1. | John Clarence Bowers was born on 4 Aug 1890 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 6 Jun 1994 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Bowers Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes:
John C. Bowers, 73, of Route 2, Elizabethton, died in the Carter County Memorial Hospital Saturday morning following an extended illness. A native and life-long resident of Carter County, he was the son of the late T.B. and Bell Estep Bowers. Mr. Bowers was a Veteran of World War I, and a member of the American Legion Post No. 49. He was a member of the Blue Springs Christian Church. Survivors include his wife Laura Bowers of the home; six daughters, Lula Mae and Anna Bell Bowers of the home; Mrs. Reece Pierce of Route 2, Elizabethton; Mrs. Jack Carr of Route 3, Elizabethton; Mrs. Dan Farris of 418 Division Street, Elizabethton; and Mrs. Raymond Hardin of Johnson Avenue, Elizabethton; two sisters, Mrs. Earl Hardin of Route 2, Elizabethton; and Mrs. Dora Bowers of Ruby Avenue, Elizabethton; fifteen grandchildren and several nieces and nephews survive.
John married Minnie Nidiffer on 20 Apr 1919 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . Minnie (daughter of Carter N. "Cart" Nidiffer and Nancy Jane Campbell) was born about 1905 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
John married Laura McRita Peters on 20 Aug 1921 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Laura (daughter of George Franklin Peters and Joanna Archer) was born on 22 Jan 1903 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 3 Mar 1904 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Bowers Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Lula Mae Bowers was born on 12 Dec 1922 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 8 Nov 1986 in , Carter County, Tennessee, .
- 3. Anna Belle Bowers was born on 10 Nov 1924 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 10 Nov 2013 in , Carter County, Tennessee, .
- 4. Ruth T. Bowers was born on 2 Dec 1926 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 2 Aug 2007.
- 5. Dora Bowers was born on 29 Apr 1929 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 11 Jan 1996 in , Sullivan County, Tennessee, .
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- 7. Rose Ella Bowers was born on 13 Oct 1937 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 6 May 2023 in , Broward County, Florida, .
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