Walter W. BOWERS ²

  General Notes:

1915 IA STATE CENSUS, Fayette Co, Oelwein P.O.: Walter Bowers, 23, married, car repairman, b. Cedar Rapids, IA, parents b. IA, Free Baptist; Jet Bowers, 24, married, b. Lamont, IA, father b. IL, mother b. Canada, Free Baptist; Grace, 18 mo, b. Lamont, IA, parents b. IA.

1925 IA STATE CENSUS, Black Hawk Co, Waterloo city: Walter W. Bowers, 33, 7th grade education, b. IA, father: Abraham Bowers (birthplace not known), mother: Anna Pence (birthplace not known) who married IA, engaged in trade/transportation, no church affiliation; wife Jet E., 34, 10th grade education, b. IA, father: James R. Toole who was b. IL, mother: Ellen Fry who was b. Canada and married IA, engaged in personal service; dau. Grace E., 11; son James A., 6. Both children were b. IA, father: Walter W. Bowers, mother: Jet E. Toole who was married Waterloo, IA.

1930 IA CENSUS, Black Hawk Co, Waterloo city: Walter Bowers, 39, 1st marriage age 21, b. IA, father b. MD, mother b. US, laborer, meat packing plant; wife "Jet", 39, 1st marriage age 21, b. IA, father b. WI, mother b. IA; dau. Grace, 16, single, b. IA, parents b. IA; son James, 13, b. IA, parents b. IA.

Walter married Jet E. TOOLE about 1913 in Waterloo, Black Hawk Co, IA.¹ (Jet E. TOOLE was born about 1891 in Lamont, Buchanan Co, IA ¹.)