William Wright Bowen (1890 - 1952)

Born 27 Dec 1890 in Bulloch County, Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Maggie (Holland) Bowen — married 16 Oct 1910 in Tattnall, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Apr 1952 at age 61 in Tattnall County, Georgia, USA

Biography

Son of Alfred Jackson BOWEN & Ann Elizabeth "Annie Eliza" WILLIAMS. Husband of Maggie HOLLAND (daughter of Asberry H. HOLLAND & Anna A. COLMAN) William Wright & Maggie raised their family on a farm near Maggie's father, and in later years the family moved to and lived in Savannah, Georgia (Chatham County, Georgia).^[1]

William Wright Bowen's parents are interred in Ephesus Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia.^[2] Father: Alfred Jackson Bowen 1858-1929 Mother: Ann Elizabeth "Annie Eliza" Williams Bowen 1867-1931

WILLIAM WRIGHT BOWEN was born in Bulloch County, the son of Alfred Jackson Bowen, SR. and Ann Elizabeth "Annie Eliza" Williams. He was the fourth child in a large family of thirteen children in a farming community known, at that time, as the Adabelle Community. He had seven sisters and five brothers.^[3]

• Fact: Residence (1900) Sink Hole, Bulloch, Georgia^[4]
• Fact: Residence (1910) Sink Hole, Bulloch, Georgia^[5]
• Fact: Residence (1920) Longview, Tattnall, Georgia, USA^[6]
• Fact: Residence (1930) Longview, Tattnall, Georgia, USA^[7]
• Fact: Residence (1935) Longview, Tattnall, Georgia; residence (1940) Longview, Tattnall, Georgia, USA^[8]
• Fact: Residence (1951) Savannah, Georgia, USA^[9]
• Fact: Residence Tattnall, Georgia, USA^[10]
• Fact: Residence Chatham, Georgia, USA^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 NameWright William BowenBirth Date27 Dec 1889Birth PlaceBulloch CO, GeorgiaDeath Date13 Apr 1952Claim Date16 Apr 1952SSN252385968Notes03 Dec 1976: Name listed as WRIGHT WILLIAM BOWEN
2. ↑ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current NameWilliam Wright BowenBirth Date27 Dec 1890Birth PlaceBulloch County, Georgia, United States of AmericaDeath Date13 Apr 1952Death PlaceUnited States of AmericaCemeteryOld Anderson Church CemeteryBurial or Cremation PlaceCollins, Tattnall County, Georgia, United States of AmericaHas Bio?YFatherAlfred Jackson BowenMotherAnn Elizabeth BowenSpouseMaggie BowenChildrenInfant BowenURLhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37685583
3. ↑ This biography is a Work In Progress and will be updated from time to time until completed. Written by William Kenneth Bowen, nephew of Wiilliam Wright Bowen, grandson of Alfred Jackson Bowen, SR. and son of Alfred Jackson "A J" Bowen, JR., Thursday, March 19, 2015.
4. ↑ Birth date: Mar 1891 Birth place: Georgia Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Sink Hole, Bulloch, Georgia
5. ↑ Birth date: 1891 Birth place: Georgia Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Sink Hole, Bulloch, Georgia
6. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Longview, Tattnall, Georgia; Roll: T625_277; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 160
7. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Longview, Tattnall, Georgia; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2340121
8. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Longview, Tattnall, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00711; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 132-17
9. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 NameWright W BowenGenderMaleResidence Year1951Street Address08 E 32dResidence PlaceSavannah, Georgia, USAOccupationCarp HllSpouseMaggie H BowenPublication TitleSavannah, Georgia, City Directory, 1951
10. ↑ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 NameWilliam Wright BowenRaceCaucasianMarital StatusMarriedBirth Date27 Dec 1889Birth PlaceGeorgia, USAStreet AddressManassasResidence PlaceTattnall, Georgia, USA
11. ↑ Georgia Deaths, 1919-98 Birth Dateabt 1890Death Date1952-04-13County of DeathChathamGenderMaleRaceWhiteAge62County of ResidenceChatham