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Virgil R Bowman 1911–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1911

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 12 Jan 1997

Death Location: Lakeview, Catoosa County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: James Sr

Mother: Etta Bowman

Spouse(s): Ray Swafford

Children(s):

Virgil R Bowman was born in 1911 in Tennessee, the child of James Robert Robert Bowman Sr And Etta Ettie Adeline Morgan Bowman. In 1920, Virgil R Bowman resided in Graysville, Rhea, Tennessee, USA. Virgil R Bowman married Ray Henry Swafford, and had children including Barbara J Swafford, Paula Ray Swafford. Virgil R Bowman passed away in 1997 in Lakeview, Catoosa County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Virgil R Bowman was born in 1911 in Tennessee, the child of James Robert Robert Bowman Sr And Etta Ettie Adeline Morgan Bowman.
  • In 1920, Virgil R Bowman resided in Graysville, Rhea, Tennessee, USA.
  • Virgil R Bowman married Ray Henry Swafford, and had children including Barbara J Swafford, Paula Ray Swafford.
  • Virgil R Bowman passed away in 1997 in Lakeview, Catoosa County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Virgil Bowman's Ancestors

Self
Virgil Bowman
1911–1997
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
James Robert "Robert" Bowman Sr
1888–1961
Signal Mountain, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Etta ("Ettie" Adeline MORGAN) Bowman
1893–1969
Graysville, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Thomas "Tom") Bowman
1857–1936
Kentucky, USA
Elvia (Darinda STANDIFER) Bowman
1867–1945
McMinn County, Tennessee, USA
William (Hiram) Morgan
1843–1927
Rhea County, Tennessee, USA
James (Elsie) Moore
1855–1917
Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Virgil Bowman's Timeline

13 Records

1910
15 November 1910
Birth of Virgil R Bowman in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1911
abt 1911
Birth of Virgil R Bowman in Tennessee
Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 9
Virgil R Bowman resided here in Graysville, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Graysville, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
1924
25 Jul 1924
Age 13
Virgil R Bowman resided here in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
1927
1927
Age 16
Virgil R Bowman resided here in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 19
Virgil R Bowman resided here in Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
Virgil R Bowman resided here in Red Bank-White Oak, Hamilton, Tennessee
Red Bank-White Oak, Hamilton, Tennessee
1937
Abt 1937
Age 26
Virgil R Bowman resided here in Tacoma Avenue in Red Bank
Tacoma Avenue in Red Bank
1940
1940
Age 29
Virgil R Bowman resided here in Civil District No 3, Red Bank-White Oak, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Civil District No 3, Red Bank-White Oak, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1941
1941
Age 30
Virgil R Bowman resided here in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 39
Virgil R Bowman resided here in Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 40
Virgil R Bowman resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1997
12 Jan 1997
Age 86
Death of Virgil R Bowman in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 November 1910
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Central High School; Year: 1927
    [3] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Red Bank-White Oak, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03899; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 33-24
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: 4251; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 33-68

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1911
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Graysville, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1924
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Chattanooga Daily Times - 25 Jul 1924 - Page 8, Visits Mrs. Norah Cathchart 25 Jul 1924

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1924
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Chattanooga Daily Times; Publication Date: 25 Jul 1924; Publication Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1927
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Central High School; Year: 1927

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Red Bank-White Oak, Hamilton, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Red Bank-White Oak, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03899; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 33-24

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1937
    Event Place: Tacoma Avenue in Red Bank
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Chattanooga Daily Times; Publication Date: 13 Dec 1937; Publication Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; ,0.060851768,0.14686188,0.32154974&xid=3

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1937
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Chattanooga Daily Times - 13 Dec 1937 - Page 4, Marriage of Bowman / Swaf ford 13 Dec 1937

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District No 3, Red Bank-White Oak, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Red Bank-White Oak, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03899; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 33-24

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hamilton, Tennessee, 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: Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: 4251; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 33-68

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Tennessee
    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 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1997
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lakeview, Catoosa County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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