James Elias Bowersox

1817 - 1880  (62 years)

• Name	James Elias Bowersox  [1]
  Born	19 Oct 1817	Caroll County, Maryland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Bowersox
  Buried	Aug 1880	Jefferson Township, Johnson County, Iowa   [1]
  Died	20 Aug 1880	Johnson County, Iowa   [1]
  Person ID	I20619	Jerry Milo Johnson
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Bowersox,   d. 1808
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Unkown,   d. 1808
  Relationship	Natural
  Family ID	F7407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Margaret Shuey,   b. 26 Jan 1825, Augusta County, Virginia ,   d. 26 Nov 1896, Johnson County, Iowa  (Age 71 years)
  Married	19 Oct 1847	Augusta County, Virginia   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Catherine Virginia Bowersox,   b. 11 Dec 1854,   d. 17 May 1857  (Age 2 years)  [Natural]   2. Clay Bowersox,   b. 12 Apr 1857, Shueyville, Jefferson Township, Johnson County, Iowa ,   d. 18 Jan 1934, Shueyville, Jefferson Township, Johnson County, Iowa  (Age 76 years)  [Natural]   3. E.A. Bowersox   4. Jacob Shuey Bowersox,   b. 13 May 1846, Augusta County, Virginia ,   d. 11 Feb 1920, Shueyville, Jefferson Township, Johnson County, Iowa  (Age 73 years)  [Natural]   5. James Elias Bowersox,   b. 30 Nov 1867, Shueyville, Jefferson Township, Johnson County, Iowa ,   d. 19 Oct 1938, Johnson County, Iowa  (Age 70 years)  [Natural]   6. Laura A Bowersox,   b. 25 Dec 1859, Shueyville, Jefferson Township, Johnson County, Iowa ,   d. 1949  (Age 89 years)  [Natural]   7. Lawrence Markwood Bowersox,   b. 08 Jul 1862, Shueyville, Jefferson Township, Johnson County, Iowa ,   d. 26 Feb 1934  (Age 71 years)  [Natural]   8. Margaret V Bowersox,   b. 28 Feb 1866, Shueyville, Jefferson Township, Johnson County, Iowa ,   d. 11 Dec 1944  (Age 78 years)  [Natural]   9. William Henry Bowersox,   b. Jun 1851, Augusta County, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown  [Natural]
  Family ID	F7388	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 19 Oct 1817 - Caroll County, Maryland Married - 19 Oct 1847 - Augusta County, Virginia Buried - Aug 1880 - Jefferson Township, Johnson County, Iowa Died - 20 Aug 1880 - Johnson County, Iowa  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  http://books.google.com/books?id=UtwqAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA2-PA12&lpg=RA2-PA12&dq=james+elias+bowersox+1817&source=bl&ots=YYOQ1WmFtX&sig=4WnXsWMbrpXZP4TPJzNLagTiT0c&hl=en&ei=zlghTLyTEYOclgeuz7HMAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CC8Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false Dates of Interest to United Brethren Oct 19 Rev James E Bowersox born 1817 JAMES E BOWERSOX deceased Jefferson township The subject of this sketch was born in Carroll county Maryland on the 19th day of October 1817 At the age of nine years his parents died and James was thrown upon the world alone so to speak He worked on a farm in the summer and went to schoolin the winter He learned the carpenter trade though he never made a speciality of it In 1839 he attended York Academy then taught school In 1843 he was licensed to preach for the United Brethren Church by Bishop Erb On the 9th of February 1846 he was ordained elder by JJ Blossbrener Having been received in the Virginia Conference in 1841 then in 1856 he was transfered to the Iowa Conference On the 19th day of October 1843 he was married to Miss Margaret M Shuey daughter of Jacob Shuey to them was born eight children Jacob S Elizabeth died August 20 1880 William H Clay Laura Markwood Virginia and James E Mr Bowersox was a man of unswerving integrity loved and respected by all who knew him He came to Iowa in an early day and through his industry amassed considerable of property which his widow and children own now was school treasurer for ten years http://books.google.com/books?id=BfIN2L5htEwC&pg=PA788&lpg=PA788&dq=james+elias+bowersox+1817&source=bl&ots=bJklQECprW&sig=_8qRJUMF_7KSGUbXtzMzQ_UQQYk&hl=en&ei=zlghTLyTEYOclgeuz7HMAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

  
  

• Sources

  [S519] \i Voelkers Family Tree\i0, Voelkers, (Name: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17307851/person/491653376;), ) (Reliability: 3). [S33] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jefferson, Johnson, Iowa; Roll T624_408; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 84; Image: 763. (Reliability: 3).