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William Calvin Bowers was born in Granville County, N. C., January 19, 1821, and is the second member of a family of three children, born to William G. and Nancy H. (Williams) Bowers, and is of German-Irish descent. His parents were born in North Carolina, and were married in their native State. A few years later they emigrated to Tennessee, and settled in Weakley County, where they spent the remainder of their lives. The father was one of the leading men of his county and was magistrate of his district for three years. He had been a representative in the State Legislature of North Carolina, before leaving the State. He held a number of important offices after coming to the State, and was elected sheriff of Weakley County, one week before he died. He was taken sick while at his brother’s, John Bowers, and died there on the 12th of March, 1842. His wife died at the old homestead in Weakley County, October 16, 1846. The subject of our sketch attended the common schools and the male academy at Dresden. He remained with his parents until his father’s death, when he began business on his own account as a farmer. He was married in Fulton County, Ky., December 23, 1843, to Elizabeth W. C. Morgan, who died August 8, 1846, having borne two sons: Theodore M., who died while a prisoner of war at Camp Douglas, Chicago; and the youngest, who died while an infant. Mr. Bowers married Mrs. Mary S. Wilcox, December 23, 1846, and by her became the father of seven children: Thomas W., Robert A., James C., Lucy N., Jacob A., Florence L. and Alexander. James C. was killed by a runaway team October 10, 1877. The mother of this family was born in Chesterfield County, Va., August 6, 1824. Mr. Bowers is a stanch Democrat and cast his first presidential vote for Henry Clay. He is a Mason, Dresden Lodge, No. 90, and is the owner of two 204 acres of excellent land.