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John Francis Bowen 1926 – 1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1926

Birth Location: Memphis Shel, Tennessee

Death Date: Aug 1985

Death Location: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Father: Robert Bowen

Mother: Octavia Cannon

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In 1926, John Francis Bowen entered the world in Memphis Shel, Tennessee, born to Robert Thompson Bowen and Octavia Stinson Cannon. John Francis Bowen passed away in 1985 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1926, John Francis Bowen entered the world in Memphis Shel, Tennessee, born to Robert Thompson Bowen and Octavia Stinson Cannon.
  • John Francis Bowen passed away in 1985 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

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John Bowen's Ancestors

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John Bowen
1926 – 1985
Birth Place: Memphis Shel, Tennessee
Parents
Robert Thompson Bowen
1896 – 1982
Byhalia, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
Octavia (Stinson) Cannon
1898 – 1956
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (Calvin Whitfield) Cannon
1853 – 1907
Holly Springs, Ms
Frances (May Henderson) Taylor
1862 – 1934
Coffee County, Tenneesse
Great-Grandparents
Alfred Canon
1812 – 1879
Esther Stinson
1822 – 1889
John Taylor
1836 – 1880
Violet Hancock
1840 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Canon
1764 – 1840

John Bowen's Timeline

2 Records

1926
18 Oct 1926
Birth of John Francis Bowen in Memphis Shel, Tennessee
Memphis Shel, Tennessee
1985
Aug 1985
Age 59
Death of John Francis Bowen in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1926
    Event Place: Memphis Shel, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1985
    Event Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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