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Elizabeth Bessie Bowden 1904–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sept 1904

Birth Location: Cave Creek, Newton County Arkansas

Death Date: 29 Apr 1978

Death Location: Centerville, Yell County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: William Bowden

Mother: Mary Canady

Spouse(s): James West, Jacob Rosenbaum

Children(s): Tommy Sr., Clementine West, Nancy Rosenbaum, Cleo Rosenbaum, Mary Rosenbaum, Leo Rosenbaum, Dessie Rosenbaum, Coriene Rosenbaum

The story of Elizabeth Bessie Bowden began in 1904 in Cave Creek, Newton County Arkansas. In 1910, Elizabeth Bessie Bowden resided in South View, Perry, Arkansas, USA. In 1920, Elizabeth Bessie Bowden resided in Galla Rock, Yell, Arkansas, USA. Elizabeth Bessie Bowden married Jacob Warner Rosenbaum, James W Jim West, and had children including Clementine West, Cleo Rosenbaum, Coriene E Rosenbaum, Dessie Mae Rosenbaum, Leo Rosenbaum, Mary Rosenbaum, Nancy Elizabeth Rosenbaum, Sherman West, Tommy Lee West Sr. Elizabeth Bessie Bowden passed away in 1978 in Centerville, Yell County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Bessie Bowden began in 1904 in Cave Creek, Newton County Arkansas.
  • In 1910, Elizabeth Bessie Bowden resided in South View, Perry, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1920, Elizabeth Bessie Bowden resided in Galla Rock, Yell, Arkansas, USA.
  • Elizabeth Bessie Bowden married Jacob Warner Rosenbaum, James W Jim West, and had children including Clementine West, Cleo Rosenbaum, Coriene E Rosenbaum, Dessie Mae Rosenbaum, Leo Rosenbaum, Mary Rosenbaum, Nancy Elizabeth Rosenbaum, Sherman West, Tommy Lee West Sr.
  • Elizabeth Bessie Bowden passed away in 1978 in Centerville, Yell County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Bowden's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Bowden
1904–1978
Birth Place: Cave Creek, Newton County Arkansas
Parents
William Samuel Bowden
1862–1948
Pope County, Arkansas
Mary (Ann) Canady
1865–1955
Arkansas
Grandparents
John (Allis Wiley) Bowden
1838–1862
Tennessee, USA
Rhoda (C) Scott
1841–1862
Lawerence Cou, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Bowden
1804–1858
Winnie Brewer
1818–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bowden
1777–1865
Anna Blackburn
1784–1849

Elizabeth Bowden's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Bessie) Bowden (16 Sept 1904–29 Apr 1978) m. James (W. "Jim") West (27 May 1879–29 Jul 1958) m. Jacob (Warner) Rosenbaum (7 Apr 1890–15 Mar 1934)
  1. 1. Tommy (Lee West) Sr. 1947–2016
  2. 2. Clementine West 1939–2015
  3. 3. Nancy (Elizabeth) Rosenbaum 1924–1997
  4. 4. Cleo Rosenbaum 1928–2012
  5. 5. Mary Rosenbaum 1923–1999 m. Norman (Lenzey) West 1905–1982
    1. 1. Mary (Christine) West 1944–2001
    2. 2. James (Owen) West 1951–1952
    3. 3. Earl (Wayne) West 1939–2010
    4. 4. Norman (Lee) West 1940–2018
    5. 5. Calvin (Ray) West 1949–2017
  6. 6. Leo Rosenbaum 1928–1995
  7. 7. Dessie (Mae) Rosenbaum 1932–1932
  8. 8. Coriene (E.) Rosenbaum 1925–1995

Elizabeth Bowden's Timeline

6 Records

1904
16 Sept 1904
Birth of Elizabeth Bessie Bowden in Cave Creek, Newton County Arkansas
Cave Creek, Newton County Arkansas
1910
1910
Age 6
Elizabeth Bessie Bowden resided here in South View, Perry, Arkansas, USA
South View, Perry, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 16
Elizabeth Bessie Bowden resided here in Galla Rock, Yell, Arkansas, USA
Galla Rock, Yell, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 46
Elizabeth Bessie Bowden resided here in Jefferson, Desha, Arkansas, USA
Jefferson, Desha, Arkansas, USA
1978
Abt 1978
Age 74
Elizabeth Bessie Bowden resided here in Monahans, Ward, Texas, USA
Monahans, Ward, Texas, USA
1978
29 Apr 1978
Age 74
Death of Elizabeth Bessie Bowden in Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA
Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sept 1904
    Event Place: Cave Creek, Newton County Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Jefferson, Desha, Arkansas; Roll: 83; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 21-18

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: South View, Perry, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Galla Rock, Yell, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Jefferson, Desha, Arkansas, 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: Jefferson, Desha, Arkansas; Roll: 83; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 21-18

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1978
    Event Place: Monahans, Ward, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1978
    Event Place: Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Centerville, Yell County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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