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Joy May Bowden 1929–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1929

Birth Location: Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 2 May 1989

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

Father: Ira Green

Mother: Lois Dale

Spouse(s): John Sr, William McGrath

Children(s):

Joy May Bowden was born in 1929 in Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee, USA, the child of Ira Green And Lois Dale. In 1930, Joy May Bowden resided in Knoxville, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA. In 1940, Joy May Bowden resided in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Joy May Bowden married John Earl Carr Sr, William R Mcgrath, and had children including John Earl Rocky Carr Jr, Patricia Dane Carr. Joy May Bowden passed away in 1989 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joy May Bowden was born in 1929 in Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee, USA, the child of Ira Green And Lois Dale.
  • In 1930, Joy May Bowden resided in Knoxville, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1940, Joy May Bowden resided in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
  • Joy May Bowden married John Earl Carr Sr, William R Mcgrath, and had children including John Earl Rocky Carr Jr, Patricia Dane Carr.
  • Joy May Bowden passed away in 1989 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joy Bowden's Ancestors

Self
Joy Bowden
1929–1989
Birth Place: Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Ira Green
1908–
Tennessee
Lois Dale
1911–1994
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joy Bowden's Timeline

8 Records

1929
1 May 1929
Birth of Joy May Bowden in Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 1
Joy May Bowden resided here in Knoxville, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1940
12 May 1940
Age 11
Joy May Bowden resided here in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 21
Joy May Bowden resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 22
Joy May Bowden resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1955
Jul 1955
Age 26
Joy May Bowden - Divorce in Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
1962
24 Jul 1962
Age 33
Joy May Bowden resided here in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
1989
2 May 1989
Age 60
Death of Joy May Bowden in Dallas County, Texas, USA
Dallas County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1929
    Event Place: Lenoir City, Loudon, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 2341993
    [3] Texas, U.S., Divorce Index, 1968-2015, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 4797; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 68-242

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 2341993

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 May 1940
    Event Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Knoxville Journal; Publication Date: 12 May 1940; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 4797; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 68-242

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Tennessee
    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 6
    Event Type: Divorce
    Event Date: Jul 1955
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama Divorce Index, 1950-1959

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1962
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Birmingham News; Publication Date: 24 Jul 1962; Publication Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 May 1989
    Event Place: Knoxville, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Knoxville News-Sentinel - 5 May 1989 - 17, Obituary for Joy May McGrath 5 May 1989

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1989
    Event Place: Dallas County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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