Our lives have not been that of simply a name, date and place; nor were those of our forebears. Presented here are small fragments of the lives of our Victorian ancestors. Hopefully you, gentle reader, will gain a small insight into the lives of some of those who lived previous to us. Just as we do today, our great grandparents lived their lives the best they could ~~ they lived, they laughed, they loved, they cried. Let us not judge them for who they were, for which of us is perfect?

Articles are in alphabetical order by surname spelling.

 Biography of Robert Baur of Switzerland & OH

Letter from Mary Ann Bower (Bauer) of Canada [daughter of John & Catherine Bower (Bauer)] to her brother Jack, December 1908

Biography of General Barend Daniel Bouwer of Africa

Biography of Reverend Frederick Andrew Bower of Albany, NY and Nova Scotia, Canada

Biography of Henry Bower of PA

Biography of General Jacob Bower of PA

Biography of Joel Bower[s] of England, NY, OH & Canada

Autobiography of Jacob Bower: a frontier Baptist preacher and missionary

Biography of Jacob Bower of KY

Biography of Jacob Bower of PA and KY

The reunion of John and Jacob Bowers in Lincoln, NE

Biography of Michael Bowers of Delaware County, IN

Biography of Moses Bowers of Henry County, IN

Biography of Noah Bowers of Henry County, IN

Biography of Noah Bowers of Delaware County, IN

Biography of Russell Bowers of Delaware County, IN

Letter from William P. Bowers from Miss. dated 1862 to his mother

Letter from William P. Bowers dated 1862 to his father in Texas

Letter from Alexander Edgar to his siblings, 1864

Biography of Joseph P. Hendricks of KY [m. Susan Shaver, dau. of Andrew & Susan [BOWERS] Shaver of VA]

Bower Biographies in the History of Northumberland County, PA

Biography of David S. Huffstutter of IN [m. Polly A. BOWER, dau.of Solomon BOWER of NC & IN]

Letter from James Jones to Mr. & Mrs. G.K. Bowers, 1862

Biography of Christian Rohrer of MD [m. Anna Baumwart (BOWER)]

Biography of Elizabeth Ogden (Brower) Wood, wife of Henry A. Wise Wood and daughter of John Lefoy Brower of NY