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William Bowman 1918–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1918

Birth Location: Hixon, Tennessee

Death Date: 10 Jun 1988

Death Location: Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Sr

Mother: Etta Bowman

Spouse(s): Dorothy Lawson

Children(s): Jerry Bowman

The story of William Bowman began in 1918 in Hixon, Tennessee. William Bowman married Dorothy Virginia Lawson, and had children including Jerry A Bowman, Judith A Bowman, Mickey E Bowman. William Bowman passed away in 1988 in Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bowman began in 1918 in Hixon, Tennessee.
  • William Bowman married Dorothy Virginia Lawson, and had children including Jerry A Bowman, Judith A Bowman, Mickey E Bowman.
  • William Bowman passed away in 1988 in Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bowman's Ancestors

Self
William Bowman
1918–1988
Birth Place: Hixon, 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

William Bowman's Descendants

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William Bowman (2 Feb 1918–10 Jun 1988) m. Dorothy (Virginia) Lawson (1921–26 December 2003)
  1. 1. Jerry (A.) Bowman 1942–2011

William Bowman's Timeline

14 Records

1918
2 February 1918
Birth of William Bowman in Graysville, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Graysville, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
1918
abt 1918
Birth of William Bowman in Tennessee
Tennessee
1918
2 Feb 1918
Birth of William Bowman in Graysville, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Graysville, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
1918
2 Feb 1918
Birth of William Bowman in Hixson, Tennessee
Hixson, Tennessee
1918
2 Feb 1918
Birth of William Bowman in Hixon, Tennessee
Hixon, Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 2
William Bowman resided here in Graysville, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Graysville, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
William Bowman resided here in Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
William Bowman resided here in Red Bank-White Oak, Hamilton, Tennessee
Red Bank-White Oak, Hamilton, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 22
William Bowman resided here in Civil Dist 3, Red Bank-White Oak, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Civil Dist 3, Red Bank-White Oak, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1942
1942
Age 24
William Bowman resided here in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
William Bowman resided here in Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 33
William Bowman resided here in Tennessee
Tennessee
1961
07 Jul 1961
Age 43
William Bowman resided here in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA
Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA
1988
10 Jun 1988
Age 70
Death of William Bowman in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 February 1918
    Event Place: Graysville, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Red Bank-White Oak, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03899; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 33-24
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 2341986
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 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: 4249; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 33-39
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1918
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 2341986

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1918
    Event Place: Graysville, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1918
    Event Place: Hixson, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 28

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1918
    Event Place: Hixon, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Graysville, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 2341986

    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: 17B; Enumeration District: 33-24

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil Dist 3, Red Bank-White Oak, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 28
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Red Bank-White Oak, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03899; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 33-24

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    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: 4249; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 33-39

    Genealogy Event 12
    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 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 07 Jul 1961
    Event Place: Pensacola, Escambia, Florida, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1988
    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
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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