Bert Andrew Bowen Sr (1888 - 1955)

Born 8 Dec 1888 in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 10 Sep 1955 at age 66 in Michigan, United States

Biography

The son of Charles Bowen and Amelia (Willnow) Bowen, Bert Bowen was born in Adrian, Michigan^{[citation needed]} in 1887, residing with his family, by 1900, in Detroit, Michigan.^[1][2] Bert Bowen married Shirley (Sherbino) Bowen, marrying in Saginaw, Michigan on June 22, 1916^[3] and having three known children together:

1. Iris Loraine (Bowen) Williams (1917-1994)
2. Bert Andrew Bowen, Jr. (1920-1998)
3. Charles William Bowen (1922-1989)

Bert Bowen registered for the World War I draft when he was 28, registering in Flint, Michigan on June 5, 1917.^[4] He stated that he lived with his wife and children at 1435 W. 3rd Avenue in Flint, Michigan and that he worked in axle assembly for Mason Motor Car Company. He was described as a tall, slender man with brown hair and blue eyes. He did not enlist.

By 1920, Bert and his family lived in Detroit, Michigan,^[5] where Bert worked as a steam shovel engineer.^[6]

Bert registered for the World War II draft, registering in Detroit, Michigan on April 24, 1942, at the age of 53.^[7] He stated that he lived at 16840 Telegraph Road in Detroit and was described as 6'2½" tall and 173 pounds. It was that Bert was missing the middle finger of his left hand. He did not enlist, residing by 1950 with his wife at 25019 Power Street in Detroit,^[8] At the time, Bert worked as a motor mechanic at an automobile plant.

Bert Bowen passed away at the age of 66.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ “United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS9S-FBD : accessed 24 April 2018), Bert Bowen in household of Charles Bowen, Adrian city Ward 5, Lenawee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 38, sheet 6B, family 137, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,725.
2. ↑ “United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLTP-RLH : accessed 24 April 2018), Bert Bowen in household of Charles H Bowen, Detroit Ward 10, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 157, sheet 19A, family 399, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 684; FHL microfilm 1,374,697.
3. ↑ “Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N35S-X8W : 10 March 2018), Bert A. Bowen and Sherlie Sherbina, 22 Jun 1916; citing Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, v 5 p 30 rn 23140, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,717.
4. ↑ “United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6X4-31Q : 13 March 2018), Bert Andrew Bowen, 1917-1918; citing Flint City no 2, Michigan, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,675,435.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZWN-D57 : 2 February 2021), Berth Bowen, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7SY-VTZ : accessed 11 February 2023), Bert A Bowen, Detroit (Districts 0751-0879), Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 878, sheet 55A, line 33, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1071; FHL microfilm 2,340,806.
7. ↑ "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J49Y-DY3 : 10 March 2021), Bert Andrew Bowen, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC. United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Farmington, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: 6179; Sheet Number: 47; Enumeration District: 63-90: Farmington township - That part Bounded by Twelve Mile Rd., Middle Belt Rd., Eleven Mile Rd.; Township line; Nine Mile Rd., Adams, Shiawassee, Middle Belt Rd., Glen, Purdue, Shiawassee, Nine Mile Rd., Farmington city limits; Farmington Rd.. Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022. Ancestry Record 62308 #176814474 with attached Image
9. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Bert A Bowen Birth Date: 8 Dec 1888 Death Date: 10 Sep 1955 Claim Date: 21 Sep 1955 SSN: 367074024 Notes: 19 Aug 1977: Name listed as BERT A BOWEN