiroid Plant making tar paper. Upon returning to North Carolina, he worked with a construction company building towers for power lines. He then worked for the V & CS railroad which ran between St. Pauls, Lumberton, and Elizabethtown, NC. In 1950, he took a job with the bridge department of the North Carolina Department of Transportation. He worked out of the Gillburg location until he retired in 1979.
  On January 3, 1994, he and wife Ernestene celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. A Golden Anniversary party hosted by their daughters and grandchildren was held in Harriet Baptist Church Fellowship Hall; approximately 75 guests attended this celebration. In October, 1994, Chesley celebrated his 80th birthday with a pig picking hosted by his daughters and their families.i.
• Birth*: John was born on 2 Oct 1914 at Bladen County, NC.
• Marriage*: He married Ernestene Haru King, daughter of Lester Helton King , Sr. and Rannie Brittie Kinlaw, on 3 Jan 1944 at Dillon, Dillon County, SC.
• Residence*: John Chesley Davis 'Chesley' lived in May 1950 at Vance County, NC.
• Death*: John died on 10 Aug 1995 at Henderson County, NC, at age 80.
• Burial*: His body was buried at Henderson, NC. Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

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Clarence E. Paine

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• Birth*: Clarence was born.
• Marriage*: He married Josephine Spence 'Josie', daughter of Joseph Quinea Spence 'Jody' and Estella Pigott 'Estell'.
• Death*: Clarence E. Paine died on 11 Jun 1987.
• Burial*: His body was buried at Baton Rouge, LA. Roselawn Memorial Park.

George Magee

• Birth*: George was born.
• Marriage*: He married Josephine Spence 'Josie', daughter of Joseph Quinea Spence 'Jody' and Estella Pigott 'Estell', on 23 Sep 1923.

Prentiss Alexander Knippers

Prentiss & Nellie Knippers

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• Birth*: Prentiss was born on 26 Aug 1915 at Walthall County, MS.
• Marriage*: He married Nellie Mae Mary Pigott, daughter of Rufus Iddo Pigott 'Iddo' and Susan Ollie Spence 'Susie', on 4 Jul 1937 at Franklinton, Washington Parish, LA.
• Death*: Prentiss Alexander Knippers died on 17 May 1992 at Tylertown, Walthall County, MS, at age 76.
• Burial*: His body was buried at Tylertown, Walthall County, MS. Tylertown Cemetery.

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Huey Knippers

• Birth*: Huey was born.
• Marriage*: He married Mattie Kennedy.
• Death*: Huey died.

Mattie Kennedy

• Birth*: Mattie was born.
• Marriage*: She married Huey Knippers.
• Death*: Mattie died.

Francis Knippers 'Kay'

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• Birth*: Francis was born on 18 Jul 1944 at Tylertown, Walthall County, MS.
• Death*: He died on 15 Dec 2000 at Tylertown, Walthall County, MS, at age 56.
• Burial*: His body was buried at Tylertown, Walthall County, MS. Tylertown Cemetery.

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Charles Esco Fortenberry

• Birth*: Charles was born.
• Marriage*: He married Lula Conerly.
• Death*: Charles died.

Lula Conerly

• Birth*: Lula was born.
• Marriage*: She married Charles Esco Fortenberry.
• Death*: Lula died.

Needham Cothern 'Luther'

Luther & Viola Pigott Cothern with son Merrold 1934

• Birth*: Needham was born in 1893.
• Marriage*: He married Viola Mae Pigott, daughter of Albert Webb Pigott and Ettie Olivia Spence, on 27 Feb 1932.
• Divorce*: Needham Cothern 'Luther' and Viola Mae Pigott were divorced.
• Death*: Needham died in 1968.
• Burial*: His body was buried at Enon, Walthall County, MS. Enon Cemetery.

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Ephraim Cothern

• Birth*: Ephraim was born.
• Marriage*: He married Mary Holmes.
• Death*: Ephraim died.

Mary Holmes

• Birth*: Mary was born.
• Marriage*: She married Ephraim Cothern.
• Death*: Mary died.

Tilma Cecile Lowe

Winfred, Tilma and daughter Glenda. Courtesy of Christopher Beard

• Birth*: Tilma was born on 26 Mar 1921 at Marion County, MS.
• Marriage*: She married Winfred Claude Pigott, son of Albert Webb Pigott and Ettie Olivia Spence, on 25 Mar 1939.
• Death*: Tilma Cecile Lowe died on 14 Dec 2010 at Walthall County, MS, at age 89.
• Burial*: Her body was buried at Walthall County, MS. Spence Cemetery.

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Charles Lowe

• Birth*: Charles was born.
• Marriage*: He married Lourena Mulford.
• Death*: Charles died.

Lourena Mulford

• Birth*: Lourena was born.
• Marriage*: She married Charles Lowe.
• Death*: Lourena died.

Myrtle Fay Boyd

OD & Myrtle Boyd Pigott

OD & Myrtle Boyd Pigott

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• Birth*: Myrtle was born on 21 Nov 1919.
• Marriage*: She married O. D. Pigott, son of Albert Webb Pigott and Ettie Olivia Spence, on 14 Oct 1937 at Walthall County, MS.
• Death*: Myrtle Fay Boyd died on 4 Feb 1998 at age 78.
• Burial*: Her body was buried at Walthall County, MS. Spence Cemetery.