Matthew G. Sowder

b. circa 1854
     Matthew G. Sowder was born circa 1854 in Montgomery County, Virginia. He was the son of Adam Sowder and Leona Harless.

Joseph R. Sowder

b. 4 December 1857, d. 26 October 1933
     Joseph R. Sowder was born on 4 December 1857 in Montgomery County, Virginia. He was the son of Adam Sowder and Leona Harless. Joseph R. Sowder married Mary E. (?) circa 1891.

     Joseph R. Sowder died 26 October 1933 in Denison, Grayson County, Texas.

Children of Joseph R. Sowder

Margaret Sowder

b. circa 1859
     Margaret Sowder was born circa 1859 in Texas. She was the daughter of Adam Sowder and Leona Harless.

Florence A. Stelzer

b. 24 October 1854, d. 23 January 1936
     Florence A. Stelzer was born on 24 October 1854. She married Israel Harless Sowder, son of Adam Sowder and Leona Harless.

     Florence A. Stelzer died 23 January 1936.

Children of Florence A. Stelzer and Israel Harless Sowder

John Leroy Cozens

b. 25 January 1851, d. 21 December 1925
     John Leroy Cozens was born on 25 January 1851 in Indiana. He was the son of John Cozens. John Leroy Cozens married Mary E. Sowder, daughter of Adam Sowder and Leona Harless, in Grayson County, Texas.

     John Leroy Cozens died 21 December 1925 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.

Mabel Gertrude Hughes

b. 12 February 1904, d. 13 September 1955
     Mabel Gertrude Hughes was born on 12 February 1904 in Fayette County, West Virginia. She was the daughter of Whirton W. Hughes and Shara C. Young. Mabel Gertrude Hughes married Luther Basil Harless, son of George Washington Harless and Louisa Evelyn Humphrey, 12 July 1927 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

     Mabel Gertrude Hughes died 13 September 1955 in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Luther Basil Harless

b. 6 April 1900, d. 8 June 1983
     Luther Basil Harless was born on 6 April 1900 in Indian Creek, Kanawha County, West Virginia. He was the son of George Washington Harless and Louisa Evelyn Humphrey. Luther Basil Harless married Mabel Gertrude Hughes, daughter of Whirton W. Hughes and Shara C. Young, 12 July 1927 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

     Luther Basil Harless died 8 June 1983.

Mary Kathryn Harless

b. 25 October 1933, d. April 2012
     Mary Kathryn Harless was born on 25 October 1933 in Indian Creek, Kanawha County, West Virginia. She was the daughter of Luther Basil Harless and Mabel Gertrude Hughes. Mary Kathryn Harless married Harry Dolphus Childress, son of Thornton Dolphus Childress and Minnie Lee Settle, 28 April 1952 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

     Mary Kathryn Harless died April 2012.

Harry Dolphus Childress

b. circa 1932
     Harry Dolphus Childress was born circa 1932 in Fayette County, West Virginia. He was the son of Thornton Dolphus Childress and Minnie Lee Settle. Harry Dolphus Childress married Mary Kathryn Harless, daughter of Luther Basil Harless and Mabel Gertrude Hughes, 28 April 1952 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.

Thornton Dolphus Childress

d. 23 April 1954
     Thornton Dolphus Childress died 23 April 1954.

Child of Thornton Dolphus Childress and Minnie Lee Settle