William Henry Bowery

William Henry was born on October 11th, 1868 in Tennessee.¹   William Henry's father was John Conrad Bowery and his mother was Barsheba Hodge.  His paternal grandparents were Conrad Russell Bowery and Sarah Shipley; his maternal grandparents were John Hodge and Rebecca Mears. He had a brother and a sister, named John Alexander and Elizabeth Rebecca.  He was the oldest of the three children.  He died at the age of 83 on December 30th, 1951.¹