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William M.( Bill ) Bowen & Mahala Duke Bowen ( Ben's direct line > )
| Birthdate | **1836 | Place of Birth | Illinois |
| Occupation | Farmer / Freighter | 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 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 See Benjamin L. Bowen's : Jack Box advises us the following : " Any American with active service in the US Armed Forces is entitled
to a headstone from the US Dept of Veterans' Affairs if their grave is not
already marked by a headstone. http://www.cem.va.gov/burial.htm regards, Jack R. Box | ||
| Other Marriages Notes & Comments |
** Death certificate lists William as born in 1836, The 1850 Illinois census below shows William Boen at age 6 in 1850. | ||
| Birthdate | December, 1850 | Place of Birth | Jackson Alabama, U.S.A. |
| 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 |
View pages from the Duke family Bible Mahala Duke Bowen was sister to William Allen Duke. William Allen Duke had son Emmett Duke. Emmett Duke's daughter Louise [Duke] Hartman is my husband's mother. :) Pat Mahala Duke Bowen's Contributed by :
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| No. | Sex | Names | Group sheet | Date & Place of Birth | Marriages Spouse , Date & Place | Death |
| 1 | M | Green Bowen | fs3d1 | March 28, 1870 DeWitt County Texas |
Death 6 Mar 1886, buried Smith Cemetery, Luling,Tx, no stone | |
| 2 | M | William Henry Bowen | fs3d2 | Sept 27,1872 | Nov 17, 1938 | |
| 3 | M | James Lawrence Bowen Ben's direct line > |
fs3d3 | 11-18-1874 | Dora Alice Bowen 3-19-1896 | Prarie Lea public cemetery 10-3-1934 |
| 4 | M | Ithama ( I.T.) Bowen | fs3d4 | January15,1877 | July 2,1959 Buried Luling Texas | |
| 5 | M | John Davis Bowen | fs3d5 | Oct. 12, 1879 | - | April 12, 1901 Prarie Lee Cemetery |
| 6 | M | Josephus Bowen | fs3d6 | March22, 1883 | 12-28-1945 Luling, Texas | |
| 7 | F | Eliza Mahala Bowen | fs3d7 | August 9, 1877 | July 27 1905 Buried at old Prarie Lee | |
| Notes: * Spelled as Ellas on James Bowen's death certificae. | ||||||
Date & Place |
Date & Place |
| 1850 Jefferson County, Illinois |
The 1850 Illinois census shows William Boen at age 6 in 1850. |
| 1860 | |
| 1870 Dewitt Cty.Texas |
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| 1880 Guadalupe Cty.Texas |
District 72, Guadalupe, Texas Family History Library Film 1255308 NA Film Number T9-1308 Page Number 218D |
| 1890 | |
| 1900 Grayson County Texas |
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| 1910 Caldwell County Texas |
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| Name | Age | Sex | Occupation | From | Line |
| Boen, Green | 35 | M | Farmer | Tn. | 26 |
| Boen, Mary | 36 | F | Ill. | 27 | |
| Boen, Eliza | 16 | F | Ill. | 28 | |
| Boen , Elizabeth | 11 | F | Ill. | 29 | |
| Boen, Mary A. | 7 | F | Ill. | 30 | |
| Boen,William | 6 | M | Ill. | 31 | |
| Boen, John | 3 | M | Ill. | 32 | |
| Boen, Abraham | 2 Months | M | Ill. | 33 | |
| Also listed in the household are : Elizabeth Whelip age 15, Hezekiah Whelip age 16, Sarah E. Whelip age 10 and Nancy Whelip age 8 all list places of birth as Illinois. | |||||
Census Place District 72, Guadalupe, Texas 1880
Family History Library Film 1255308
NA Film Number T9-1308
Page Number 218D
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Wm. BOWEN Self M Male W 36 IL Farming TN TN
Mahaly BOWEN Wife M Female W 28 AL Keeping House TN AL
Green BOWEN Son S Male W 10 TX At Home IL AL
Wm. H. BOWEN Son S Male W 8 TX IL AL
James L. BOWEN Son S Male W 6 TX IL AL
Ithamer BOWEN Son S Male W 3 TX IL AL
John D. BOWEN Son S male W 8/12 TX IL AL
Bibliography :
Materials source index :
Notes of Marlene Bowen Fruth
Notes of Benjamin Bowen
Pat Jenkins Hartman [notes]
Recollections of William Ben Bowen and from his Grandmother's Bible, Mahalia Duke Bowen, on a visit made by Robert Emmett Duke and Louise Duke Hartman on Sept. 5, 1973. William Ben Bowen lived at 302 Elm St., Luling, TX. Some of the dates are from Mahala Bowen Gentry's family Bible.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
1880 Guadalupe county Texas census
Mahala Duke Bowen'sGuion Miller Roll, Application # 11726.Contributed by :Betty Joe Hillin Durrenberger
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