I, J. Wathen, manager of this memorial, am the 3rd great-grandniece of Jane. Her sister, Isabelle (Mapps) Powell, is my 3rd great-grandmother.
Jane's husband was Jacob L. Bower, born 30 August, 1820, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Jacob joined the Union Army, 8 August, 1862, in Joliet, Illinois, and served in Company E, 100th Illinois Infantry. He was mustered out on 7 May, 1863, due to disability. Jacob and his family were in Holden, Missouri, by the 1870 census, but in the 1880 census Jane is listed as a widow.
I just found an article about the disappearance of J. L. Bower. I will transcribe it below:
Warrensburg Standard, Warrensburg, Missouri, Thursday, 16 September, 1875, page 4, column 4:
A MAN MISSING.
Mysterious Disappearance.
Mr. J. L. Bower has long been a resident of Holden, and has a host of warm friends. In August he went to Benton county, near Lincoln, to prospect for lead. He found a place of some promise about six miles from Lincoln and procuring a number of hands sunk a shaft.
After everything was in working order, Mr. Bower started for Holden. This was the 31st of August.
He was seen by a gentleman some distance from Lincoln, with whom he was well acquainted. This gentleman says that Mr. Bower told him he was on his way to Holden. Nothing has been seen or heard of him since. Friends have been searching for him, but no trace of him can be found.
It is feared that he has been foully dealt with.
The Kansas City Times, Kansas City, Missouri, Saturday, 18 September, 1875, p. 1, column 1:
Mysterious Disappearance
Of Jacob L. Bower, who left Lincoln, Benton county, Mo., for Holden, Johnson county, Mo., on Tuesday, August 31, 1875; since that time he has not been heard from. He is a man about 5 feet 10 inches high; 55 years of age; weight, between 180 and 200; light hair, quite thin; no beard; light complexion; wears a black hat; gray vest, with one pocket out; dark pants; had on a brown woolen shirt under a white one; a black rubber coat, and was carrying a bundle of shirts wrapped in a piece of a paper flour-sack. He was last seen one mile north of Lincoln. Any information will be gladly received by W. L. Duncan, at the Fanin House, Windsor; Berens & Umfred, Lincoln, Mo., or B. F. BOWER, Holden, Mo.
Jane's husband was Jacob L. Bower, born 30 August, 1820, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Jacob joined the Union Army, 8 August, 1862, in Joliet, Illinois, and served in Company E, 100th Illinois Infantry. He was mustered out on 7 May, 1863, due to disability. Jacob and his family were in Holden, Missouri, by the 1870 census, but in the 1880 census Jane is listed as a widow.
I just found an article about the disappearance of J. L. Bower. I will transcribe it below:
Warrensburg Standard, Warrensburg, Missouri, Thursday, 16 September, 1875, page 4, column 4:
A MAN MISSING.
Mysterious Disappearance.
Mr. J. L. Bower has long been a resident of Holden, and has a host of warm friends. In August he went to Benton county, near Lincoln, to prospect for lead. He found a place of some promise about six miles from Lincoln and procuring a number of hands sunk a shaft.
After everything was in working order, Mr. Bower started for Holden. This was the 31st of August.
He was seen by a gentleman some distance from Lincoln, with whom he was well acquainted. This gentleman says that Mr. Bower told him he was on his way to Holden. Nothing has been seen or heard of him since. Friends have been searching for him, but no trace of him can be found.
It is feared that he has been foully dealt with.
The Kansas City Times, Kansas City, Missouri, Saturday, 18 September, 1875, p. 1, column 1:
Mysterious Disappearance
Of Jacob L. Bower, who left Lincoln, Benton county, Mo., for Holden, Johnson county, Mo., on Tuesday, August 31, 1875; since that time he has not been heard from. He is a man about 5 feet 10 inches high; 55 years of age; weight, between 180 and 200; light hair, quite thin; no beard; light complexion; wears a black hat; gray vest, with one pocket out; dark pants; had on a brown woolen shirt under a white one; a black rubber coat, and was carrying a bundle of shirts wrapped in a piece of a paper flour-sack. He was last seen one mile north of Lincoln. Any information will be gladly received by W. L. Duncan, at the Fanin House, Windsor; Berens & Umfred, Lincoln, Mo., or B. F. BOWER, Holden, Mo.
I, J. Wathen, manager of this memorial, am the 3rd great-grandniece of Jane. Her sister, Isabelle (Mapps) Powell, is my 3rd great-grandmother.
Jane's husband was Jacob L. Bower, born 30 August, 1820, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Jacob joined the Union Army, 8 August, 1862, in Joliet, Illinois, and served in Company E, 100th Illinois Infantry. He was mustered out on 7 May, 1863, due to disability. Jacob and his family were in Holden, Missouri, by the 1870 census, but in the 1880 census Jane is listed as a widow.
I just found an article about the disappearance of J. L. Bower. I will transcribe it below:
Warrensburg Standard, Warrensburg, Missouri, Thursday, 16 September, 1875, page 4, column 4:
A MAN MISSING.
Mysterious Disappearance.
Mr. J. L. Bower has long been a resident of Holden, and has a host of warm friends. In August he went to Benton county, near Lincoln, to prospect for lead. He found a place of some promise about six miles from Lincoln and procuring a number of hands sunk a shaft.
After everything was in working order, Mr. Bower started for Holden. This was the 31st of August.
He was seen by a gentleman some distance from Lincoln, with whom he was well acquainted. This gentleman says that Mr. Bower told him he was on his way to Holden. Nothing has been seen or heard of him since. Friends have been searching for him, but no trace of him can be found.
It is feared that he has been foully dealt with.
The Kansas City Times, Kansas City, Missouri, Saturday, 18 September, 1875, p. 1, column 1:
Mysterious Disappearance
Of Jacob L. Bower, who left Lincoln, Benton county, Mo., for Holden, Johnson county, Mo., on Tuesday, August 31, 1875; since that time he has not been heard from. He is a man about 5 feet 10 inches high; 55 years of age; weight, between 180 and 200; light hair, quite thin; no beard; light complexion; wears a black hat; gray vest, with one pocket out; dark pants; had on a brown woolen shirt under a white one; a black rubber coat, and was carrying a bundle of shirts wrapped in a piece of a paper flour-sack. He was last seen one mile north of Lincoln. Any information will be gladly received by W. L. Duncan, at the Fanin House, Windsor; Berens & Umfred, Lincoln, Mo., or B. F. BOWER, Holden, Mo.
Jane's husband was Jacob L. Bower, born 30 August, 1820, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Jacob joined the Union Army, 8 August, 1862, in Joliet, Illinois, and served in Company E, 100th Illinois Infantry. He was mustered out on 7 May, 1863, due to disability. Jacob and his family were in Holden, Missouri, by the 1870 census, but in the 1880 census Jane is listed as a widow.
I just found an article about the disappearance of J. L. Bower. I will transcribe it below:
Warrensburg Standard, Warrensburg, Missouri, Thursday, 16 September, 1875, page 4, column 4:
A MAN MISSING.
Mysterious Disappearance.
Mr. J. L. Bower has long been a resident of Holden, and has a host of warm friends. In August he went to Benton county, near Lincoln, to prospect for lead. He found a place of some promise about six miles from Lincoln and procuring a number of hands sunk a shaft.
After everything was in working order, Mr. Bower started for Holden. This was the 31st of August.
He was seen by a gentleman some distance from Lincoln, with whom he was well acquainted. This gentleman says that Mr. Bower told him he was on his way to Holden. Nothing has been seen or heard of him since. Friends have been searching for him, but no trace of him can be found.
It is feared that he has been foully dealt with.
The Kansas City Times, Kansas City, Missouri, Saturday, 18 September, 1875, p. 1, column 1:
Mysterious Disappearance
Of Jacob L. Bower, who left Lincoln, Benton county, Mo., for Holden, Johnson county, Mo., on Tuesday, August 31, 1875; since that time he has not been heard from. He is a man about 5 feet 10 inches high; 55 years of age; weight, between 180 and 200; light hair, quite thin; no beard; light complexion; wears a black hat; gray vest, with one pocket out; dark pants; had on a brown woolen shirt under a white one; a black rubber coat, and was carrying a bundle of shirts wrapped in a piece of a paper flour-sack. He was last seen one mile north of Lincoln. Any information will be gladly received by W. L. Duncan, at the Fanin House, Windsor; Berens & Umfred, Lincoln, Mo., or B. F. BOWER, Holden, Mo.
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