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Lafayette T. "Fate" Bowden 1850–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1850

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1931

Death Location: Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: James Bowden

Mother: Mary Pollock

Spouse(s): Sarah Jobe

Children(s): Sallie Jackson, Adar Bowden, Etta Bowden

Lafayette T. "Fate" Bowden was born in 1850 in Tennessee, USA, the child of James Newton Bowden And Mary Ann Polly Pollock. In 1860, Lafayette T. "Fate" Bowden resided in District 12, Henryville, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA. In 1870, Lafayette T. "Fate" Bowden resided in Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA. Lafayette T. "Fate" Bowden married Sarah Ann Jobe, and had children including Adar Bowden, Etta Bowden, Sallie Jackson, William H Bowden. Lafayette T. "Fate" Bowden passed away in 1931 in Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lafayette T. "Fate" Bowden was born in 1850 in Tennessee, USA, the child of James Newton Bowden And Mary Ann Polly Pollock.
  • In 1860, Lafayette T. "Fate" Bowden resided in District 12, Henryville, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1870, Lafayette T. "Fate" Bowden resided in Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA.
  • Lafayette T. "Fate" Bowden married Sarah Ann Jobe, and had children including Adar Bowden, Etta Bowden, Sallie Jackson, William H Bowden.
  • Lafayette T. "Fate" Bowden passed away in 1931 in Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Bowden
1820–1902
Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Mary Pollock
1822–1901
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States of America
MP

Spouses(s)

Sarah Jobe
1847–1914
Birth Location: Mississippi
SJ

Children(s)

Sallie Jackson
1875–1902
Birth Location: Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America
SJ
Adar Bowden
1881–
Birth Location: Arkansas
AB
Etta Bowden
1889–
Birth Location: Arkansas
EB

Lafayette Bowden's Ancestors

Self
Lafayette Bowden
1850–1931
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
James Newton Bowden
1820–1902
Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
Mary (Ann "Polly") Pollock
1822–1901
Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
John (S.) Bowden
1777–1865
North Carolina, USA
Anna Blackburn
1784–1849
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Bowden
1742–1834
Martha Smith
1755–1836
Samuel Blackburn
1759–1835
Ann Matthews
1761–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bowdoin
1720–1774
Elizabeth Travis
1726–1810
Hugh Smith
1729–1781
Jane Barker
1728–1800
Benjamin Blackburn
1713–1791
Mary Dukes
1721–1791

Lafayette Bowden's Descendants

1.
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Lafayette (T. "Fate") Bowden (Feb 1850–1931) m. Sarah (Ann) Jobe (abt 1847–11 January 1914)
  1. 1. Sallie Jackson 1875–1902
  2. 2. Adar Bowden 1881–
  3. 3. Etta Bowden 1889–

Lafayette Bowden's Timeline

6 Records

1850
Feb 1850
Birth of Lafayette T. "Fate" Bowden in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 10
Lafayette T. "Fate" Bowden resided here in District 12, Henryville, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
District 12, Henryville, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 20
Lafayette T. "Fate" Bowden resided here in Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA
1880
1880
Age 30
Lafayette T. "Fate" Bowden resided here in Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 60
Lafayette T. "Fate" Bowden resided here in Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA
1931
1931
Age 81
Death of Lafayette T. "Fate" Bowden in Pope County, Arkansas, USA
Pope County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1850
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: 54; Page: 110B; Enumeration District: 138
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: M593_61; Page: 377B; Family History Library Film: 545560
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 12, Lawrence, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1260; Page: 482; Family History Libr
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: T624_61; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0084; FHL microfilm: 1374074
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 12, Henryville, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 12, Lawrence, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1260; Page: 482; Family History Libr

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: M593_61; Page: 377B; Family History Library Film: 545560

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: 54; Page: 110B; Enumeration District: 138

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas; Roll: T624_61; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0084; FHL microfilm: 1374074

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pope, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Pope County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pope County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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