John BOWERS (1837-1884)

Mary MAJORS (Abt 1839-Abt 1872)

Polk McALVAIN (1838/1842-1909)

Louisa Matilda BOWERS (1863-1918)

Florence Alice McALVAIN (1892-1982)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Samuel Paralee THOMAS Florence Alice McALVAIN 3 4 Born: 22 Mar 1892, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory (Kennady/Kennedy, Le Flore County, Oklahoma) 3 4 Marriage: Samuel Paralee THOMAS in 1908 in Kennady/Kennedy, Le Flore County, Oklahoma 1 2 Died: 20 Oct 1982, Idabell, McCurtain County, Oklahoma 3 4 Buried: Denison Cemetery, Idabell, McCurtain County, Oklahoma 4   General Notes: Choctaw Roll #6452 3   Research Notes: George Johnston has Florence's date of birth as 20 Mar 1892 and cites her gravemarker as his source. More information about the descendants of this family can be found at the website of Ruthie King and in the records of George Johnston. 3 4 Florence married Samuel Paralee THOMAS in 1908 in Kennady/Kennedy, Le Flore County, Oklahoma.3 4 (Samuel Paralee THOMAS was born on 20 Oct 1889 in Mississippi,3 4 died on 18 Apr 1963 in Idabell, McCurtain County, Oklahoma 3 4 and was buried in Denison Cemetery, Idabell, McCurtain County, Oklahoma 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 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.

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

4 Family Records of George G. Johnston.