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Clayton Edmond Bowles 1892–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1892

Birth Location: Giles Co., VA

Death Date: 28 December 1951

Death Location: Mercer, West Virginia, United States

Father: Robert Bowles

Mother: Carrie Fry

Spouse(s): Bessie Gearhart

Children(s): Aubrey Bowles, Irvin Bowles, Jennings Bowles, Erwin Bowles

Clayton Edmond Bowles was born in 1892 in Giles Co., VA, the child of Robert Warfield Bowles And Carrie J Fry. Clayton Edmond Bowles married Bessie Lee Gearhart, and had children including Aubrey Eugene Bowles, Erwin Bowles, Irvin Oswald Bowles, Jennings Edmund Bowles. Clayton Edmond Bowles passed away in 1951 in Mercer, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Clayton Edmond Bowles was born in 1892 in Giles Co., VA, the child of Robert Warfield Bowles And Carrie J Fry.
  • Clayton Edmond Bowles married Bessie Lee Gearhart, and had children including Aubrey Eugene Bowles, Erwin Bowles, Irvin Oswald Bowles, Jennings Edmund Bowles.
  • Clayton Edmond Bowles passed away in 1951 in Mercer, West Virginia, United States.

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Clayton Bowles's Ancestors

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Clayton Bowles
1892–1951
Birth Place: Giles Co., VA
Parents
Robert Warfield Bowles
1870–1940
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Carrie (J) Fry
1863–1917
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Peter) Fry
1829–1911
Giles County, Virginia, USA
Priscilla (M) Lucas
1843–1910
Giles, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Lucas
1808–
Elizabeth Epling
1817–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lucas
1784–1820
Sarah Johnston
1787–

Clayton Bowles's Descendants

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Clayton (Edmond) Bowles (5 May 1892–28 December 1951) m. Bessie (Lee) Gearhart (28 Feb 1894–16 April 1953)
  1. 1. Aubrey (Eugene) Bowles 1928–2002
  2. 2. Irvin (Oswald) Bowles 1913–1948
  3. 3. Jennings (Edmund) Bowles 1925–1949
  4. 4. Erwin Bowles 1914–

Clayton Bowles's Timeline

2 Records

1892
5 May 1892
Birth of Clayton Edmond Bowles in Giles Co., VA
Giles Co., VA
1951
28 December 1951
Age 59
Death of Clayton Edmond Bowles in Mercer, West Virginia, United States
Mercer, West Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1892
    Event Place: Giles Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 December 1951
    Event Place: Mercer, West Virginia, United States

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