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John Bowen 1841 – 1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 September 1841

Birth Location: Abersychan, Trevethin, Monmouth, Wales

Death Date: 20 September 1922

Death Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States

Father: Lewis Bowen

Mother: Mary Harris

Spouse(s): Hannah Johnson, Eliza Craner

Children(s): Mary Bowen, Margaret Bowen, John Bowen, David Bowen, Orson Bowen, Culbert Bowen, Horace Bowen, Bertha Bowen, Oscar Bowen, Grant Bowen, Amy Bowen, Elva Bowen, Sarah Bowen, Lewis Bowen, George Bowen, Eliza Bowen, Rossil Bowen, Maleta Bowen, Ethel Bowen, Homer Bowen, Wells Bowen, Lucy Bowen, Myra Bowen

The story of John Bowen began in 1841 in Abersychan, Trevethin, Monmouth, Wales. John Bowen married Hannah Johnson, Eliza Elizabeth Craner, and had children including Mary Ellen Bowen, Margaret Richards Bowen, John Andrew Bowen, David Lewis Bowen, Orson Johnson Bowen, Culbert Bowen, Horace Bowen, Bertha Bowen, Oscar Bowen, Grant Richard Bowen, Amy Bowen, Elva Bowen, Sarah Emma C Bowen, Lewis John Bowen, George Benjamin Bowen, Eliza Craner Bowen, Rossil Craner Bowen, Maleta Craner Bowen, Ethel Craner Bowen, Homer Willard Bowen, Wells Craner Bowen, Lucy Craner Bowen, Myra Bowen. John Bowen passed away in 1922 in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Bowen began in 1841 in Abersychan, Trevethin, Monmouth, Wales.
  • John Bowen married Hannah Johnson, Eliza Elizabeth Craner, and had children including Mary Ellen Bowen, Margaret Richards Bowen, John Andrew Bowen, David Lewis Bowen, Orson Johnson Bowen, Culbert Bowen, Horace Bowen, Bertha Bowen, Oscar Bowen, Grant Richard Bowen, Amy Bowen, Elva Bowen, Sarah Emma C Bowen, Lewis John Bowen, George Benjamin Bowen, Eliza Craner Bowen, Rossil Craner Bowen, Maleta Craner Bowen, Ethel Craner Bowen, Homer Willard Bowen, Wells Craner Bowen, Lucy Craner Bowen, Myra Bowen.
  • John Bowen passed away in 1922 in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Bowen
1815 – 1894
Birth Location: Blaenavon, Llanover, Monmouthshire, Wales
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Mary Harris
1813 – 1878
Birth Location: Blaenavon, Llanover, Monmouthshire, Wales
MH

Spouses(s)

Hannah Johnson
1861 – 1945
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah Territory, United States
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Eliza Craner
1862 – 1941
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele ,Utah, United States
EC

Children(s)

Mary Bowen
1877 – 1958
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
MB
Margaret Bowen
1879 – 1955
Birth Location: Tooele,Tooele,Utah
MB
John Bowen
1882 – 1979
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
JB
David Bowen
1884 – 1974
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah Territory, United States
DB
Orson Bowen
1886 – 1888
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
OB
Culbert Bowen
1887 – 1979
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
CB
Horace Bowen
1891 – 1975
Birth Location: , Tooele, Tooele, Utah
HB
Bertha Bowen
1893 – 1979
Birth Location: Tooele,Tooele,Utah
BB
Oscar Bowen
1895 – 1937
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
OB
Grant Bowen
1898 – 1988
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
GB
Amy Bowen
1900 – 1955
Birth Location: Tooele,Tooele,Utah
AB
Elva Bowen
1902 – 1981
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
EB
Sarah Bowen
1882 – 1886
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah Territory, United States
SB
Lewis Bowen
1883 – 1971
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
LB
George Bowen
1885 – 1957
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
GB
Eliza Bowen
1888 – 1943
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
EB
Rossil Bowen
1890 – 1988
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
RB
Maleta Bowen
1892 – 1975
Birth Location: West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah
MB
Ethel Bowen
1896 – 1966
Birth Location: , Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
EB
Homer Bowen
1898 – 1971
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
HB
Wells Bowen
1900 – 1970
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
WB
Lucy Bowen
1903 – 1990
Birth Location: Tooele, Tooele, Utah
LB
Myra Bowen
1905 – 1977
Birth Location: Tooele,Tooele,Utah
MB

John Bowen's Ancestors

Self
John Bowen
1841 – 1922
Birth Place: Abersychan, Trevethin, Monmouth, Wales
Parents
Lewis Bowen
1815 – 1894
Blaenavon, Llanover, Monmouthshire, Wales
Mary (Ann) Harris
1813 – 1878
Blaenavon, Llanover, Monmouthshire, Wales
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bowen's Descendants

1.
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John Bowen (12 September 1841 – 20 September 1922) m. Hannah Johnson (6 September 1861 – 31 March 1945) m. Eliza (Elizabeth) Craner (6 March 1862 – 12 June 1941)
  1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Bowen (18 October 1877 – 12 February 1958) m. Sidney (Banwell) Vowles (8 March 1874 – 29 JUL 1951)
    1. 1. Cecile (Vienna) Vowles (1899-05-21 – 12 Jan 1980) m. Leonard (Eugene) Wadsworth (26 December 1894 – 4 November 1978) m. Leonard (Eugene) WADSWORTH (1899 – )
      1. 1. Cecile (Nellie) Wadsworth (4 June 1919 – 5 November 2013) m. Frederick (Horace) Reid (3 October 1909 – 24 Sep 1948) m. Karl (Franklin) Foster (1 February 1914 – 30 Oct 1991) m. Richard (William) Davis (20 June 1919 – 19 April 2004)
        1. 1. Jocelyn (Kaye) Reid (27 October 1937 – )
        2. 2. Frederick (Walter) REID (15 March 1943 – )
        3. 3. Leonard (Kent) Reid (1944-09-27 – ) m. Sandra (Lee) Reid m. Carole (Ann) Mlynarczyk (1943-02-22 – 31 December 1995) m. Tawnya Marshall (20 August 1961 – )
      2. 2. Leonard (Vowles) Wadsworth (1921-04-30 – 2007-04-11)
      3. 3. Kenneth (Eugene) Wadsworth (27 November 1925 – 23 June 1995)
      4. 4. Mary (Nadine) Wadsworth (3 August 1928 – 23 February 2013)
      5. 5. Donald (Clayton) Wadsworth (1929-12-28 – 2013-06-02)
      6. 6. Jerald (Clarence) Wadsworth (19 Nov 1934 – 6 October 2007)
    2. 2. Ruth (V.) Vowles (26 March 1902 – 1974-10)
    3. 3. Pansy (Doris) Vowles (1905-04-13 – 13 March 1974)
    4. 4. Sidney (Leroy) Vowles (1907-02-25 – 13 September 1980)
    5. 5. Alice (Mary) Vowles (1910-07-25 – 1948-07-21)
    6. 6. Keith (Warren) Vowles (1917-02-25 – 1958-06-02)
  2. 2. Margaret (Richards) Bowen (1879-12-17 – 30 November 1955)
  3. 3. John (Andrew) Bowen (10 February 1882 – 15 June 1979)
  4. 4. David (Lewis) Bowen (10 February 1884 – 19 May 1974)
  5. 5. Orson (Johnson) Bowen (25 January 1886 – 13 May 1888)
  6. 6. Culbert Bowen (4 September 1887 – 2 September 1979)
  7. 7. Horace Bowen (12 April 1891 – 23 July 1975)
  8. 8. Bertha Bowen (1893-03-16 – 15 January 1979)
  9. 9. Oscar Bowen (25 June 1895 – 15 November 1937)
  10. 10. Grant (Richard) Bowen (5 February 1898 – 31 October 1988)
  11. 11. Amy Bowen (1900-07-15 – 12 March 1955)
  12. 12. Elva Bowen (26 September 1902 – 8 June 1981)
  13. 13. Sarah (Emma C) Bowen (19 February 1882 – 5 February 1886)
  14. 14. Lewis (John) Bowen (16 April 1883 – 18 November 1971)
  15. 15. George (Benjamin) Bowen (20 June 1885 – 1 December 1957)
  16. 16. Eliza (Craner) Bowen (20 August 1888 – 12 MAY 1943)
  17. 17. Rossil (Craner) Bowen (31 October 1890 – 8 January 1988)
  18. 18. Maleta (Craner) Bowen (1892-09-08 – 29 December 1975)
  19. 19. Ethel (Craner) Bowen (1896-03-04 – 1966-11-08)
  20. 20. Homer (Willard) Bowen (7 May 1898 – 11 October 1971)
  21. 21. Wells (Craner) Bowen (1 January 1900 – 6 June 1970)
  22. 22. Lucy (Craner) Bowen (1903-06-17 – 1990-11-12)
  23. 23. Myra Bowen (1905-05-29 – 1977-12-29)

John Bowen's Timeline

3 Records

1841
12 September 1841
Birth of John Bowen in Abersychan, Trevethin, Monmouth, Wales
Abersychan, Trevethin, Monmouth, Wales
1922
20 September 1922
Age 81
Death of John Bowen in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
1922
24 September 1922
Age 81
Burial of John Bowen in Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 September 1841
    Event Place: Abersychan, Trevethin, Monmouth, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] John Bowen in household of Lewis Bowen, "Scotland Census, 1851", "Scotland Census, 1851," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 4 February 2020), John Bowen in household of Lewis Bowen, Lanarkshire, Scotland; from "1851 England, Scotland & Wales census," database and images
    [2] John Bowen in entry for <Unknown>, "Utah Births and Christenings, 1892-1941", "Utah Births and Christenings, 1892-1941", database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 28 January 2020), John Bowen in entry for MM9.1.1/F82Z-25J:, 1902.
    [3] John Bowen, "Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956", "Utah, Tooele County Records, 1855-1956," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 29 November 2018), John Bowen and Eliza E Craner, 25 Sep 1908; citing Marriage, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, To
    [4] John Bowen in household of Lewis Bowen, "United States Census, 1870", "United States Census, 1870", database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 19 March 2020), John Bowen in entry for Lewis Bowen, 1870.
    [5] John Bowan, "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935", "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935", database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 28 January 2020), John Bowan, 1908.
    [6] John Bowen, "BillionGraves Index", "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 24 June 2015), John Bowen, died 20 Sep 1922; citing <i>BillionGraves</i> ( : 2012), Burial at Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele
    [7] John Bowen, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868", "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Bowen, 27 Sep 1862; from "Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: 1847-1868," database, <i>> The C
    [8] John Bowen, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 8 August 2020), John Bowen, ; Burial, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States of America, Tooele City Cemetery; citing record ID 99116, <i>Find a Grave
    [9] John Bowen in entry for Oscar Bowen, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 28 January 2020), John Bowen in entry for Oscar Bowen, .
    [10] John Bowen in household of Lewis Bowen, "England and Wales Census, 1861", "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 13 August 2020), John Bowen in household of Lewis Bowen, Trevethin, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1861 England
    [11] John Bowen, "United States Census, 1900", "United States Census, 1900," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : accessed 14 August 2020), John Bowen, Tooele Precinct Tooele city, Tooele, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 149
    [12] Headstone image of John Bowen from billiongraves.com, Transcription of headstone image from billiongraves.com. Image taken at Tooele City Cemetery (Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States) on 11 March 2013
    [13] John Bowen, "United States Census, 1920", "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : accessed 14 August 2020), John Bowen, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States; citing ED 184, sheet 33B, line 84, family 706, NARA micr
    [14] John Bowen, "United States Census, 1910", "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : accessed 14 August 2020), John Bowen, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 175, sheet 3A, family
    [15] John Bowan, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940", "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940", database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 4 August 2017), John Bowan and Eliza E Craner, 1908.
    [16] John Bowen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956", "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 11 September 2015), John Bowen, 20 Sep 1922; citing Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, certificate 45, series 81448; Utah

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 September 1922
    Event Place: Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] John Bowen, "BillionGraves Index", "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 24 June 2015), John Bowen, died 20 Sep 1922; citing <i>BillionGraves</i> ( : 2012), Burial at Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele
    [2] John Bowen, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868", "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 10 February 2018), John Bowen, 27 Sep 1862; from "Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: 1847-1868," database, <i>> The C
    [3] John Bowen, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 8 August 2020), John Bowen, ; Burial, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States of America, Tooele City Cemetery; citing record ID 99116, <i>Find a Grave
    [4] John Bowen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956", "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 11 September 2015), John Bowen, 20 Sep 1922; citing Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, certificate 45, series 81448; Utah

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 September 1922
    Event Place: Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] John Bowen, "BillionGraves Index", "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 24 June 2015), John Bowen, died 20 Sep 1922; citing <i>BillionGraves</i> ( : 2012), Burial at Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele
    [2] John Bowen, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 8 August 2020), John Bowen, ; Burial, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States of America, Tooele City Cemetery; citing record ID 99116, <i>Find a Grave
    [3] John Bowen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956", "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 11 September 2015), John Bowen, 20 Sep 1922; citing Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, certificate 45, series 81448; Utah
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