John Hobday BOWERS^[1]

1890 -

• Name	John Hobday BOWERS
  Birth	31 Aug 1890	Portsmouth City, VA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Jun 1917	Portsmouth City, VA   [2]
  	Information on John's June 1917 WWI Draft Registration Card notes that he was employed as a salesman by Clements & Brown, a Portsmouth, Virginia company.
  Person ID	I59864	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William D. BOWERS,   b. Jan 1858, Virginia d. 21 Mar 1948 (Age 90 years)
  Mother	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.
  Family ID	F6027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  John Hobday Bowers. WWI draft registration card. 1303 Washington Street, Portsmouth, Virginia.

  
  

• Notes

  Portsmouth city marriages 1924, book 3, p. 189

  
  

• Sources

  [S2930] Portsmouth, VA Register of Births 1858 - 1894. (1890). [S2102] John Hobday Bowers. WWI draft registration card. [S1283] William Bowers - Mamie Murphy, Portsmouth, VA marriage register entry (1889).