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Elizabeth Ruth Bowden 1917–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1917

Birth Location: Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, United States

Death Date: 15 Sep 2000

Death Location: Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Eldred Bowden

Mother: Myrtice Buford

Spouse(s): Mowell McLeroy

Children(s):

The story of Elizabeth Ruth Bowden began in 1917 in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, United States. In 1920, Elizabeth Ruth Bowden resided in Brownwood Ward 4, Brown, Texas, USA. In 1930, Elizabeth Ruth Bowden resided in Brownwood, Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA. Elizabeth Ruth Bowden married Mowell Osden Mcleroy. Elizabeth Ruth Bowden passed away in 2000 in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Ruth Bowden began in 1917 in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, United States.
  • In 1920, Elizabeth Ruth Bowden resided in Brownwood Ward 4, Brown, Texas, USA.
  • In 1930, Elizabeth Ruth Bowden resided in Brownwood, Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA.
  • Elizabeth Ruth Bowden married Mowell Osden Mcleroy.
  • Elizabeth Ruth Bowden passed away in 2000 in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Bowden's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Bowden
1917–2000
Birth Place: Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, United States
Parents
Eldred Hunter Bowden
1889–1972
Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Myrtice Buford
1894–1993
Texas, United States of America
Grandparents
Allen (Florentine) Bowden
1859–1938
Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
Ida Carnes
1867–1892
Baldwyn, Lee County, Mississippi, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Bowden
1837–1914
Didama Nowlin
1838–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bowden
1806–1886
Elizabeth McAnally
1814–1848

Elizabeth Bowden's Timeline

8 Records

1917
11 Mar 1917
Birth of Elizabeth Ruth Bowden in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, United States
Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, United States
1920
1920
Age 3
Elizabeth Ruth Bowden resided here in Brownwood Ward 4, Brown, Texas, USA
Brownwood Ward 4, Brown, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Elizabeth Ruth Bowden resided here in Brownwood, Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
Brownwood, Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Elizabeth Ruth Bowden resided here in Brownwood, Brown, Texas
Brownwood, Brown, Texas
1940
1940
Age 23
Elizabeth Ruth Bowden resided here in Precinct 1, San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA
Precinct 1, San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Elizabeth Ruth Bowden resided here in Garland, Dallas, Texas, USA
Garland, Dallas, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 34
Elizabeth Ruth Bowden resided here in Texas
Texas
2000
15 Sep 2000
Age 83
Death of Elizabeth Ruth Bowden in Garland, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
Garland, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1917
    Event Place: Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Garland, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 2097; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 57-84B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Brownwood Ward 4, Brown, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Brownwood, Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Brownwood, Brown, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Precinct 1, San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Garland, Dallas, Texas, 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: Garland, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 2097; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 57-84B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    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 Place: Garland, Dallas, Texas
    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: Garland, Dallas, Texas; Roll: 2097; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 57-84B

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 2000
    Event Place: Garland, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brownwood, Brown County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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