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Margaret Ethel "Minnie" Bowman 1891 – 1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1891

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 28 Nov 1953

Death Location: Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, USA

Father: William Bowman

Mother: Margaret Alverson

Spouse(s): Martin Wheeler

Children(s): Evelyn Wheeler, Melba Wheeler, Margaret Wheeler

Margaret Ethel "Minnie" Bowman was born in 1891 in Georgia, the child of William Benjamin Bowman and Margaret Selena Alverson. Margaret Ethel "Minnie" Bowman married Martin Luther Wheeler, and had children including Evelyn O Wheeler, Melba Lorraine Wheeler, Margaret Frances Wheeler. Margaret Ethel "Minnie" Bowman passed away in 1953 in Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Ethel "Minnie" Bowman was born in 1891 in Georgia, the child of William Benjamin Bowman and Margaret Selena Alverson.
  • Margaret Ethel "Minnie" Bowman married Martin Luther Wheeler, and had children including Evelyn O Wheeler, Melba Lorraine Wheeler, Margaret Frances Wheeler.
  • Margaret Ethel "Minnie" Bowman passed away in 1953 in Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bowman
1870 – 1950
Birth Location: Dirt Town, Chattooga Co GA
WB
Margaret Alverson
1867 – 1947
Birth Location: South Carolina
MA

Spouses(s)

Martin Wheeler
1887 – 1953
Birth Location: Georgia
MW

Children(s)

Evelyn Wheeler
1914 – 1953
Birth Location: Georgia
EW
Melba Wheeler
1914 – 2004
Birth Location: Georgia
MW
Margaret Wheeler
1918 – 1999
Birth Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
MW

Margaret Bowman's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Bowman
1891 – 1953
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
William Benjamin Bowman
1870 – 1950
Dirt Town, Chattooga Co GA
Margaret (Selena) Alverson
1867 – 1947
South Carolina
Grandparents
Ebenezer (Francis "Frank") Bowman
1845 – 1928
Georgia
Winnie (Clementine) Cavender
1845 – 1927
Georgia, United States
Pleasant (Joe) Alverson
1834 – 1888
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Bowman
1806 – 1891
Ruth Bowman
1809 – 1872
John Cavender
1812 – 1879
Frances Dyer
1817 – 1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Bowman's Descendants

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Margaret (Ethel "Minnie") Bowman (About 1891 – 28 Nov 1953) m. Martin (Luther) Wheeler (Oct 1887 – 20 Oct 1953)
  1. 1. Evelyn (O) Wheeler (abt 1914 – Nov 1953)
  2. 2. Melba (Lorraine) Wheeler (11 Dec 1914 – 7 Dec 2004) m. Ernest (Albert) Sears (15 Aug 1900 – 14 Apr 1969)
    1. 1. William (Bill Wheeler) Sears (25 Apr – 16 December 2008) m. Barbara (Author) Sears (21 Sep 1939 – 6 Dec 2011)
      1. 1. Susan (L) Sears (20 March – )
      2. 2. Joseph ("Joe") Sears (30 Jul 1967 – 14 Jul 2015)
      3. 3. William (Bill) Sears
    2. 2. Rebecca (Ann) Sears (24 Feb 1945 – 9 Apr 2001) m. Daniel (Ernest) Rector (25 Jul 1939 – 22 Feb 1982)
      1. 1. Connie (Jean Rector) Lucas (15 Jan 1962 – ) m. Christopher Lucas (16 Jun 1965 – ) m. William (Brian) Owens (12 06 1960 – )
        1. 1. Cristin (Dawn) Lucas (25 Apr 1981 – ) m. William (J) Powell (25 Sep 1975 – )
      2. 2. Janice (Diana) Rector (6 July 1964 – ) m. J Stevens
        1. 1. Amanda (Dawn) Stevens (20 Jul 1983 – ) m. D Nuygen
        2. 2. Natalie (Nicole Stevens) Barrionuevo (13 Feb 1986 – ) m. M Barrionuevo
      3. 3. Randall (Eugene) Rector
      4. 4. Daniel (Edward) Rector m. Debbie Hope
        1. 1. Robin (Rene) Rector (5 Apr 1992 – )
        2. 2. Daniel (Lee) Rector (3 Feb 1994 – )
        3. 3. Dustin (Eugene) Rector (1 June 1995 – 15 Jul 2004)
        4. 4. James Rector (2003 – )
    3. 3. Don (Sears) Sears
  3. 3. Margaret (Frances) Wheeler (20 Nov 1918 – 28 Dec 1999)

Margaret Bowman's Timeline

3 Records

1891
About 1891
Birth of Margaret Ethel "Minnie" Bowman in South Carolina, United States
South Carolina, United States
1891
About 1891
Birth of Margaret Ethel "Minnie" Bowman in Georgia
Georgia
1953
28 Nov 1953
Age 62
Death of Margaret Ethel "Minnie" Bowman in Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, USA
Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1891
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1891
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1953
    Event Place: Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, USA
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