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1. | Alfred B. Bowers was born on 16 Feb 1870 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 11 Sep 1956 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Pearl Bowers Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Alfred married Bertha Abigail Morrell about 1891 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Bertha (daughter of George Isaac Morrell and Minnie Florence Van Huss) was born on 8 Sep 1879 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 26 Jul 1957 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Pearl Bowers Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Leila Laura Bowers (1.Alfred1) was born on 29 Mar 1897 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 30 Jun 2001 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. Leila married Roby Dewitt May on 16 Aug 1916 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Roby (son of Riley A. May and Louisa Jane Barlow) was born on 12 Aug 1892 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 17 Jun 1961 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Walter Earl Bowers (1.Alfred1) was born on 9 Oct 1898 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 11 Mar 1921 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Pearl Bowers Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Walter married Vera E. Cole on 6 Nov 1918 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Vera (daughter of Andrew J. Cole and Cora E Parker) was born in Nov 1894 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Eva Brown Bowers (1.Alfred1) was born about 1909 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Eva married Thomas R. L. Grindstaff on 17 May 1928 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Thomas (son of David Grindstaff and Della May Taylor) was born on 12 Mar 1907 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 13 Oct 1993 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Carl M. Bowers (1.Alfred1) was born on 14 Jan 1914 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 28 Jul 2006 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Pearl Bowers Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes: Carl M. Bowers, 92, 577 Highway 91, Elizabethton, died Friday, July 28, 2006, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. Carl married Kathleen Ritchie about 1933 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Kathleen (daughter of David Elbert Ritchie and Ruth Belle Murray) was born on 26 Jul 1913 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 30 Nov 2010 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Pearl Bowers Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | Roby Dewitt May, Jr. (2.Leila2, 1.Alfred1) was born on 9 Aug 1917 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 20 Jan 1974 in Forsyth County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. |
7. | Violet May (2.Leila2, 1.Alfred1) was born on 10 May 1919 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; died on 26 Sep 2002 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. |
8. | Rosalie May (2.Leila2, 1.Alfred1) was born on 14 Apr 1921 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 20 Apr 2000 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. |
9. | Living (2.Leila2, 1.Alfred1) |
10. | Riley A. May (2.Leila2, 1.Alfred1) was born on 10 Aug 1925 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Jul 1993; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. |
11. | Dr. Floyd Earl May (2.Leila2, 1.Alfred1) was born on 2 Nov 1926 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Oct 2016 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes: Dr. Floyd Earl May, 89, of Elizabethton, passed away peacefully with his family by his side, on Saturday, October 15, 2016, at his home. He was the son of the late Roby Dewitt and Leila Bowers May and was born in Johnson County, though he lived most of his life in Carter County, TN. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Dr. Joyce May, on |
12. | Living (2.Leila2, 1.Alfred1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Living (2.Leila2, 1.Alfred1) |
14. | Living (2.Leila2, 1.Alfred1) |
15. | Samuel M. Bowers (3.Walter2, 1.Alfred1) was born about 1920 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Dec 1944 in Luxenbourg, , , France. Notes: "Elizabethton Star," Monday, January 22, 1945 Samuel married Eunice Martitia Parlier on 23 Apr 1940 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Eunice (daughter of Robert Conley Parlier and Lola Caroline McGuire) was born on 6 Oct 1921 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 12 Nov 2015 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | Thomas R. L. Grindstaff, Jr. (4.Eva2, 1.Alfred1) was born on 8 Jul 1929 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 28 May 1945 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Bowers Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. |
17. | Living (4.Eva2, 1.Alfred1) |
18. | Earl Grindstaff (4.Eva2, 1.Alfred1) was born about 1933 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 27 Feb 2019 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes: ELIZABETHTON - Earl "Jabo" Grindstaff, age 86, of Elizabethton passed away surrounded by his family and friends on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at the Johnson City Medical Center. Earl married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
19. | Living (4.Eva2, 1.Alfred1) |
20. | Living (4.Eva2, 1.Alfred1) |
21. | Living (15.Samuel3, 3.Walter2, 1.Alfred1) |
22. | Living (15.Samuel3, 3.Walter2, 1.Alfred1) Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
23. | Samuel M. Bowers, II (15.Samuel3, 3.Walter2, 1.Alfred1) was born on 20 Feb 1944 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 7 Mar 1995 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. |