Bowers/Cornell Lineage
1. Lewis Bowers,
b. 1823, d. Nov 1912; 1m. Elizabeth Cornell, b. n/a, d. n/a (age 36); 2m. Nov 1912 to Margaret Weeks.There is a DeKalb Co., IN Deed dated 23 Jan 1854 (recorded 19 Apr 1854, book "H", page 231) were Lewis sold 80 acres (E ½, NW ¼, Sec. 9, Twp. 33, R. 13E) to his brother Franklin Bowers for $650.
Children: a) Martha*, b. 23 Jul 1850, Auburn, IN
b) Melvin, b. n/a; d. age 23
c) Willis, b. n/a; d. age 5
2. Martha Bowers, b. 23 Jul 1850, Auburn, IN, d. 12 Jan 1924, Auburn, IN; m. 21 Jan 1868 to Cyrus Olinger, b. 3 Dec 1844, Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD, d. 3 Jan 1931, Auburn, DeKalb Co., IN.
Children: a) Dora Estella, b. 22 Jan 1869, near Canton, OH
b) George Lewis, b. 9 Oct 1870
c) Della Elizabeth, b. 23 Aug 1872
d) Cassius LeRoy, b. 19 Jan 1875
e) Melvin Logan, b. 15 Nov 1877
f) Edythe Margaret*, b. 6 Apr 1880, Anderson Co., KS
g) Franklin Leslie, b. 21 Feb 1882
3. Edythe Margaret Olinger, b. 6 Apr 1880, Anderson Co., KS, d. 27 Mar 1972, Auburn, DeKalb Co., IN; m. Perry Allen Foote, b. 18 Nov 1872, Allen Co., IN, d. 16 May 1942, Corunna, DeKalb Co., IN.
Children: a) Ruth Martha, b. Auburn, DeKalb Co., IN
b) LaRea*, b. Auburn, DeKalb Co., IN
c) Helen Maxine, b. Auburn, DeKalb Co., IN
4. LaRea Foote, b. Auburn, DeKalb Co., IN; m. to Ward Garside Swarts, b. 28 Sep 1906, Auburn, IN; d. 29 Mar 1979, Reston, VA.
Children: a) Stephen Ward*, b. Dixon., Lee Co., IL
b) Susan, b. Three Rivers, MI
5. Stephen Ward Swarts, b. Dixon., Lee Co., IL; m. to Dianne Bennett Rogers, b. Williamsburg, VA.
Children: a) David Rogers*, b. Willamsburg, VA
b) Scott Ward, b. turgis, MI
6. David Rogers Swarts, b. Willamsburg, VA; 1m. to Sheila Lynn Hendershot, b. Jackson, MI; 2m. to Sherie Fern (Blakeman) Eley, b. Vandercook Lake, MI.
Children: a) Samantha Lynn, b. Ann Arbor, MI
b) Courtney Atherton, b. Ann Arbor, MI
Prepared 16 Aug 1999 by: David R. Swarts, 1905 Springport Rd., Jackson, MI 49202,
dswarts@mailcity.com