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Shirley Virginia Bowden 1929–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1929

Birth Location: Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA

Death Date: 24 Mar 2015

Death Location: San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Charles Bowden

Mother: Josephine Sandlin

Spouse(s): Charles Alford

Children(s):

Shirley Virginia Bowden was born in 1929 in Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA, the child of Charles Davis Bowden And Josephine Lumley Sandlin. In 1930, Shirley Virginia Bowden resided in Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA. In 1935, Shirley Virginia Bowden resided in Brownwood, Brown, Texas. Shirley Virginia Bowden married Charles Allen Alford, and had children including Jimmy Lee Alford, Joe Allen Alford. Shirley Virginia Bowden passed away in 2015 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Shirley Virginia Bowden was born in 1929 in Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA, the child of Charles Davis Bowden And Josephine Lumley Sandlin.
  • In 1930, Shirley Virginia Bowden resided in Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.
  • In 1935, Shirley Virginia Bowden resided in Brownwood, Brown, Texas.
  • Shirley Virginia Bowden married Charles Allen Alford, and had children including Jimmy Lee Alford, Joe Allen Alford.
  • Shirley Virginia Bowden passed away in 2015 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Shirley Bowden's Ancestors

Self
Shirley Bowden
1929–2015
Birth Place: Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
Parents
Charles Davis Bowden
1898–1970
Brown County, Texas, USA
Josephine (Lumley) Sandlin
1903–1980
Granbury, Hood County, Texas, United States of America
Grandparents
Winston (Charles) Bowden
1862–1925
Russellville, Pope, Arkansas
Annie (Elizabeth) Davis
1866–1923
Gum Log, Pope, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Bowden
1837–1914
Didama Nowlin
1838–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bowden
1806–1886
Elizabeth McAnally
1814–1848

Shirley Bowden's Timeline

7 Records

1929
14 Oct 1929
Birth of Shirley Virginia Bowden in Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 1
Shirley Virginia Bowden resided here in Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 6
Shirley Virginia Bowden resided here in Brownwood, Brown, Texas
Brownwood, Brown, Texas
1940
1940
Age 11
Shirley Virginia Bowden resided here in J P #4, McCulloch, Texas, USA
J P #4, McCulloch, Texas, USA
1948
23 Jul 1948
Age 19
Shirley Virginia Bowden was married in Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 21
Shirley Virginia Bowden resided here in San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA
San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA
2015
24 Mar 2015
Age 86
Death of Shirley Virginia Bowden in San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA
San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1929
    Event Place: Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [5] Texas, Birth Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1948
    Event Place: Brownwood, Brown, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Brownwood, Brown, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J P #4, McCulloch, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: San Angelo
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 2015
    Event Place: San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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