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James Louis Bowen 1875 – 1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1875

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: 2 May 1955

Death Location: Rockford, Floyd, Iowa

Father: William Bowen

Mother: Esther Sibley

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James Louis Bowen was born in 1875 in Iowa, the child of William L Bowen and Esther Mary Sibley. In 1880, James Louis Bowen resided in Rockford, Floyd, Iowa. James Louis Bowen passed away in 1955 in Rockford, Floyd, Iowa.

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Biography

  • James Louis Bowen was born in 1875 in Iowa, the child of William L Bowen and Esther Mary Sibley.
  • In 1880, James Louis Bowen resided in Rockford, Floyd, Iowa.
  • James Louis Bowen passed away in 1955 in Rockford, Floyd, Iowa.

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James Bowen's Ancestors

Self
James Bowen
1875 – 1955
Birth Place: Iowa
Parents
William L Bowen
1827 – 1908
New York
Esther (Mary) Sibley
1838 – 1922
Otsego County, New York
Grandparents
Orrin Sibley
1803 – 1878
Ashford, Windham, Connecticut
Mary (Ann) Jewel
1808 – 1846
Westville, Otsego, New York
Great-Grandparents
John Sibley
1774 – 1849
Esther Bellamy
1777 – 1849
Jared Jewell
1780 – 1820
Esther Jewell
1781 – 1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ezekiel Sibley
1735 – 1826
Sarah Yeomans
1734 – 1778

James Bowen's Timeline

5 Records

1875
20 Sep 1875
Birth of James Louis Bowen in Rockford, Floyd, Iowa
Rockford, Floyd, Iowa
1875
Sep 1875
Birth of James Louis Bowen in Iowa
Iowa
1880
1880
Age 5
James Louis Bowen resided here in Rockford, Floyd, Iowa
Rockford, Floyd, Iowa
1900
1900
Age 25
James Louis Bowen resided here in Rockford, Floyd, Iowa
Rockford, Floyd, Iowa
1955
2 May 1955
Age 80
Death of James Louis Bowen in Rockford, Floyd, Iowa
Rockford, Floyd, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1875
    Event Place: Rockford, Floyd, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rockford, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: 340; Page: 307C; Enumeration District: 217
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1875
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rockford, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: 431; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1240431

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Rockford, Floyd, Iowa
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rockford, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: 340; Page: 307C; Enumeration District: 217

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Rockford, Floyd, Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rockford, Floyd, Iowa; Roll: 431; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1240431

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1955
    Event Place: Rockford, Floyd, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rockford, Floyd, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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