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William Bowen & Mahala Duke Bowen
| Birthdate | 12-4-1836 or 1844 or 1846 ( take your pick!) Illinois |
Place of Birth | Illinois |
| Occupation | Farmer | Place | Illinois & Texas |
| Marriage | 10-12-1868 | Place | Guadalupe County, Texas |
| Death | 8-25-1915 DeWitt County, Texas Death Certificate |
Place | DeWitt County, Texas |
| Burial | 8-28-1915 | Place | He Is buried without a permanent marker at Alexander Cemetery in Stratton Texas. |
| Father | Green George Bowen | Mother | Mary Elizabeth Fobar |
| Military Service | William's records show that he served in The War of northern aggression with Wauls Texas Legion as well as service in 1861 with the Texas Militia Precinct # 4 Goliad County,Texas | ||
| Other Marriages Notes & Comments |
** Death certificate lists william as born in 1836, The 1850 iIlinois census below shows William Boen at age 6 in 1850. | ||
| Birthdate | December, 1850 | Place of Birth | Alababama, USA |
| Occupation | Place | ||
| Death | 4-11-1928 | Place | Luling, Texas |
| Burial | 4-12-1928 | Place | Prarie Lea Cemetery, Texas |
| Father | David Duke | Mother | Matilda Killingsworth |
| Other Marriages Notes & Comments |
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| No. | Sex | Names | Date & Place of Birth | Marriages Spouse , Date & Place | Death |
| 1 | M | Green Bowen | Oct, 1870 DeWitt County Texas | ||
| 2 | M | William H. Bowen | 1872 | ||
| 3 | M | James Lawrence Bowen | 11-18-1874 | Dora alice* Bowen 3-19-1896 | 10-3-1934 |
| 4 | M | Ithamar | January, 1877 | 1959 Luling, Texas | |
| 5 | M | John D. | Oct. 1879 | ||
| 6 | M | Josephus | March22, 1883 | 12-28-1945 Luling, Texas | |
| 7 | F | Elisa M. | August, 1877 1887? | ||
| Notes: * Spelled as Ellas on James Bowen's death certificae. | |||||
Date & Place |
Date & Place |
| 1850 White County, Illinois (age 6) |
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| 1870 Dewitt Cty.Texas |
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| 1880 Guadalupe Cty.Texas |
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| 1900 Grayson County Texas |
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| 1910 Caldwell County Texas |
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Bibliography :
Materials source index :
Notes of Marlene Bowen Fruth
Notes of Benjamin Bowen
Marriage certificate of William Bowen& Mahala Duke
Marriages White County Illinois
Texas Milita Muster rolls
Goliad County Texas,1861
Confederate Pension applications
William Bowen & Mahala Duke Bowen
The Bowen family web
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