Carl Wesley BOWERS ²

  General Notes:

1910 IA CENSUS, Fayette Co, Jefferson Twp, Oelwein city: C. W. Bowers, 24, 1st marriage, married 1 yrs, b. IA, father b. PA, mother b. US, air inspector, railroad; wife Flora, 30, 1st marriage, married 1 yr, 1 child, 1 living, b. IA, father b. MN, mother b. PA; son Paul R., 6/12, b. IA, parents b. IA; sister-in-law Belle Johnson, 18, married, 1st marriage, married 0 yrs, 0 children, 0 living, b. IA, father b. MN, mother b. PA.

1915 IA STATE CENSUS, Fayette Co, Oelwein city: C. W. Bowers, 29, married, car inspector, b. Toddville, IA, father b. PA, mother b. IA; Flora Bowers, 35, married, housewife, 7th grade education, b. IA, father b. NY, mother b. PA; Paul Bowers, 5, b. Oelwein, IA, parents b. IA.

WWI DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1917-1918: Carl Wesley Bowers, Oelwein, Fayette Co, IA; 32; b. Feb 21, 1886; farmer, Oelwein, IA; nearest relative: Mrs. A. W. Bowers, Oelwein, IA; medium height, stout, blue eyes, dark hai

1920 IA CENSUS, Fayette Co, Jefferson Twp: C. W. Bowers, 33, b. IA, father b. PA, mother b. IA, farmer, gen. farm; wife Flora, 40, b. IA, father b. NY, mother b. PA; son Paul, 10, b. IA, parents b. IA, student; dau. June, 3, b. IA, parents b. IA.

1925 IA STATE CENSUS, Fayette Co, Jefferson Twp: "Westly Bawer", 38, 5th reader, b. IA, father: Abraham "Bawer" who was b. IA, mother: Anna Pence who was born IA and married IA, engaged in manufacturing/mechanical, no church affiliation; wife Flora, 45, 7th reader, b. IA, father: Harvey Hand who was b. MN, mother: Millie Shout who was b. PA and married IA, Methodist; son Paul, 15; dau. June, 8. Both children were b. IA, father: "Westly Bawer", mother: Flora "Hant" who married IA.

1930 IA CENSUS, Fayette Co, Jefferson Twp: Wesley "Bower", 44, 1st marriage age 22, b. IA, father b. PA, mother b. IA, farmer, farm; wife Flora, 50, 1st marriage age 28, b. IA, father b. MN, mother b. PA; son Paul, 20, single, b. IA, parents b. IA, laborer, farm; dau. June, 13, b. IA, parents b. IA.

Carl married Flora E. HAND, daughter of Harvey HAND and Millie SHOUT, about 1909 in IA.¹ (Flora E. HAND was born in Sep 1879 in IA ².)