Caroline Snyder

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1831
Marriage			To David Bower
Death	1905
Burial		Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Clarion County, PA

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 4               Generation 5          Generation 6
 
                        +-- David Bower
                        |   (1825-1866)   
 Olive Samantha Bower --+                     +-- Harmon Snyder
 (1862-1895)            |                     |   (1791-1844)
                        +-- Caroline Snyder --+ 
                            (1831-1905)       |
                                              +-- Barbara A.(Unknown)
                                                  (????-????)

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Children

Children with David Bower:

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Paris Bower	M			Maria Rugh
Laura Bower	F			James Tyler
Emma Bower	F			[unknown] Tyler
Arthur Bower	M			Mattie [unknown]
Olive Samantha Bower	F			James Francis Beals	Direct Line
Tase Bower	F			Peter Shakely

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1840 United States federal Census, Lamar Twp, Clinton Co, PA, pg 15. Census is not dated. Family headed by Harman Snyder: 1 male 15-20, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 40-50, 1 male 70-80, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 40-50. Ages fit for Harmon Snyder, Barbara Snyder, Caroline Snyder and other children. A few ages are slightly off.
25	1850 United States Federal Census, Richland Twp., Clarion Co., PA, Page 3, lists Barbara Snyder, 55 4000 property; Matilda Snyder, 27; Sarah Snyder, 20, idiot; Caroline Snyder,18, attended school. Everyone was born in PA. This census is dated July 30, 1850.
3	1860 United States Federal Census, Salem Twp., Clarion Co., PA, Page 20, lines 5-9 lists David Bower, 34, married to Caroline Bower, 29. They live with three children: son Paris A. Bower, 7; daughter Laura Bower, 4; and son Arthur Bower, 2. David Bower is a farmer. Everyone was born in PA. Paris A. Bower and Laura Bower attended school within the census year. This census is dated July 4, 1860.
4	Gravestone for David Bower and Caroline S. Bower reads: "David Bower, 1826-1866, Caroline S., His wife, 1831-1905"
5	Cemetery Association Record listing the siblings of David Bower, 1826-1856. It also lists his wife, Caroline Snyder, 1881-1909, and their children Paris Bower (m. Maria Rugh), Theresa (Tacy) Bower (m. Peter Sheakley), Olive Bower (m. James Beals), Irvin Bower, and Laura Bower (m. [unknown] Tyler).	transcription
6	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.	N/A

Research Wishlist

Need to find census records for her before and after 1860.

• In 1870, there is a Caroline Bower, 41, in Bucks Co., Middletown Twp. working as a domestic servant for the family of Isaac Paxon.