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Andrew Jackson Showers

Male 1836 - 1886  (49 years)


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  • Name Andrew Jackson Showers  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Born 5 Nov 1836  Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence Concord, Jackson, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence Jackson County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence California and Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    RelationToHead: Soldier 
    Residence 1850  Concord, Jackson, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Military 20 Jun 1861  Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1870  Virginia City, Storey, Nevada, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1878  Mono, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1880  Bodie, Mono, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Brother 
    Residence 1881  Mono, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1883  Santa Clara, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 10 May 1886  Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Buried San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    • Los Gatos Memorial Park, Find A Grave Memorial# 47187423
    Person ID I869  Clark Benscoter
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 

    Father Jacob Showers,   b. 22 Aug 1816, Ontario County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1869, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Louisa Longstreet,   b. 4 Oct 1820, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1857  (Age 36 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 3 Feb 1836  Jackson County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14] 
    Family ID F740  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Estelle Davis,   b. 5 Jun 1858, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1951, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 1883  Santa Clara, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Children 
     1. Bertha April Showers,   b. 4 Apr 1886, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1958, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)  [natural]
     2. Bessie E Showers,   b. 2 Aug 1884, Los Gatos, Santa Clara, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1932, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F274  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary L Bernard,   b. Abt 1848, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 29 Sep 1867  Albion, Calhoun, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F275  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Nov 1836 - Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Concord, Jackson, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Jackson County, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Concord, Jackson, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - 20 Jun 1861 - Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Sep 1867 - Albion, Calhoun, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1870 - Virginia City, Storey, Nevada, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1878 - Mono, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Brother - 1880 - Bodie, Mono, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1881 - Mono, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1883 - Santa Clara, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1883 - Santa Clara, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 May 1886 - Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Andrew J. Showers (Union)

      Enlistment:
      - Residing in Jackson County, MI at time of enlistment
      - 22 years of age at time of enlistment
      - Enlisted on Jun 20 1861 at Adrian, Lenawee Co., MI as Private

      Mustering information:
      - Enlisted into D Company, 4th Infantry (Michigan) on Jun 20 1861
      - Discharged from 4th Infantry (Michigan) on Nov 25 1862 at Washington, DC

      Sources for the above information:
      - Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65, (1903)
      ---http://asp6new.alexanderstreet.com.mcpl.idm.oclc.org/cwdb/cwdb.object.details.aspx?handle=person&id=100127585, accessed 25 May 2018

  • Sources 
    1. [S341] California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), California State Library, California History Section; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4 - 2A; CSL Roll Number: 125; FHL Roll Number: 977288.

    2. [S423] Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).

    3. [S138] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Concord, Jackson, Michigan; Roll: M432_352; Page: 258A; Image: 270.

    4. [S259] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for Andrew J. Showers

    5. [S342] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, comp, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;).

    6. [S225] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Bodie, Mono, California; Roll: 69; Family History Film: 1254069; Page: 70A; Enumeration District: 047; Image: 0141.

    7. [S137] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Virginia City, Storey, Nevada; Roll: M593_835; Page: 412A; Image: 203; Family History Library Film: 552334.

    8. [S341] California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), California State Library, California History Section; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4 - 2A; CSL Roll Number: 27; FHL Roll Number: 976939.

    9. [S343] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).

    10. [S352] U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, National Archives and Records Administration, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288.
      Record for Andrew J Showers

    11. [S424] Web: Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for Estelle Davis

    12. [S277] Jackson County, Michigan Dibean Marriage Index.

    13. [S274] Showers/Swift Family Bible.
      Records from a Bible given as "a present from Andrew Longstreet to his graddaughter Elizabeth Showers, January 1, 1856 on her 16th birthday." Copied on Sept 26, 1922 by Loreene Arnold Shannon

    14. [S274] Showers/Swift Family Bible.
      Records from a Bible given as "a present from Andrew Longstreet to his graddaughter Elizabeth Showers, January 1, 1856 on her 16th birthday." Copied on Sept 26, 1922 by Loreene Arnold Shannon


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