John W. Bower and Anna L. Shaffer

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Husband John W. Bower ¹

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           Born: 14 Mar 1854 - Upper St. Clair Twp, Allegheny Co, PA 1
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         Father: David C. Bower (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Jane Espy (      -      ) 2

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Wife Anna L. Shaffer ¹

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1 M Holmes Bower ¹

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2 M Harry Bower ¹

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3 M Stewart Bower ¹

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4 F Elizabeth Bower ¹

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General Notes: Husband - John W. Bower

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He learned the tinner's trade at the age of sixteen, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and for five years followed it in Noblestown. In the spring of 1880 he came to Homestead, where he then followed his trade successfully, also keeping a hardware-store. He was a member of the R. A., I. O. H., K. of P. and S. O. A. M., and is a democrat.

1 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 664.

2 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 482.