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James Paul Bowden 1906–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 September 1906

Birth Location: SUMMER COUNTY WV USA

Death Date: 26 July 1944

Death Location: Pence Springs, Summers County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Marion Bowden

Mother: Merinda Bowden

Spouse(s): Gracie Farley

Children(s): Mary Bowden, Roy Bowden, Nannie Bowden, Annie Bowden

The story of James Paul Bowden began in 1906 in SUMMER COUNTY WV USA. James Paul Bowden married Gracie Pearl Farley, and had children including Annie Delorise Bowden, Mary Ellen Bowden, Nannie Pearl Bowden, Roy Edward Bowden. James Paul Bowden passed away in 1944 in Pence Springs, Summers County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of James Paul Bowden began in 1906 in SUMMER COUNTY WV USA.
  • James Paul Bowden married Gracie Pearl Farley, and had children including Annie Delorise Bowden, Mary Ellen Bowden, Nannie Pearl Bowden, Roy Edward Bowden.
  • James Paul Bowden passed away in 1944 in Pence Springs, Summers County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

James Bowden's Ancestors

Self
James Bowden
1906–1944
Birth Place: SUMMER COUNTY WV USA
Parents
Marion Newton Bowden
1852–1928
Sinks Grove, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
Merinda (Catherine) Bowden
1869–1946
, Monroe, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Anderson (L) Bowden
1823–1892
Monroe, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Mary (Ellen) Morris
1834–1869
Virginia, USA
JAMES (C) WICKLINE
1844–1880
Great-Grandparents
James Morris
1802–1882
Elizabeth Felty
1802–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bowden's Descendants

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James (Paul) Bowden (3 September 1906–26 July 1944) m. Gracie (Pearl) Farley (19 May 1914–12 Sep 2007)
  1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Bowden 1938–2018 m. Legrande Jones 1933–2017
  2. 2. Roy (Edward) Bowden 1931–2018
  3. 3. Nannie (Pearl) Bowden 1932–2019
  4. 4. Annie (Delorise) Bowden 1932–2015

James Bowden's Timeline

2 Records

1906
3 September 1906
Birth of James Paul Bowden in SUMMER COUNTY WV USA
SUMMER COUNTY WV USA
1944
26 July 1944
Age 38
Death of James Paul Bowden in Summers, West Virginia, United States
Summers, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1906
    Event Place: SUMMER COUNTY WV USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 July 1944
    Event Place: Summers, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pence Springs, Summers County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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