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Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868


Bowers, James

Birth Date:	27 Jan. 1811
Death Date:	21 June 1856
Gender:	Male
Age:	45
Company:	Edmund Ellsworth Company (1856)

Pioneer Information:

The Oakley journal mentions a "Bowers and son." James died en route. The Walters journal states that at the time of his death he was "Aged 44 years, 5 months, 2 days." In some sources his name is listed as "Bowen". He came with his wife and 6 children.

Sources:
"Emigrants for Utah," Deseret News [Weekly], 6 Aug. 1856, 176. Read Trail Excerpt		Source Locations

Bridges, Charles Henry, Autobiographical sketch [ca. 1885], 2. Read Trail Excerpt		Source Locations

Edmund Ellsworth Emigrating Company, Journal, 1856 June-Sept. Read Trail Excerpt		Source Locations

Ham, Ann, Diary of Ann Ham Hickenlooper. Read Trail Excerpt		Source Locations

Journal History, 26 Sep. 1856, p. 26		Source Locations

Oakley, John, Journal excerpt 1856 June-Aug. 19 June 1856		Source Locations

Ship Passenger and Manifest Lists		Source Locations

Walters, Archer, "Journal of Archer Walters, Enroute from England to Utah, U.S.A., March 18, 1856 to September 5th, 1856," in "Utah Pioneer Biographies," 44 vols., 1:119-26. Read Trail Excerpt		Source Locations

Walters, Archer, Diary 1856 Mar.-Sept., 9-16. Read Trail Excerpt		Source Locations