Roy Lee Bowen (1887 - 1957)

Born 12 Oct 1887 in Crystal Township, Montcalm, Michigan, United States

Husband of Ora May (Ehl) Bowen — married 25 Jun 1905 (to 3 Oct 1957) in Rolland Township, Isabella, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Roy L Bowen was born in 1887.^[1]

Roy married Ora May Ehl on 25 June 1905 in Rolland Township, Isabella County, Michigan.^[2] They lived in Crystal, Montcalm County, Michigan, where Roy worked out in farm labor.^[3] By 1918 he was farming for himself.^[4] In 1920 they rented a farm in Carson City, Montcalm County, Michigan.^[5] In 1930 they rented a farm in Orange Township, Kalkaska County, Michigan.^[6] In 1940 Roy labored in road work.^[7]

Roy died unexpectedly at the home of his son on 1699 Perry Street near Holland on Thursday, 3 October 1957. Funeral services were held Monday, October 7, at the Spencer Church of Christ with Rev. Donald Lahman.^[8] He was buried at Lodi Cemetery, Kalkaska County, Michigan.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSMJ-2VK : accessed 10 March 2021), Roy Bowen in household of William Bowen, Belding city Ward 1 & 3, Ionia, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 26, sheet 1B, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,717.
2. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCBG-TMN : 17 January 2020), Roy L Bowen, 1905.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLR6-KX8 : accessed 10 March 2021), Roy ? Brown, Crystal, Montcalm, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 147, sheet 12B, family 252, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 665; FHL microfilm 1,374,678.
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6XJ-CX6 : 23 February 2021), Roy Lee Bowen, 1917-1918.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZQV-BV4 : 2 February 2021), Roy L Bowen, 1920.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQB6-R44 : accessed 10 March 2021), Roy L Bowen, Orange, Kalkaska, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 1B, line 56, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 999; FHL microfilm 2,340,734.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4LB-JCC : 10 January 2021), Roy L Bowen, Orange Township, Kalkaska, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 40-11, sheet 5B, line 56, family 93, 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 1774.
8. ↑ "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPY-YHZR : 1 April 2020), Roy L Bowen, 1957; citing , , Michigan, United States, Obituary, Grand Rapids Public Library, Michigan; FHL microfilm 7,593,947.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 March 2021), memorial page for Roy L. Bowen (13 Apr 1887–3 Oct 1957), Find A Grave: Memorial #49869307, citing Lodi Cemetery, Kalkaska County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Sheryl (contributor 47234473).