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Christopher Ellis Bowden 1885–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1885

Birth Location: Catasauqua, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 18 Mar 1941

Death Location: Mentor, Lake, Ohio, USA

Father: John Bowden

Mother: Sarah Foss

Spouse(s): Alice Lusk

Children(s): David Bowden, Richard Sr.

The story of Christopher Ellis Bowden began in 1885 in Catasauqua, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1900, Christopher Ellis Bowden was recorded in the census in Catasauqua, Lehigh, PA. In 1910, Christopher Ellis Bowden was recorded in the census in Painesville, Lake, OH. Christopher Ellis Bowden married Alice Isabelle Lusk, and had children including David James Bowden, Richard Clayton Bowden Sr. Christopher Ellis Bowden passed away in 1941 in Mentor, Lake, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher Ellis Bowden began in 1885 in Catasauqua, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1900, Christopher Ellis Bowden was recorded in the census in Catasauqua, Lehigh, PA.
  • In 1910, Christopher Ellis Bowden was recorded in the census in Painesville, Lake, OH.
  • Christopher Ellis Bowden married Alice Isabelle Lusk, and had children including David James Bowden, Richard Clayton Bowden Sr.
  • Christopher Ellis Bowden passed away in 1941 in Mentor, Lake, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Christopher Bowden's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Bowden
1885–1941
Birth Place: Catasauqua, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Edwards Bowden
1844–1919
Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England
Sarah (Jane) Foss
1850–1903
Ludgvan, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
James FOSS
1828–1881
Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England
Jane BARNES
1833–1895
Saint Erth, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
David FOSS
1792–1876
Mary EDWARDS
1800–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis FOSS
1750–1814
Elizabeth RICHARDS
1751–1836

Christopher Bowden's Descendants

1.
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Christopher (Ellis) Bowden (17 Jul 1885–18 Mar 1941) m. Alice (Isabelle) Lusk (8 Aug 1891–1 Sep 1973)
  1. 1. David (James) Bowden 1908–1994 m. Marian Post 1907–1940 m. Helen (G) Gray 1910–1974 m. Margaret (Mary) Parks 1911–2000
  2. 2. Richard (Clayton Bowden) Sr. 1910–1982 m. Harriet (Lunette) Sanford 1914–2007
    1. 1. Richard (Clayton Bowden) Jr 1938–2015

Christopher Bowden's Timeline

8 Records

1885
17 Jul 1885
Birth of Christopher Ellis Bowden in Catasauqua, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
Catasauqua, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 15
Christopher Ellis Bowden appeared in census in Catasauqua, Lehigh, PA
Catasauqua, Lehigh, PA
1910
1910
Age 25
Christopher Ellis Bowden appeared in census in Painesville, Lake, OH
Painesville, Lake, OH
1920
1920
Age 35
Christopher Ellis Bowden appeared in census in Painesville, Lake, OH
Painesville, Lake, OH
1920
1920
Age 35
Christopher Ellis Bowden resided here in Painesville Ward 2, Lake, Ohio, USA
Painesville Ward 2, Lake, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 45
Christopher Ellis Bowden appeared in census in Painesville, Lake, OH
Painesville, Lake, OH
1930
1930
Age 45
Christopher Ellis Bowden resided here in Painesville, Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA
Painesville, Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA
1941
18 Mar 1941
Age 56
Death of Christopher Ellis Bowden in Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA
Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1885
    Event Place: Catasauqua, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Catasauqua, Lehigh, PA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Painesville, Lake, OH

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Painesville, Lake, OH

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Painesville Ward 2, Lake, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Painesville, Lake, OH

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Painesville, Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1941
    Event Place: Painesville, Lake, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mentor, Lake, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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