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The Family Group of : William H. Bowen

Husband : William H. Bowen

Birthdate	Sept. 27,1872	Place of Birth	-
Occupation		Place
Marriage		Place
Death	November 17, 1938	Place	Luling , Texas?
Burial		Place	Smith Cemetery, Luling, Tx. ? [ See here for tombstones ]
Father	William M. Bowen	Mother	Mahala Duke
Military Service
Other Marriages/ Notes	3. William Henry Bowen (b.27 Sep 1872;d.17 Nov 1938) married #1  Sarah Bartlett had son William Ben Bowen married #2 Rachel Florence Enscore Bartlett (d.4 Apr 1931) had dau. Florence Marie Bowen (she married Manford Jeffers).  William died 17 Nov 1938 and is thought to be buried at Smith Cemetery, Luling, TX.  His first wifeSarah Bartlett is buried in Grayson County.  sarah & rachel were sisters. Rachel had been widowed when she married William. View pages from the Duke family Bible Also see notes from James Dwight.

Wife : Sarah Bartlett Bowen

Birthdate		Place of Birth
Occupation		Place
Death		Place
Burial		Place	Grayson County, Texas
Father		Mother
Other Marriages/ Notes

Wife : Rachel Florence Inscore Bartlett Bowen

Birthdate	Feb 9 1869	Place of Birth
Occupation		Place
Death		Place
Burial		Place
Father	Cherokee Indian	Mother	Choctaw Indian
Other Marriages/ Notes

Children

No.	Sex	Names	Date & Place of Birth	Marriages Spouse , Date & Place	Death
1	M	William Ben Bowen  Son of William Bowen & Sarah Bartlett	Feb 21 1895	William Benjamin Bowen Married Allie Fogle October 12,1916	March 24, 1976?
2	F	Florence Marie Bowen Daughter of William Bowen and Rachel Florence Enscore Bartlett	March 1 1907	Manford Jeffers
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Notes: ? William B. Bowen listed on Caldwell county deaths for 1976 : http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs/registra/index.htm & http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/caldwell/vitals/deaths/1976/caldwd76.txt Marriage information for William Benjamin Bowen is from the Duke family Bible.

Census Information

Date & Place	Date & Place
1850 Jefferson County, Illinois	The 1850 Illinois census shows William Boen at age 6 in 1850.
1870 Dewitt Cty.Texas
1880  Guadalupe Cty.Texas	District 72, Guadalupe, Texas Family History Library Film 1255308 NA Film Number T9-1308 Page Number 218D
1900 Grayson County Texas
1910 Caldwell County Texas

1880 Census Place District 72, Guadalupe, Texas

 Family History Library Film   1255308

 NA Film Number   T9-1308

 Page Number   218D

Household:

 Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

Wm. BOWEN   Self   M   Male   W   36   IL   Farming   TN   TN 

Mahaly BOWEN   Wife   M   Female   W   28   AL   Keeping House   TN   AL 

Green BOWEN   Son   S   Male   W   10   TX   At Home   IL   AL 

Wm. H. BOWEN   Son   S   Male   W   8   TX      IL   AL 

James L. BOWEN   Son   S   Male   W   6   TX      IL   AL 

Ithamer BOWEN   Son   S   Male   W   3   TX      IL   AL 

John D Bowen     Son   W  Male 8/12    TX      IL   AL 

Note 1HCP ENTRY

 

 

Questions Concerning this Group

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Is Elearene Bowen born Aug 13, 1918 & William Earl Bowen born Nov 29, 1921 children of William Benjamin Bowen ?
( William Benjamin Bowen b 2-21-1895 is the son of William H. Bowen & Sarah Bartlett Bowen )

 

Name: Florence Marie Bowen Jeffers KOENIG

Sex: F

Birth: 03/01/1907 in Luling, Texas.

Death: 09/22/1958 in San Antonio, Texas.

Burial: San Antonio, Texas.

Marriage 1 Manford Joseph "Buddy" JEFFERS b: 11/08/1902 in Bethany Community, Guadlupe Co., Texas

Married: 1923

Children

1. Lorrayne Marie JEFFERS b: 12/22/1925 in Luling, Texas

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Name: Manford Joseph "Buddy" JEFFERS

Sex: M

Birth: 11/08/1902 in Bethany Community, Guadlupe Co., Texas

Death: 04/27/1972 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Burial: Luling Cemetery, Caldwell Co., Texas

Marriage 1 Florence Marie Bowen Jeffers KOENIG b: 03/01/1907 in Luling, Texas.

Married: 1923

Children

1. Lorrayne Marie JEFFERS b: 12/22/1925 in Luling, Texas

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Name: Lorrayne Marie JEFFERS

Sex: F

Birth: 12/22/1925 in Luling, Texas

Father: Manford Joseph "Buddy" JEFFERS b: 11/08/1902 in Bethany Community, Guadlupe Co., Texas

Mother: Florence Marie Bowen Jeffers KOENIG b: 03/01/1907 in Luling, Texas.

Marriage 1 Jewel Henry Roy DWIGHT b: 05/10/1924 in Clovis, New Mexico.

Married: 06/16/1946 in San Antonio, Texas

Children

1. Living DWIGHT

2. Living DWIGHT

Contact: James Manford Dwight jdwight@accd.edu

See other notes from James Dwight.

 

Bibliography :
Source materials index :

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Pat Jenkins Hartman [notes]
Recollections of William Ben Bowen and from his Grandmother's Bible, Mahalia Duke Bowen, on a visit made by Robert Emmett Duke and Louise Duke Hartman on Sept. 5, 1973. William Ben Bowen lived at 302 Elm St., Luling, TX. Some of the dates are from Mahala Bowen Gentry's family Bible.

Census files 1880 Guadalupe County Texas

 

 

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