Mary Elizabeth Bower

Mary Elizabeth Bower
(1871-1933)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sherman Grant Chafin

Mary Elizabeth Bower

Born: 18 Dec 1871, Floyd Co, VA
Marriage (1): Sherman Grant Chafin on 22 Jul 1890 in Montgomery Co., VA ¹
Died: 1 Aug 1933, Montgomery CO, VA at age 61

bullet Noted events in her life were:

• Census: Pulaski Co, VA - 1900 Federal Census, 13 Jun 1900, Pulaski Co, VA. ² Newbern, Dist 47, Sheet 9A, Stamped Pg 80

• Census: Montgomery Co, VA - 1910 Federal Census, 5 May 1910, Montgomery CO, VA. ³ Auburn, Dist 94, Sheet 18A, Stamped Pg 63

• Census: Montgomery Co, VA - 1920 Federal Census, 26 Jan 1920, Montgomery CO, VA. ⁴ Christiansberg, Dist 113, Sheet 5A, Stamped Pg 245

• Census: Montgomery Co, VA - 1930 Federal Census, 5 Apr 1930, Montgomery CO, VA. ⁵ Christiansberg, Dist 13, Sheet 3A, Stamped Pg 268

Mary married Sherman Grant Chafin, son of Samuel David Chafin and Dicey Ellen Reed, on 22 Jul 1890 in Montgomery Co., VA.¹ (Sherman Grant Chafin was born on 20 Jun 1866 in Floyd Co, VA ⁶ and died on 12 Aug 1941 in Montgomery Co., VA ⁶.)

1 Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S. Select Marriages, 1785-1940 (Ancestry.com (database on-line) Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Surety: 3.

2 Virginia, Pulaski Co - 1900 Federal Census, Newbern, Dist 47, Sheet 9A, Stamped Pg 80. Surety: 4.

3 Virginia, Montgomery Co - 1910 Federal Census, Auburn, Dist 94, Sheet 18A, Stamped Pg 63. Surety: 4.

4 Virginia, Montgomery Co - 1920 Federal Census, Christiansberg, Dist 113, Sheet 5A, Stamped Pg 245. Surety: 4.

5 Virginia, Montgomery Co - 1930 Federal Census, Christiansberg, Dist 13, Sheet 3A, Stamped Pg 268. Surety: 4.

6 Virginia Department of Health, "Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1908 - 2014" (Richmond, VA, Ancestry.com (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Surety: 3.

Mary Elizabeth Bower

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