Waterloo Region Generations
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Rudolph Preston Bowers

Male 1857 - 1930  (72 years)


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  • Name Rudolph Preston Bowers 
    Born 19 Jun 1857  Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178634902 
    Name Rudolph Bauer 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-409405 
    Died 22 Mar 1930  Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Oakwood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I409405  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Joachim Johann "John" Bauer,   b. 1829, Tola, Mecklinburg Schwerin, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mina Press,   b. 1835, Ralzor?, Mecklinburg Schwerin, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 20 Sep 1857  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F268531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Rudolph P. Bowers.

      Rudolph P. Bowers, 72, died yesterday at Memorial Hospital. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. F. I. Hope; one son, Rudolph P. Bowers Jr. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at Woody's Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oakwood. Pallbearers will consist of members of Richmond Typographical Union No. 90, of which he had been a member for forty years.

      Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia Sun, Mar 23, 1930 Page 8

  • Sources 
    1. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 68.

    2. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 56.

    3. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameRudolph Bauer
      Baptism Age0
      Record TypeBaptism
      Birth Date19 Juni 1857
      Baptism Date20 Sept 1857
      Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada
      Father Joachim Bauer - Kossuth
      MotherMina Press

    4. [S2987] Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987.
      Name: Rudolph P Bowers Sr
      Sex: Male
      Age: 73
      Birth Date: 19 Mar 1857
      Death Date: 22 Mar 1930
      Death Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States
      Race: White
      Occ: printer
      Father's Name: John Bowers
      Mother's Name: Minnie Press

    5. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameJoachim Bauer
      Marriage Age32
      Occ: laborer - Kossuth
      Record TypeMarriage
      Birth Dateabt 1825
      Birth PlaceTola, Mechl. Schwerine
      Marriage Date20 Sep 1857
      Marriage ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Marriage PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada
      Father Carl Bauer
      MotherMargetha Bauer
      NameMine Elisabeth Press
      Marriage Age25
      Record TypeMarriage
      Birth Dateabt 1832
      Birth PlaceKalzov Mechl. Schwerine
      Res: Kossuth
      Father Friedrich Prehs
      MotherDorothea Schatzer

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