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Helen Aretha Bowden 1897–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Feb 1897

Birth Location: Chili, Miami, Indiana

Death Date: Mar 1968

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Father: William Bowden

Mother: Hattie Clear

Spouse(s): Victor Szczepanski, William Pollock

Children(s): Donald King, Betty Pollock

The story of Helen Aretha Bowden began in 1897 in Chili, Miami, Indiana. In 1910, Helen Aretha Bowden resided in Peru Ward 5, Miami, Indiana, USA. Helen Aretha Bowden married Victor Szczepanski, William Edwin Pollock, and had children including Betty Louise Pollock, Donald Edwin Polloock King. Helen Aretha Bowden passed away in 1968 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.

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Biography

  • The story of Helen Aretha Bowden began in 1897 in Chili, Miami, Indiana.
  • In 1910, Helen Aretha Bowden resided in Peru Ward 5, Miami, Indiana, USA.
  • Helen Aretha Bowden married Victor Szczepanski, William Edwin Pollock, and had children including Betty Louise Pollock, Donald Edwin Polloock King.
  • Helen Aretha Bowden passed away in 1968 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bowden
1863–1941
Birth Location: Indiana
WB
Hattie Clear
1870–1947
Birth Location: Indiana
HC

Spouses(s)

Victor Szczepanski
1898–1963
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
VS
William Pollock
1888–1918
Birth Location: Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA
WP

Children(s)

Donald King
1914–1981
Birth Location: Peru, USA
DK
Betty Pollock
1916–1991
Birth Location: Peru, Indiana
BP

Helen Bowden's Ancestors

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Helen Bowden
1897–1968
Birth Place: Chili, Miami, Indiana
Parents
William Bowden
1863–1941
Indiana
Hattie Clear
1870–1947
Indiana
Grandparents
Samuel Clear
1845–1914
Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana, USA
Lovina Nicholas
1843–1917
Laurel, Franklin, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Levi Nicholas
1814–1880
Sarah Knott
1820–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Knott
1797–1863
Agnes Hiers
1800–1845

Helen Bowden's Descendants

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Helen (Aretha) Bowden (1 Feb 1897–Mar 1968) m. Victor Szczepanski (ABT 1898–JUL 1963) m. William (Edwin) Pollock (03 Aug 1888–Oct 23, 1918)
  1. 1. Donald (Edwin "Polloock") King 1914–1981 m. Nellie ("Ruth") Pillsbury 1913–1973
  2. 2. Betty (Louise) Pollock 1916–1991

Helen Bowden's Timeline

6 Records

1897
1 Feb 1897
Birth of Helen Aretha Bowden in Chili, Miami, Indiana
Chili, Miami, Indiana
1910
1910
Age 13
Helen Aretha Bowden resided here in Peru Ward 5, Miami, Indiana, USA
Peru Ward 5, Miami, Indiana, USA
1913
16 Apr 1913
Age 16
Helen Aretha Bowden was married in Miami
Miami
1935
1935
Age 38
Helen Aretha Bowden resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 43
Helen Aretha Bowden resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1968
Mar 1968
Age 71
Death of Helen Aretha Bowden in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1897
    Event Place: Chili, Miami, Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_997; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 103-2360
    [2] Michigan, Death Index
    [3] Indiana, Marriage Index, Miami County, Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1850-1920 Inclusive Volum, Original Record Located County Clerks Office, Peru; Book: C 17; Page: 132
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Peru Ward 5, Miami, Indiana; Roll: T624_371; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0133; FHL microfilm: 1374384
    [5] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [6] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1913
    Event Place: Miami
    Record Source: Indiana, Marriage Index, Miami County, Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1850-1920 Inclusive Volum, Original Record Located County Clerks Office, Peru; Book: C 17; Page: 132

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Peru Ward 5, Miami, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Peru Ward 5, Miami, Indiana; Roll: T624_371; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0133; FHL microfilm: 1374384

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_997; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 103-2360

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_997; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 103-2360

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Peru, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1968
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Death Index
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
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