Death certificate of William M. Bowen of Lavaca & DeWitt County Texas

Death Certificate of Abraham "Abe" Bowen
of DeWitt County, Texas

From the original document supplied by Marlene Bowen-Fruth from the Bowen-Fruth Collection
Transcribed by Benjamin L.Bowen
for
The Bowen Family Web

Texas Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Statistics

Place of Death:

County: Dewitt
City : Yoakum
Full Name : Abe Bowen

Texas State Board of Health
__

Standard Certificate of Death

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Personal and Statistical Particulars Medical Particulars

SEX : Male
Color or Race : White
Married or Single : Married

Date of Birth : March 14,1850

AGE: 72 years11 months 3 days

Occupation : Farmer

Birthplace : Illinois

Name of Father Green Bowen

Maiden name of Mother : ------

Birthplace of Mother : --------

Date of Death :
Feb. 27, 1923

"I hereby certify that I attended desceased from February 10th 19__ to february 27th 1923
and that I saw Him alive on 2-26-1923 and that the death occured on the date stated above at 9:40 A.M.

The "CAUSE OF DEATH" was as follows :

fatty degeneration of heart

Contributory ( Secondary ) :influenza

Duration :17 days

Where was disease contracted : dont knowDid an operation precede death : NoWas there an autopsy : No Signed W Shrojshire?

3-17-1923 (address) Yoakum

"The Above is true to the best of my knowledge"

Informant : Eugene Rice
Feb-28 1923 - EH Mark Registrar Place of Burial or Removal : Alexander cemetery
Date of Burial : Feb. 28, 1923
Undertaker : LW Buffington
Address : Yoakum Tx.

E287363

The State of Texas seal

Texas Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Place of Death: County: Dewitt City : Yoakum Full Name : Abe Bowen	Texas State Board of Health __ Standard Certificate of Death 34
Personal and Statistical Particulars	Medical Particulars
SEX : Male Color or Race : White Married or Single : Married Date of Birth : March 14,1850 AGE: 72 years11 months 3 days Occupation : Farmer Birthplace : Illinois Name of Father Green Bowen Maiden name of Mother : ------ Birthplace of Mother : --------	Date of Death : Feb. 27, 1923 "I hereby certify that I attended desceased from `February 10th 19`__ to february 27th 1923 and that I saw Him alive on 2-26-1923 and that the death occured on the date stated above at 9:40 A.M. The "CAUSE OF DEATH" was as follows : `fatty degeneration of heart` *Contributory ( Secondary )* :`influenza` Duration :`17 days` Where was disease contracted `: dont know`Did an operation precede death `: No`Was there an autopsy `: No Signed W Shrojshire?` `3-17-1923 (address) Yoakum`
"The Above is true to the best of my knowledge" Informant : Eugene Rice Feb-28 1923 - EH Mark Registrar	Place of Burial or Removal : Alexander cemetery Date of Burial : Feb. 28, 1923 Undertaker : LW Buffington Address : Yoakum Tx.
E287363 The State of Texas seal

Question: Who was this man?

Answer : My Great Great Grandfather

-The line -

Joshua Bowen & Margaret Cobb
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Green (George) Bowen of Tennessee & Elizabeth Fobar
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William M. Bowen & Mahala Duke Bowen AND Abraham Bowen & Adeline Courtney Rice Bowen
| And then those Wild & Crazy Bowen cousins James "Lonnie" and Dora married up |
[ i suspect that 'splains quite a few things ! ]
James Lawrence "Lonnie" Bowen & Dora Ellas Bowen
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Seymour Courtney Bowen & Bessie Myrtle Philips Bowen
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Wayne Lanier Bowen & Ruth Agnes Inez Romanos Chapa Bowen

|
Uncle Ben Bowen the creator of the Bowen Family Web

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