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Dorothy Frances Bowers 1926–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 March 1926

Birth Location: Eldon, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 18 October 2003

Death Location: Eldon, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Augustus Bowers

Mother: Edith Hollenbeck

Spouse(s): Dillon Finney

Children(s):

In 1926, Dorothy Frances Bowers entered the world in Eldon, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America, born to Augustus F Bowers And Edith Katherine Hollenbeck. In 1930, Dorothy Frances Bowers resided in Eldon, Wapello, Iowa, USA. In 1935, Dorothy Frances Bowers resided in Eldon, Wapello, Iowa. Dorothy Frances Bowers married Dillon C Finney, and had children including Betty Finney, Mary Finney, Robert Finney, Wilson Finney. Dorothy Frances Bowers passed away in 2003 in Eldon, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1926, Dorothy Frances Bowers entered the world in Eldon, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America, born to Augustus F Bowers And Edith Katherine Hollenbeck.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Frances Bowers resided in Eldon, Wapello, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1935, Dorothy Frances Bowers resided in Eldon, Wapello, Iowa.
  • Dorothy Frances Bowers married Dillon C Finney, and had children including Betty Finney, Mary Finney, Robert Finney, Wilson Finney.
  • Dorothy Frances Bowers passed away in 2003 in Eldon, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Bowers's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Bowers
1926–2003
Birth Place: Eldon, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
Augustus F Bowers
1889–1979
Colorado
Edith (Katherine) Hollenbeck
1898–1969
Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America
Grandparents
Isabelle (H) Greene
1873–
Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
Sherman Hollenbeck
1857–1948
Locust Grove Twp, Batavia, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
Ella (Baker) Blair
1864–1933
Iowa USA
Great-Grandparents
John Banning
1836–1911
Susan Tonkinson
1843–1925
William Hollenbeck
1827–1904
Catherine Vulgamott
1831–1921
James Blair
1826–1905
Mary Blair
1829–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1804–1864
Elizabeth Anderson
1815–1855
Henry Tonkinson
1799–1880
Ann Richardson
1801–1867
Jacob Vulgamott
1788–1860
Catherine Dewitt
1789–1850
John BLAIR
1787–1855
Mary Perdew
1792–1879
Margaret Blocher
1804–1842
Michael Baker
1802–1892

Dorothy Bowers's Timeline

11 Records

1926
6 March 1926
Birth of Dorothy Frances Bowers in Eldon, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America
Eldon, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 4
Dorothy Frances Bowers resided here in Eldon, Wapello, Iowa, USA
Eldon, Wapello, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Dorothy Frances Bowers resided here in Eldon, Wapello, Iowa
Eldon, Wapello, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 14
Dorothy Frances Bowers resided here in Eldon, Wapello, Iowa, USA
Eldon, Wapello, Iowa, USA
1942
1942
Age 16
Dorothy Frances Bowers resided here in Fairfax, Virginia
Fairfax, Virginia
1950
1950
Age 24
Dorothy Frances Bowers resided here in Eldon, Wapello, Iowa, USA
Eldon, Wapello, Iowa, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 25
Dorothy Frances Bowers resided here in Iowa
Iowa
1958
1958
Age 32
Dorothy Frances Bowers resided here in Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
1989
1989
Age 63
Dorothy Frances Bowers resided here in Eldon, IA
Eldon, IA
2001
2001-2002
Age 75
Dorothy Frances Bowers resided here in Eldon, Iowa, USA
Eldon, Iowa, USA
2003
18 October 2003
Age 77
Death of Dorothy Frances Bowers in Iowa, United States of America
Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 March 1926
    Event Place: Eldon, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Alexandria High School; Year: 1942
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [3] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Eldon, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01209; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 90-43
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Eldon, Wapello, Iowa; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 2340421
    [7] Iowa, Marriage Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records,1941-1943; Record Type: Marriage
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Eldon, Wapello, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Eldon, Wapello, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Eldon, Wapello, Iowa; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 2340421

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Eldon, Wapello, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Eldon, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01209; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 90-43

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Eldon, Wapello, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Eldon, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01209; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 90-43

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Fairfax, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Alexandria High School; Year: 1942

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Eldon, Wapello, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Eldon, Wapello, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1989
    Event Place: Eldon, IA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2001-2002
    Event Place: Eldon, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Eldon; State: Iowa; Year(s): 2001-2002

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rogers, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 October 2003
    Event Place: Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eldon, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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