Abel M Sowards 1842–1912 – Towler Family Tree

Abel M Sowards, 1842–1912 (aged 70 years)

Abel, Violetta, George [Sitting], Nannie Mae, Floyd and Catherine Sowards [Standing]

Name

Abel M Sowards

Name: Abel M /Sowards/
Given names: Abel M
Surname: Sowards

Gender Male

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	May 31, 1842
11th President of the United States	James K Polk March 4, 1845 (aged 2 years)
12th President of the United States	Zachary Taylor March 4, 1849 (aged 6 years)
13th President of the United States	Millard Fillmore July 9, 1850 (aged 8 years)
14th President of the United States	Franklin Pierce March 4, 1853 (aged 10 years)
The Crimean War	from October 16, 1853 to March 30, 1856 (aged 13 years)
15th President of the United States	James Buchanan March 4, 1857 (aged 14 years)
Death of a paternal grandfather	John Sowards 1860 (aged 17 years) Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
16th President of the United States	Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861 (aged 18 years)
17th President of the United States	Andrew Johnson April 15, 1865 (aged 22 years)
Marriage	Violetta Jane King Sowards — View this family August 25, 1865 (aged 23 years) Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
Birth of a daughter	Catherine Marie Sowards May 27, 1866 (aged 23 years) Westfield, Medina County, Ohio, USA
Birth of a son	John A Sowards November 7, 1867 (aged 25 years)
18th President of the United States	Ulysses S Grant March 4, 1869 (aged 26 years)
Birth of a daughter	Emma Jane Sowards February 2, 1870 (aged 27 years) Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, USA
Birth of a son	George M. Sowards March 17, 1872 (aged 29 years) Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, USA
Birth of a son	William E Sowards October 3, 1874 (aged 32 years)
19th President of the United States	Rutherford B Hayes March 4, 1877 (aged 34 years)
Death of a father	John Sowards August 1879 (aged 37 years) Ohio, USA
20th President of the United States	James A Garfield March 4, 1881 (aged 38 years)
Birth of a daughter	Priscillia Evelyn Sowards September 14, 1881 (aged 39 years)
21st President of the United States	Chester A Arthur September 19, 1881 (aged 39 years)
Birth of a daughter	Nannie May Sowards May 24, 1883 (aged 40 years) Leroy, Lake County, Indiana, USA
22nd President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1885 (aged 42 years)
Birth of a son	Flyod A Sowards April 16, 1887 (aged 44 years) Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, USA
23rd President of the United States	Benjamin Harrison March 4, 1889 (aged 46 years)
24th President of the United States	Grover Cleveland March 4, 1893 (aged 50 years)
25th President of the United States	William McKinley March 4, 1897 (aged 54 years)
The Boer War	Battle for control of southern Africa from October 11, 1899 to May 31, 1902 (aged 60 years)
26th President of the United States	Theodore Roosevelt September 14, 1901 (aged 59 years)
Olympic Games	Games of the IV Olympiad from April 27, 1908 to October 31, 1908 (aged 66 years) London, England
27th President of the United States	William Howard Taft March 4, 1909 (aged 66 years)
Death	July 20, 1912 (aged 70 years) Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, USA Cause of death: Heart attack caused by weakness from his imprisonment during the war.
Burial	Porter County, Indiana, USA Cemetery: Salem Cemetery

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Family with parents
father	Links Death: August 1879 — Ohio, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Phisilia Marrick Abel M Sowards John Sowards –1879 Death: August 1879 — Ohio, USA
mother	Links Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Sowards Abel M Sowards Phisilia Marrick –
himself	Links Birth: May 31, 1842 Marriage: August 25, 1865 — Lawrence County, Ohio, USA Death: July 20, 1912 — Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, USA Burial: Porter County, Indiana, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Violetta Jane King Sowards Catherine Marie Sowards John A Sowards Emma Jane Sowards George M. Sowards William E Sowards Priscillia Evelyn Sowards Nannie May Sowards Flyod A Sowards Abel M Sowards 1842–1912 Birth: May 31, 1842 Death: July 20, 1912 — Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, USA

Family with Violetta Jane King Sowards
himself	Links Birth: May 31, 1842 Marriage: August 25, 1865 — Lawrence County, Ohio, USA Death: July 20, 1912 — Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, USA Burial: Porter County, Indiana, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Violetta Jane King Sowards Catherine Marie Sowards John A Sowards Emma Jane Sowards George M. Sowards William E Sowards Priscillia Evelyn Sowards Nannie May Sowards Flyod A Sowards Abel M Sowards 1842–1912 Birth: May 31, 1842 Death: July 20, 1912 — Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, USA
wife	Links Birth: March 15, 1847 — Lawrence County, Ohio, USA Marriage: August 25, 1865 — Lawrence County, Ohio, USA Death: May 7, 1921 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Abel M Sowards Catherine Marie Sowards John A Sowards Emma Jane Sowards George M. Sowards William E Sowards Priscillia Evelyn Sowards Nannie May Sowards Flyod A Sowards Violetta Jane King Sowards 1847–1921 Birth: March 15, 1847 — Lawrence County, Ohio, USA Death: May 7, 1921
Marriage	Marriage — August 25, 1865 — Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
9 months daughter	Links Birth: May 27, 1866 23 19 — Westfield, Medina County, Ohio, USA Marriage: Death: February 24, 1932 — Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Alexander Aiken Catherine Marie Sowards 1866–1932 Birth: May 27, 1866 23 19 — Westfield, Medina County, Ohio, USA Death: February 24, 1932 — Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, USA
18 months son	Links Birth: November 7, 1867 25 20 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships John A Sowards 1867– Birth: November 7, 1867 25 20
2 years daughter	Links Birth: February 2, 1870 27 22 — Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Emma Jane Sowards 1870– Birth: February 2, 1870 27 22 — Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, USA
2 years son	Links Birth: March 17, 1872 29 25 — Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships George M. Sowards 1872– Birth: March 17, 1872 29 25 — Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, USA
3 years son	Links Birth: October 3, 1874 32 27 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships William E Sowards 1874– Birth: October 3, 1874 32 27
7 years daughter	Links Birth: September 14, 1881 39 34 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Priscillia Evelyn Sowards 1881– Birth: September 14, 1881 39 34
21 months daughter	Links Birth: May 24, 1883 40 36 — Leroy, Lake County, Indiana, USA Death: September 4, 1970 Burial: 1970 — Fairview Baptist Church, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Nannie May Sowards 1883–1970 Birth: May 24, 1883 40 36 — Leroy, Lake County, Indiana, USA Death: September 4, 1970
4 years son	Links Birth: April 16, 1887 44 40 — Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Flyod A Sowards 1887– Birth: April 16, 1887 44 40 — Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, USA

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Note	Blue eyes, dark hair, and light complexion Blinded from imprisionment during Civil War.

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Birth	Abel M Sowards and Violetta King Sowards Headstone Obit for Abel M. Soward
Death	Abel M Sowards and Violetta King Sowards Headstone Obit for Abel M. Soward
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Media object	Abel M Sowards
Media object	Abel, Violetta, George [Sitting], Nannie Mae, Floyd and Catherine Sowards [Standing]
Media object	Abel M Sowards and Violetta King Sowards Headstone

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November 20, 2011 – 16:05:07

Author of last change: Ian

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Family with parents
father Parents John Sowards	John Sowards –1879
mother	Phisilia Marrick –
himself	Abel M Sowards 1842–1912

Family with Violetta Jane King Sowards
himself	Abel M Sowards 1842–1912
wife	Violetta Jane King Sowards 1847–1921
daughter Family James Alexander Aiken	Catherine Marie Sowards 1866–1932
son	John A Sowards 1867–
daughter	Emma Jane Sowards 1870–
son	George M. Sowards 1872–
son	William E Sowards 1874–
daughter	Priscillia Evelyn Sowards 1881–
daughter	Nannie May Sowards 1883–1970
son	Flyod A Sowards 1887–