The 1882 History of Warren County sketches three Bowyer households in the southwest corner of the county, around Mason, and it never says how they are related. John Bowyer, born near the Redstone Country of Pennsylvania in 1786, and his wife Jane Sheplar were early pioneers of Deerfield Township; their son James spent five years boating on the Ohio and Mississippi, held militia ranks up to colonel, and ran a tile factory on 360 acres west of Mason. Stephen Bowyer Jr., born in Virginia in 1792, came to Deerfield Township with his father Stephen, and his son John W. Bowyer was still farming in 1882 in the house where he was born in 1835. Every fact below is cited to the public-domain 1882 history of Warren County.
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John Bowyer and Jane (Sheplar) Bowyerborn 1786Most recent in our records
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Early pioneers of Warren County
Farmer and tile maker west of Mason
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ter his 1 who died in infancy; Eli, in 1818; Sarah, in 1820; John, in 1824; Jane, 1826; Stephen, in 1835; Elizabeth, in 1831, and died in 1869; Mary, in 181 The record of the family is an extensive one, and many are the descendants that name now in the county; all are of that good, sturdy type, which 1 gained for them the esteem of all. In 1881, our subject left his farm, and at present leading a retired life in Mason; he is a man of good judgment, a weighs all things carefully before venturing, and is well worthy of being example for the younger men of the community.
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Farmer near Foster's Crossing; James Bowyer's brother
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Pioneer farmers in Deerfield Township
Farmer near Mason
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Farmers in Deerfield Township.
Farmer in Union Township
STEPHEN H. BOWYER, farmer; P. O. Mason; was born in Deerfield Township, in the year 1826, and is a son of Levi Bowyer, who was a son of Stephen Bowyer, one of the pioneers of Warren Co. Our subject was reared on the farm and received a common education in the district schools; he remained with his parents until he had passed his majority. Nov. 14,1851, he was married to Emaline, daughter of Thomas Hall, one of the pioneers of the county. For two years after his marriage, he lived near the Twenty Mile Stand, when he sold out, and in partnership with his brother, Samuel, purchased about 130 acres of land in Union Township; he owns at present 110 acres, which is largely in cultivation and the home farm is beautifully improved. To Mr. and Mrs. Bowyer four children have been born, viz., Franklin P., who married Emma Fox; Charley, who married Sallie Mulford; Almira, who married Bruce Beadle, and Eliza, who married James E. Todhunter. Mrs. Bowyer was born in Deerfield Towni ship, in 1832.
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Farmer in Union Township
SAMUEL BOWYER, farmer; P. O. Mason; is a son of Levi and Eliza (Dill) Bowyer, and was born in Deerfield Township in 1828; his father was a son of Stephen Bowyer, and died in 1869, at the age of about 70 years. Our subject was reared on a farm, and in the common schools he received his education. In 1856 he purchased land in Union Township, his present home, and at present owns 169 acres of excellent land, which is one of the best improved farms in the township. In 1862, he was married to Ivy, daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Sargeant, by whom he has had six children, viz., Wallace W., Emma L., Horace A., Clemice S., Mary B., and Perlie R. His wife was born in Warren Co., in the year 1841. Levi Bowyer was the father of ten children, viz., Alexander, John D., Charlotte, Stephen H., Samuel, Mary J., William, Levi, Juiia and Thomas.
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