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Earl Howard Bowden 1885–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1885

Birth Location: Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 4 May 1948

Death Location: Center Valley, Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Charles Bowden

Mother: Laura McAnally

Spouse(s): May Whorton, Lula Toller, Malissa Lewellen

Children(s): Ruth Bowden, Mary Bowden, Thala Bowden, Charles Bowden, Earl Bowden

In 1885, Earl Howard Bowden entered the world in Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA, born to Charles Dotson Bowden And Laura Alice Mcanally. In 1910, Earl Howard Bowden resided in Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA. In 1915, Earl Howard Bowden established residence. Earl Howard Bowden married Lula Myrtle Toller, Malissa Lewellen, May Viola Whorton, and had children including Charles Howard Bowden, Earl Hursting Bowden, Mary Alice Bowden, Ruth Juanita Bowden, Thala Mettie Bowden. Earl Howard Bowden passed away in 1948 in Center Valley, Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Earl Howard Bowden entered the world in Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA, born to Charles Dotson Bowden And Laura Alice Mcanally.
  • In 1910, Earl Howard Bowden resided in Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1915, Earl Howard Bowden established residence.
  • Earl Howard Bowden married Lula Myrtle Toller, Malissa Lewellen, May Viola Whorton, and had children including Charles Howard Bowden, Earl Hursting Bowden, Mary Alice Bowden, Ruth Juanita Bowden, Thala Mettie Bowden.
  • Earl Howard Bowden passed away in 1948 in Center Valley, Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Bowden
1857–1925
Birth Location: Gumlog, Pope County, Arkansas, USA
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Laura McAnally
1856–1905
Birth Location: Tennessee
LM

Spouses(s)

May Whorton
1896–1984
Birth Location: London, Pope, Arkansas, USA
MW
Lula Toller
1889–1931
Birth Location: Pope County, Arkansas
LT
Malissa Lewellen
1890–1911
Birth Location: Pope County, Arkansas
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Children(s)

Ruth Bowden
1920–1998
Birth Location: Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA
RB
Mary Bowden
1913–1988
Birth Location: Gumlog, Pope, Arkansas, USA
MB
Thala Bowden
1915–1998
Birth Location: Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA
TB
Charles Bowden
1917–2000
Birth Location: Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA
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Earl Bowden
1910–1959
Birth Location: Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA
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Earl Bowden's Ancestors

Self
Earl Bowden
1885–1948
Birth Place: Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Charles Dotson Bowden
1857–1925
Gumlog, Pope County, Arkansas, USA
Laura (Alice) McAnally
1856–1905
Tennessee
Grandparents
Jackson (J Bowden) Sr
1814–1896
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Narcissa (Evalina) Bewley
1834–1885
Scottsville, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Winston (Oscar) McAnally
1818–1895
Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
Caroline (Matilda) Smith
1820–1864
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Bowden
1777–1865
Anna Blackburn
1784–1849
William McAnally
1793–1862
Elizabeth Stone
1795–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bowden
1742–1834
Martha Smith
1755–1836
Samuel Blackburn
1759–1835
Ann Matthews
1761–1840
John McAnally
1752–1836
Ann Stone
1751–1841
Solomon Stone
1752–1839
Elizabeth Ladd
1757–1838

Earl Bowden's Descendants

1.
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Earl (Howard) Bowden (27 May 1885–4 May 1948) m. May (Viola) Whorton (2 Oct 1896–Feb 1984) m. Lula (Myrtle) Toller (Feb 1889–27 Dec 1931) m. Malissa Lewellen (Sep 1890–May 1911)
  1. 1. Ruth (Juanita) Bowden 1920–1998 m. Carl (Grady) Oates 1913–1997
    1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Oates 1937–1946
    2. 2. Mary (Geraldine) Oates 1940–2018
    3. 3. Betty (Lou) Oates 1942–2013
  2. 2. Mary (Alice) Bowden 1913–1988 m. Aaron (Elton) Davis 1913–1972
  3. 3. Thala (Mettie) Bowden 1915–1998 m. Curtis Kendrick 1918–1985
    1. 1. James (Curtis) Kendrick 1940–1959
    2. 2. Larry (Allen) Kendrick 1946–2005
    3. 3. Irma (Dean) Kendrick 1937–2011
    4. 4. Eunice (Earlene) Kendrick 1938–2018
  4. 4. Charles (Howard) Bowden 1917–2000 m. Syble (Izora) Page 1926–2015
  5. 5. Earl (Hursting) Bowden 1910–1959 m. Ena (Malette) Robertson 1914–2013
    1. 1. O'Lysia (Nell) Bowden 1937–2013

Earl Bowden's Timeline

9 Records

1885
27 May 1885
Birth of Earl Howard Bowden in Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 25
Earl Howard Bowden resided here in Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA
1915
abt 1915
Age 30
Earl Howard Bowden resided here
None
1917
abt 1917
Age 32
Earl Howard Bowden resided here
None
1920
1920
Age 35
Earl Howard Bowden resided here in Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 45
Earl Howard Bowden resided here in Illinois, Illinois, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Illinois, Illinois, Pope, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 50
Earl Howard Bowden resided here in Pottsville, Pope, Arkansas
Pottsville, Pope, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 55
Earl Howard Bowden resided here in Galla Creek Township, Pottsville, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Galla Creek Township, Pottsville, Pope, Arkansas, USA
1948
4 May 1948
Age 63
Death of Earl Howard Bowden in Pope County, Arkansas, USA
Pope County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1885
    Event Place: Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pottsville, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00164; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 58-11
    [3] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Valley, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: T625_77; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 103
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Illinois, Pope, Arkansas; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2339824
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Valley, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: T624_61; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1374074
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: 1885
    [9] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1885
    [10] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1886
    [11] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates
    [12] Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Marriage Certificates; Year: 1939; Film: #8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Valley, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: T624_61; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1374074

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1915
    Record Source: Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1885

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1917
    Record Source: Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1885

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Valley, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: T625_77; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 103
    [2] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: Abt 1886

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Illinois, Illinois, Pope, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Illinois, Pope, Arkansas; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2339824

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pottsville, Pope, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pottsville, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00164; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 58-11

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Galla Creek Township, Pottsville, Pope, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pottsville, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00164; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 58-11

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pope, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pottsville, Pope, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1948
    Event Place: Pope County, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Center Valley, Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America
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