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Born 1828
From The history of Warren County, Ohio .. (1882)
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.
As printed in The history of Warren County, Ohio .. (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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