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Lester Earl Bowden 1939–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1939

Birth Location: Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 2 February 2020

Death Location: Organ Cave, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Bowden

Mother: Lena Sams

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Lester Earl Bowden was born in 1939 in Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of William E Bowden And Lena May Sams. In 1950, Lester Earl Bowden resided in Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA. In 1978, Lester Earl Bowden resided in Ronceverte, West Virginia, USA. Lester Earl Bowden married Elizabeth Carol Bostic, and had children including Christopher Bowden, Drema Darlene Bowden, Lester Bowden Jr, Melissa Lynn Bowden, Rebecca Bowden. Lester Earl Bowden passed away in 2020 in Organ Cave, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lester Earl Bowden was born in 1939 in Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America, the child of William E Bowden And Lena May Sams.
  • In 1950, Lester Earl Bowden resided in Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1978, Lester Earl Bowden resided in Ronceverte, West Virginia, USA.
  • Lester Earl Bowden married Elizabeth Carol Bostic, and had children including Christopher Bowden, Drema Darlene Bowden, Lester Bowden Jr, Melissa Lynn Bowden, Rebecca Bowden.
  • Lester Earl Bowden passed away in 2020 in Organ Cave, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Lester Bowden's Ancestors

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Lester Bowden
1939–2020
Birth Place: Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
William E Bowden
1905–1996
West Virginia
Lena (May) Sams
1916–1993
Greenbrier County, WV
Grandparents
Rosa (Jane) Massie
1868–1952
Monroe County, WV
Great-Grandparents
Lydia King
1842–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob King
1810–1865
Sydney Martin
1814–1853

Lester Bowden's Timeline

5 Records

1939
13 May 1939
Birth of Lester Earl Bowden in Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
1950
1950
Age 11
Lester Earl Bowden resided here in Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
1978
1978-2019
Age 39
Lester Earl Bowden resided here in Ronceverte, West Virginia, USA
Ronceverte, West Virginia, USA
1993
1993
Age 54
Lester Earl Bowden resided here in Ronceverte, WV
Ronceverte, WV
2020
2 February 2020
Age 81
Death of Lester Earl Bowden in Fairlea, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
Fairlea, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1939
    Event Place: Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101144711
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Irish Corner, Greenb

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Irish Corner, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Irish Corner, Greenb

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1978-2019
    Event Place: Ronceverte, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Ronceverte, WV
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Ronceverte; State: West Virginia; Year(s): 1993-2002

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ronceverte, WV
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ronceverte, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 February 2020
    Event Place: Fairlea, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Organ Cave, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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