The Bower Cemetery is located in Section 1, Richland precinct. From Fairbury go north on Hwy 15 until you see the blue Bower sign, about 7 miles. Turn east onto 720th Road, and continue east about 1 1/2 miles. The cemetery sits on the south side of the road. A 2 acre site for the Bower Cemetery was sold to the Bower Cemetery Association on August 16, 1879 by Ellen Bauer. The cemetery is fairly well maintained, and I believe it is still active. There is a fence around it with a chained gate, although it is not locked. This is a listing of all stones found, with additional burial information obtained from the cemetery records, obituaries, funeral home records and family members. Click to view the Cemetery Plot Map showing the basic layout, and the Detailed Plot Map showing plots with burials. Cemetery maps were obtained from "The Bower Community 1869-1969" by Dennis A. DeFrain, used on this website with permission of the author. Click on an underlined name to view photos All photos and information provided by Kristin Vaughn © 2010 Copyright Notice--You are welcome to save a copy of individual photos for documenting your personal research, or to share with other family members. That is why the photos are posted here, to help genealogists with their research. You are NOT welcome to copy and post these photos or transcriptions to other websites such as Find A Grave without permission from both the original submitter of the photos and the host of this website. Doing so violates both the copyright of this website and the copyright of the original photographer. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

NAME	BIRTH	DEATH	OTHER INFORMATION	BLOCK	LOT
unknown			illegible funeral home marker, possibly Devore son or Cox child	4	6 or 11
unknown			hired hand of Adolph Boseley, per cemetery records	4	27
unknown			per cemetery records "young man from nursery"	1	5
Atkin, Amanda M.		28 Aug 1877	36y 9m 19d, wife of L.F.	3	16
Barden, Eliza	1817	1902		1 or 4	29 or 4
Barnes, Rebecca M.		16 Oct 1879	68?y 6?m 1?d	1?	24?
Baur, Harlow H.	1859	1879	son of Paul & Serena E.	4	7 & 8
Bishop, Baby			no dates, bet. Maudie & Clyde Bishop	1	29
Bishop, Clyde W.		3 Sept 1884	2 or 3y 19d, son of C.H. & I.M.	1	29
Bishop, John	25 Dec 1818	31 Oct 1898	same stone as Rebecca	1	30
Bishop, Maudie D.		8 May 1888	2y 2m 2?d, dau of C.H. & I.M.	1	29
Bishop, Mrs.			per cemetery records	4	15
Bishop, Noel McT		15 Feb 1890	1m? ?d, son of C.H. & I.M.	1	29
Bishop, Rebecca		10 March 1896	75y, wife of John, same stone	1	30
Bosley, Adolph			per cemetery records	4	27
Bosley, Louvenia		22 Nov 1888	70y, wife of Isaac, "Our Mother"	4	27
Bosley, unknown			sister of Adolph, per cemetery records	4	27
Bower, Bernice		30 Dec 1912	4y 8m 16d, dau of H.J. & R, Obituary	3	2
Bower, Ethel	1877	1962		4	7&8?
Bower, Fred C.	1849	1915	Father	3	1
Bower, Harlow J	1877	1951		3	2
Bower, Henry T.	1845	1924	14 Ind Bat. Ohio Lt. Art.	4	7 & 8
Bower, Josie A.		12 Feb 1884	2y 2m 28d, dau of F.C. & L.A	3	1
Bower, Lavinia V.	1874	1899	dau of H.T. & M.A., Obituary	4	7 & 8
Bower, Lois A.	1852	1931	Mother	3	1
Bower, Mary A.	1845	1923		4	7 & 8
Bower, Perry L.	1871	1963		4	7&8?
Bower, Rosa R.	1879	1916	Mother	3	2
Burkhart,			wife of John, no stone, per cemetery record	1	8
Burkhart, John	[13 March 1828]	[21 Feb 1909]	no stone, per Obituary	1	8
Burkhart, son		[6 March 1880]	son of John & Charlotte, no stone, per Obituary	1	8
Butterbaugh,			wife of George, no stone, per cemetery record	4	24
Butterbaugh, infant			no stone, per cemetery record	4	24
Calkins, Benjamin	11 March 1848	25 Nov 1910	Father	3	29
Carlyle, James E.		2 March 1904	43y 5m 2d	1	12
Carlyle, unknown			father & mother of James, per cemetery record	1	12
Chapman, Ann	16 Dec 1830	9 Oct 1902	no stone, per Obituary & family information	4	23
Chapman, Charles	[14 Mar 1801]	[12 Dec 1896]	per family records, father of Hiram
Chapman, Hiram	18 April 1828	16 Sept 1903	no stone, per Obituary & family information	4	23
Chirnside, Elizabeth		15 Nov 1906	24y 6m 10d, wife of Edw.	1	21
Chirnside, Ellen	1848	1911	Mother, wife of John, same stone	3	18
Chirnside, Gladys		5 March or May 1903	2 weeks, dau of T & A	4	15?
Chirnside, James	16 Sept 1874	12 April 1931	stone not found, per previous reading & cemetery records	3	18
Chirnside, John	1839	1924	Father, same stone as Ellen	3	18
Chorn, James			son of J.K., per cemetery record	1	20
Chorn, James K.		18 March 1900	80?y 4m 24d, same stone as Sarah	1	20
Chorn, Sarah		16 Jan 1892	67y 1m, wife of J.K., same stone	1	20
Clark, Helen E.	1903	1930		4	2
Clodius, Gasena C.		16 Oct 1885	2y 10m, dau of J.W. & G.	1	11
Cole, Asa	14 Jan 1819	22 June 1894	same stone as Jane	1	28
Cole, Jane E.	1 Nov 1824	28 Sept 1881	wife of Asa, same stone	1	28
Cowles, Arron A.	1863	1943	stone not found, per cemetery records	4	2
Cowles, Birdie		12 Feb 1901	5m 4d, dau of A.H. & M.	4	2
Cowles, Edward		7 April 1879	65y, same stone as Helen	1	25 & 26
Cowles, Helen H.		10 Oct 1883	57y, same stone as Edward	1	25 & 26
Cowles, Mae	1864	1941		4	2
Cox, Bertha Mae	14 Feb 1879	15 March 1964	Mother	1	4
Cox, daughter			dau of Isaac & Mary, no stone, per cemetery record	4	11
Cox, Ella M.	1881	1884	same stone as infant son	4	9
Cox, Floyd J.	1901	1937	son, same stone as George & Mary	4	9
Cox, George W.	1851	1924	same stone as Floyd & Mary	4	9
Cox, I.N.	1856	1942	same stone as Mary	4	11
Cox, infant	1900	1900	son, same stone as Ella, Obituary	4	9
Cox, James	27 Jan 1859	20 Feb 1935	Father	1	4
Cox, John	4 Aug 1839	19 Dec 1890	same stone as Rebecca	4	10
Cox, Mary L.	1860	1943	same stone as George & Floyd	4	9
Cox, Mary M.	1864	1917	wife of I.N., same stone	4	11
Cox, Rebecca	21 May 1836	21 May 1891	same stone as John	4	10
Cox, sons			twin sons of James Cox, per cemetery record	1	4
Cox, Willie			son of Isaac & Mary, no stone, per cemetery record	4	11
Decker, Eliza	1858	1938	Mother	4	15?
Deverk, Rueben		8 March 1929	"colored man"	4	19
DeVore, George	1848	1931	same stone as Harriet	4	6
DeVore, Harriet Hardy	1846	1930	same stone as George	4	6
DeVore, infant		22 Feb 1909	son of Bert, per cemetery & funeral home records	4	6
Devore, Lillie E.	21 April 1874	21 Dec 1956		4	6
DeVore, Lydia		20 Nov 1905	per funeral home records	4?	6?
Eldrige, child			child of Chas, no stone, per cemetery records	2	15
Ernest, Peter		2 July 1870	Civil War, stone not found, per previous reading	4?	25?
Fairley, E.N.			stone not found, per cemetery records	3	31
Farmer, Elizabeth	1838	1909	wife of Thompson, same stone	4	26
Farmer, Gertrude	1893	1916	dau of E & F	4	26
Farmer, Thompson Y.	1834	1893	Co B 20th Ind Inf, same stone as Elizabeth	4	26
Feber, Flora Yantz	9 March 1870	21 Jan 1954		4	18
Fitchpatrick, Annie Gage	21 May 1853	5 Jan 1893		4	29 & 30
Fitchpatrick, J.Roy	10 April 1887	1 Feb 1888	son of J.M. & A.C.	4	29 & 30
Fitchpatrick, John M.	1 April 1845	19 Sept 1920		4	29 & 30
Fitchpatrick, Neil Gage	1881	1948		4	29 & 30 or 31?
Foreman, Ben		5 May 1924	no stone, per cemetery record & Obituary	4	25
Foreman, Hannah M.	6 June 1857	4 May 1901	no stone, per cemetery record & Obituary	4	25
Gage, Albert E.	1889	1934		4	31
Gage, Edward D.	1819	1890	same stone as Samantha	4	29 & 30
Gage, Emma Lasch	1860	1942		4	31
Gage, James A.	1855	1930	Father	4	31
[Gage] Sage, Minne S	15 Sept 1883	12 Dec 1934		4	29 & 30
Gage, Nora M.	26 Feb 1859	13 June 1894		4	29 & 30
Gage, Samantha M	11 Oct 1826	11 March 1901	wife of E.D.	4	29 & 30
Gage, Susie D.	1864	1961		4	31?
Gilmore, David	1819	1896	Co E 13th Ohio Inf	4	15?
Gilmore, Sarah	1821	1898	wife of David, same stone	4	15?
Hardy, Joseph K.	1818	1900		4	6
Hedges, Bessie R.	18 Aug 1883	29 Oct 1883	dau of G & C. E	1?	22? or 23?
Jackson, Emma J.	7 Oct 1858	9 Sept 1929	Mother	3	14
Jackson, Lincoln	24 May 1861	13 May 1927	Father	3	14
Kazebeer, sons			2 sons of Ben, per cemetery record	4	14
Keyser, [George]			father of George, no stone, per cemetery record	4	21 & 22
Keyser, [Martha]			mother of George, no stone, per cemetery record & obit	4	21 & 22
Keyser, Clara E.	1852	1936	same stone as George	4	21 & 22
Keyser, George E.	1847	1905	same stone as Clara, Obituary	4	21 & 22
Leighty, Russell	22 April 1891	11 March 1905	son of L.I. or I.I. & E., Obituary	1	19
Lewis, Iota		26 July 1893	35y 4m 25d, wife of Chas. H.	4	13 or 20
Lewis, John	1844	1895		3	17
Lewis, Lulia M.		18 March 1889	5?m 18d, dau of C.H. & I.F.	4	13 or 20
Lewis, Vietta		11 Sept 1890	22?y 6m 8d, wife of J.	4	13 or 20
Merton, Belle	24 June 1861	10 April 1938		1	18
Merton, Jacob	1823	1905	QM Sgt, Co G 12th Ind Cav	1	18
Merton, Mary	1829	1911	same stone as William & Jacob	1	18
Merton, William	1848	1906	same stone as Mary & Jacob	1	18
Montgomery, Alice Rutledge	1856	1929	wife of Wm, same stone	1	13
Montgomery, Baby			stone not found, per cemetery records	1	13
Montgomery, child			son of Henry, from cemetery records	1	27
Montgomery, Henry A.	1857	1939	same stone as Rachel	1	27
Montgomery, Jessie M.		14 July 1889	5 weeks, dau of H.A. & R.V.	1	27
Montgomery, Rachel	1862	1952	same stone as Henry	1	27
Montgomery, Wm J.	1851	1909	same stone as Alice	1	13
Morse, Anna M.	1802	1888	same stone as Gages	4	29 & 30
Nash, Abbie Mason	5 Dec 1851	23 Jan 1936	Mother	4	3
Nash, Baby				4	3 or 4
Nash, Claude		8 Aug 1889	10m 22d, son of J.M. & A.	4	3
Nash, Herbert B.	31 May 1876	21 April 1902		4	3
Nash, John M.	14 Aug 1846	5 April 1901		4	3
Nash, Polly		22 Nov 1888	77y 13d, wife of John	4	3 or 4
Pearson, James M.	16 Feb 1845	18 June 1904	same stone as Sarah	4	12
Pearson, Sarah E.	4 June 1851	20 April 1906	wife of James, same stone	4	12
Reinwald, Edwin H.	1901	1979	same stone as Rhoda, Vernon & Richard	3	3
Reinwald, Rhoda M.	1904	1976	same stone as Edwin, Vernon & Richard	3	3
Reinwald, Richard D.	1931	1933	same stone as Edwin, Rhoda & Vernon	3	3
Reinwald, Vernon L.	1925	1925	same stone as Edwin, Rhoda & Richard	3	3
Richards, George A.	1828	1907	same stone as Mary	1	31?
Richards, Mary A.	1837	1908	wife of George, same stone	1	31?
Rider, Frances	1835	1905	same stone as Michael & Stewart, Obituary	2	18
Rider, Glennie		8 Sept 1894	son of D & G	2	18
Rider, John E.	1879	1924		2	18
Rider, Lydia B.	1876	1905	dau of M.C. & F.	2	18
Rider, Michael C.	1832	1902	Co E 45th Penn Inf.	2	18
Rider, Stewart M.		19 Feb 1893	27y 6m 22d, same stone as Michael & Frances	2	18
Rosenberger, Henry K.	18 Sept 1842	13 June 1914	same stone as Westanah	4	19
Rosenberger, Westanah A.	19 Aug 1847	21 July 1936	same stone as Henry	4	19
Rutledge, Delilah	1831	1907	wife of Thomas, same stone, Obituary	4	1
Rutledge, Ella A.	1860	1927		4	1
Rutledge, Isabel	1862	1954		4	1
Rutledge, Thomas J.	1829	1905	same stone as Delilah, Obituary	4	1
Schultz, Glenn Leon		[6 May 1907]	no stone, per Obituary & cemetery record	1	6
Schultz, Mary Ellen		31 May 1913	per funeral home records	1?	6?
Shinn, Allie M.	1900	1909	same stone as Elveria & Levi, Obituary	1	32
Shinn, Elveria V.	1876	1954	same stone as Allie & Levi	1	32
Shinn, Levi S.	1860	1925	same stone as Elveria & Allie	1	32
Sleyvois, twins			sons of Henry, no stone, per cemetery record	1	7
Snyder, John B.	1881	1904	same stone as Lydia & Lottie	1	32
Snyder, Lottie M.	1882	1906	same stone as Lydia & John	1	32
Snyder, Lydia A.	1845	1909	same stone as John & Lottie, Obituary	1	32
Stacy, Abyram	19 Oct 1820	21 July 1906	same stone as Puah	1	9
Stacy, Eda P.		21 Dec 1879	5y, dau of S.S. & M.L.	1	10
Stacy, infant		11 Sept 1874	son of S.S. & M.L.	1	10
Stacy, Puah S.		19 Oct 1884	61y, wife of A., same stone	1	9
Sutton, George M.		21 May 1899	12y 3?m, son of J.M. & D, Obituary	2	31
Yantz, Elizabeth	4 Sept 1822	25 Sept 1897	wife of Peter, same stone	4	18
Yantz, Peter	10 Dec 1811	8 Aug 1896	same stone as Elizabeth	4	18