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Walter Alfred Bowen 1906–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1906

Birth Location: Empire, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 1958

Death Location: Empire, Leelanau County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Fred Bowen

Mother: Rosa Lafros

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Walter Alfred Bowen began in 1906 in Empire, Michigan, USA. Walter Alfred Bowen passed away in 1958 in Empire, Leelanau County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Alfred Bowen began in 1906 in Empire, Michigan, USA.
  • Walter Alfred Bowen passed away in 1958 in Empire, Leelanau County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Fred Bowen
1879–1957
Birth Location: Lowell, Kent Co, Michigan
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Rosa Lafros
1879–1943
Birth Location: Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Bowen's Ancestors

Self
Walter Bowen
1906–1958
Birth Place: Empire, Michigan, USA
Parents
Fred Joseph Bowen
1879–1957
Lowell, Kent Co, Michigan
Rosa Lafros
1879–1943
Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Wm (Henry) Bowen
1836–1891
Richmond Township, Lennox and Addington County, Upper Canada (Ontario)
Mary Bowen
1842–1917
Cramarche, Northumberland Co, Ontario, Canada
Georges Lefèvre
1853–1909
Chateauguay, Quebec, Canada
Virginia (Brou Braught) Brow
1857–1933
Canada
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Bowen
1812–1889
Catherine Demorest
1797–1880
John Rathbun
1822–1866
Susania Belamy
1819–1852
Moyse Lefebvre
1817–1902
Henriette Bergevin
1822–1866
Niziah Braw
1809–
Wogel Mary
1811–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Bowen
1770–1870
Catharine Maher
1775–1874
Abraham Bowen\Boen
1780–1880
Elizabeth (Bowen)
1793–1870
John Rathburn
1794–1854
Nancy Cooley
1794–1845
Étienne Lefebvre
1779–1829
Ade Gagne
1789–1872
Louis Langevin
1790–1857
Marie Moisan
1793–1838

Walter Bowen's Timeline

9 Records

1906
5 Oct 1906
Birth of Walter Alfred Bowen in Empire, Leelanau, Michigan, USA
Empire, Leelanau, Michigan, USA
1906
5 Oct 1906
Birth of Walter Alfred Bowen in Empire, Michigan, USA
Empire, Michigan, USA
1906
1906
Birth of Walter Alfred Bowen
None
1910
1910
Age 4
Walter Alfred Bowen resided here in Empire, Leelanau, Michigan, USA
Empire, Leelanau, Michigan, USA
1932
1932
Age 26
Walter Alfred Bowen resided here in Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Muskegon, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 29
Walter Alfred Bowen resided here in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan
Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 34
Walter Alfred Bowen resided here in Precinct 15, Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Precinct 15, Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 44
Walter Alfred Bowen resided here in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
1958
1958
Age 52
Death of Walter Alfred Bowen in Empire, Leelanau County, Michigan, United States of America
Empire, Leelanau County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1906
    Event Place: Empire, Leelanau, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01795; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 61-42
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan; Roll: 350; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 91-76

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1906
    Event Place: Empire, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Michigan, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 121

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1906
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Empire, Leelanau, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1932
    Event Place: Muskegon, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01795; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 61-42

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Precinct 15, Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01795; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 61-42

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, 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: Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan; Roll: 350; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 91-76

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Muskegon, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Michigan, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 121

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Empire, Leelanau County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Empire, Leelanau County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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