William and Margaret's Children
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1) Ira Edgar Bowman:
see separate personal page
2) Alpha Odus Bowman:
born 25 Oct 1882 Martin Co, IN;
died 18 Dec 1956 Washington, Daviess, IN;
obituary;
cause of death: carcinoma of prostate (cannot
find death certificate);
buried Walnut Hill Cemetery, Odon, Daviess, IN;
tombstone photo;
WWI and WWII draft
registration cards;
news articles regarding Alpha's family;
Social Security
record for Alpha; census
records for Alpha;
photos including Alpha;
signature:
;
married Hazel Elodie McGee on 26 Jun 1907 Daviess Co, IN;
(born 25 Feb 1887
New Lenox, Will, IL;
died 07 Mar 1964
Indianapolis, Marion, IN; obituary;
death certificate; cause of death:
chronic myocarditis;
buried Walnut Hill
Cemetery, Odon, Daviess, IN;
tombstone photo;
photo of Hazel and her son Rex;
daughter of
William W McGee (born 12 Mar 1852 OH-15 Oct 1906) and
Alice E Armstrong
(born 14 Feb 1854 IN-25 Jul 1937); William and Alice buried
Walnut Hill Cemetery, Odon, Daviess, IN;
tombstone photos);
wedding announcement
and marriage certificate for Alpha and Hazel;
letters written by
Hazel when she and Alpha were homesteading in CO;
children:
1) Donald McGee Bowman
- born 21 May 1908;
died 21 Aug 1910 Daviess Co, IN; obituary;
cause of death: illic colitis;
buried Walnut Hill Cemetery, Odon, Daviess, IN;
tombstone photo;
census records for Donald;
2) Rex Alpha Bowman -
born 03 Sep 1911 McClave, Bent, CO;
died 22 Sep 1966 Evansville, Vanderburgh, IN; obituary;
death certificate; cause of death:
self-inflicted gunshot wound to head, brain damage;
buried Walnut Hill Cemetery, Odon, Daviess, IN;
tombstone photo;
U.S.
Navy - WWII; WWII draft record; Odon, Indiana Veteran's
Memorial;
photo of Rex and his mother Hazel;
photo of High School class of 1931; census records
for Rex;
married Martha Jean Seal on 25 Jan 1933 Marion Co, IN
(born 02 Oct 1914 Odon, Daviess, IN; birth
certificate;
died 07 May 1976 Indianapolis, Marion, IN;
obituary;
death certificate;
cause of death: cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction;
buried Walnut Hill Cemetery, Odon, Daviess, IN;
tombstone photo;
photo of High School class of 1932;
daughter of Julian Lee Seal (22 Sep 1870 IN-05 Nov 1954) and Jennie Cropp
(26 Aug 1875 IN-24 Apr 1959);
Julian and Jennie buried St Joseph Cemetery, Bramble, Martin, IN;
tombstone photo);
marriage record for Rex and Jean;
children:
1) Byron Kay Bowman - born 31 Aug 1933 Odon, Daviess, IN; birth
certificate;
died 31 Aug 1933 Daviess Co, IN;
obituary;
buried Walnut Hill Cemetery, Odon, Daviess, IN - unmarked,
section C
2) David Bowman - born c. 1940-1943 likely IN;
died
May 1976-Sep 2012 (Based on being alive and in Florida when
his mother died in 1976,
but dead by the time of his nephew Christopher's death.
We can find no further information.)
married?; children?
3) Terry Rex Bowman - born 24
Oct 1943 Daviess Co, IN;
died 18 Dec 2013; death record;
obituary extraction;
photo of Terry;
married Linda Lou Sims on 21 Jun 1964 Elnora, Daviess, IN
(living?; Linda married (2) Richard Baker on 14 Oct 1989
Marion Co, IN);
marriage record for Terry and Linda;
divorced;
children:
1) Gregory Rex Bowman - living?;
married
Belinda Suzette Hernandez on 28 Nov 1986 Norfolk, VA
marriage record for Gregory
and Belinda;
children?
2) Christopher David Bowman - born 21 Aug 1966 Danville, Hendricks,
IN;
died 06 Sep 2012 possibly Morgan Co, IN; obituary;
buried Walnut Hill Cemetery, Odon, Daviess, IN;
married
Cynthia Louise Garrison on 06 May 1995 Monrovia, Morgan, IN (living?);
marriage record for Christopher
and Cynthia;
children:
1) Alex Bowman - living?; married?; children?
2) Makenzie Bowman - living?; married?; children?
3) Dorothy Joyce Bowman
- born 25 Dec 1913 McClave, Bent, CO;
photo of High School class of 1931;
died possibly 26 Mar 2002 Trenton,
Gilchrist, FL;
census records for Dorothy;
married Frederick
Charles Stephan on 26 Jun 1938 Daviess Co, IN
(born
19 Feb 1910 Grand Rapids, Kent, MI;
died
05 Oct 1970 Indianapolis, Marion, IN;
death record;
obituary;
death certificate;
cause of death: multiple injuries from auto-fixed object collision;
buried Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Fishers, Hamilton, IN;
tombstone photo;
U.S.
Army - WWII;
enlistment record;
WWII draft record;
son of Frederick Louis Stephan and Mary M Schrimp);
marriage record for Dorothy and
Frederick;
children:
1) Timothy Bowman Stephan - living?;
Timothy married (1) Susan Harriett Shannon on 20 May 1967
Indianapolis, Marion, IN (living?);
marriage record for Timothy and
Susan;
divorced Sep 1984;
children?
Timothy married (2) Rebecca Nell Snodgrass on 10 Sep 1988
Indianapolis, Marion, IN (living?);
marriage record for Timothy
and Rebecca;
children?
2) Alan Frederick Stephan - born 30
Aug 1947;
died 04 Nov 1999;
buried National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ;
tombstone photo;
U.S.
Air Force - Vietnam;
married
Kay Lynn Boyles on 19 Apr 1969 Fort Ritner, Lawrence, IN (living?);
marriage record for Alan and Kay;
children?
4) Max Larry Bowman -
born 13 Aug 1919 Odon, Daviess, IN; birth
record;
died 06 Sep 1933 Indianapolis, Marion, IN; obituary;
death certificate;
cause of death: acute cardiac dilitation during ether anesthesia, chronic
myocarditis -
during open reduction surgery for broken leg after fall;
buried Walnut Hill Cemetery, Odon, Daviess, IN;
tombstone photo ;
census records for Max
3) Nora May Bowman:
see separate personal page
4) Lora E Bowman:
born 20 Feb 1887;
died as a young child;
buried Burns City Cemetery, Burns City, Martin, IN;
tombstone photo
5) Sidney Ellsworth Bowman:
born 25 Jul 1888 Bogard Twp. Daviess Co, IN;
died 08 Mar 1975 Port Charlotte, Charlotte, FL or Sarasota Co, FL;
obituary; death records;
buried Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Port Charlotte, Charlotte, FL;
tombstone photo;
U.S.
Army - WWI (31 May 1918-09 Jul 1919);
WWI and WWII draft
registration cards; Army photo;
news articles;
census
records for Sidney;
photos including Sidney; signature:
married Arla D Myers on 09 Apr 1913 Elnora, Daviess, IN;
(born
15 Nov 1888 Epsom, Daviess, IN;
died 09 Nov
1971 Charlotte Co, FL; death record;
obituary;
buried Rest
Lawn Memorial Gardens, Port Charlotte, Charlotte, FL;
tombstone photo;
photos including Arla;
news article regarding Arla;
daughter of
Charles H Myers (10 Aug 1868 IN-1946) and Ella Ragle
(24 Nov 1868 IN-17 Mar 1940));
wedding announcement
and marriage record for Sidney and Arla;
children:
1) Thomas Sidney Bowman
(adopted) - born 09 Aug 1922 Odon, Daviess, IN;
died
13 Nov 1993 Union City, Obion, TN; obituary;
death records;
unknown
branch (09 Aug 1923- ____);
WWII draft record;
census records for
Thomas; Social
Security record;
Thomas married (1) Barbara ____ c. 1945 IN
(born (___); died possibly 24 Nov 1965);
children?
Thomas married (2) Deanna King (living?);
divorced;
children:
1) William "Bill" Bowman - living?; married?; children?
2) Linda Bowman - living?; married ____ Swann (living?); children?
6) Bernard Oral Bowman:
born 04 Oct 1890;
died 21 Sep 1891- no obituary found in Martin Co, IN;
buried Burns City Cemetery, Burns City, Martin, IN;
tombstone photo
7) Victor Virgil Bowman:
born 13 Sep 1892;
died 02 Aug 1984 Broward Co, FL; obituary;
buried Fort Lauderdale Memorial Park, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, FL;
tombstone photo;
U.S.
Army - WWI (02 Aug 1917-18 Jul 1919); WWI draft registration
card; census records
for Victor;
photos including Victor;
news articles; photo of High School class of
1911;
letter sent home from France
during the war; passport
application;
passenger list - Pacific Airlines; signature:
;
married Lea Jeanne Manteau on 21 May 1919 France
(born 23 Jan 1895 France;
photos including Jeanne;
died 10 Aug 1985 Broward Co, FL;
death notice, death records and obituary;
buried Fort Lauderdale Memorial Park, Fort Lauderdale, Broward, FL;
tombstone photo);
wedding
announcement for Victor and Lea;
children:
1) Jack Manteau Bowman
- living?; census
records for Jack;
U.S.
Navy - WWII;
married?; children?
2) Annette Yvonne Bowman
- living?; census records for
Annette;
married
Marcel Max Hurni on 04 Feb 1961 Arlington, VA (living?);
marriage record for Annette and
Marcel;
children?
8) Roland B Bowman:
born 15 Feb 1896;
photo of Roland;
died c. 1896; cause of death: tuberculosis?
9) Starlin Ermal Bowman:
see separate personal
page
10) Delphia Allegra Bowman:
see separate
personal page