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Kent County Marriages extracted from the marriage registers of the Western District 1786-1856, by the Kent branch of the OGS:
Rev. John H. Huston, Methodist Episcopal Church, Dawn, 1842-1850:
Henry Bowers & Anna McDonald, both of Howard, 10 Nov. 1843. Witnesses: John Tape, Niel McDonald.
[Western District Marriages has Miles McDonald].

Population return for the Township of Howard for 1846, p. 2, transcribed by the Kent Branch of the OGS:
Last Name: Bower; First Name: Henery;
Males under 16: 1; Males over 16: 1;
Females under 16: 1; Females over 16: 1; Religion: ME.

1870 federal census, Woodland, Barry Co., MI, p.7; images through the Library of Michigan:
Bower, Henry, 47, M, Farmer, value of real estate: 4000, value of personal estate: 500, born Vermont, father of foreign birth, mother of foreign birth, male citizen of U.S. 21 years of age or upwards;
Anna, 43, F, Keeps House, born Canada West, f of f b, m of f b;
Lawrence, 26, M, Farmer, born Canada West, m of f b, male citizen of U.S. 21 years of age or upwards;
John, 20, M, Farmer, born Canada West, m of f b, attended school;
Polly Ann, 15, F, born Canada West, m of f b, attended school;
Mary, 10, F, born Michigan, m of f b, attended school.

from Debra Eddy (through Blythe Heflin Sesko):
31. Anna MCDONALD, GGGG Aunt. Born ca 1825 in Kent, Ontario, Canada. Anna died in Sunfield, Eaton Co, MI on 12 Sep 1890; she was 65. Anna's date of death, as given in Henry Bowers' obituary. Buried on 16 Sep 1890/1919 in Lot 329, Lakeside Cem., Lake Odessa, MI. On 10 Nov 1843 when Anna was 18, she married Henry A. BOWER, in Thamesville, Kent, Ontario, Canada. Official date of marriage differs from the date of 6 Dec 1843, given in Henry's obituary. Born on 22 Oct 1822 in Vermont Henry A. died in Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI on 30 Aug 1905; he was 82. Buried on 1 Sep 1905 in Lot 329, Lakeside Cem., Lake Odessa, MI. Occupation: Farmer.
They had the following children:
i. Samuel L. (1844-)
ii. Israel/Ezra (ca1846-<1904)
iii. Horatio (1848-)
iv. John McDonald (1850-1952)
v. Polly (1855-)
vi. Mary (1860-)

1860 federal census, Woodland Twp., Barry Co, MI (1400/1306)--Henry Bowers, 37, farmer, 1000/230), b. VT; Anna, 35, b. Canada; Ezra, 14, b. Canada; Horatio (?), 12, b. Canada; John, 10, b. Canada; Polly A., 6, b. Canada; Mary L., 6/12, b. MI; Jane Meyres, 17, b. MI

1877 Tax Assessment Roll, Odessa Township, Ionia County, MI [Indexed by Pamela K. Swiler for the Ionia County Genealogical Society, March 20, 2000]--Bower, Henry, section 17, 40 acres, value of parcel $185.00

1880 federal census, Odessa Twp., Ionia Co, MI (341/349)--Bowers, Henry, w, m, 58, farmer, birth place not legible, father b. Eng., mother b. Ire; Anna, w, f, 55, wife, keeping house, Can, Can, Can; Mary, w, f, 20, servant, MI

1900 federal census, Ionia Co, MI, Odessa Twp. (part of) (154/155)--Bowers, Henry A., head, white, male, Oct 1822, 77, wd, b. VT, father b. England, mother b. Ireland, farmer, 0 months unemployed, reads/writes, owns mortgaged farm

Ionia County Death Index, Vol B, pg 69

Lakeside Cemetery Burials, Lake Odessa, MI -- found at public library, Ionia, MI

Information from Audrey Dykstra, Lowell, MI

The Lake Odessa Wave Lake Odessa, Michigan, Friday 8 September 1905, pg 1 - OBITUARY (from Debra Eddy):
"Henry A. Bower was born in the state of Vermont October 25, 1822, and died at the home of his daughter in Battle Creek August the 30th 1905. He was married December 6, 1843, to Miss Anna McDonald, who died Sept. 12, 1890. To them were born seven children, three of whom are dead. Those surviving are Samuel Bower of California, John Bower of Lake Odessa, Mrs. E.F. Otto of Battle Creek, and Mrs. T. F. Barkdull of Lake Odessa. He came to Michigan from Canada in the fall of 1854 when the country was new, and settled in Woodland, Barry Co., where he lived until the fall of 1872 when he moved to Odessa which was still his home at the time of death.
"In October 1904, he went to California to spend the winter with a son, then in the spring he came home for a short visit, then returned to California intending to remain one year. But soon after arriving there he was afflicted with rheumatism and not getting any better, returned to Michigan hoping to regain his lost health but such was not to be as he was stricken with typhoid fever shortly after arriving at the home of his daughter and although everything possible was done for him, he gradually failed and just 5 weeks and 4 days from the day he arrived home he passed peacefully away.
"He became a Christian early in his life and remained so to the time of his death, was a member of the U.B. church since 1876 but for the last few years and during his stay in California he attended the Methodist church.
"He leaves besides the children mentioned above, twelve grand children, eight great-grand children and two sisters, one living in Canada and one in New Mexico."

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