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Joe Thomas Bowen 1932–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1932

Birth Location: Clendenin, W. VA.

Death Date: 15 Feb 2004

Death Location: Cottageville

Father: George Bowen

Mother: Chloe Bowen

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Joe Thomas Bowen was born in 1932 in Clendenin, W. VA., the child of George Francis Bowen And Chloe Bowen. In 1935, Joe Thomas Bowen resided in Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia. In 1940, Joe Thomas Bowen resided in Big Sandy Mag District, Big Sandy, Kanawha, West V. Joe Thomas Bowen married Barbara Lavena Bowen, and had children including Barbara Givens, Charles Griffen Bowen, Gail Riley, Mary Waggoner, Nanci Francis. Joe Thomas Bowen passed away in 2004 in Cottageville.

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Biography

  • Joe Thomas Bowen was born in 1932 in Clendenin, W. VA., the child of George Francis Bowen And Chloe Bowen.
  • In 1935, Joe Thomas Bowen resided in Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia.
  • In 1940, Joe Thomas Bowen resided in Big Sandy Mag District, Big Sandy, Kanawha, West V.
  • Joe Thomas Bowen married Barbara Lavena Bowen, and had children including Barbara Givens, Charles Griffen Bowen, Gail Riley, Mary Waggoner, Nanci Francis.
  • Joe Thomas Bowen passed away in 2004 in Cottageville.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Joe Bowen's Ancestors

Self
Joe Bowen
1932–2004
Birth Place: Clendenin, W. VA.
Parents
George Francis Bowen
1892–1955
West Virginia, USA
Chloe Bowen
1890–1973
West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (S.) Bowen
1865–
OH
Nancy (Isabel) Rucker
1872–1914
Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Milton Rucker
1836–1913
Missouri England
1847–1931
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joe Bowen's Timeline

5 Records

1932
17 Apr 1932
Birth of Joe Thomas Bowen in Clendenin, W. VA.
Clendenin, W. VA.
1935
1935
Age 3
Joe Thomas Bowen resided here in Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia
Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 8
Joe Thomas Bowen resided here in Big Sandy Mag District, Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Big Sandy Mag District, Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1954
21 Jul 1954
Age 22
Joe Thomas Bowen was married in Meridan, Lauderdale, Mississippi
Meridan, Lauderdale, Mississippi
2004
15 Feb 2004
Age 72
Death of Joe Thomas Bowen in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1932
    Event Place: Clendenin, W. VA.
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04412; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 20-2A
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Charleston Daily Mail; Publication Date: 18 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA; method=email
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Charleston Gazette, The; Publication Date: 19 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, South Florida Sun Sentinel; Publication Date: 17 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA; ,0.21064404,0.35752848,0.36560142&xid
    [5] U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series: Post-WWII through Vietnam Era Selective Service Records, West Virginia; Series Number: 147-76-44

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1954
    Event Place: Meridan, Lauderdale, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04412; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 20-2A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Big Sandy Mag District, Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04412; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 20-2A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 Feb 2004
    Event Place: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - South Florida Sun Sentinel - 17 Feb 2004 - 2, Thomas Bowen 17 Feb 2004

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Clendenin, West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Korean War Era Draft Cards, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series: Post-WWII through Vietnam Era Selective Service Records, West Virginia; Series Number: 147-76-44

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cottageville, Colleton, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, South Florida Sun Sentinel; Publication Date: 17 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA; ,0.21064404,0.35752848,0.36560142&xid

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cottageville, W. VA., COTTAGEVILLE
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Charleston Daily Mail; Publication Date: 18 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA; method=email
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Charleston Gazette, The; Publication Date: 19 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 2004
    Event Place: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Charleston Daily Mail; Publication Date: 18 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA; method=email
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Charleston Gazette, The; Publication Date: 19 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, South Florida Sun Sentinel; Publication Date: 17 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA; ,0.21064404,0.35752848,0.36560142&xid

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cottageville
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Charleston Daily Mail; Publication Date: 18 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA; method=email
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Charleston Gazette, The; Publication Date: 19 Feb 2004; Publication Place: Charleston, West Virginia, USA

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