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Dora L Bowman 1901–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 October 1901

Birth Location: Smith County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 28 February 1975

Death Location: Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Charley Bowman

Mother: Dora Atkinson

Spouse(s): Ruben Silcox

Children(s): Henry SILCOX, Benton Silcox, MAVIS SILCOX, Deborah SILCOX, Virgil SILCOX, Edd Silcox, Lillie Givens, Ruby Angel, Clint SILCOX, Mary Silcox, Sue SILCOX, Donnie Scurlock, Maggie Silcox

Dora L Bowman was born in 1901 in Smith County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Charley Bowman And Dora Lee Atkinson. In 1910, Dora L Bowman resided in Civil District 3, Smith, Tennessee, USA. In 1920, Dora L Bowman resided in Civil District 1, Smith, Tennessee, USA. Dora L Bowman married Ruben Andrew Silcox, and had children including Benton Allen Silcox, Clint Key Silcox, Deborah Silcox, Donnie Jean Scurlock, Edd Thomas Silcox, Henry Silcox, Lillie Sue Givens, Maggie M Silcox, Martha E Silcox, Mary Ethel Silcox, Mavis Pauline Silcox, Ruby Lee Angel, Sue Silcox, Virgil Savage Silcox. Dora L Bowman passed away in 1975 in Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Dora L Bowman was born in 1901 in Smith County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Charley Bowman And Dora Lee Atkinson.
  • In 1910, Dora L Bowman resided in Civil District 3, Smith, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1920, Dora L Bowman resided in Civil District 1, Smith, Tennessee, USA.
  • Dora L Bowman married Ruben Andrew Silcox, and had children including Benton Allen Silcox, Clint Key Silcox, Deborah Silcox, Donnie Jean Scurlock, Edd Thomas Silcox, Henry Silcox, Lillie Sue Givens, Maggie M Silcox, Martha E Silcox, Mary Ethel Silcox, Mavis Pauline Silcox, Ruby Lee Angel, Sue Silcox, Virgil Savage Silcox.
  • Dora L Bowman passed away in 1975 in Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charley Bowman
1850–1924
Birth Location: White, Tennessee
CB
Dora Atkinson
1872–1949
Birth Location: Clay, Tennessee, United States
DA

Spouses(s)

Ruben Silcox
1892–1961
Birth Location: Clay County, Tennessee, USA
RS

Children(s)

Henry SILCOX
1932–2002
Birth Location: Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA
HS
Benton Silcox
1938–2006
Birth Location: Carthage, Tennessee
BS
MAVIS SILCOX
1925–2006
Birth Location: Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, United States
MS
Deborah SILCOX
1951–2002
Birth Location: Carthage, Smith, Tennessee
DS
Virgil SILCOX
1920–1979
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
VS
Edd Silcox
1922–1989
Birth Location: Smith Co., Tn.
ES
Lillie Givens
1936–1989
Birth Location: USA
LG
Ruby Angel
1919–2010
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
RA
Clint SILCOX
1941–2010
Birth Location: Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
CS
Mary Silcox
1927–2009
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
MS
Sue SILCOX
–2002
Birth Location: –
SS
Donnie Scurlock
1945–2014
Birth Location: Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
DS
Maggie Silcox
1927–2009
Birth Location: Tennessee
MS

Dora Bowman's Ancestors

Self
Dora Bowman
1901–1975
Birth Place: Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Charley Bowman
1850–1924
White, Tennessee
Dora (Lee) Atkinson
1872–1949
Clay, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Vance (Bethel) Bowman
1820–1853
White, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Eleanor) Burgess
1822–1906
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Samuel (Wesley) Atkinson
1845–1924
Clay County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (F "Sallie) Anne"Burnett
1847–1911
Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hiram Bowman
1796–1870
Lucinda Miner
1796–1860
Thomas Burgess
1776–1830
Mary Hunter
1778–1859
Joseph Atkinson
1819–1889
Nancy Bonton
1818–1870
Spencer Brummett
1812–1904
Linda Brummet
1826–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Boman
1777–1860
Deborah Wall
1778–
Thomas Miner
1765–
Reuben Burgess
1745–1820
Margaret Stribling
1743–1826
Charles Hunter
1752–1808
Eva Huff
1752–1825
William Sr
1787–1852
Elizabeth Atkinson
1790–1848
Caroline Rule
1787–1840
James McFarland
1786–1860
Spencer Brummett
1773–1855
Elizabeth Nickum
1786–1855
Urban Woods
1797–1850
Jane
1796–1850

Dora Bowman's Descendants

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Dora (L) Bowman (11 October 1901–28 February 1975) m. Ruben (Andrew) Silcox (19 June 1892–3 January 1961)
  1. 1. Henry SILCOX 1932–2002 m. Nancy (Anne) Barrett 1936–2023
  2. 2. Benton (Allen) Silcox 1938–2006 m. Carolyn (Louise) Swicegood 1943–2002
  3. 3. MAVIS (PAULINE) SILCOX 1925–2006
  4. 4. Deborah SILCOX 1951–2002
  5. 5. Virgil (Savage) SILCOX 1920–1979
  6. 6. Edd (Thomas) Silcox 1922–1989
  7. 7. Lillie (Sue) Givens 1936–1989
  8. 8. Ruby (Lee) Angel 1919–2010
  9. 9. Clint (Key) SILCOX 1941–2010
  10. 10. Mary (Ethel) Silcox 1927–2009
  11. 11. Sue SILCOX –2002
  12. 12. Donnie (Jean) Scurlock 1945–2014
  13. 13. Maggie (M) Silcox 1927–2009 m. Joseph (C) Davis 1922– m. Joseph (Clint) Davis 1922–1992

Dora Bowman's Timeline

8 Records

1901
11 October 1901
Birth of Dora L Bowman in Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Smith County, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 9
Dora L Bowman resided here in Civil District 3, Smith, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 3, Smith, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 19
Dora L Bowman resided here in Civil District 1, Smith, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 1, Smith, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 29
Dora L Bowman resided here in District 1, Smith, Tennessee
District 1, Smith, Tennessee
1935
1935
Age 34
Dora L Bowman resided here in Carthage, Smith, Tennessee
Carthage, Smith, Tennessee
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 39
Dora L Bowman resided here in Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA
Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 49
Dora L Bowman resided here in Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA
Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA
1975
28 February 1975
Age 74
Death of Dora L Bowman in Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, United States
Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 October 1901
    Event Place: Smith County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Carthage, Smith, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3936; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 80-1
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 411-08-9914; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: 1973
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Smith, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1766; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 104; Image: 675
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, Smith, Tennessee; Roll: 2280; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 31.0; FHL microfilm: 2342014
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Smith, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1521; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0120; FHL microfilm: 1375534
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 1 Mar 1975; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America; ,0.47630292,0.2556941,0.690384&
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Carthage, Smith, Tennessee; Roll: 3664; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 80-1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Smith, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Smith, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1521; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0120; FHL microfilm: 1375534

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 1, Smith, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Smith, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1766; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 104; Image: 675

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 1, Smith, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, Smith, Tennessee; Roll: 2280; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 31.0; FHL microfilm: 2342014

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Carthage, Smith, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Carthage, Smith, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3936; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 80-1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Carthage, Smith, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3936; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 80-1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Carthage, Smith, Tennessee; Roll: 3664; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 80-1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Carthage, Tenn.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 1 Mar 1975; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America; ,0.47630292,0.2556941,0.690384&

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 1975
    Event Place: Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 411-08-9914; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: 1973
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 1 Mar 1975; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America; ,0.47630292,0.2556941,0.690384&

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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