James
Milan
Bowen
Born in Madison, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Myron H Bowen
and Martha Jane (Shay) Bowen
Husband of
Harriet Elvira (Ten Eyck) Bowen
— married
19 Jan 1876 in Hudson Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
Father of
Martha Cornelia (Bowen) Barclay and Alice Louisa (Bowen) Colyer
Died
at age 75
in Wheatland, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jun 2021
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Biography
The son of Myron Bowen and Martha (Shay) Bowen, James was born in Adrian in 1850.[citation needed] His family farmed in Madison Township, in Lenawee County,[1] residing in Pittsford Township in 1870.[2] James Bowen married Harriet Elvira Ten Eyck (1856-1942), the daughter of Albert ten Eyck and Cornelia B. Hill, marrying in Hudson, Michigan on January 19, 1876.[3] Their children included:
- Martha Cornelia (Bowen) Barclay (1877-1954)
- Cora Bowen (1879-)
- Alice Louisa Bowen (1880-1958)
In 1880, they lived in Rollin Township, in Lenawee County, where James worked as a day laborer.[4] By 1900, they lived in Pittsford Township, in Hillsdale County, with James working as a farm laborer.[5][6] In 1920, residing in Wheatland Township, he worked as a farm laborer at a neighboring farm.[7]
James Bowen passed away in Wheatland Township, Michigan at the age of 76[8][9] and is buried at Maple Grove Cemetery in Hudson, Michigan.[10]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW69-93D : 18 February 2021), James Bowen in entry for Miran H Bowen, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHH2-2S3 : 29 May 2021), James Bowen in entry for Myson Bowen, 1870.
- ↑ Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 13; Film Description: 1876 Gladwin-1876 Washtenaw. Ancestry.com. Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 9093 #933321 with attached Image
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSP-294 : 14 January 2022), James M. Bowen, Rollin, Lenawee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSMZ-6CD : accessed 31 July 2022), Jas Bowen, Pittsford township, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 94, sheet 13A, family 343, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,713.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:9FCK-WJD : accessed 31 July 2022), Household of James M Bowen, Pittsford, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 113, sheet 3A, family 52, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 649; FHL microfilm 1,374,662.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:M8GS-CMD : 2 February 2021), Household of James Bowen, 1920.
- ↑ "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:9MKQ-NN11 : 13 March 2018), Entry for James M Bowen, 25 Sep 1926; citing Wheatland, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States; 01675; Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,725.
- ↑ "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGPY-284Y : 12 November 2021), James Milan Bowen, 1926; citing Obituary, Grand Rapids Public Library, Michigan; FHL microfilm 2,247,065.
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2G-KC77 : 24 February 2022), James M Bowen, Burial, Hudson, Lenawee, Michigan, United States of America, Maple Grove Cemetery. Find A Grave: Memorial #74028537
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