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James Edward Sowell 1906–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1906

Birth Location: Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA

Death Date: May 1986

Death Location: St Joseph, MO., Missouri, USA

Father: James Sowell

Mother: Laura Smith

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James Edward Sowell was born in 1906 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA, the child of James Wert Sowell And Laura B Smith. James Edward Sowell passed away in 1986 in St Joseph, MO., Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • James Edward Sowell was born in 1906 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA, the child of James Wert Sowell And Laura B Smith.
  • James Edward Sowell passed away in 1986 in St Joseph, MO., Missouri, USA.

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James Sowell's Ancestors

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James Sowell
1906–1986
Birth Place: Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
Parents
James Wert Sowell
1872–1951
Texas County, Missouri, USA
Laura (B.) Smith
1878–1927
Mansfield, Wright County, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Smith
1839–1896
Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Catherine) Smith
1837–
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1809–1870
ANNA GRAGG
1808–1880
Reuben (Smith-275042)
1792–1848
Mary Cook
1796–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Turner *
1784–1854
William Gragg
1775–1850
ANNAS SMART
1777–1850
Blodgett SMITH
1744–1794
Abigail Blaine
1747–1810
John Sr
1763–1842

James Sowell's Timeline

2 Records

1906
1906
Birth of James Edward Sowell in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
1986
May 1986
Age 80
Death of James Edward Sowell in St Joseph, MO., Missouri, USA
St Joseph, MO., Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1986
    Event Place: St Joseph, MO., Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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