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James Frank Bowden 1882–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1882

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 21 Aug 1939

Death Location: Wayne, North Carolina

Father: Wm. Bowden

Mother: Norsey Hill

Spouse(s): Nannie Cogdell, Carrie Miller

Children(s): Pearlie Bowden, Wm. Bowden, Frank Jr, Levan Bowden, William II, Pearlie Bowden, Daisy Bowden-Ward, Nellie Best

James Frank Bowden was born in 1882 in North Carolina, the child of Wm Bowden And Norsey Hill. James Frank Bowden married Carrie Miller, Nannie Smith Cogdell, and had children including Daisy Bowden Ward, Frank Bowden Jr, Levan Bowden, Nellie Best, Pearlie Bowden, William Henry Bowden Ii, Wm Bowden. James Frank Bowden passed away in 1939 in Wayne, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • James Frank Bowden was born in 1882 in North Carolina, the child of Wm Bowden And Norsey Hill.
  • James Frank Bowden married Carrie Miller, Nannie Smith Cogdell, and had children including Daisy Bowden Ward, Frank Bowden Jr, Levan Bowden, Nellie Best, Pearlie Bowden, William Henry Bowden Ii, Wm Bowden.
  • James Frank Bowden passed away in 1939 in Wayne, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wm. Bowden
1850–1925
Birth Location: Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
WB
Norsey Hill
1850–1885
Birth Location: North Carolina
NH

Spouses(s)

Nannie Cogdell
1884–1918
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
NC
Carrie Miller
1893–1985
Birth Location: North Carolina
CM

Children(s)

Pearlie Bowden
1916–2004
Birth Location: North Carolina
PB
Wm. Bowden
1850–1925
Birth Location: Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
WB
Frank Jr
1922–1939
Birth Location: North Carolina
FJ
Levan Bowden
1924–1993
Birth Location: North Carolina
LB
William II
1918–1979
Birth Location: North Carolina
WI
Pearlie Bowden
1916–1986
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
PB
Daisy Bowden-Ward
1912–1995
Birth Location: North Carolina
DB
Nellie Best
1913–
Birth Location: Mount Olive, North Carolina
NB

James Bowden's Ancestors

Self
James Bowden
1882–1939
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Wm. Bowden
1850–1925
Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
Norsey Hill
1850–1885
North Carolina
Grandparents
James (Frank) Bowden
1882–1939
North Carolina
Carrie Miller
1893–1985
North Carolina
SOPHIA GILLESPIE
1810–
Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Wm. Bowden
1850–1925
Norsey Hill
1850–1885
Joseph Miller
1854–
Eliza Miller
1852–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bowden
1882–1939
Carrie Miller
1893–1985
SOPHIA GILLESPIE
1810–

James Bowden's Descendants

1.
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James (Frank) Bowden (1 Jun 1882–21 Aug 1939) m. Nannie ((Smith)) Cogdell (1884–18 Oct 1918) m. Carrie Miller (abt 1893–7 Oct 1985)
  1. 1. Pearlie Bowden 1916–2004 m. Willie (Sutton) Sr 1913–1993
    1. 1. Betty (Joyce) Sutton 1942–2016
  2. 2. Wm. Bowden 1850–1925 m. Norsey Hill 1850–1885 m. Lizzie Spell 1877–1926
    1. 1. Henry Bowden 1878–1918 m. Daisy Smith-Bowden 1879–1961
  3. 3. Frank (Bowden) Jr 1922–1939 m. Omelia Wall 1923–2010
  4. 4. Levan Bowden 1924–1993
  5. 5. William (Henry Bowden) II 1918–1979 m. Rosie Oates 1917–1992
  6. 6. Pearlie Bowden 1916–1986 m. Edward (Lee) Roberts 1914–2001
  7. 7. Daisy Bowden-Ward 1912–1995 m. McKinley Ward 1910–1996
  8. 8. Nellie Best 1913– m. Daniel Best 1910–1986
    1. 1. Doris (Gray) Ambrose 1939–2017 m. Donald Ambrose 1938–1988
    2. 2. Montee Best 1937–2020
    3. 3. Donzel (Best) Jr 1935–2000
    4. 4. Margaret Best 1933–2005

James Bowden's Timeline

23 Records

1882
1 Jun 1882
Birth of James Frank Bowden in North Carolina
North Carolina
1882
abt 1882
Birth of James Frank Bowden in North Carolina
North Carolina
1882
01 Jun 1882
Birth of James Frank Bowden in North Carolina
North Carolina
1882
1 Jun 1882
Birth of James Frank Bowden in North Carolina
North Carolina
1900
1900
Age 18
James Frank Bowden resided here in Thunder Swamp, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Thunder Swamp, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 18
James Frank Bowden resided here in Thunder Swamp, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Thunder Swamp, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 18
James Frank Bowden resided here in Thunder Swamp, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Thunder Swamp, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 28
James Frank Bowden resided here in Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 28
James Frank Bowden resided here in Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 28
James Frank Bowden resided here in Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 35
James Frank Bowden resided here in Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
1919
27 Aug 1919
Age 37
James Frank Bowden was married in Wayne, County, North Carolina
Wayne, County, North Carolina
1920
1920
Age 38
James Frank Bowden resided here in Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 38
James Frank Bowden resided here in Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 38
James Frank Bowden resided here in Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 38
James Frank Bowden resided here in Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 48
James Frank Bowden resided here in Brogden, Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Brogden, Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 48
James Frank Bowden resided here in Brogden, Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Brogden, Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 48
James Frank Bowden resided here in Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 48
James Frank Bowden resided here in Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1939
21 Aug 1939
Age 57
Death of James Frank Bowden in Mount Olive, Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Mount Olive, Wayne, North Carolina, United States
1939
21 Aug 1939
Age 57
Death of James Frank Bowden in Mount Olive, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Mount Olive, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1939
21 Aug 1939
Age 57
Death of James Frank Bowden in Wayne, North Carolina
Wayne, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1882
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1882
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1328; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 106; Image: 421
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341461
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: 1727; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 690.0; FHL microfilm: 2341461
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Wayne County
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Thunder Swamp, Wayne, North Carolina; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1241223
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1136; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1375149
    [8] North Carolina, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1882
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1328; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 106
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341461
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Wayne County
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1136; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1375149
    [6] North Carolina, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1882
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1919
    Event Place: Wayne, County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Thunder Swamp, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Thunder Swamp, Wayne, North Carolina; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1241223

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Thunder Swamp, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Thunder Swamp, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: 1223; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0098

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Thunder Swamp, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Thunder Swamp, Wayne, North Carolina; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1241223

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1136; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1375149

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1136; Page: 17a; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1375149

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1136; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1375149

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Wayne County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Wayne County
    [2] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: North Carolina; Registration County: Wayne County

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1328; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 106

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1328; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 106; Image: 421

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1328; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 106

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Brogden, Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Brogden, Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341461

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: 1727; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 690.0; FHL microfilm: 2341461

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brogden, Wayne, North Carolina; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2341461

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1939
    Event Place: Mount Olive, Wayne, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1939
    Event Place: Mount Olive, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1939
    Event Place: Wayne, North Carolina
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