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Ernest Viltage Bowden 1909–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1909

Birth Location: Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 27 Jun 1972

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

Father: Alonzo Bowden

Mother: Verlin Kendrick

Spouse(s): Retha Heflin

Children(s): Viltage Bowden, Doreene Bowden, Ernest Bowden

In 1909, Ernest Viltage Bowden entered the world in Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA, born to Alonzo Jackson Bowden And Verlin Delphia Kendrick. In 1910, Ernest Viltage Bowden resided in Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA. In 1920, Ernest Viltage Bowden resided in Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA. Ernest Viltage Bowden married Retha Marie Heflin, and had children including Doreene Fredith Bowden, Ernest Glynn Bowden, Viltage Lynn Bowden. Ernest Viltage Bowden passed away in 1972 in Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1909, Ernest Viltage Bowden entered the world in Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA, born to Alonzo Jackson Bowden And Verlin Delphia Kendrick.
  • In 1910, Ernest Viltage Bowden resided in Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1920, Ernest Viltage Bowden resided in Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA.
  • Ernest Viltage Bowden married Retha Marie Heflin, and had children including Doreene Fredith Bowden, Ernest Glynn Bowden, Viltage Lynn Bowden.
  • Ernest Viltage Bowden passed away in 1972 in Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alonzo Bowden
1882–1970
Birth Location: Moreland, Pope, Arkansas, USA
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Verlin Kendrick
1889–1978
Birth Location: Pope, Arkansas, United States
VK

Spouses(s)

Retha Heflin
1910–1984
Birth Location: Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA
RH

Children(s)

Viltage Bowden
1932–1987
Birth Location: Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA
VB
Doreene Bowden
1936–1986
Birth Location: Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA
DB
Ernest Bowden
1932–2009
Birth Location: Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA
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Ernest Bowden's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Bowden
1909–1972
Birth Place: Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Alonzo Jackson Bowden
1882–1970
Moreland, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Verlin (Delphia) Kendrick
1889–1978
Pope, Arkansas, United States
Grandparents
Robert (Sanders) Bowden
1853–1933
Pope County, Arkansas, USA
Lydia (G.) Reynolds
1858–1912
Gravel Hill, Pope, Arkansas, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jackson Sr
1814–1896
Narcissa Bewley
1834–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bowden
1777–1865
Anna Blackburn
1784–1849

Ernest Bowden's Descendants

1.
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Ernest (Viltage) Bowden (4 May 1909–27 Jun 1972) m. Retha (Marie) Heflin (11 Oct 1910–23 Aug 1984)
  1. 1. Viltage (Lynn) Bowden 1932–1987
  2. 2. Doreene (Fredith) Bowden 1936–1986 m. Frederick (Baxter) Trawick 1933–1996 m. Thomas (Franklin) Clark 1938–2015
  3. 3. Ernest (Glynn) Bowden 1932–2009

Ernest Bowden's Timeline

8 Records

1909
4 May 1909
Birth of Ernest Viltage Bowden in Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
Ernest Viltage Bowden resided here in Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Ernest Viltage Bowden resided here in Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Ernest Viltage Bowden resided here in Illinois, Illinois, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Illinois, Illinois, Pope, Arkansas, USA
1931
1931
Age 22
Ernest Viltage Bowden resided here in Russellville, Pope, Arkansas
Russellville, Pope, Arkansas
1950
1950
Age 41
Ernest Viltage Bowden resided here in Hill, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
Hill, Pulaski, Arkansas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 42
Ernest Viltage Bowden resided here in Arkansas
Arkansas
1972
27 Jun 1972
Age 63
Death of Ernest Viltage Bowden in Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1909
    Event Place: Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, County Marriages Index, FamilySearch; Salt Lake City, Utah; Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957
    [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, Year: 1920; Census Place: Valley, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: T625_77; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 103
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Illinois, Pope, Arkansas; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2339824
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Valley, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: T624_61; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1374074
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: 1909
    [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: Hill, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: 4201; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 60-102

    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: 1a; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1374074

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Valley, Pope, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Valley, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: T625_77; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 103

    Genealogy Event 4
    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: 4A; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2339824

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Russellville, Pope, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index, FamilySearch; Salt Lake City, Utah; Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hill, Pulaski, 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: Hill, Pulaski, Arkansas; Roll: 4201; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 60-102

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Arkansas
    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: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1972
    Event Place: Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, USA
    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] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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