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Descendants of William (Billy) Bowen

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  WILLIAM (BILLY)1 BOWEN was born Jun 1809.  He married MARY (POLLY) S.... Abt. 1832.  She was born 13 Feb 1812.

    

Children of WILLIAM BOWEN and MARY S.... are:

                i.    ELIJAH2 BOWEN, b. Mar 1833; m. MARY JANE LOCEY.

2.             ii.    WILLIAM JACKSON (JACKIE OR JACK) BOWEN, b. Jul 1836, Big Patty Creek, Rome Township, Lawrence County, Ohio; d. Feb 1907, buried in Rome Cemetery Lawrence Cty. Ohio.

              iii.    MARY JANE BOWEN, b. 1840.

3.            iv.    RICHARD JONES BOWEN, b. 1844; d. Abt. 1900, Cabell Cty. WV buried in Fairview Cemetery Lesage WV.

4.             v.    JOHN ALBERT BOWEN, b. 25 Feb 1845, Big Patty Creek, Rome Township, Lawrence County, Ohio; d. 13 Apr 1934, buried in Rome Cemetery Lawrence Cty. Ohio.

               vi.    HUGH BOWEN, b. 1846; d. Died during the Civil War.

              vii.    JAMES HENRY BOWEN, b. 1847.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  WILLIAM JACKSON (JACKIE OR JACK)2 BOWEN (WILLIAM (BILLY)1) was born Jul 1836 in Big Patty Creek, Rome Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, and died Feb 1907 in buried in Rome Cemetery Lawrence Cty. Ohio.  He married IRENE PINKERMAN 06 Feb 1856, daughter of CHARLES PINKERMAN and MARGARET HOLMES.  She was born Nov 1833, and died 07 May 1902 in buried in Rome Cemetery, Lawrence Cty. Ohio.

 

Notes for WILLIAM JACKSON (JACKIE OR JACK) BOWEN:

Civil War. He enlisted in Ironton Ohio and served as a Pvt. in Co. A 188 O.V.I. Feb. 1864 to Oct. 1865.

Wounded in Mississippi.

 

All information on William Jackson came from Violet Bowen Hysell

 

Bitten by a rabid dog and died from rabies per Violet Bowen Hysell

    

Children of WILLIAM BOWEN and IRENE PINKERMAN are:

                i.    MISSOURI ALICE3 BOWEN, b. 1857; d. 1929; m. (1) MR. LEWIS, 1st marriage; m. (2) MR. BRAME, 2nd marriage.

               ii.    WILLIAM COLUMBUS (CLUM) BOWEN, b. 1858; d. 1949; m. PRISCILLA GORBY; b. 1866; d. 1942.

              iii.    DIANTHA ADELAIDE BOWEN, b. 1861; d. 1929; m. (1) HENRY CARPENTER, 1st marriage; m. (2) MR. ZIRKLE, 2nd marriage; m. (3) ADOLPH ANDERSON, 3rd marriage.

               iv.    VINCENT ANDREW (VINCE) BOWEN, b. 1863; d. 1948; m. SARAH ELLEN EDWARDS.

5.             v.    ALONZA JACKSON BOWEN, b. 17 Jul 1869, Proctorville, Ohio; d. 26 May 1960, Milford, Illinois.

               vi.    MARIA (TODD) BOWEN, b. 1873; d. 1950; m. ANDREW BRYANT, Lived in Huntington, WV.

              vii.    EMMA BOWEN, b. 1874; d. 1956; m. (1) JIM TURNER, 1st marriage; m. (2) ALBERT THOMAS, 2nd marriage, lived in Huntington, WV.

             viii.    MARY ELLEN (MOLLY BELL) BOWEN, b. 1874; m. JOHN BELL, Lived in Portsmouth, Ohio.

6.            ix.    CORA BOWEN, b. 05 Jul 1879; d. 1939, Married Fred Vincent moved to and died in Detroit Michigan.

               x.    JOHNNY BOWEN, d. Died in infancy.

 

 

3.  RICHARD JONES2 BOWEN (WILLIAM (BILLY)1) was born 1844, and died Abt. 1900 in Cabell Cty. WV buried in Fairview Cemetery Lesage WV.  He married LUCINDA JONES 27 May 1860 in Lawrence Cty. Ohio, daughter of JOHN JONES and LUCINDA WEBB.  She was born Mar 1843 in on Wolf Creek, Rome Township, Lawerence Cty. Ohio, and died Abt. 1918 in Buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lesage, Cabell Cty. WV.

 

Notes for RICHARD JONES BOWEN:

At age 24 Richard enlisted in the Civil War as Corporal in Co. E 173 Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry

 

After War He and Lucinda lived in Athalia Ohio

 

Farmer and Cooper

 

Richard and Lucinda moved to Fairview Ridge, Lesage, Cabell Cty. WV after 1881

    

Children of RICHARD BOWEN and LUCINDA JONES are:

7.              i.    JAMES SYLVESTER3 BOWEN, b. 1861, Athalia, Lawrence Cty. Ohio; d. 1898.

               ii.    EMALINE BOWEN, b. 1865; d. 1948; m. HARRISON HAGLEY.

              iii.    RICHARD JONES BOWEN JR., b. 1868; d. 1912; m. FRANCES MAHALIA HAGLEY.

               iv.    ELIJAH BOWEN, b. 1876; d. 1910; m. SUSAN HAGLEY.

                v.    LUCINDA BOWEN, b. 1876; d. 1944; m. PHILLIP S. KNIGHT.

               vi.    ORA JACKSON BOWEN, b. 1878; d. 1958; m. MARTHA HAGLEY.

              vii.    HARMON BOWEN.

             viii.    LEWIS BOWEN.

              ix.    HANNA BOWEN.

               x.    HUEY BOWEN.

              xi.    JOHN BOWEN.

             xii.    BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BOWEN, b. 1881; d. 1941; m. SHEILA HAGLEY.

            xiii.    CORA BELL BOWEN, b. 1888; d. 1931.

 

 

4.  JOHN ALBERT2 BOWEN (WILLIAM (BILLY)1) was born 25 Feb 1845 in Big Patty Creek, Rome Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, and died 13 Apr 1934 in buried in Rome Cemetery Lawrence Cty. Ohio.  He married ROSAN LOCEY 15 Jun 1866 in 2nd marriage, daughter of WILLIAM LOCEY and HOSAN CLARK.  She was born May 1844 in Big Patty Creek, Rome Township, Lawrence County, Ohio, and died 02 Oct 1935 in buried in Rome Cemetery Lawrence Cty. Ohio.

 

Notes for JOHN ALBERT BOWEN:

Served as Justice of the Peace and Mayor of Proctorville Ohio from 1914 to 1934

 

Civil War Vet. with the 5th WVa Infantry.

 

John's wife Rosan Locey was the sister to Elijah Bowen's wife Mary Jane Locey.

 

Rosan was a widow with a daughter Naomi. She lost her 1st husband in the Civil War before marrying John A.

    

Children of JOHN BOWEN and ROSAN LOCEY are:

                i.    DENNIS L.3 BOWEN, b. 13 Feb 1867; d. 06 Apr 1934; m. OLLIE HORTON.

8.             ii.    CORA BOWEN, b. 18 Jan 1870; d. Jan 1930.

              iii.    ALBERT BOWEN, b. 15 Jun 1872; d. 26 Nov 1927; m. MAUDE WOODYARD.

               iv.    ALTA OREM BOWEN, b. 03 Dec 1876; d. 04 Feb 1899.

                v.    CHARLES E. BOWEN, b. 13 May 1879; d. 1962; m. JOSIE NEFF.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

5.  ALONZA JACKSON3 BOWEN (WILLIAM JACKSON (JACKIE OR JACK)2, WILLIAM (BILLY)1) was born 17 Jul 1869 in Proctorville, Ohio, and died 26 May 1960 in Milford, Illinois.  He married CORDELIA BELLE THORNBROUGH 04 May 1901 in Fowler, Illinois, daughter of PRESTON THORNBROUGH and ELIZABETH WALL.  She was born 04 Jul 1881 in Tippicanoe County, Indiana, and died 23 Jul 1958 in Milford, Illinois.

 

Notes for ALONZA JACKSON BOWEN:

According to his Grand Daughter, Charlotte Farrell, he told her that he changed his name from Alonzo to Lonzo because "a fellow down the road was also called Alonzo and kept getting his mail"

 

Charlotte said he went by "L.J." she never heard him called anything else. ...per an email from Charlotte dated 14 Jan. 2002

    

Children of ALONZA BOWEN and CORDELIA THORNBROUGH are:

                i.    MABEL PEARL4 BOWEN, b. 06 Jun 1902; d. 23 Feb 1996, Sheldon, Illinois.

9.             ii.    HELEN ROSE BOWEN, b. 15 Feb 1904; d. 13 Aug 1997, Sheldon, Illinois.

10.          iii.    HAZEL AMELIA BOWEN, b. 16 Nov 1906, Sheldon, Illinois.

11.           iv.    WILLIAM PRESTON BOWEN, b. 07 Sep 1908, Fowler, Indiana; d. 12 Oct 1955, Watseka, Illinois.

                v.    LESTER ALONZO BOWEN, b. 25 Feb 1910, North Dakota.

12.          vi.    VERNON MENDALL BOWEN, b. 14 Mar 1912.

13.         vii.    ELMER WALLACE BOWEN, b. 31 Jul 1914; d. 14 May 1972, Kentland, Indiana.

14.        viii.    LULU MAE BOWEN, b. 19 Apr 1917, Stockland Township, Illinois; d. 10 Jan 1999, Watseka, Illinois.

15.          ix.    ELIZABETH IRENE BOWEN, b. 29 Aug 1920.

 

 

6.  CORA3 BOWEN (WILLIAM JACKSON (JACKIE OR JACK)2, WILLIAM (BILLY)1) was born 05 Jul 1879, and died 1939,

Married Fred Vincent moved to, and died in Detroit Michigan.  She met (1) UNKNOWN.    She married (2) OAT DEFOE in 1st marriage.    She married (3) FRED VINCENT in 2nd marriage. 

    

Child of CORA BOWEN and UNKNOWN is:

16.            i.    GROVER CLEVELAND4 BOWEN, b. 09 Aug 1894, ROME, Ohio (when Cora was 15 years old); d. 09 May 1933, Huntington, Cabell, W.VA..

 

 

7.  JAMES SYLVESTER3 BOWEN (RICHARD JONES2, WILLIAM (BILLY)1) was born 1861 in Athalia, Lawrence Cty. Ohio, and died 1898.  He married LUCINDA HAGLEY 18 Oct 1885 in Cabell cty. WV, daughter of (ADDIE) HAGLEY.  She was born 17 Apr 1857, and died 13 Oct 1940.

    

Children of JAMES BOWEN and LUCINDA HAGLEY are:

                i.    WAYNE4 BOWEN.

               ii.    LONNIE BOWEN.

              iii.    GILBERT BOWEN.

               iv.    LETHA BOWEN.

                v.    ROY BOWEN, b. 07 Feb 1894; d. 19 May 1955.

 

Notes for ROY BOWEN:

vet WW1, Pvt.3rd Casual Com., Vancouver, Washington. Enlisted 2 March 1918, discharged 5 Feb. 1919

 

17.          vi.    IRVIN BOWEN, b. 11 Apr 1892; d. 20 Oct 1970.

18.         vii.    WILBURN BOWEN, b. 13 Oct 1896; d. 07 Feb 1976.

 

 

8.  CORA3 BOWEN (JOHN ALBERT2, WILLIAM (BILLY)1) was born 18 Jan 1870, and died Jan 1930.  She married FRANKLIN BENJAMIN DARLING

    

Child of CORA BOWEN and FRANKLIN DARLING is:

                i.    LOUISE4 DARLING, m. DR. LELAND S. DILLON; b. Chesapeake OH.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

9.  HELEN ROSE4 BOWEN (ALONZA JACKSON3, WILLIAM JACKSON (JACKIE OR JACK)2, WILLIAM (BILLY)1) was born 15 Feb 1904, and died 13 Aug 1997 in Sheldon, Illinois.  She married JAMES LAMUEL FORTNER 06 Feb 1926, son of CHARLES FORTNER and THUZAH SMITH

    

Children of HELEN BOWEN and JAMES FORTNER are:

                i.    JUNIOR ALONZO5 FORTNER, b. 02 Jul 1928, Stockland Township, Illinois; d. 10 Feb 1987, Milford, Illinois.

               ii.    IONA PAULINE FORTNER, b. 10 Aug 1930, December 8 1930.

              iii.    RUTH OPALINE FORTNER, b. 10 Aug 1930; m. GERALD EUGENE RABE, 10 Aug 1957; b. 05 Dec 1932.

               iv.    CARL LEON FORTNER, b. 10 Oct 1934; m. JOSEPHINE MARIE HANSHEW, 22 Aug 1965, Gilman, Illinois; b. 28 Oct 1937.

 

 

10.  HAZEL AMELIA4 BOWEN (ALONZA JACKSON3, WILLIAM JACKSON (JACKIE OR JACK)2, WILLIAM (BILLY)1) was born 16 Nov 1906 in Sheldon, Illinois.  She married WILLIS ORVILLE FOX 12 Mar 1935, son of SAMUEL FOX and NANCY WELLES

    

Children of HAZEL BOWEN and WILLIS FOX are:

                i.    WAYNE EUGENE5 FOX, b. 07 Nov 1937; m. SUE ANN BRISCOE, 12 Apr 1959, Milford, Illinois; b. 16 May 1940.

               ii.    GERALD EDWIN FOX, b. 22 Jan 1941; m. JULINE CAROL DUIS, 06 Sep 1964, Milford, Illinois (St. John's Lutheran of Schwer); b. 21 Jan 1941.

 

 

11.  WILLIAM PRESTON4 BOWEN (ALONZA JACKSON3, WILLIAM JACKSON (JACKIE OR JACK)2, WILLIAM (BILLY)1) was born 07 Sep 1908 in Fowler, Indiana, and died 12 Oct 1955 in Watseka, Illinois.  He married LAVERA MAXINE WATTS 27 Jun 1936 in Sheldon, Illinois, daughter of EARNIE WATTS.  She was born 13 Apr 1915.

    

Children of WILLIAM BOWEN and LAVERA WATTS are:

                i.    WILLIAM MELVIN5 BOWEN, b. 05 Nov 1936, Freeland Park, Indiana; d. 11 Nov 1996, Milford, Illinois; m. MARGARET PROBASCO, 08 Nov 1957, Sheldon, Illinois; b. 21 Sep 1935.

               ii.    DELORES MAXINE BOWEN, b. 18 Jul 1938.

              iii.    PHYLLISANN BOWEN, b. 15 Oct 1942; m. RONALD EARL BURKE, 02 Jun 1963, Milford, Illinois; b. 01 Aug 1937.

 

 

12.  VERNON MENDALL4 BOWEN (ALONZA JACKSON3, WILLIAM JACKSON (JACKIE OR JACK)2, WILLIAM (BILLY)1) was born 14 Mar 1912.  He married (1) MERCELLA FORBES 08 Apr 1944, daughter of EBER FORBES and MABEL ROBERTS.  She was born 08 Apr 1922 in Kankakee, Illinois, and died 23 Sep 1983 in Watseka, Illinois.  He married (2) LEONA HEEREN 30 Dec 1988, daughter of HENRY HEEREN and AUGUSTA CLASSEN

    

Child of VERNON BOWEN and MERCELLA FORBES is:

                i.    CAROL ANN5 BOWEN, b. 28 Jun 1948; d. 28 Jun 1948.

 

 

13.  ELMER WALLACE4 BOWEN (ALONZA JACKSON3, WILLIAM JACKSON (JACKIE OR JACK)2, WILLIAM (BILLY)1) was born 31 Jul 1914, and died 14 May 1972 in Kentland, Indiana.  He married RUTH LORRAINE GAFFIELD 08 Feb 1941, daughter of JOHN GAFFIELD and VENESSA.  She was born 19 Sep 1919 in Sheldon, Illinois, and died 14 Oct 1995 in New Castle, Indiana.

    

Children of ELMER BOWEN and RUTH GAFFIELD are:

                i.    RUTH ANN5 BOWEN, b. 11 Feb 1942; d. 08 Oct 1999; m. ORA WHITEMAN, Sheldon, Illinois (Methodist Church); b. 22 Feb 1928.

               ii.    DONNA JEAN BOWEN, b. 12 Sep 1946; m. JAMES EDWARD WALTERS, 30 Jan 1964; b. 15 Jan 1946.

              iii.    JAMES ELMER BOWEN, b. 03 Sep 1949; m. (1) JOANNE MARIE ANDRES, 02 Aug 1969, Fowler, Illinois (Sacred Heart Church); m. (2) DEANNA MARIE BROOKE, 18 Jun 1981; b. 13 Oct 1957.

               iv.    PAUL ALLEN BOWEN, b. 30 May 1953; m. (1) LEILA M. TOMLINSON; m. (2) MARTHA STOTLER.

                v.    PAULINE ALICE BOWEN, b. 30 May 1953; m. JOE BRAMMER; b. 25 Dec 1950.

 

 

14.  LULU MAE4 BOWEN (ALONZA JACKSON3, WILLIAM JACKSON (JACKIE OR JACK)2, WILLIAM (BILLY)1) was born 19 Apr 1917 in Stockland Township, Illinois, and died 10 Jan 1999 in Watseka, Illinois.  She married CHARLES JOHN BOHNER 16 Nov 1947 in Stockland, Illinois, son of HARRY BOHNER and CAROLINE CLAYBAKER.  He was born 09 Jul 1915 in Seymour, Indiana, and died 17 Feb 1995 in Watseka, Illinois.

    

Child of LULU BOWEN and CHARLES BOHNER is:

                i.    CHARLOTTE MAY5 BOHNER, b. 10 Apr 1951; m. MICHAEL WILLIAM FARRELL, 22 May 1982, Morris, Illinois; b. 27 Sep 1950, Winona, Minnesota.

 

 

15.  ELIZABETH IRENE4 BOWEN (ALONZA JACKSON3, WILLIAM JACKSON (JACKIE OR JACK)2, WILLIAM (BILLY)1) was born 29 Aug 1920.  She married EMIL AUTHUR ROEGNER 01 Feb 1951 in Farm House, RR3, Stockland Township, Milford Illinois, son of LYDIA.  He was born 17 Nov 1912.

    

Children of ELIZABETH BOWEN and EMIL ROEGNER are:

                i.    JANET ELAINE5 ROEGNER, b. 28 Mar 1952; m. (1) CHARLES STEPHEN MOSS, 01 May 1977, Danville, Illinois (East Park Church of Christ); m. (2) BRIEN BEGLEY, 06 Jun 1991, Las Vegas, NV; b. 20 Nov 1948, Virginia, Minnesota.

               ii.    MICHAEL RICHARD ROEGNER, b. 21 Feb 1955.

 

 

16.  GROVER CLEVELAND4 BOWEN (CORA3, WILLIAM JACKSON (JACKIE OR JACK)2, WILLIAM (BILLY)1) was born 09 Aug 1894 in ROME, Ohio, and died 09 May 1933 in Huntington, Cabell, W.VA..  He married LOLITA WORKMAN 02 Sep 1922 in Ironton, Ohio, daughter of WILLIAM WORKMAN and VIRGINIA ROBERTS.  She was born 12 Apr 1900 in Huntington, Cabell, WV, and died 28 Dec 1977 in Indianapolis, Marion, IN.

 

Notes for GROVER CLEVELAND BOWEN:

According to a bible that Jo Ann has, he was born in Lawrence County Ohio

(Proctorville)

 

 

Notes for LOLITA WORKMAN:

Grandmother to Charles

Grandma is buried in Woodmere Memorial Park

    

Children of GROVER BOWEN and LOLITA WORKMAN are:

                i.    CHARLES WILLIAM (HOWARD)5 BOWEN, b. 30 Jun 1923, Huntington, Cabell, WV; d. 28 Jun 1994, Valley Station, KY; m. JOSEPHINE (JO) BISHOP.

 

Notes for CHARLES WILLIAM (HOWARD) BOWEN:

lived at Valley Station, KY... Ruth said he was born in 1923

 

 

               ii.    DONALD EDWARD BOWEN, b. 21 Mar 1925, Huntington, Cabell, WV; m. HAZEL MCCARTY.

 

Notes for DONALD EDWARD BOWEN:

Ruth said Don was born in 1926, Now Lives in Flatwoods KY

 

              iii.    VIRGINIA FRANCES BOWEN, b. 15 Feb 1927, Huntington, Cabell, W.VA.; d. 08 Jun 1977, Huntington, Cabell, W.VA.; m. CHARLES EDWARD YOUNG, 1945, Huntington, Cabell, WV; b. 28 Aug 1925, West Hamlin, West Virginia; d. 15 May 1995, Huntington, Cabell, WV.

               iv.    RUTH LOUISE BOWEN, b. 27 Feb 1929, Huntington, Cabell, WV; d. 11 Jul 1997, Fort Pierce, FA; m. JOHN WILLIAM KIDWELL, 03 Jul 1948.

                v.    GROVER EUGENE BOWEN, b. 01 Dec 1931, Huntington, Cabell, WV; m. LOIS JOANN ADKINS.

 

 

17.  IRVIN4 BOWEN (JAMES SYLVESTER3, RICHARD JONES2, WILLIAM (BILLY)1) was born 11 Apr 1892, and died 20 Oct 1970.  He married INA BLACK 05 Oct 1915. 

    

Children of IRVIN BOWEN and INA BLACK are:

                i.    BEULAH5 BOWEN.

               ii.    ALBERT BOWEN.

              iii.    LESTER BOWEN.

               iv.    GEORGIA BOWEN.

                v.    GARNET BOWEN.

               vi.    MARY M. BOWEN.

              vii.    SYLVIA BOWEN.

             viii.    IRVIN LONZO BOWEN.

              ix.    JAMES BOWEN.

               x.    DONALD BOWEN.

              xi.    RICHARD BOWEN.

             xii.    GLEN BOWEN.

            xiii.    SHIRLEY ANN BOWEN.

 

 

18.  WILBURN4 BOWEN (JAMES SYLVESTER3, RICHARD JONES2, WILLIAM (BILLY)1) was born 13 Oct 1896, and died 07 Feb 1976.  He married ZENA E. THOMPSON 09 Jul 1929.  She was born 06 Sep 1913, and died 10 Oct 1975.

    

Children of WILBURN BOWEN and ZENA THOMPSON are:

                i.    VIOLET5 BOWEN, b. 01 Jul 1930; m. PERCY HYSELL.

               ii.    ESTER V. BOWEN, b. 10 Nov 1933; m. JR. E. BLAKE.

              iii.    DAISY C. BOWEN, b. 22 Feb 1936; m. (1) WILLIE ESQUE, 1st marriage; m. (2) RAYMOND FARRELL, 2nd marriage; m. (3) GARY KEESEE.

               iv.    GARRETT WILLIAM BOWEN, b. 24 Dec 1931; d. 13 Feb 1951.

                v.    CHARLES A. BOWEN, b. 09 Dec 1937; d. 24 May 1958, In Germany, in Army.

 

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