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James Joshua Bowden 1871–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1871

Birth Location: Brown County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: Jul 1952

Death Location: Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: George Bowden

Mother: Eliza Kelly

Spouse(s): Laura Bradley

Children(s): Cecil Bowden

The story of James Joshua Bowden began in 1871 in Brown County, Indiana, USA. James Joshua Bowden married Laura May Bradley, and had children including Cecil Ray Bowden. James Joshua Bowden passed away in 1952 in Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Joshua Bowden began in 1871 in Brown County, Indiana, USA.
  • James Joshua Bowden married Laura May Bradley, and had children including Cecil Ray Bowden.
  • James Joshua Bowden passed away in 1952 in Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Bowden's Ancestors

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James Bowden
1871–1952
Birth Place: Brown County, Indiana, USA
Parents
George W. Bowden
1833–1877
England
Eliza (Ann) Kelly
1842–1911
Missouri, USA
Grandparents
William (Jackson) KELLY
1822–1863
Mercer County, Kentucky
Martha (Jane) Tracey
1822–
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bowden's Descendants

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James (Joshua) Bowden (16 May 1871–Jul 1952) m. Laura (May) Bradley (19 May 1880–9 May 1940)
  1. 1. Cecil (Ray) Bowden 1908–1980 m. Lena (Marie) Brown 1908–1995
    1. 1. Connie (Marie) Bowden 1943–2021 m. Charles (Willis) Leffler 1940–2017

James Bowden's Timeline

2 Records

1871
16 May 1871
Birth of James Joshua Bowden in Brown County, Indiana, USA
Brown County, Indiana, USA
1952
Jul 1952
Age 81
Death of James Joshua Bowden in Brown County, Indiana, USA
Brown County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1871
    Event Place: Brown County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1952
    Event Place: Brown County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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