Anna MYER
(1813-1884)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. David BOWERS

2. Amos HEADLEE

Anna MYER 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 11 Feb 1813, Maryland or Pennsylvania 2 3 5 6 7
  • Marriage (1): David BOWERS on 21 Apr 1844 in Shelby County, Indiana 1
  • Marriage (2): Amos HEADLEE 2 3
  • Died: 14 Apr 1884, Shelby County, Indiana 3 7
  • Buried: Blue River Cemetery, Shelby County, Indiana 7

bullet   Another name for Anna was Nancy.2

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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census: 1870, Shelby County, Indiana. 6

Dwelling 81, Family 81, Marion Township
Bowers, Anna, age 57, female, white, keeping house, $10,000 real property, $2,000 personal property, born in Maryland, cannot write
Bowers, Soprono, age 31, female, white, house keeper, born in Indiana
Bowers, Susan, age 22, female, white, house keeper, born in Indiana
Bowers, John, age 20, male, white, farm laborer, born in Indiana, attended school
Bowers, Peter, age 17, male, white, farm laborer, born in Indiana, attended school
Bowers, Albert, age 14, male, white, farm laborer, born in Indiana, attended school

2. Census: 1880, Shelby County, Indiana. 3

Dwelling 76, Family 77, Marion Township
Bower, Anna, white, female, age 67, widowed, keeping house, paralysis, born in Pennsylvania, father and mother born in Maryland
Bower, Albert S., white, male, age 24, son, single, at school, born in Indiana, father born in Tennessee, mother born in Pennsylvania
Headlee, Sophrona, white, female, age 41, daughter, single, nurse, born in Indiana, father born in Tennessee, mother born in Pennsylvania
Vaughn, Huston K., white, male, age 21, hand, single, laborer, born in Virginia, father and mother born in Virginia


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Anna married David BOWERS, son of Andrew BOWER (Sr.) and Catherine, on 21 Apr 1844 in Shelby County, Indiana.1 (David BOWERS was born in 1805-1806 in probably Grayson County, Virginia,2 5 9 died on 17 Aug 1869 in Shelby County, Indiana 10 and was buried in Blue River Cemetery, Shelby County, Indiana 7.)


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Anna next married Amos HEADLEE.2 3


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Sources


1 Shelby County, Indiana Marriages, 1843-1846, Book 5, Shelby County, Indiana USGenWeb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inshelby/courthouse/marriage_records/marriages_b5.htm.

2 1850 Census, Shelby County, Indiana, FHL Film No. 442,950, Page 391 (Marion Twp, Dwelling 113, Family 117).

3 1880 Census, Shelby County, Indiana, Roll T9_310, E. D. 204, Page 191A (Ancestry.com Image 9 of 27).

4 Family Records of Carl and Donna Hart, citing 1909 death record of Emily Bowers (Norvill) Sanford, which listed her parents as David Bowers and Nancy Myers. Carl is a descendant of David Bowers and his second wife, Anna Myer Headlee, by way of their daughter, Emily, and her second husband, William M. Sanford. Those interested in this line can contact Carl and/or Donna at carldonna1@comcast.net.

5 1860 Census, Shelby County, Indiana, FHL Film No. 803,296, Page 731 (Marion Twp, Dwelling 746, Family 750).

6 1870 Census, Shelby County, Indiana, Roll M593_357, Page 236 (Ancestry.com Image 11 of 24).

7 Family Records of Carl and Donna Hart, citing tombstone reading.

8 Family Records of Carl and Donna Hart, citing 1909 death record of Emily Bowers (Norvill) Sanford, which listed her parents as David Bowers and Nancy Myers.

9 Grayson County, Virginia, Personal Property Tax Books, 1794-1807, 1809-1850, FHL Film No. 2,024,555. 1827 is the end of this reel of film.

10 Probate Court File of David Bowers Estate, Box 92, Shelby County, Indiana. There is an online transcription of this file at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inshelby/courthouse/estate_records/est_bowersd.html.


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