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Faye Elizabeth Bowden 1910–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1910

Birth Location: Brown County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 28 Sep 1973

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

Father: Nolie Bowden

Mother: Lou Busby

Spouse(s): Jesse Shafer

Children(s): Jack Shafer, Clydene Shafer, Dorothy Shafer, Peggy Shafer

Faye Elizabeth Bowden was born in 1910 in Brown County, Texas, USA, the child of Nolie Winston Bowden And Lou Ella Busby. In 1920, Faye Elizabeth Bowden resided in Justice Precinct 3, Brown, Texas, USA. In 1930, Faye Elizabeth Bowden resided in Precinct 3, Precinct 3, Brown, Texas, USA. Faye Elizabeth Bowden married Jesse Clyde Shafer, and had children including Betty Clyde Shafer, Clydene Shafer, Dorothy Fay Shafer, Jack Winston Shafer, Peggy Lou Shafer. Faye Elizabeth Bowden passed away in 1973 in Owens, Brown County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Faye Elizabeth Bowden was born in 1910 in Brown County, Texas, USA, the child of Nolie Winston Bowden And Lou Ella Busby.
  • In 1920, Faye Elizabeth Bowden resided in Justice Precinct 3, Brown, Texas, USA.
  • In 1930, Faye Elizabeth Bowden resided in Precinct 3, Precinct 3, Brown, Texas, USA.
  • Faye Elizabeth Bowden married Jesse Clyde Shafer, and had children including Betty Clyde Shafer, Clydene Shafer, Dorothy Fay Shafer, Jack Winston Shafer, Peggy Lou Shafer.
  • Faye Elizabeth Bowden passed away in 1973 in Owens, Brown County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nolie Bowden
1880–1967
Birth Location: Pope County, Arkansas, USA
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Lou Busby
1884–1954
Birth Location: Mountain View, Stone, Arkansas, USA
LB

Spouses(s)

Jesse Shafer
1910–1973
Birth Location: Blanket, Brown, Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Jack Shafer
1929–2001
Birth Location: Owens, Brown, Texas, USA
JS
Clydene Shafer
1931–1932
Birth Location: Owens, Brown, Texas, USA
CS
Dorothy Shafer
1937–
Birth Location: Brazos County, Texas, USA
DS
Peggy Shafer
1940–2009
Birth Location: Texas, USA
PS

Faye Bowden's Ancestors

Self
Faye Bowden
1910–1973
Birth Place: Brown County, Texas, USA
Parents
Nolie Winston Bowden
1880–1967
Pope County, Arkansas, USA
Lou (Ella) Busby
1884–1954
Mountain View, Stone, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Winston) Bowden
1839–1928
Lawrenceburg, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Jane) Austin
1844–1932
Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Bowden
1806–1886
Elizabeth McAnally
1814–1848
William Austin
1818–1864
Frances Pollock
1819–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bowden
1777–1865
Anna Blackburn
1784–1849
William McAnally
1793–1862
Elizabeth Stone
1795–1862

Faye Bowden's Descendants

1.
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Faye (Elizabeth) Bowden (29 Aug 1910–28 Sep 1973) m. Jesse (Clyde) Shafer (13 Mar 1910–7 Jul 1973)
  1. 1. Jack (Winston) Shafer 1929–2001 m. Joyce (Leverne) Horton 1938–1985 m. Willie (Dean) Curbo 1933–2014
  2. 2. Clydene Shafer 1931–1932
  3. 3. Dorothy (Fay) Shafer 1937– m. Kenneth (Dale) Hollis 1947–2006 m. Roland (Troy) Hinesly 1945–2015
  4. 4. Peggy (Lou) Shafer 1940–2009 m. Earnest (Lee) Kelsey 1938–1998

Faye Bowden's Timeline

8 Records

1910
29 Aug 1910
Birth of Faye Elizabeth Bowden in Brown County, Texas, USA
Brown County, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 10
Faye Elizabeth Bowden resided here in Justice Precinct 3, Brown, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 3, Brown, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 20
Faye Elizabeth Bowden resided here in Precinct 3, Precinct 3, Brown, Texas, USA
Precinct 3, Precinct 3, Brown, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Faye Elizabeth Bowden resided here in Rural, Brown, Texas
Rural, Brown, Texas
1940
1940
Age 30
Faye Elizabeth Bowden resided here in Justice Precinct 3, Brown, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 3, Brown, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Faye Elizabeth Bowden resided here in Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
1973
Abt 1973
Age 63
Faye Elizabeth Bowden resided here in Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
1973
28 Sep 1973
Age 63
Death of Faye Elizabeth Bowden in Brownwood, Brown, Texas, United States of America
Brownwood, Brown, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1910
    Event Place: Brown County, 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] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brown, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03994; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 25-18
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [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: Brownwood, Brown, Texas; Roll: 3787; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 25-13A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, Brown, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

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

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Brown, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brown, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03994; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 25-18

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, Brown, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brown, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03994; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 25-18

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Brownwood, Brown, 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: Brownwood, Brown, Texas; Roll: 3787; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 25-13A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1973
    Event Place: Brownwood, Brown, 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., 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: 28 Sep 1973
    Event Place: Brownwood, Brown, Texas, United States of America
    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., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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