AARON BOWER was born Feb. 11, 1840, in Union County, Pa. His father was Abraham Bower. He assisted his father on the farm until he was twenty-three years of age. He married Miss Amelia Hackenburg. Soon after their marriage they moved to the homestead one mile and a quarter west of Orangeville, where they have resided ever since. At the age of seven years Mrs. Bower was left an orphan by the death of her father. She was reared in the family of S. G. Dentler, who was a native of Pennsylvania. He is now a retire farmer living in Kansas. Mrs. Bower remained with this family until two years before her marriage, these years being spent with the family of Judge Dorn, of Orangeville. The only recollection Mrs. Bower has of her father is that he peddled clocks. She only heard of her mother once or twice after her father’s death. Mr. and Mrs. Bower have five children: Cora Alma, Mrs. Barron, residing in Oneco Township; Cornelia, Eva B., Otto A. and Melvin.

Mr. Bower has frequently been called to fill local offices in the county. In politics he is an ardent Republican. He is a man who very strictly attends to his own affairs, believing when one attends to his own business he will have not time to devote to that of others. He is now in the prime of life, and bids fair to live to an old age, filling the measure of his days with usefulness.

Contributed by Carol Parrish from Portraits & Biographical 1888 Stephenson Co IL Pg 234