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Karen Evelyn Bowling 1949–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1949

Birth Location: Hyden, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 26 Dec 2009

Death Location: Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, USA

Father: Forrest Bowling

Mother: Evelyn Ledford

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Karen Evelyn Bowling was born in 1949 in Hyden, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Forrest Warren Bowling And Evelyn Ledford. In 1979, Karen Evelyn Bowling resided in Defi, OH. Karen Evelyn Bowling married Tom Shindler. Karen Evelyn Bowling passed away in 2009 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Karen Evelyn Bowling was born in 1949 in Hyden, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Forrest Warren Bowling And Evelyn Ledford.
  • In 1979, Karen Evelyn Bowling resided in Defi, OH.
  • Karen Evelyn Bowling married Tom Shindler.
  • Karen Evelyn Bowling passed away in 2009 in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Karen Bowling's Ancestors

Self
Karen Bowling
1949–2009
Birth Place: Hyden, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Forrest Warren Bowling
1923–1993
Clay, Kentucky, United States
Evelyn Ledford
1926–2021
Kentucky
Grandparents
Hiram (Seth) Bowling
1894–1973
Clay, Kentucky, United States
Clara Marcum
1905–1987
Upper Red Bird, Clay County, KY
David Ledford
1884–1972
Big Creek, Clay, Kentucky, United States
Ollie Napier
1887–1993
Leslie County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Dr Bowling
1854–1933
Nancy Bowling
1865–1941
Daniel Marcum
–1910
Maggie Asher
1881–1948
Henry Ledford
1862–1899
Jane Marcum
1864–1948
John Napier
1844–1926
Nancy Mattingly
1846–1934
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bowling
1816–1880
Mary Boling
1827–1858
Hiram Hays
1838–
Emily Davidson
1842–1912
Bevery Asher
1856–1897
Cynthia Bowling
1857–1945
William Ledford
1811–1882
Susannah Cawood
1817–1881
William Mattingly
1804–1893
Alice Bowling
1810–1880

Karen Bowling's Timeline

4 Records

1949
24 Dec 1949
Birth of Karen Evelyn Bowling in Hyden, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA
Hyden, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA
1975
23 Aug 1975
Age 26
Karen Evelyn Bowling was married
None
1979
1979
Age 30
Karen Evelyn Bowling resided here in Defi, OH
Defi, OH
2009
26 Dec 2009
Age 60
Death of Karen Evelyn Bowling in Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1949
    Event Place: Hyden, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Marriage Index, 1970 and 1972-2007
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: 1963
    [4] Kentucky Birth Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1979
    Event Place: Defi, OH
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Defiance, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Defiance, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Marriage Index, 1970 and 1972-2007

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 2009
    Event Place: Toledo, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: 1963
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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