William Ellis "Bill" Bowen1,2

M, b. October 26, 1907, d. September 3, 1978
FatherWilliam Francis Bowen3,4,5,6,7 b. October 15, 1859, d. December 9, 1957
MotherDora Myrtle Conner3,4,5,6,7 b. May 31, 1889, d. June 28, 1952
     His Social Security Number was 235-07-1322.8 William Ellis "Bill" Bowen was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.2 He was born on October 26, 1907 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.3,8,2 He married Violet Elizabeth Clemson on March 6, 1932 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.1 William Ellis "Bill" Bowen died on September 3, 1978 at Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, at age 70.2

Census Records

1910Dwelling 329, District 481, Ward 15, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania5
1930Dwelling 388, District 19, East River, Mercer Co., West Virginia4
1940Dwelling 378, District 28-34, East River, Mercer Co., West Virginia9

Occupation

1930Truck driver4
1940Service station operator9

Family

Violet Elizabeth Clemson b. May 13, 1910, d. March 5, 1979
Marriage*William Ellis "Bill" Bowen married Violet Elizabeth Clemson on March 6, 1932 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.1 
Children

Citations

  1. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Bowen-Clemson marriage record.
  2. [S2241] Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Mercer Co., WV, online http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=conner&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=52&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=52527626&CRid=79747&df=all&
  3. [S705] Scotland-Stewart, online http://www.scotland-stewart.com/features.html
  4. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S1863] Beckley Post Herald, From the Lillian Ardella Hill obituary in the Dec 11, 1964 edition.
  7. [S1863] Beckley Post Herald, From the W. F. Bowen obituary in the Dec 10, 1957 edition.
  8. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  9. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S345] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, From the William Ellis Bowen, Jr. obituary in the Jul 21, 2010 edition.
  11. [S1954] Cook Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1516731/person/-1928082895?ssrc=
  12. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.

Vinton Edward "Pete" Bowen1,2,3,4

M, b. November 1, 1909, d. May 13, 1983
FatherWilliam Francis Bowen5,6,4,7 b. October 15, 1859, d. December 9, 1957
MotherDora Myrtle Conner5,6,4,7 b. May 31, 1889, d. June 28, 1952
     His Social Security Number was 538-09-1011.8 Vinton Edward "Pete" Bowen married Ethel Mae Gemberling.1 Vinton Edward "Pete" Bowen was born on November 1, 1909 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania.8,5,2,4 He married Elizabeth Palmatier on February 18, 1943 at Lanesboro, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.9,3 Vinton Edward "Pete" Bowen died on May 13, 1983 at Doylestown, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania, at age 73.9

Census Records

1910Dwelling 329, District 481, Ward 15, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania6
1940Dwelling 377, District 28-34, East River, Mercer Co., West Virginia7

Occupation

1940Odd jobs common laborer7

Family 1

Ethel Mae Gemberling b. September 15, 1918, d. June 15, 2009
Marriage*Vinton Edward "Pete" Bowen married Ethel Mae Gemberling.1 
Child
  • Wayne Bowen1

Family 2

Elizabeth Palmatier b. June 26, 1903, d. August 20, 1972
Marriage*Vinton Edward "Pete" Bowen married Elizabeth Palmatier on February 18, 1943 at Lanesboro, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.9,3 
Child
  • Shirley Bowen1

Citations

  1. [S1953] Intelligencer/Record, From the Ethel Mae Bowen obituary in the Jun 21, 2009 edition.
  2. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  3. [S6302] Salt Lake City, UT Marriage Records. Pennsylvania Marriages. FamilySearch, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  4. [S5759] Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906-1911.
  5. [S705] Scotland-Stewart, online http://www.scotland-stewart.com/features.html
  6. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  9. [S1954] Cook Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1516731/person/-1928082895?ssrc=