Hi Cindy

Mary Jane Bowers married Noah Groff Bergey in Ohio and they then moved up to Michigan.They are my 3rd Great Grandparents.

I have a lot of information on the Bergey's but almost none on the Bowers'. According to the information on Mary's death return her father was listed as Jacob Bowers and her Mother was listed as Susan A. Bowers.

I too am looking for anyone that can help me take Mary's line back and find her siblings and their decendants.

I have a lot more information on the Bergey's that I would be willing to share if you are interested. I would be interested in anything you have on either the Bergy Family or Bower Family. You can email me at layria at attbi.com.

Below is a little bit of info I have on Noah and Mary.

1. Noah Groff Bergey , son of Abraham* Freed Bergey and Elizabeth* Groff, was
born on 4 Mar 1834 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and died on 19 Feb
1907, at age 72.

Noted events in his life were:

* Census: 20 Jun 1870, Salt River Post Office, Coe Township, Isabella,
Michigan. AI 14, Page 14 / 749B, Dwelling 111, Family 111
Noah Burgy 35 M W Farmer 800 140 PA
Mary J. 28 F W OH
Ellen A. 13 F W OH school
Athelbert 10 M W MI school
Lincoln 6 M W MI school
Henry 3 M W MI
Caroline 8 F W MI school
Samuel 8/12 M W MI Oct

* Census: 18 Jun 1880, Wise Township, Isabella, Michigan. AI 25 & 26, ED
158, SD 3, Page 24 A&B / 572, Dwelling 228, Family 232
Bergy, Noah M 46 M Farmer PA PA PA
Mary J. F 41 wife M Keeping House OH OH OH
Ethelbert M 21 son M X Laborer MI PA OH
Lincoln M 15 son S Laborer MI PA OH
Henry M 13 son S Laborer MI PA OH school
Charles M 8 son S MI PA OH school
Page# 572-B
Walter M 1 son S MI PA OH
Elizabeth F 17 DinL M X OH GER GER
Daughter Ellen and Son in law Daniel Freeman live next door

* Milt-Ser: 4 Sep 1864, East Saginaw, , Michigan. Elisted as a Private
for Michigan Union forces spent 5 month in Andersonville Prision and
was musterd out on 29 Apr 1865.
* Milt-Ser: Apr 1865, Andersonville Confederate Army Prison,
Andersonville, , Georgia. Bargy, Noah G. - Private - Michigan F
Company, 29th Regiment, Infantry, Exchanged April 1865, code 50083
* Census: 1894, Marquette Township, Mackinac, Michigan. Michigan State
Vetrans Schedual ID# 8063

Noah married Mary Jane Bower\Bauer, daughter of Jacob Bower and Susan A.,
about 1857.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 F i. Ellen Arvilla Bergey was born on 2 May 1857 in Ohio and died
on 18 Jan 1902, at age 44.
+ 3 M ii. Ethelbert Bergey was born on 9 Nov 1858 in Loomis, Isabella,
Michigan and was buried in 1941 in Wise Township Cemetery,
N. Loomis Rod., Loomis, Isabella, Michigan.
+ 4 F iii. Caroline Bergey was born about 1862.
+ 5 M iv. Noah Lincoln Bergey was born on 9 Oct 1864 in Michigan, died
in 1939 in Isabella, Michigan, at age 75, and was buried in
1939 in Wise Township Cemetery, N. Loomis Rod., Loomis,
Isabella, Michigan.
+ 6 M v. William* Henry Bergey was born on 9 Sep 1867 in Coe
Township, Isabella, Michigan, died in 1954 in Harrison,
Clare, Michigan, at age 87, and was buried in 1954 in Wise
Township Cemetery, N. Loomis Rod., Loomis, Isabella,
Michigan.
+ 7 F vi. Clara Bergey was born before 1868 and died in Aug 1868.
+ 8 F vii. Mattie Bergey was born about 1868 and died in 1880 in
Loomis, Isabella, Michigan, about age 12.
+ 9 M viii. Samuel E. Bergey was born on 7 Sep 1869 in Coe Township,
Isabella, Michigan and died in Sep 1879 in Michigan, at age
10.
+ 10 M ix. Charles Bergey was born about 1872 in Michigan.
+ 11 F x. Alberta Bergey was born about 1873 and died in Aug 1874,
about age 1.
+ 12 F xi. Lilly J. Bergey was born in Feb 1875 and died in Feb 1877 in
Orient, Osceola, Michigan, at age 2.
+ 13 M xii. Albu L. Bergey was born on 28 Aug 1876 and died on 8 Oct
1877 in Orient, Osceola, Michigan, at age 1.
+ 14 M xiii. Walter Bergey was born in Jan 1878 in Michigan.

Noah married Sarah Hall Grouse after 1887.