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Cecil Ray Bowden 1908–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1908

Birth Location: Brown County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 10 December 1980

Death Location: Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: James Bowden

Mother: Laura Bradley

Spouse(s): Lena Brown

Children(s): Connie Bowden

In 1908, Cecil Ray Bowden entered the world in Brown County, Indiana, USA, born to James Joshua Bowden And Laura May Bradley. Cecil Ray Bowden married Lena Marie Brown, and had children including Connie Marie Bowden. Cecil Ray Bowden passed away in 1980 in Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1908, Cecil Ray Bowden entered the world in Brown County, Indiana, USA, born to James Joshua Bowden And Laura May Bradley.
  • Cecil Ray Bowden married Lena Marie Brown, and had children including Connie Marie Bowden.
  • Cecil Ray Bowden passed away in 1980 in Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cecil Bowden's Ancestors

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Cecil Bowden
1908–1980
Birth Place: Brown County, Indiana, USA
Parents
James Joshua Bowden
1871–1952
Brown County, Indiana, USA
Laura (May) Bradley
1880–1940
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
George (W.) Bowden
1833–1877
England
Eliza (Ann) Kelly
1842–1911
Missouri, USA
John (Marshall) Bradley
1848–1920
Hamblen Township, IN
Lucinda (Alice) Watts
1857–1891
Brown County, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
William KELLY
1822–1863
Martha Tracey
1822–
Daniel Bradley
1830–1865
Sinia Williams
1823–1900
Mason Jr.
1815–1865
Elizabeth McLeary
1819–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cecil Bowden's Descendants

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Cecil (Ray) Bowden (28 Jan 1908–10 December 1980) m. Lena (Marie) Brown (25 December 1908–23 October 1995)
  1. 1. Connie (Marie) Bowden 1943–2021 m. Charles (Willis) Leffler 1940–2017

Cecil Bowden's Timeline

2 Records

1908
28 Jan 1908
Birth of Cecil Ray Bowden in Brown County, Indiana, USA
Brown County, Indiana, USA
1980
10 December 1980
Age 72
Death of Cecil Ray Bowden in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America
Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1908
    Event Place: Brown County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 December 1980
    Event Place: Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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