William D. BOWERS

1858 - 1948  (90 years)

• Name	William D. BOWERS
  Nickname	Willie
  Birth	Jan 1858	Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Sep 1889  [3]
  	brickmason
  Death	21 Mar 1948  [4]
  Burial	Portsmouth City, VA   [4]
  	His body was interred in the Stephen Bowers family plot at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Person ID	I59156	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Stephen E. BOWERS,   b. Abt 1829, Virginia d. 18 Mar 1919 (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane DENBY,   b. 24 Mar 1831, Louisianna d. 30 Dec 1912, Portsmouth City, VA (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F5332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mamie MURPHY,   b. c. 1862, Portsmouth City, VA
  Marriage	11 Sep 1889	Portsmouth City, VA   [3]
  	The couple was married by W.B. Hanley on 11 September 1889 in Portsmouth, Virginia.
  Children	1. John Hobday BOWERS,   b. 31 Aug 1890, Portsmouth City, VA
  Family ID	F6027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  1920 US Census / Pablo, Walter 718 London Street, Portsmouth, Virginia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1284] William D. Bowers head stone inscription, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, VA. [S5150] 1900 US Census / Bowers, Stephen. [S1283] William Bowers - Mamie Murphy, Portsmouth, VA marriage register entry (1889). [S5362] Cedar Grove Cemetery burial registers, Portsmouth, VA. information obtained August 2005.