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Bessie Bowman 1889–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jan 1889

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 1961

Death Location: Edgar County, Illinois, USA

Father: Clarence Bowman

Mother: Amanda Marlow

Spouse(s): William Sullivan

Children(s): Thelma Sullivan, Chloe Sullivan, Harold Sullivan, Loren Sullivan, Charlotte Sullivan, Emma Sullivan, Opal Sullivan, Billy JR

Bessie Bowman was born in 1889 in Kentucky, the child of Clarence Foster Bowman And Amanda A Marlow. Bessie Bowman married William Grover Sullivan, and had children including Billy Sullivan Jr, Charlotte June Sullivan, Chloe Lucille Sullivan, Emma Jean Sullivan, Harold Wayne Sullivan, Loren Lester Sullivan, Opal Fern Sullivan, Thelma Violet Sullivan. Bessie Bowman passed away in 1961 in Edgar County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Bowman was born in 1889 in Kentucky, the child of Clarence Foster Bowman And Amanda A Marlow.
  • Bessie Bowman married William Grover Sullivan, and had children including Billy Sullivan Jr, Charlotte June Sullivan, Chloe Lucille Sullivan, Emma Jean Sullivan, Harold Wayne Sullivan, Loren Lester Sullivan, Opal Fern Sullivan, Thelma Violet Sullivan.
  • Bessie Bowman passed away in 1961 in Edgar County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clarence Bowman
1862–1943
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Amanda Marlow
1872–1959
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
AM

Spouses(s)

William Sullivan
1889–1964
Birth Location: Indiana
WS

Children(s)

Thelma Sullivan
1909–1980
Birth Location: Vigo County, Indiana, USA
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Chloe Sullivan
1912–1936
Birth Location: Fairbanks, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
CS
Harold Sullivan
1918–1982
Birth Location: Illinois
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Loren Sullivan
1925–1942
Birth Location: Paris, Ill
LS
Charlotte Sullivan
1931–1973
Birth Location: Illinois
CS
Emma Sullivan
1927–1935
Birth Location: Illinois
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Opal Sullivan
Birth Location: –
OS
Billy JR
1929–1988
Birth Location: Illinois
BJ

Bessie Bowman's Ancestors

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Bessie Bowman
1889–1961
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Clarence Foster Bowman
1862–1943
Kentucky
Amanda (A) Marlow
1872–1959
Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
John Bowman
1832–1904
Knox, Tennessee, United States
Susan (Minerva) Murphy
1841–1903
Union, Kentucky, USA
William (Henry) Marlow
1828–1898
Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Margaret (Elizabeth) Petty
1832–1912
Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Winston Sr
1805–1892
Mary Fitzpatrick
1802–1896
John Murphy
1809–1877
Juritta Sanders
1815–1860
Thomas Marlow
1804–1874
Rebecca Marlow
1804–1881
Sandifer Petty
1793–1850
Patience Bethel
1798–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bowman
1770–1849
Elizabeth Bowman
1779–1849
Osborn Portman
–1862
Spencer Murphy
1781–1860
Mary Reader
1780–
Elizabeth Bradshaw
1799–
William Marlow
1767–1850
Delilah Strong
1769–
Absalom Albin
1784–1850
Piety Bruce
1784–1850
Francis Jr
1754–1849
Sarah Petty
1771–
James Bethel
1767–1834
Ann Staton
1779–1835

Bessie Bowman's Descendants

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Bessie Bowman (26 Jan 1889–1961) m. William (Grover) Sullivan (26 May 1889–17 Aug 1964)
  1. 1. Thelma (Violet) Sullivan 1909–1980
  2. 2. Chloe (Lucille) Sullivan 1912–1936
  3. 3. Harold (Wayne) Sullivan 1918–1982
  4. 4. Loren (Lester) Sullivan 1925–1942
  5. 5. Charlotte (June) Sullivan 1931–1973
  6. 6. Emma (Jean) Sullivan 1927–1935
  7. 7. Opal (Fern) Sullivan
  8. 8. Billy (Sullivan) JR 1929–1988

Bessie Bowman's Timeline

2 Records

1889
26 Jan 1889
Birth of Bessie Bowman in Kentucky
Kentucky
1961
1961
Age 72
Death of Bessie Bowman in Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Edgar County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1889
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1961
    Event Place: Edgar County, Illinois, USA
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