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Born 1826, Deerfield Township
From The history of Warren County, Ohio .. (1882)
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.
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.
Their biographies name Stephen Bowyer: Samuel Bowyer (b. 1828)
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