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Virgil O Bowden 1914–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1914

Birth Location: Oklahoma

Death Date: 15 Jun 1995

Death Location: Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Worth Bowden

Mother: Eliza Autrey

Spouse(s): Ruby Wright

Children(s): Linda Bowden, Virgil Bowden

The story of Virgil O Bowden began in 1914 in Oklahoma. In 1920, Virgil O Bowden resided in Milton, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA. In 1930, Virgil O Bowden resided in Clark, Clark, Greene, Arkansas, USA. Virgil O Bowden married Ruby Adell Wright, and had children including Billy Robert Bowden, Linda Bowden, Lowell Wayman Bowden, Ruby Lois Bowden, Virgil Allen Bowden. Virgil O Bowden passed away in 1995 in Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Virgil O Bowden began in 1914 in Oklahoma.
  • In 1920, Virgil O Bowden resided in Milton, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1930, Virgil O Bowden resided in Clark, Clark, Greene, Arkansas, USA.
  • Virgil O Bowden married Ruby Adell Wright, and had children including Billy Robert Bowden, Linda Bowden, Lowell Wayman Bowden, Ruby Lois Bowden, Virgil Allen Bowden.
  • Virgil O Bowden passed away in 1995 in Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Worth Bowden
1871–1940
Birth Location: Reville, Logan, Arkansas, USA
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Eliza Autrey
1878–1950
Birth Location: Scott County, Arkansas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ruby Wright
1918–1999
Birth Location: Cardwell, Dunklin, Missouri, USA
RW

Children(s)

Linda Bowden
1951–2020
Birth Location: Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, USA
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Virgil Bowden
1938–2022
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Virgil Bowden's Ancestors

Self
Virgil Bowden
1914–1995
Birth Place: Oklahoma
Parents
Worth O Bowden
1871–1940
Reville, Logan, Arkansas, USA
Eliza (Jane) Autrey
1878–1950
Scott County, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
James (Frank) Bowden
1849–1921
Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
Francis (Adeline) Kyle
1852–1936
Waynesboro, Wayne, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Bowden
1820–1902
Mary Pollock
1822–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bowden
1777–1865
Anna Blackburn
1784–1849

Virgil Bowden's Descendants

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Virgil (O) Bowden (12 Aug 1914–15 Jun 1995) m. Ruby (Adell) Wright (1 Apr 1918–30 Mar 1999)
  1. 1. Linda Bowden 1951–2020 m. Randy (Ray) Foster 1949–2024
  2. 2. Virgil (Allen) Bowden 1938–2022

Virgil Bowden's Timeline

8 Records

1914
12 Aug 1914
Birth of Virgil O Bowden in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
1920
1920
Age 6
Virgil O Bowden resided here in Milton, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
Milton, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Virgil O Bowden resided here in Clark, Clark, Greene, Arkansas, USA
Clark, Clark, Greene, Arkansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Virgil O Bowden resided here in Clark, Greene, Arkansas
Clark, Greene, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 26
Virgil O Bowden resided here in Clark Township, Clark, Greene, Arkansas, USA
Clark Township, Clark, Greene, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Virgil O Bowden resided here in Clark, Greene, Arkansas, USA
Clark, Greene, Arkansas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 37
Virgil O Bowden resided here in Arkansas
Arkansas
1995
15 Jun 1995
Age 81
Death of Virgil O Bowden in Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, USA
Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1914
    Event Place: Oklahoma
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clark, Greene, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00139; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 28-13
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Milton, Le Flore, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1468; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 111
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Clark, Greene, Arkansas; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2339811
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Clark, Greene, Arkansas; Roll: 1438; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 28-20

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Milton, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Milton, Le Flore, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1468; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 111

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Clark, Clark, Greene, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Clark, Greene, Arkansas; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2339811

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Clark, Greene, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clark, Greene, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00139; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 28-13

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Clark Township, Clark, Greene, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clark, Greene, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00139; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 28-13

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Clark, Greene, Arkansas, 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: Clark, Greene, Arkansas; Roll: 1438; Page: 24; Enumeration District: 28-20

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Arkansas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1995
    Event Place: Paragould, Greene, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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