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Rufus Bowen 1876–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1876

Birth Location: Job, Martin County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 5 Jul 1958

Death Location: Franklin Furnace, Scioto County, Ohio, USA

Father: William Bowen

Mother: Nancy Williamson

Spouse(s): Mahala BOWEN

Children(s): Cecil Bowen, Keither Bowen, Daisy Spence, Curtiss Bowen, Lona Bowen, Clifford Bowen

Rufus Bowen was born in 1876 in Job, Martin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William B Bowen And Nancy Elizabeth Williamson. Rufus Bowen married Mahala Hallie J Bowen, and had children including Cecil Bowen, Clifford Bowen, Curtiss Bowen, Daisy Bowen Spence, Gypsy Bowen, Keither Bowen, Lona Bowen. Rufus Bowen passed away in 1958 in Franklin Furnace, Scioto County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Rufus Bowen was born in 1876 in Job, Martin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William B Bowen And Nancy Elizabeth Williamson.
  • Rufus Bowen married Mahala Hallie J Bowen, and had children including Cecil Bowen, Clifford Bowen, Curtiss Bowen, Daisy Bowen Spence, Gypsy Bowen, Keither Bowen, Lona Bowen.
  • Rufus Bowen passed away in 1958 in Franklin Furnace, Scioto County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bowen
1838–1918
Birth Location: Martin County, Kentucky, USA
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Nancy Williamson
1841–1918
Birth Location: Martin County, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mahala BOWEN
1877–1918
Birth Location: Martin County, Kentucky, USA
MB

Children(s)

Cecil Bowen
1898–1974
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Keither Bowen
1904–1928
Birth Location: Job, Martin, Kentucky, USA
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Daisy Spence
1902–1983
Birth Location: Martin County, Kentucky, USA
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Curtiss Bowen
1906–
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Lona Bowen
1908–1972
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Clifford Bowen
1910–1978
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Rufus Bowen's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Bowen
1876–1958
Birth Place: Job, Martin County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William B Bowen
1838–1918
Martin County, Kentucky, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth) Williamson
1841–1918
Martin County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Mahala (Jane) Castle
1814–1877
Virginia
Solemon (Williamson) Sr
1801–
Virginia
Marinda ("Fannie") Jones
1807–1848
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Zedekiah Castle
1797–1851
Catharine Castle
1795–1865
Mary Cook
1765–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Castle
1749–1849
Martha 2B
1748–1850
Joshua Penix
1760–1826
Mary Cathey
1764–1827

Rufus Bowen's Descendants

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Rufus Bowen (29 Jul 1876–5 Jul 1958) m. Mahala ("Hallie" J.) BOWEN (Dec 1877–2 Dec 1918)
  1. 1. Cecil Bowen 1898–1974
  2. 2. Keither Bowen 1904–1928
  3. 3. Daisy (Bowen) Spence 1902–1983
  4. 4. Curtiss Bowen 1906–
  5. 5. Lona Bowen 1908–1972
  6. 6. Clifford Bowen 1910–1978

Rufus Bowen's Timeline

2 Records

1876
29 Jul 1876
Birth of Rufus Bowen in Job, Martin County, Kentucky, USA
Job, Martin County, Kentucky, USA
1958
5 Jul 1958
Age 82
Death of Rufus Bowen in Franklin Furnace, Scioto County, Ohio, USA
Franklin Furnace, Scioto County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1876
    Event Place: Job, Martin County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1958
    Event Place: Franklin Furnace, Scioto County, Ohio, USA
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