Genealogy

Ancestry of the Bowers of Peoria

This website presents information and images related to the ancestral branches of the Bowers and Schmidt family that lived in the Peoria, Illinois area from the early 1960s through the early 2020s.

The site is a work-in-progress, with much information yet to be included. It will be updated and changed as time and effort permits.

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Notable Family Ancestral Events for the Month of December

  • Bowers line ancestors are in blue; Schmidt line ancestors are in red.

  • 1667 Dec 25 - John Thompson III born in Mendon, Worchester Co., MA. (358 years ago)
  • 1825 Dec 27 - Conrad Lohr born in Blankenheim, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Hessen, Germany. (200 years ago)
  • 1836 Dec 11 - Sarah Harriett Clouser born in Berks Co., PA. (189 years ago)
  • 1877 Dec 27 - Margaret Brandau born in Niederellenbach, Germany. (148 years ago)
  • 1879 Dec 11 - Susannah (Dodge) Reynolds died in Hebron, Jefferson Co., WI, 68 years old. (146 years ago)


Family Surnames and Trees

  • Select a family surname to open details on the surname branch. (For now, only names in blue are completed.)
  • To download trees, select the 'View / Download' button and then RIGHT-click on the image to save.

Bowers
Family Line
Known Family Tree
Bowers - All Branches
(last update: 07-31-2022)
Surname
Known Surname Tree
Albee
Root: Hannah Albee
Artz
Root: Catherina Artz
Bear
Root: Magdelena Bear
Bowers / Bower / Baur
Root: Loren Lloyd Bowers
Bomberger
Root: Elizabeth Ann Bomberger
Clouser / Clauser
Root: Sarah Harriett Clouser
Colle
Root: Amias Colle
Darling
Root: Martha Darling
Derr
Root: Fanny Derr
Dodge
Root: Susannah Dodge
Ebersole
Root: Anne Ebersole
Garey / Garrick
Root: Susannah Garey
Horlacher
Root: Mary Ann Horlacher
Honberger / Hornberger
Root: Luella Henrietta Honberger
Hostetter
Root: Elizabeth Hostetter
Kloss
Root: Barbara Kloss
Miller
Root: Hannah Miller
Moats
Root: Sarah Moats
Morse
Root: Elizabeth Morse
Mullen
Root: Della May Mullen
Olmstead
Root: Lucy Elizabeth Olmstead
Perry
Root: Martha Perry
Pester
Root: Elizabeth Jane Pester
Reynolds
Root: Genevieve Elizabeth Reynolds
Rowsell
Root: Anne Rowsell
Scheimer
Root: Maria Catherina Scheimer
Schweigart
Root: Elizabeth Schweigart
Stauffer
Root: Anna Barbara Stauffer
Thompson / Thomson
Root: Louisa Thompson
Warner
Root: Elizabeth Jane Warner
Wellman
Root: Polly Wellman
White
Root: Martha White
Wight
Root: Hannah Wight
Wolff
Root: Nancy Wolff
Woodland
Root: Thankful Woodland
Schmidt
Family Line
Known Family Tree
Schmidt - All Branches
(last update: 07-31-2022)
Surname
Known Surname Tree
Apel
Root: Lucy (Lucille) Dorathea Apel
Arnhard
Root: Anna Barbara Arnhard
Bickel
Root: Eva Elisabeth Bickel
Blackert
Root: Elisabeth Blackert
Brandau
Root: Margaret Brandau
Brehm
Root: Martha Elisabeth Brehm
Buckman
Root: Sophia Dorothee Buckman
Focke
Root: Anna Margarethe Focke
Gleim
Root: Anna Eva Gleim
Heussner
Root: Martha Elisabeth Heussner
Holl
Root: Katherina Holl
Horn
Root: Catharina Horn
Klebe
Root: Anna M Klebe
Kleinschmidt
Root: Elisabeth Kleinschmidt
Kneisel
Root: Anne Marie Kneisel
Landgrebe
Root: Anna Katherina Landgrebe
Leimbach
Root: Anna Martha Leimbach
Limmeroth
Root: Anna Sidonia Limmeroth
Lohr
Root: Katherine Lohr
Lotz
Root: Anna Barbara Lotz
Schade
Root: Anna Sidonia Schade
Schmidt
Root: Conrad Eugene Schmidt
Schweinsberg
Root: Anna Maria Schweinsberg
Stuckrad
Root: Margaret Stuckrad
Vollmer
Root: Anna Martha Vollmer
Wittig
Root: Elizabeth Wittig