John BOWERS (1837-1884)

Mary MAJORS (Abt 1839-Abt 1872)

Polk McALVAIN (1838/1842-1909)

Louisa Matilda BOWERS (1863-1918)

Thomas Jay McALVAIN (1889-1915)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Edna Estelle TURNER Thomas Jay McALVAIN 2 3 Born: 8 Dec 1889, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory 2 4 Marriage: Edna Estelle TURNER in 1910 in Indian Territory 1 Died: 30 Aug 1915, Wister, Le Flore County, Oklahoma 2 4 Buried: Kennady/Kennedy Cemetery, Wister, Le Flore County, Oklahoma 2 4   General Notes: Choctaw Roll #6457 Additional information on the descendants of this family can be found at Ruthie King's website and in the records of George Johnston. 2 4 Thomas married Edna Estelle TURNER in 1910 in Indian Territory.2 (Edna Estelle TURNER was born on 17 Sep 1894 in Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory 2 4 and died on 27 Mar 1984 in Heavener, Le Flore County, Oklahoma 2 4.)

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.