John BOWERS (1837-1884)

Mary MAJORS (Abt 1839-Abt 1872)

Polk McALVAIN (1838/1842-1909)

Louisa Matilda BOWERS (1863-1918)

John Walter McALVAIN (1883-1951)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Effie Mae BRAZEAL John Walter McALVAIN 2 3 Born: 14 Jan 1883, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory 2 4 Marriage: Effie Mae BRAZEAL on 13 Jun 1904 in Sebastian County, Arkansas 1 Died: 20 Feb 1951, Collinsville, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 2   General Notes: Choctaw Roll #6449. Information on the descendants of this family is available at Ruthie King's website. 2 John married Effie Mae BRAZEAL on 13 Jun 1904 in Sebastian County, Arkansas.2 (Effie Mae BRAZEAL was born about 1886 in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi 2 and died on 25 Nov 1974 in Collinsville, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 2.)

1 Ruth McLellan, Choctaw McAlvain Genealogy, Ruthies Genealogical Realm, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/2765. Ruthie King is a 2nd Great Grandaughter of Polk McAlvain and Louisa Matilda Bowers (Curtis Alton Pugh, Lois Lucille McAlvain, Thomas Jay McAlvain, Polk McAlvain).

2 Ruth McLellan, Choctaw McAlvain Genealogy, Ruthies Genealogical Realm, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/2765.

3 Family Records of George G. Johnston. George G. Johnston, son of George Goold Johnston and Ola Pearl Bowers, belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Motivated by love of family and the teachings of their church, George, who passed away in 2005, and his wife, Lela, who passed away in 2001, spent much of their life together researching their families. This included not only research at the Family History Libraries in Mesa, AZ and Salt Lake City, UT, but also genealogy trips to interview other Bowers and Anderson descendants and to find the burial places of our Bowers and Anderson ancestors, as well as extensive correspondence with other descendants. George and Lela not only researched the past, but also kept up with the marriages, births and deaths of the current descendants of John DeWitt Bowers and Tilitha Ann Anderson. Our family is indebted to them.

4 Family Records of George G. Johnston.