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Otis Joseph "Joe" Bowden 1884–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1884

Birth Location: Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 23 Jun 1979

Death Location: Talihina, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: James Bowden

Mother: Francis Kyle

Spouse(s): Jennie Walton

Children(s): Calvin Bowden, Clifton Bowden, Lester Bowden, Flossie Bowden, Nola Bowden, Luretta Bowden

Otis Joseph "Joe" Bowden was born in 1884 in Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States, the child of James Frank Bowden And Francis Adeline Kyle. In 1900, Otis Joseph "Joe" Bowden resided in Township 8, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. In 1910, Otis Joseph "Joe" Bowden resided in Diamond, Haskell, Oklahoma, USA. Otis Joseph "Joe" Bowden married Cora Reynolds, Jennie Bell Walton, and had children including Calvin Percy Bowden, Clifton Sylvester Bowden, Flossie Mae Bowden, Lester James Bowden, Luretta Bowden, Nola Odell Bowden. Otis Joseph "Joe" Bowden passed away in 1979 in Talihina, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Otis Joseph "Joe" Bowden was born in 1884 in Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States, the child of James Frank Bowden And Francis Adeline Kyle.
  • In 1900, Otis Joseph "Joe" Bowden resided in Township 8, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA.
  • In 1910, Otis Joseph "Joe" Bowden resided in Diamond, Haskell, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Otis Joseph "Joe" Bowden married Cora Reynolds, Jennie Bell Walton, and had children including Calvin Percy Bowden, Clifton Sylvester Bowden, Flossie Mae Bowden, Lester James Bowden, Luretta Bowden, Nola Odell Bowden.
  • Otis Joseph "Joe" Bowden passed away in 1979 in Talihina, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Bowden
1849–1921
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
JB
Francis Kyle
1852–1936
Birth Location: Waynesboro, Wayne, Tennessee, United States
FK

Spouses(s)

Jennie Walton
1892–1950
Birth Location: Jenny Lind Twp, Sebastian County, Arkansas
JW

Children(s)

Calvin Bowden
1926–1997
Birth Location: Summerfield, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
CB
Clifton Bowden
1923–2006
Birth Location: Calhoun, Le Flore County, Oklahoma
CB
Lester Bowden
1911–2002
Birth Location: Lequire, Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
LB
Flossie Bowden
1913–2004
Birth Location: Bokoshe, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
FB
Nola Bowden
1909–1980
Birth Location: Oklahoma
NB
Luretta Bowden
1910–2007
Birth Location: Lequire, Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
LB

Otis Bowden's Ancestors

Self
Otis Bowden
1884–1979
Birth Place: Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States
Parents
James Frank Bowden
1849–1921
Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
Francis (Adeline) Kyle
1852–1936
Waynesboro, Wayne, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
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
Great-Grandparents
John Bowden
1777–1865
Anna Blackburn
1784–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bowden
1742–1834
Martha Smith
1755–1836
Samuel Blackburn
1759–1835
Ann Matthews
1761–1840

Otis Bowden's Descendants

1.
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Otis (Joseph "Joe") Bowden (4 Jan 1884–23 Jun 1979) m. Jennie (Bell) Walton (4 Jan 1892–11 May 1950)
  1. 1. Calvin (Percy) Bowden 1926–1997
  2. 2. Clifton (Sylvester) Bowden 1923–2006 m. Martha (Alice) Jarvis 1930–2005
  3. 3. Lester (James) Bowden 1911–2002
  4. 4. Flossie (Mae) Bowden 1913–2004
  5. 5. Nola (Odell) Bowden 1909–1980
  6. 6. Luretta Bowden 1910–2007

Otis Bowden's Timeline

8 Records

1884
4 Jan 1884
Birth of Otis Joseph "Joe" Bowden in Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States
Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States
1900
1900
Age 16
Otis Joseph "Joe" Bowden resided here in Township 8, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA
Township 8, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA
1910
1910
Age 26
Otis Joseph "Joe" Bowden resided here in Diamond, Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
Diamond, Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 46
Otis Joseph "Joe" Bowden resided here in Hickory Ridge, Hickory Ridge, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
Hickory Ridge, Hickory Ridge, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 51
Otis Joseph "Joe" Bowden resided here in Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma
Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 56
Otis Joseph "Joe" Bowden resided here in Talihina Township, Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
Talihina Township, Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 66
Otis Joseph "Joe" Bowden resided here in Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
1979
23 Jun 1979
Age 95
Death of Otis Joseph "Joe" Bowden in Clayton, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA
Clayton, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1884
    Event Place: Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03305; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 40-39
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hickory Ridge, Okfuskee, Oklahoma; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2341651
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 8, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1241850
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Diamond, Haskell, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1254; Page: 3b; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1375267
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Paris News; Publication Date: 25 Jun 1979; Publication Place: Paris, Texas, USA; ,0.12339181,0.25344968,0.32233185&xid=3355
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma; Roll: 2849; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 40-56

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Township 8, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 8, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0074; FHL microfilm: 1241850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Diamond, Haskell, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Diamond, Haskell, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1254; Page: 3b; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1375267

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Hickory Ridge, Hickory Ridge, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hickory Ridge, Okfuskee, Oklahoma; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2341651

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03305; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 40-39

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Talihina Township, Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03305; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 40-39

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma, 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: Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma; Roll: 2849; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 40-56

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Paris News; Publication Date: 25 Jun 1979; Publication Place: Paris, Texas, USA; ,0.12339181,0.25344968,0.32233185&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1979
    Event Place: Clayton, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Paris News; Publication Date: 25 Jun 1979; Publication Place: Paris, Texas, USA; ,0.12339181,0.25344968,0.32233185&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Talihina, Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Paris News; Publication Date: 25 Jun 1979; Publication Place: Paris, Texas, USA; ,0.12339181,0.25344968,0.32233185&xid=3355
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