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Otis Preston Bowden 1919–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 December 1919

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 12 May 1988

Death Location: Tillmans Corner, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Gregory Bowden

Mother: Martha Deason

Spouse(s): Marlene Brown

Children(s):

Otis Preston Bowden was born in 1919 in Alabama, the child of Gregory Turner Bowden And Martha Josephine Deason. In 1930, Otis Preston Bowden resided in Gravilla, Conecuh, Alabama, USA. Otis Preston Bowden married Marlene Brown, and had children including Michael Edward Bowden. Otis Preston Bowden passed away in 1988 in Tillmans Corner, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Otis Preston Bowden was born in 1919 in Alabama, the child of Gregory Turner Bowden And Martha Josephine Deason.
  • In 1930, Otis Preston Bowden resided in Gravilla, Conecuh, Alabama, USA.
  • Otis Preston Bowden married Marlene Brown, and had children including Michael Edward Bowden.
  • Otis Preston Bowden passed away in 1988 in Tillmans Corner, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Otis Bowden's Ancestors

Self
Otis Bowden
1919–1988
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Gregory Turner Bowden
1874–1958
Alabama, United States
Martha (Josephine) Deason
1885–1957
Alabama
Grandparents
James (Lawrence) Bowden
1838–1913
Crawford County, Georgia, USA
Augerona Wilkerson
1840–1902
Georgia
John (Powell) Deason
1849–1929
Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
Rebecca (Jane) Jones
1854–1906
Covington County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elias Bowden
1817–1898
Anny\Annie Murphey
1818–1870
Wilkerson
1818–1844
UNK
1818–
John Deason
1814–1899
Nancy Powell
1823–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bowden
1786–1860
Rachael Price
1792–1844

Otis Bowden's Timeline

3 Records

1919
6 December 1919
Birth of Otis Preston Bowden in Alabama
Alabama
1930
1930
Age 11
Otis Preston Bowden resided here in Gravilla, Conecuh, Alabama, USA
Gravilla, Conecuh, Alabama, USA
1988
12 May 1988
Age 69
Death of Otis Preston Bowden in Theodore, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Theodore, Mobile, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 December 1919
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 423-05-3631; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gravilla, Conecuh, Alabama; Roll: 9; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 990.0; FHL microfilm: 2339744
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Gravilla, Conecuh, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Gravilla, Conecuh, Alabama; Roll: 9; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 990.0; FHL microfilm: 2339744

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1988
    Event Place: Theodore, Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 423-05-3631; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tillmans Corner, Mobile County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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