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Willie Alton Bowen 1903–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Sep 1903

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 10 Aug 1979

Death Location: McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA

Father: William Bowen

Mother: Mary McBrayer

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The story of Willie Alton Bowen began in 1903 in Texas. Willie Alton Bowen passed away in 1979 in McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Willie Alton Bowen began in 1903 in Texas.
  • Willie Alton Bowen passed away in 1979 in McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Bowen's Ancestors

Self
Willie Bowen
1903–1979
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
William Emery Bowen
1870–1948
Kentucky
Mary ("Mollie") McBrayer
1877–1955
Paulding County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
William (E. Bowen) Sr.
1850–
Kentucky
Mary (Alice) Callon
1851–1920
Kentucky, USA
George (Washington McBrayer) II
1847–1923
Draketown, Paulding, Georgia, USA
Georgia (Ann "Texas") Shockley
1851–1940
Paulding, Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bowen
1824–
William '
1820–
Catherine Duncan
1838–
Andrew McBrayer
1807–1889
Nancy Leathers
1813–1908
Rhoda Toney
1831–1930
Benjamin Shockley
1820–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ben Bowen
1816–
Ellen ?
1806–
John McBrayer
1774–1863
Sarah Ashworth
1780–1865
SAMUEL II
1785–1858
MARY LEATHERS
1795–1850
Ann Rose
1805–1850
Hedrick TONEY
1800–1850
Millicent King
1792–1875
Aquilla Shockley
1780–1875

Willie Bowen's Timeline

2 Records

1903
17 Sep 1903
Birth of Willie Alton Bowen in Texas
Texas
1979
10 Aug 1979
Age 76
Death of Willie Alton Bowen in McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1903
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Princeton, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1979
    Event Place: McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

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