Abe Franklin Bowen (1885 - 1974)

Born 13 Dec 1885 in Mississippi, United States

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Died 7 Oct 1974 at age 88 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, United States

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Abe Bowen is buried in Merchant Cemetery.

Biography

Abe Franklin Bowen was born on Dec 13, 1885 in Mississippi, USA as the third child of William Samuel Bowen and Caroline Sullivan.

He had eight siblings, namely: Albert Henry, Samuel Byron, Sallie C., Bettie, Mary Jane, Kate, Thomas Jefferson, and John Charlie.

He died on Oct 07, 1974 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, USA (Raleigh Hospital; Age at Death: 88).

When he was 20, he married Rosy Loue Ainsworth, daughter of William Patterson Ainsworth and Terry Blakeney, about 1906 (based upon 1910 census).

Abe Franklin Bowen lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 24; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA between 1917–1918 (Age: 33).

He lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 35; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Beat 4, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 43; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA in 1935. He lived in Smith County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 55; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head). He was employed as a Farmer. Race: (White)

He was buried in Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Merchant Cemetery). ^[1]

Abe Franklin Bowen and Rosy Loue Ainsworth had the following children:

1. Ruth Victoria Bowen was born on Sep 05, 1905 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jan 07, 1950 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 44). ^[2] She married Charley Buck Easterling about 1925 (based upon 1930 census).
2. Samuel Patt "Pat" Bowen was born on Jul 31, 1908 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jul 04, 1988 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, USA (Smith County Hospital; Age at Death: 79). ^[3] He married Bertha Mae Easterling about 1925 (based upon 1930 census).
3. Albert Truman Bowen was born on Oct 06, 1910 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jun 22, 1982 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, USA (Smith County General Hospital; Age at Death: 71). ^[4]
4. Jackson Perry "Pog" Bowen Sr was born on Feb 16, 1913 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jun 02, 1987 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, USA (Smith County Hospital; Age at Death: 74). ^[5] He married Neva Victoria Freeman on May 31, 1931 (1931 on headstone).
5. Benton Tobe Bowen was born on Mar 01, 1915 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Mar 18, 1975 in Newton, Newton, Mississippi, USA (Newton Hospital; Age at Death: 60). ^[6]
6. Vertie Bowen was born on Sep 08, 1918 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Jan 07, 1920 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 15 mos). ^[7]
7. Robert Delton Bowen was born on Nov 08, 1919 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 13, 1996 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Whispering Pines Nursing Home; Age at Death: 76). ^{[8] [9]}
8. William Clyde Bowen was born on Nov 08, 1921 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jul 26, 2009 in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA (Riley Hospital; Age at Death: 87). ^[10]
9. Howard J Bowen was born on Sep 21, 1924 in Mississippi, USA. He was living in 2009.
10. Carl "Clay" Bowen Sr was born on Jun 02, 1927 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Aug 15, 2011 in Lucedale, George, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 84).
11. Sadie Louise Bowen was born on Nov 09, 1929 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jul 11, 1960 (Age at Death: 30).

Obituary

Hattiesburg American Thursday, October 10, 1974, p. 2

Rites conducted for Abe Bowen

RALEIGH - Funeral services were at 3 p.m. Wednesday from the Assembly of Jesus Christ Church for Abe F. Bowen, 88, of Raleigh, who died Monday at Raleigh Hospital following a lengthy illness.

The Rev. David Watts and the Rev. Mont officiated. Interment was in Merchant Cemetery. Upton-Mims Mitchell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include eight sons, Pat, Truman, Perry and Howard Bowen, all of Raleigh; Benton Bowen of Newton, Delton Bowen of Alabama, Clyde Bowen of Brookville, and Clay [Carl] Bowen of Pascagoula; 58 grandchildren and 105 great-grandchildren; a brother, Charlie Bowen of Raleigh; and three sisters, Mrs. Kate Sanford [Sandifer] of Raleigh, Mrs. Betty Crosley [Crossland] of Polkville, and Mrs. Sally Yates [Yeats] of Monroe, La. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVD-X26P : 13 December 2015), Abraham Franklin Bowen, 1974; Burial, , Smith, Mississippi, United States of America, Merchant Cemetery; citing record ID 13412375, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13412375.
2. ↑ Obituary for Ruth Victoria Bowen Easterling in Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) · Mon, Jan 9, 1950 · Page 2
3. ↑ Obituary for Samuel Patt Bowen in Simpson County News (Mendenhall, Mississippi) · Thu, Jul 14, 1988 · Page 5
4. ↑ Obituary for Albert Truman Bowen in The Magee Courier (Magee, Mississippi) · Thu, Jul 1, 1982 · Page 9
5. ↑ Obituary for Jackson Perry Bowen Sr Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 04 Jun 1987, Thu, Page 14
6. ↑ Obituary for Benton Tobe Bowen Clipped from The Newton Record, 26 Mar 1975, Wed, Page 4
7. ↑ MS DC # 20-06300
8. ↑ Obituary for Robert Delton Bowen in The Magee Courier (Magee, Mississippi) · Thu, Oct 17, 1996 · Page 8
9. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Robert Delton Bowen. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=27672118&indiv=try. Name: Robert Delton Bowen [Robert D Bowen] SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 8 Nov 1919 Birth Place: Smith, Mississippi Death Date: 13 Oct 1996 Father: Abe Bowen Mother: Lou Ainsworth Type of Claim: Original SSN. Signature on SSN Card: DELTON BOWEN Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name. Notes: Feb 1943: Name listed as ROBERT DELTON BOWEN; 17 Oct 1996: Name listed as ROBERT D BOWEN
10. ↑ Obituary for William Clyde Bowen Published in The Meridian Star, July 28, 2009
11. ↑ Published Hattiesburg American Thursday, October 10, 1974, p. 2

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9DP-VJX : 20 May 2014), Abe Bowen, Oct 1974; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZ1-YKQ : 12 December 2014), Abe Franklin Bowen, 1917-1918; citing Smith County, Mississippi, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,683,983.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-TZ4 : accessed 26 June 2017), Abe F Bowen, Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65-3A, sheet 1A, line 1, family 1, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2065.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9M8-79M : accessed 26 June 2017), Abe Bowen, Beat 4, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet 5B, line 76, family 107, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-5TP : accessed 26 June 2017), Abe Bowen, Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 117, sheet 8A, line 8, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 893; FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDG-NBY : accessed 26 June 2017), A F Bowen, Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 107, sheet 1B, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.

• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6X-J7FY : 23 September 2015), Abe Bowen in entry for Louise Bowen, 1937; citing School enrollment, , Smith, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.
• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6X-JLFL : 23 September 2015), Abe Bowen in entry for Clyde Bowen, 1941; citing School enrollment, , Smith, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.
• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6X-JLFP : 23 September 2015), Abe Bowen in entry for Howard Bowen, 1941; citing School enrollment, , Smith, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.