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Group sheet for the family of :
David Bowen & Hermana Magdelina"
Maggie" Rice
| Birthdate | August 1877 | Place of Birth | DeWitt Cty. Texas |
| Occupation | Place | ||
| Marriage | 1899 Marriage: Nov 22, 1899 Hermana Magdeline RICE | Place | Yoakum, Texas |
| Death | Jan 05, 1923 | Place | Corpus Christi, Texas ? |
| Burial | Place | ||
| Father | Abraham Bowen | Mother | Adeline Prudence Courtney Rice |
| Military Service | |||
Notes |
David Bowen & Maggie Rice Marriage Certificate ( from Mike Hostetler) | ||
| Birthdate | May 08,1876 | Place of Birth | |
| Occupation | Place | ||
| Death | 1960 | Place | Corpus Christi, Texas Obituary for Maggie Rice |
| Burial | Place | ||
| Father | Asa Samuel Rice b Sept. 15, 1846 in Texas | Mother | Mary Jane Bradley b July, 18 1849 in Texas |
Notes |
David Bowen &
Maggie Rice Marriage Certificate ( from Mike Hostetler) Was listed as Maggie Nora Rice , age 23, on son, David Odie Bowen's probate birth record. (Anita Cooper) | ||
| No. | Sex | Names | Date & Place of Birth | Marriages Spouse , Date & Place | Death |
| 1 | M | David Odie Bowen The Bible of Jim Fatheree shows the name as Odie David Bowen. (Was in Richardo Tx in 1960 ) |
August 31, 1900 | Edna McEntee Aug 13, 1926 |
Jan 5 1923 |
| 2 | F | Rosa Lie Bowen | April, 23, 1902 | ||
| 3 | M | Charles Ernest Bowen ( Was in Kingsville Texas in 1960 ) |
December 24, 1904 | ||
| 4 | M | John Drake Bowen The Bible of Jim Fatheree shows the name as D.J. Bowen born April 1 1906 |
April 1, 1906 | April 20, 1928 | |
| 5 | M | Dedie James Bowen The Bible of Jim Fatheree shows the name as J.D.Bowen born on Feb 23 1908 |
Feb. 23, 1908 | Gussie Knox June 22, 1932 Laredo, TX |
11-23-1975 buried 11-28-1975 US Army, PVT, Res: Corpus Christi, TX, Plot: F 0 545, |
| 6 | M | Sterling A. Bowen | May 4, 1910 | ||
| 7 | M | Edward Floyd Bowen The Bible of Jim Fatheree shows the name as F.E. Bowen |
March 13, 1912 | Jan 3, 1933 at age 20. | |
| 8 | F | Mary A. Bowen | Dec. 7, 1915 | ||
| 9 | M | Asa Bowen | Nov. 22, 1916 | - | Dec. 19, 1916 |
| 10 | M | J.(oseph)R. or Ray J. Bowen The Bible of Jim Fatheree shows the name as R.J.Bowen [ Name per letter & American Battle Monuments Commission is J. R. Bowen, Cpl, U. S. Army who died November 16, 1943. Apparently buried at sea or missing in action. ] [Mike Hostetler](see below) |
Sept 4, 1917 | November 16, 1943. Casualty of WWII Apparently buried at sea or missing in action. (see below) | |
| 11 | M | Maggie M. Bowen | Nov. 23, 1918 | ||
AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION Joseph R. Bowen Corporal, U.S. Army 38050023 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division Entered the Service from: Texas Died: November 16, 1943 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery Manila, Philippines | |||||
Notes: Letter from Cpl J.R.
Bowen to Mrs. Dedie(Gussie Knox) Bowen October 1943 [
From Mike Hostetler host@gvtc.com ] | |||||
Date & Place |
Date & Place |
Questions Concerning this Group
Questions from Mike Hostetler host@gvtc.com
Of the 3 girls, we know three were alive when Maggie Bowen died, the problem is, 2 were listed as Mrs. ------ in the obituary and we don't know which is which. We may be able to back into it if I can locate marriage information in Corpus Christ on Rose who was apparently married in 1943 per the letter of J R Bowen.
Has any ever come up or tried to obtain a copy of the marriage certificate for ( David's grandfather) Green Bowen in Illinois?
I am still trying to find out the circumstances and the place of David Bowen's death.
It is apparently not in Corpus Christi as originally thought (note the obit for Maggie shows she would have moved there in 1940).
UPDATED INFORMATION added 8-15-2005
I was reviewing the information on the Bowen family website and have some addtional information to add and a correction to make.
For the correction, Dedie James Bowen died in Houston, Texas and is buried in the Veterans Cemetery in Houston, not in Corpus Christi.
Additional Info:
David Bowen apparently died in Yoakum, not in Corpus Christi, as originally thought. The cemetary records at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemtary in Yoakum indicates all of the Bowen men (i.e. David, John, Asa, and Edward Floyd) are apparently buried in unmarked graves in the cemetary. I have the death certificate for John from Wink, TX where he apparently worked the oilfields.
Joseph Ray Bowen death occurred by drowning in Australia. He had tried to rescue a fellow soldier that had been caught in a strong current and became exhausted in the effort. Other soliders came to their aid and resucued the original soldier and had a rope tied around Bowen but he slipped out and disappeared. This is based on Army records which we requested and received.
Thanks for a great website.
Mike Hostetler
Bibliography :
Source materials index :
Birth records of Jim Fatheree from the Marlene Bowen Fruth collection
Deborah Bowen Hostetler & Mike Hostetler host@gvtc.com of Kendall, Texas
Descendent of : Abraham Bowen ; Great Grandfather, David Bowen ; Grandfather,Maggie Rice; Grandmother.
Anita Cooper information @ http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ajcandces&id=I597
Anita Cooper ajcooper@cybergal.com
[ Anita Cooper's homepage ]Do you have information on this family group?
Please e-mail it to Bowen151@yahoo.com
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Updated 8-15-2005The Bowen family web
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