Bower Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Bower Family

3,241 Bower records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

3,241Records in our database

1802Earliest birth

3Documented families

5Biographies

See the Bower family trees →261 Bower families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

3,241 Bower records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Ohio (871 of 3,241)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Albert Bower, born 1802, Iowa

Most common first names

John74 Mary73 Robert71 William63 James59 Charles51 George46 Helen42 Frank35 Harold35 Clarence34 Ralph29

Documented families

Bower families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Bower family of Wyandot CountyOhioStarts: David Bower and Susan (Kepner) BowerMost recent: Jefferson D. Bower (b. 1834)

Family records from county histories (2)

Genevieve Bower d. 1868Woodbury County, IowaStarts: Genevieve BowerMost recent: Helen J. Smith, Chloe T. Smith, Orrin E. Smith David BowerSummit County, OhioStarts: David BowerMost recent: William Henry Bower, James Bower, Adeline Bower

The earliest Bowers in the county histories

Henry S. BowerBorn 1805, Chester CountyChild of David Bower and Susan (Kepner) BowerWyandot County, Ohio J. BowerBorn 1815Miami County, Ohio Michael BowerBorn 1818Child of David Bower and Susan (Kepner) BowerWyandot County, Ohio Daniel J. BowerBorn 1830Child of Daniel Bower and Elizabeth (Hostetter) BowerClark County, Indiana Jefferson D. BowerBorn 1834Child of Henry S. Bower and Dorothy (Bower) BowerWyandot County, Ohio David J. BowerBorn 1835Child of John N. Bower and Gertrude D. (Demarest) BowerMarion County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

261 Bower families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

12 Bower death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

34 Bower people in 17 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (5)

Henry S. BowerBorn 1805 · Wyandot County, Ohio Michael BowerBorn 1818 · Wyandot County, Ohio David BowerBorn 1821 · Wyandot County, Ohio Jefferson D. BowerBorn 1834 · Wyandot County, Ohio Eli C. BowerBorn 1849 · Clark County, Ohio

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Common questions

Bower genealogy: FAQ

Where were Bower ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 3,241 Bower records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (871), then Missouri (401) and Michigan (366).

How far back does the Bower family tree go?

The earliest Bower birth in our database is 1802: Albert Bower, Iowa. We have pieced together 261 Bower family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Bower family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Bower family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.