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Irvin Oswald Bowles 1913–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1913

Birth Location: Narrows (Giles County), Giles County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 February 1948

Death Location: Pearisburg, Virginia, USA

Father: Clayton Bowles

Mother: Bessie Gearhart

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The story of Irvin Oswald Bowles began in 1913 in Narrows (Giles County), Giles County, Virginia, USA. In 1940, Irvin Oswald Bowles resided in Narrows, Giles, Virginia, USA. Irvin Oswald Bowles passed away in 1948 in Pearisburg, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Irvin Oswald Bowles began in 1913 in Narrows (Giles County), Giles County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1940, Irvin Oswald Bowles resided in Narrows, Giles, Virginia, USA.
  • Irvin Oswald Bowles passed away in 1948 in Pearisburg, Virginia, USA.

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Irvin Bowles's Ancestors

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Irvin Bowles
1913–1948
Birth Place: Narrows (Giles County), Giles County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Clayton Edmond Bowles
1892–1951
Giles Co., VA
Bessie (Lee) Gearhart
1894–1953
Giles County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Robert (Warfield) Bowles
1870–1940
Henry County, Virginia, USA
Carrie (J) Fry
1863–1917
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Fry
1829–1911
Priscilla Lucas
1843–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Lucas
1808–
Elizabeth Epling
1817–1896

Irvin Bowles's Timeline

3 Records

1913
14 Mar 1913
Birth of Irvin Oswald Bowles in Narrows (Giles County), Giles County, Virginia, USA
Narrows (Giles County), Giles County, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 27
Irvin Oswald Bowles resided here in Narrows, Giles, Virginia, USA
Narrows, Giles, Virginia, USA
1948
9 February 1948
Age 35
Death of Irvin Oswald Bowles in Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States
Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1913
    Event Place: Narrows (Giles County), Giles County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Narrows, Giles, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 73

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 February 1948
    Event Place: Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pearisburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General

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