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James Earl Sowell 1930–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1930

Birth Location: Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, USA

Death Date: 2 Apr 1986

Death Location: Kaufman, Kaufman County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Earl Sowell

Mother: Virginia Hawkins

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James Earl Sowell was born in 1930 in Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, USA, the child of Earl Leonard Sowell And Virginia Lucille Hawkins. In 1935, James Earl Sowell resided in Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas. In 1940, James Earl Sowell resided in J P #1, Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, USA. James Earl Sowell married Neva Joyce Blackmon, and had children including Cathy Lynn Sowell, Joyce Ann Sowell. James Earl Sowell passed away in 1986 in Kaufman, Kaufman County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Earl Sowell was born in 1930 in Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, USA, the child of Earl Leonard Sowell And Virginia Lucille Hawkins.
  • In 1935, James Earl Sowell resided in Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas.
  • In 1940, James Earl Sowell resided in J P #1, Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, USA.
  • James Earl Sowell married Neva Joyce Blackmon, and had children including Cathy Lynn Sowell, Joyce Ann Sowell.
  • James Earl Sowell passed away in 1986 in Kaufman, Kaufman County, Texas, United States of America.

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James Sowell's Ancestors

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James Sowell
1930–1986
Birth Place: Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, USA
Parents
Earl Leonard Sowell
1892–1966
Virginia (Lucille) Hawkins
1904–1991
Van Zandt, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Ernest (Cleveland Hawkins) Sr
1884–1953
Grand Saline, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA
Josie Dixon
1884–1959
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Hawkins
1858–1922
Mary Sloan
1866–1941
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hawkins
1829–1916
Julia Blackwell
1838–1908

James Sowell's Timeline

6 Records

1930
23 Jul 1930
Birth of James Earl Sowell in Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, USA
Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 5
James Earl Sowell resided here in Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas
Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas
1940
1940
Age 10
James Earl Sowell resided here in J P #1, Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, USA
J P #1, Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 21
James Earl Sowell resided here in Texas
Texas
1986
1986
Age 56
James Earl Sowell resided here in Waco, Texas, USA
Waco, Texas, USA
1986
2 Apr 1986
Age 56
Death of James Earl Sowell
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1930
    Event Place: Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J P #1, Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: Waco, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kaufman, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1986

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kaufman, Kaufman County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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