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Commemorative Biographical Record of Kent County, Ontario, published in 1904, pages 529-531:
"Alexander McDonald...
"This most highly respected resident of Howard Township was born in that township, on the river Thames, August 6, 1816, a son of Randall and Polly (Hubbell) McDonald, who were among the very first settlers in the County of Kent... "Randall McDonald, the only son, served in the war prior to his marriage to Polly Hubbell which took place in 1815. They settled on the river Thames... Nine of their ten children grew to maturity, and as noted Alexander was the eldest, the others being... Annie, born in 1825, married Henry Bowers, who settled in the state of Michigan, and she died there the mother of five children - Samuel, Israel (deceased) who was a soldier in the Civil War in the States, Polly, John and Mary...

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.

Ionia County marriages - Dibean Collection; from Michigan GenWeb, Ionia County:
BOWER JOHN M BOWER SEPARD RACHEL L SEPARD 04 FEB 1877.

1880 federal census, Odessa, Ionia Co., Michigan, LDS 1880 U.S. Census Household record:
Bowers John, Married, M, 30, born Can, Farmer, father born VT, mother born Can;
Racheal, wife, Married, F, 23, born Ohio, Keeping House, f.b. Ohio, m.b. Ohio;
Emma, daughter, Single, F, 3, born Mich, f.b. Can, m.b. Ohio;
Ezra, son, Single, M, 1, born Mich, f.b. Can, m.b. Ohio.

Lakeside (Lakewood) Cemetery, Lake Odessa, Odessa Twp, Ionia Co., Michigan, from Michigan MIGenWeb Project, Ionia County:
NAME AGE DATE_OF_DEATH LAST RESIDENCE CEMETERY_LOT #
Bower, John M. 101 yrs 4-29-1952 328
Bowers, Rachel Leona 75 yrs 10-4-1932

from Debra Eddy
"LAKE O's NUMBER ONE CITIZEN WILL BE 99 ON JUNE 16
"Our beloved John M. Bower, eldest resident of Lake Odessa, will very quietly celebrate his 99th birthday at his home, Thursday, June 16. Born in Thamesville, Ontario, Canada, the only living child of the family of six children of Henry and Anna McDonald Bower.
Grandpa Bower as he is familiarly known, has a very keen and alert mind and wonderful memory and still recites poems learned as a boy and also has composed several. He has always been very active, walking to town or visiting friends and relatives every day until an illness several months ago from which he has never fully recovered. His hobbies are reading and his flower and vegetable garden and he had always taken care of it until this year. Also enjoys friends and children dropping in for a visit and the children all love him.
"Mr. Bower was converted when a young man at the West Odessa Church and later transferred his membership to the United Brethren Church in Lake Odessa and was a trustee of that church for many years after it was built about 1895. He has always been an active and devoted church worker since a small boy and tells he was secretary at the Tamarac Church when about 13 years old. He also tells an interesting story of his forefathers, how his grandfather Samuel Bower received a medal in the Revolutionary War which is still in the family. Also how his grandfather came from England and met Anna Welch of Ireland on the boat as they were crossing the ocean. It took three months to cross at that time and the young folks friendship culminated in their marriage when they reached VermOnt While residing there his father, Henry A. Bower was born and the family moved to Montreal and later to Thamesville, Ontario, Canada, where Henry met and married Anna McDonald, and John was born.
"Mr. Bower also remembers his parents telling of coming by boat on the river to Detroit and by team of horses to Ypsilanti when he was only four years old. They later moved to Woodland township and when a young man moved to what is now known as the Bower homestead four miles northwest of town and lived in a log cabin until the present frame house was built. He moved to the village about 1920.
He has seen the community grow, farmland cleared, the town moved from Bonanza Corners one half mile north, to the present location when the railroad was built about 1887.
"Mr. Bower's first wife, Rachel Lepard Bower, passed away in October 1932 and his second wife, Cora Monks Bower, passed away about a year ago; also a son, Merton, died four years ago. His other children are Mrs. J. J. Griel, Mrs. George Barker and Mrs. Arvilla Murty of Lake Odessa. The latter is residing with him for the present, and a son Tello of Big Rapids, with whom he spent the winter; sixteen grandchildren, twenty-five great and four great-great grandchildren."

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Samuel Bower   Anna Welch   Randall McDonald 1795-1866   Polly Hubbell ca 1790-1833
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Henry A. Bower 1822-1905   Anna (Annie) McDonald 1825-1890
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John McDonald Bower 1850-1952