Grace Sharp (Bowman) George (1889 - 1978)

Born 24 Jul 1889 in Faifley, Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Daughter of William Bowman and Grace Sharp (Duncan) Bowman

Wife of Charles Edwin George — married 12 Apr 1919 in San Francisco, California, USA

Descendants

Died 11 Jan 1978 at age 88 in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, USA

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Biography

Grace (Bowman) George migrated from Scotland to Virginia, United States.

Grace Sharp Bowman was born 24 July 1889 to William and Grace Duncan Bowman in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Her entire family worked in the shipbuilding industry, first in Scotland and later in Virginia.

She attended school through the second year of high school. After school she worked in the Singer Sewing Machine factory.

Grace moved in 1915 to the United States. Her parents and most siblings also immigrated from 1904 to 1919, settling around Newport News, Virginia and continuing to work in the shipbuilding industry.

In 1919 she married Charles Edwin George, an immigrant from England who had served in the U.S. Army during World War I.

The couple set up household in Newport News. In 1920 they were living with Grace's parents. In 1927 they were living in Norfolk, Virginia. In January 1928 they bought a house in the village of Craddock, where they would stay until Charles died.

Charles and Grace had three children: 1. John Bennet (1920-2007), 2. William Duncan (1921-2012), 3. Grace Margaret (1926-2015).

Grace loved to work crossword puzzles and had a rich vocabulary. Her Scottish brogue delighted her grandchildren. She was also very hard of hearing in her later years.

After Charles died in 1962, Grace moved to Rome, Georgia to live with her oldest son, John.

Grace died 11 Jan 1978 in Rome. She is buried with Charles in Olive Branch Cemetery, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA in plot M-154.

Sources

• William and Grace Sharp (Duncan) Bowman Family Bible
• "Scotland Census, 1891." No 2 Cameron Pl, Old Kilpatrick, Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; household 201, line 14; 5 April 1891.
• "Scotland Census, 1901." 18 Kilbowie Rd, Old Kilpatrick, Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; household 113, line 12; 31 March 1901.
• "US Census, 1920." 302 Palen Ave, Hilton Village, Newport, Warwick, Virginia, USA; pg. 41A, family 931, dwelling 665, line 23; 19 February 1920.
• "US Census, 1930." 108 Channing Ave, Deep Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA; pg. 23B, family 565, dwelling 561, line 97; 25 April 1930.
• "US Census, 1940." 108 Channing Ave, Deep Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA; pg. 17A, family 362, line 13; 23 April 1940.
• "1950 United States Census," Enumeration District 65-26, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, Sheet 75, Line 3, Grace B. George. Link
• "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJ44-6MG : 6 December 2014), Grace Bowman, 06 Oct 1915; citing departure port Liverpool, arrival port New York, ship name Cameronia, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Hill Directory Company. Norfolk, Virginia, City Directory, 1927, pg. 570. "George Chas E (Grace S) electn h613 County" Street, Norfolk, Virginia.
• Georgia Department of Human Resources, Vital Records Unit. Certificate of Death, Floyd County; Grace Bowman George, 11 January 1978.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 June 2019), memorial page for Grace Bowman George (24 Jul 1889–11 Jan 1978), Find A Grave: Memorial #34138747, citing Olive Branch Cemetery, Portsmouth, Portsmouth City, Virginia, USA; Maintained by B George (contributor 47859622).
• DNA: Paternal and maternal relationship is confirmed by a 23andMe test match between Bennet George and KHS, second cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are William Bowman and Grace Sharp Duncan, their great-grandparents. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: Second Cousin, based on sharing 150 cM across 10 segments.