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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 21 June. The Walters journal states that at the time of his death he was "Aged 44 years, 5 months, 2 days." Surname possibly "Bowen"

Sources:
Deseret News [Weekly], 6 Aug. 1856, p. 176.     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
Journal History, 26 Sep. 1856, p. 26     Source Locations
Mormon Immigration Index     Source Locations
Oakley, John, Journal excerpt 1856 June-Aug. 19 June 1856     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