 1857 - 1934 (76 years)
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| Name |
Mahala Bowers |
| Born |
05 Dec 1857 |
Goldsboro, York County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
2 Jul 1860 |
Newberry Township, York County, Pennsylvania |
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Newberry Township, 1860
George Bower, 41, farmer; Mary, 38; Ambrose, 12; Sarah, 10; Susan, 8; Antonette, 6; Barbara, 4; Mahala, 2; John, 1 |
| Census |
15 Aug 1870 |
Conewago Township, York County, Pennsylvania |
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Conewago Township, 1870
88.94: George Bowers, 57, farmer; Mary, 47, keeping house; Susan, 18; Antoinette, 16; Barbara, 14; Mahala, 13; John, 12; Annie, 10; Tenah, 9; George, 6; Moses, 4 |
| Census |
11 Jun 1880 |
Steelton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
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Steelton, 1880
512.512: Erastus Bierbower (head) age 29, carpenter; Mahala (wife), age 22; William H. (son), age 2 |
| Census |
6 Jun 1900 |
Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
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Middletown Borough, 1900
170.177, West Main Street. Erastus J. Bierbower (head), b. Feb. 1851, boiler maker; Mahala (wife), b. Dec. 1857; William (son), b. Jul. 1878; Iva V. (daughter-in-law), b. Aug. 1881; Chester C. (son), b. Feb. 1884; Ralph (son), b. Feb 1890 |
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21 Apr 1910 |
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Reading, 1910
308 Pine Street: E.J. Bierbower, age 59; Mahala, age 52, mother of 5 (2 living); Ralph, age 19 |
| Census |
14 Jan 1920 |
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Reading, 1920
244.244: Cresmont Street. Ralph Bierbower, age 28; Margie, age 27; June, age 1; Mahala, age 62 |
| Census |
9 Apr 1930 |
West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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West Reading Borough, 1930
315 South 3rd Street: William H. Bierbower (head), age 51, laborer at pipe mill; Ivy V. (wife), age 49; Helen Ulrich (sister-in-law), age 45; Mahala Bierbower (mother), age 72 |
| Died |
10 Mar 1934 |
West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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Death Certificate
Mahala (Bowers) Bierbower |
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Obituary
Mahala (Bower) Bierbower |
| Buried |
13 Mar 1934 |
Middletown Cemetery, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
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Bierbower, Erastus & Mahala
Erastus J Bierbower · Feb 18 1851 · May 28 1919
Mahala Bower · his wife · Dec 5 1857 · Mar 10 1934 |
| Person ID |
I000685 |
Strausstown Roots | KaMaMaBaHe |
| Last Modified |
8 Aug 2014 |
| Father |
George Bowers, b. 11 Oct 1818, York County, Pennsylvania , d. 16 Nov 1895, Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania (Age 77 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Patterson, b. 29 Jun 1823, York County, Pennsylvania , d. 26 Jul 1885, Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania (Age 62 years) |
| Family ID |
F00282 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Erastus Jones Bierbower, b. 18 Feb 1851, Goldsboro, York County, Pennsylvania , d. 28 May 1919, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 68 years) |
| Married |
18 Feb 1877 |
Goldsboro, York County, Pennsylvania |
- married by Rev. J. E. Arnold
Witness John C Funk
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| Children |
| + | 1. William Henry Bierbower, b. 22 Jul 1878, Goldsboro, York County, Pennsylvania , d. 20 Jul 1939, West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 60 years) |
| | 2. Chester Bierbower, b. 8 Jan 1884, d. 10 Jul 1902, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Age 18 years) |
| + | 3. Ralph Bowers Bierbower, b. 31 Jan 1891, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania , d. 01 Mar 1953, West Wyomissing, Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 62 years) |
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| Family ID |
F00283 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 05 Dec 1857 - Goldsboro, York County, Pennsylvania |
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| Married - 18 Feb 1877 - Goldsboro, York County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Census - 11 Jun 1880 - Steelton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Census - 6 Jun 1900 - Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Census - 21 Apr 1910 - Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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| Census - 14 Jan 1920 - Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Census - 9 Apr 1930 - West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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| Died - 10 Mar 1934 - West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
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 | Buried - 13 Mar 1934 - Middletown Cemetery, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
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| Sources |
- [S2] Reading Eagle (Reliability: 3), 11 Mar 1934.
Mahala (Bower), widow of Erastus Bierbower, died at 9:30 Saturday evening at the home of her son, William, South Third street, West Reading, aged 76 years.
She is survived by two sons, William, with whom she resided, and Ralph, Reading; four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and two brothers, George and Moses.
She was born in York county, a daughter of the late George and Mary Bower.
Services and interment in Middletown. Funeral Director F. D. Roth in charge.
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