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Bowering family?

Bowering family?

Posted: 10 Aug 2014 5:46PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Bowering
Hello,

I'm looking for any information on Julian/Julien Bowering and his wife, Jennie/Jemer Bowering. The only information I have on them is this record: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&d... where they are Julien and Jemer.

As well as a record for their daughter's wedding where they are mentioned as Julian and Jennie. Their daughter went by Mary at her wedding, May when two of her children were born (though this could be a misspelling) and Iretta Gretta May (Bowering) Phillips for her third child. I'm pretty sure she is all of these people, but not so sure why her name has changed so much.

I have no birth records for any of them, no marriage record for Julien and Jennie, and they don't appear on the census. Since these are my direct ancestors I'd love to be able to have more of an idea of who they were! If anyone has any information, I would be very grateful for it!

Thanks!

Re: Bowering family?

Posted: 10 Aug 2014 6:22PM GMT
Classification: Query

Some info you may already have.......

Gretta May Bowring in entry for Alpha Lillian Phillips
Ontario Births, 1869-1912

Name: Alpha Lillian Phillips
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 05 Oct 1897
Event Place: Little Current, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada
Registration Year:
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Wm A. Phillips
Mother's Name: Gretta May Bowring
Reference ID:
GS Film Number: 1906131
Digital Folder Number: 004656960
Image Number: 00831

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May Bowering in entry for Alfred Lial Fhillips
Ontario Births, 1869-1912

Name: Alfred Lial Fhillips
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 05 Feb 1896
Event Place: Little Current, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada
Registration Year: 1896
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Wm A Fhillips
Mother's Name: May Bowering
Reference ID:
GS Film Number: 1846553
Digital Folder Number: 004656912
Image Number: 00378

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PHILLIPS, Wm. M. born in England married to BOWERING, Mary born in Not given married on 2 Apr 1895 in Little Current. Groom's parents: Wm. Phillips and Eliza Phillips; bride's parents: Julian Bowering and Jeme Bowering. OVR# 001051.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onmanito/marriageP.html

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Evelyn May Phillips
Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947

Name: Evelyn May Phillips
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 28 Jul 1900
Event Place: Little Current, Manitoulin, Ontario
Gender: Female
Age: 0
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Little Current
Birth Year (Estimated): 1900
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Father's Name:
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Name:
Reference ID: yr 1900 cn 4804
GS Film number: 1854393
Digital Folder Number: 4174835
Image Number: 1203

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PHILLIPS, Alfred Lial--Male, 5 Feb 1896 in Little Current. Parents: Wm. A. Phillips, Mary Bowering OVR #001006 (see above...MAY)

PHILLIPS, Alpha Lillian-Female, 5 Oct 1897 in Little Current. Parents: Wm. A. Phillips, Gretta May Bowring OVR#005611

PHILLIPS, Evelyn May-Female, 23 Feb 1900 in Little Current. Parents: Wm. Phillips, L. M. Bowering OVR#005951

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~onmanito/birthP.html

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Phillip in Little Current.

PHILLIPS, Mildred Isabell-Female, Sept 17 1912 in Little Current. Parents: James Phillips, Etta Willis OVR# 032964

Re: Bowering family?

Posted: 10 Aug 2014 6:37PM GMT
Classification: Query
• ID: I20384
• Name: Greta May BOWERING
• Given Name: Greta May
• Surname: BOWERING
• Sex: F
• Birth: Abt 1875
• Death: 30 Apr 1900 in Little Current, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada of Pneumonia and Peritonitis
• Burial: Holy Trinity Cemetery, Little Current, Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
• Change Date: 1 Jul 2009 at 22:58
• Note:

Ontario Vital Records - Deaths #004 798 - 1900
PHILLIPS, Gretta May, 30 April 1900 of Pneumonia and Peritonitis for 7 weeks at ge 25 years. Born: Ontario. Resident of 22 Blake Street. Married. Methodist. Informant: William Phillips.

Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Little Current, Manitoulin Island, #55
PHILLIPS / IRETTA MAY / BELOVED WIFE OF / WM A. PHILLIPS / DIED APR 30, 1900 / AGED 25 YRS / EVELYN MAY / THEIR DAU. / DIED JULY 27, 1900 / AGED 5 MS 4 DS / Sleep mother dear and take your / rest. God called you home He thought / it best: T'was hard indeed to part / with thee, But Christ's strong / arm supported me.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&d...

Re: Bowering family?

Posted: 10 Aug 2014 6:49PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 10 Aug 2014 10:22PM GMT

1891 Canada Census

Name: May Bowring
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 16
Birth Year: abt 1875
Birthplace: Ontario
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Religion: Methodist
French Canadian: No
Father's Birth Place: Ontario
Mother's name: Julia Bowring
Mother's Birth Place: Ontario
Province: Ontario
District Number: 92
District: Middlesex South
Subdistrict: Westminster

Household Members: Name Age
Julia Bowring
46
Olive Bowring
22
Lousia Bowring
20
May Bowring
16
Alfred Bowring
14
Bertha Bowring
12
Edwin Bowring
8

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1921 Canada Census
Alpha L Phillips staying with her Uncle Alfred R. Bowering

Name: Alfred R Bowering
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 44
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birth Place: Ontario
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Myrtle V Bowering
Father Birth Place: Ontario
Mother's name: Julia A Bowering
Mother Birth Place: Ontario
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Province or Territory: Ontario
District: Middlesex East
District Number: 102
Sub-District: Westminster (Township)
Sub-District Number: 23
City, Town or Village: Westminster
Street or Township: Gore Lot 47
Municipality: Westminster
Occupation: Farmer

Household Members: Name Age
Alfred R Bowering
44
Myrtle V Bowering
34
Donald A Bowering
5
Douglas A Bowering
8/12
Julia A Bowering
78
Louisa Bowering
48
Alpha L Phillips
22

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From ancestry...

This maybe her parents

Julia Ann Simmons
Birth 1842 in Canada
Death

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Jessie Bowering
Birth 1836 in Ontario
Death 07 Jun 1883 in Middlesex

Name: Jessie Bowering
Death Date: 7 Jun 1883
Death County or District: Middlesex
Death State: Ontario
Death Country: Canada
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Estimated birth year: abt 1837
Birth Location: Canada

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Arretta May Bowering
Birth 1875 in Westminster Twp., Ontario, Canada
Death 30 Apr 1900 in Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada

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Marriage.....Note the names of parents.

Name: Edwin Bowering
Birth Place: Westminster, Ontario
Age: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1883
Father Name: Jesse Bowering
Mother Name: Julia Simmons
Spouse Name:Eliza Clark
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse Birth Year: abt 1886
Spouse Birth Place: Westminster, Ontario
Spouse Father Name: John Clark
Spouse Mother Name: Nellie Hiscox
Marriage Date: 30 Aug 1906
Marriage County or District: Middlesex

Re: Bowering family?

Posted: 10 Aug 2014 10:37PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 17 Aug 2014 3:34PM GMT
Ontario Cemetary Finding Aid

BOWERING, Jesse A. (h/o Julia Simmons) Trunk Road, Bruce Mines Algoma Bruce Mines SSM-
BOWERING, Julia (Simmons) (w/o Jesse A.) Trunk Road, Bruce Mines Algoma Bruce Mines SSM-

http://ocfa.islandnet.com/ocfa-search.php

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Buried in Bruce Mines, Ontario

Photo of gravestone......

Trunk Road Cemetery, Bruce Mines
Township of Plummer Additional

Julia Simmons wife of Jesse A. Bowering
Born March 17, 1842
Died March 22, 1926

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~murrayp/al...

Also, buried in the same cemetary is a George Simmons, died February 3, 1916, 45 years old.

Re: Bowering family?

Posted: 17 Aug 2014 1:17AM GMT
Classification: Query
I had originally wondered if Julian and Jennie were Julia and Jessie, though I'm confused about the gender switch of Julia/Julian, especially because the original marriage record really looks like the father's name is Julian (I've attached it).

However everyone you've listed as the descendant of Julia & Jessie in in my family tree (Alfred Lial is my great grandfather.) There seems to be a lot of name switching going on too, especially with Mary/May/Gretta/Iretta which is very confusing! I guess those might have all been her names or interpretations of her names by transcribers, and possibly Gretta/Iretta was her given name but she went by her middle name Mary/May.

Thank you for doing all that digging! It's very much appreciated!
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Re: Bowering family?

Posted: 17 Aug 2014 3:33PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 17 Aug 2014 3:42PM GMT
Her mother is Lucinda Patrick...informant was her daughter Mrs. Wm. Taylor.

Name: Julia Bowern (Julia Bowering)
Death Date: 22 Mar 1926
Death County or District: Algoma
Death State: Ontario
Death Country: Canada
Age: 84
Gender: Female
Estimated birth year: abt 1842
Birth Location: Canada

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Marriage...

Name: William Taylor
Birth Place: Brussells
Age: 22
Estimated birth year: abt 1861
Father Name: Thomas Taylor
Mother Name: Elizabeth Taylor
Spouse Name: Annie Bowering
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse Birth Year: abt 1864
Spouse Birth Place: Westminster, Ontario
Spouse Father Name: Jesse Bowering
Spouse Mother Name: Julia Bowering
Marriage Date: 11 Oct 1883
Marriage County or District: Middlesex

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Re: Bowering family?

Posted: 17 Aug 2014 3:54PM GMT
Classification: Query
Look up this tree on ancestry...lots of interesting info....

SIMMONS FAMILY TREE
Member Name.......Papeairs
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