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William M.Bowen & Mahala Duke

The Family group of :
James Lawrence "Lonnie" Bowen & Dora Alice Bowen
( Ben's direct line > GG grandfather & grandmother )

 

Husband : James Lawrence Bowen

 Birthdate  Nov 18, 1874 Place of Birth  
 Occupation  Farmer Place  Texas
 Marriage  3-19-1896 Place  DeWitt County Texas
 Death  10-3-1934 Place  New Braunsfels, Texas
 Burial  10-4-1934 Place   Prarie Lea, Texas
 Father William M. Bowen Mother Mahala Duke
Military Service  
Other
Marriages/ Notes
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Wife : Dora Alice Bowen

 Birthdate  April 20,1877 *  Place of Birth  DeWitt County, Texas
 Occupation  Housewife  Place  
 Death  11-14-53  Place  Tucson, Arizona
 Burial  11-17-53 Place   South Lawn Memorial
 Father  Abraham Bowen  Mother  Adeline Prudence Courtney Rice
Other
Marriages/ Notes
 * Death certificate lists April 20 1877 as DOB and name as Dora A. Bowen

Children

No.  Sex  Names  Group
Sheet
 Date & Place of Birth  Marriages:
Spouse, Date & Place
 Death
 1  M Seymour Courtney Bowen
Ben's direct line >
fs3d3a 2-3-1897
DeWitt Cty. Texas 
Bessie Myrtle Phillips
June, 5th 1920 Cuero, Texas 
 Oct, 29th 1965
 2  M William Abraham Bowen   fs3d3b 8-27-1898  Millie Miller (Moeller?) 
Dec. 4th 19? Cuero, Texas
1952
Baytown Texas 
 3  F Addie Mae Bowen  fs3d3c Oct.6,1900
DeWitt Cty.Texas 
- California 
 4  F Mahala Agnes Bowen fs3d3d March 1, 1903
DeWitt Cty,Texas 
 - 1948
Tucson, Arizona 
 5  M Richard Neal Bowen  fs3d3e March 24, 1905  Esther E. Nesloney
3-10-1934 
Arizona 1975
Buried Gonzales, Texas 
 6 Edna Lea Bowen   fs3d3f 3-6-1907
DeWitt Cty. Texas 
Henry Crawford 
 7 Andrew Bowen  fs3d3g 7-25-1909
DeWitt Cty,Texas 
Ella Mae Dickerson 3-10-1935 
New Braunsfels, Texas
August 11,1937 
 8 Percy  Bowen  ­ 1-7-1912 New Braunsfels, Texas  - Died the same day 

Notes:Ben, I believe that Percy, stillborn son of Dora and Lawrence and brother of Seymour was born and died in Dewitt county.

Millie Miller (Mueller, because Grandpa Abraham gave her the sobriquet of 'Dutch' .It was done in a friendly way in giving advice on how not to spoil her newborn son Milton.

uncle<cnbowen@ev1.net>

Census or Tax Roll information

 Date & Place

 Date & Place

1880
Guadalupe county , Texas
 
1890  
1900
DeWitt County,Texas 
 
1910
Lavaca County ,Texas  
 
 1920
316 Courthouse St.
Cuero, Texas 
 
   
   
   

1910 Lavaca County,Texas census

 

James Lawrence Bowen
Dora Alice Bowen
Seymour Courtney Bowen age 13
William AbrahamBowen age 12
Addie Mae Bowen age 9
Mahala Agnes Bowen age 7
Richard Neal Bowen age 5
Edna Lea Bowen age 3
Andrew Bowen age 9 months
Abraham Bowen (Dora's father)
Nancy McNichols Bowen (Abraham's 2nd Wife)

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 Davis Bowen Son s Male W 8/12

 

 

 

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notes family group record
Marlene Bowen Fruth

Marriage certificate # 668? 665?
3-19-1896 James L. Bowen & Dora Alice Bowen

[notes] Patsy Hartman

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