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Rev John Leonard Bowers

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Rev John Leonard Bowers

Birth
Blue Spring, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Death
23 Jun 1902 (aged 71)
Siam, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Carter County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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John Leonard Bowers was born the seventh of ten children to John Teter Bowers and Mary Lincoln Stover. He was married three times: (1) Mary "Polly" Cannon (26 Aug 1849 at Carter, Tennessee) with whom he had at least nine children; (2) Eliza J. Grindstaff (12 Dec 1866 at Carter, Tennessee) with whom he had five children; and (3) Martha I. Slimp (20 Aug 1876 at Johnson, Tennessee) with whom he had eight children. He served pastorates at eight churches including Siam Baptist Church. There are family accounts that incorrectly say he was named John Leonard Teter Bowers.
John Leonard Bowers was born the seventh of ten children to John Teter Bowers and Mary Lincoln Stover. He was married three times: (1) Mary "Polly" Cannon (26 Aug 1849 at Carter, Tennessee) with whom he had at least nine children; (2) Eliza J. Grindstaff (12 Dec 1866 at Carter, Tennessee) with whom he had five children; and (3) Martha I. Slimp (20 Aug 1876 at Johnson, Tennessee) with whom he had eight children. He served pastorates at eight churches including Siam Baptist Church. There are family accounts that incorrectly say he was named John Leonard Teter Bowers.


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