1)Enlisted as soldier at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. Served a little more than 4 yrs. Present at the battles of White Plains, Trenton, Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth. Enl fr Little York, Pa. Br Little York, Pa., about 1757. Parents: John Sowers II, mother unknown. Mar Mary Anna Kramer after the close of the Revolutionary War. Children: Mary Ann (Sowers) Davis, John Sowers IV, Moses Sowers, Daniel Sowers, James Sowers. D Jul 23, 1820, Monroeville, O., Bur Riverside Cem, Ridgefield Twp, Monroeville, Oh, in Sowers family lot. He donated the land for this cemetery. MI "John Sowers died Jul 23, 1820, aged 63 yrs." GM Marble headstone erected by this family. Also bronze marker and flag holder by G.A.R. and bronze D.A.R, marker by chapter there through Amanda Skilton. After the close of the Revolutionary War he settled near Gwinn's Mills, 18 miles fr Baltimore, Md. About 1814 he moved to Lancaster, Fairfield Co., O., and in 1815 to Monroeville, Huron Co., Farmer and land owner. Ref: Firelands Pioneer, Jun 1864; p 30; Hist of the Firelands, W. W. Williams; Hist of Huron Co., A.J. Baughman; Dr. Henry Skilton and descendants, p 171. Fur infor Sally De Forest Chap.
2) Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
about John III Sowers Name: John III Sowers
Cemetery: Riverside Cem
Location: Ridgefield Twp, Monroeville, Huron Co OH 55
Reference: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.4, p. Serial: 11912; Volume: 4
3)Little York was a name often used in the early years for the City of York in York County. Supposedly this was to differentiate between York PA and New York City.
2) Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
about John III Sowers Name: John III Sowers
Cemetery: Riverside Cem
Location: Ridgefield Twp, Monroeville, Huron Co OH 55
Reference: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.4, p. Serial: 11912; Volume: 4
3)Little York was a name often used in the early years for the City of York in York County. Supposedly this was to differentiate between York PA and New York City.
1)Enlisted as soldier at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. Served a little more than 4 yrs. Present at the battles of White Plains, Trenton, Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth. Enl fr Little York, Pa. Br Little York, Pa., about 1757. Parents: John Sowers II, mother unknown. Mar Mary Anna Kramer after the close of the Revolutionary War. Children: Mary Ann (Sowers) Davis, John Sowers IV, Moses Sowers, Daniel Sowers, James Sowers. D Jul 23, 1820, Monroeville, O., Bur Riverside Cem, Ridgefield Twp, Monroeville, Oh, in Sowers family lot. He donated the land for this cemetery. MI "John Sowers died Jul 23, 1820, aged 63 yrs." GM Marble headstone erected by this family. Also bronze marker and flag holder by G.A.R. and bronze D.A.R, marker by chapter there through Amanda Skilton. After the close of the Revolutionary War he settled near Gwinn's Mills, 18 miles fr Baltimore, Md. About 1814 he moved to Lancaster, Fairfield Co., O., and in 1815 to Monroeville, Huron Co., Farmer and land owner. Ref: Firelands Pioneer, Jun 1864; p 30; Hist of the Firelands, W. W. Williams; Hist of Huron Co., A.J. Baughman; Dr. Henry Skilton and descendants, p 171. Fur infor Sally De Forest Chap.
2) Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
about John III Sowers Name: John III Sowers
Cemetery: Riverside Cem
Location: Ridgefield Twp, Monroeville, Huron Co OH 55
Reference: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.4, p. Serial: 11912; Volume: 4
3)Little York was a name often used in the early years for the City of York in York County. Supposedly this was to differentiate between York PA and New York City.
2) Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
about John III Sowers Name: John III Sowers
Cemetery: Riverside Cem
Location: Ridgefield Twp, Monroeville, Huron Co OH 55
Reference: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.4, p. Serial: 11912; Volume: 4
3)Little York was a name often used in the early years for the City of York in York County. Supposedly this was to differentiate between York PA and New York City.
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