Roscoe Link1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

M, b. March 31, 1901, d. May 3, 1988
FatherDavid Wesley Link7,6,8,9 b. March 28, 1864, d. August 5, 1943
MotherLucy Mary Conner6,7,8,9 b. May 18, 1867, d. March 22, 1938
     His Social Security Number was 719-03-9854.2 Roscoe Link was buried at Wilson Cemetery, Daniel's Run Road (Rt. 661), Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia.3,4,5 He was born on March 31, 1901 at Floyd Co., Virginia.2,3,4,5,7,6 He married Audrey Hall, daughter of John Wesley Hall and Flora Virginia Whitenack, on March 6, 1921 at Floyd Co., Virginia.6,7 Roscoe Link died on May 3, 1988 at Montgomery Co., Virginia, at age 87.2,3,4,5,7

Census Records

1910Dwelling 112, District 52, Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia8
1920Dwelling 13, District 101, Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia9
1930Dwelling 49, District 14, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia10
1940Dwelling 54, District 61-17, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia11

Occupation

1930Repairman for N & W Railroad10
1940Railroad shop repairman helper11

Family

Audrey Hall b. January 2, 1905, d. June 27, 1982
Marriage*Roscoe Link married Audrey Hall, daughter of John Wesley Hall and Flora Virginia Whitenack, on March 6, 1921 at Floyd Co., Virginia.6,7 
Children

Citations

  1. [S11] Effie King Brown, Descendants of John King 1759-1843.
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  3. [S292] Rena Worthen & Margarette Tynan, Floyd Co. Virginia Cemetery Inscriptions, Volume 1.
  4. [S920] Paul Craghead, Wilson Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.
  5. [S137] Unidentified Newspaper Article or Funeral Home Information, From an unidentified funeral home Pamphlet for Roscoe Link.
  6. [S8] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 4, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  7. [S349] Erma C. Sowers, A Report on the Descendants of Henry Iddings and Abigail Richardson.
  8. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Bernard Wesley Link obituary in the Jun 2, 1997 edition.
  13. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Jerry Lynn Link obituary in the Apr 6, 2008 edition.
  14. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Edna Link Beckelhimer obituary in the Apr 8, 2009 edition.
  15. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Percy Lynwood Link obituary in the Feb 23, 2011 edition.
  16. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  17. [S557] VA Montgomery Co., Register 3, Montgomery Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  18. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Linda Joyce Beckelhimer obituary in the Jan 11, 2017 edition.
  19. [S13] Floyd Co., Virginia Court House, Book 6, Floyd Co., Virginia Marriage Records.
  20. [S5149] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014.
  21. [S102] Roanoke Times, From the Kathleen Vest Link obituary in the Apr 16, 2004 edition.

William Francis Bowen1,2

M, b. October 15, 1859, d. December 9, 1957
     William Francis Bowen was buried at Riverview Cemetery, Oxford, Chenango Co., New York.2 He was born on October 15, 1859 at Patterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey.3,4 He married Cora E. Wright in 1898.2,5 William Francis Bowen married Dora Myrtle Conner, daughter of Thomas Unknown and Mary Isabel "Sis" Conner, on December 19, 1906 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.6,4,7 William Francis Bowen died on December 9, 1957 at Binghamton, Broome Co., New York, at age 98.7 He Princeton, Dec 9 - W. F. Bowen, 98, formerly of the Beckley Road, died this morning in Binghamton, N.Y., after a five week illness. He had resided in New York for the past five years. His wife, the former Dora Conner, preceded him in death in 1951. Survivors include eight sons, Lynn of Ateto, N.Y., George of Binghamton, N.Y., James of Bainbridge, N.Y., Frank, Delbert, and Pete, all of Wilmington, Del., Douglas of Jacksonville, Fla., and Bill Bowen of Princeton, and two daughters, Ruby of Unadilla, N.Y., and Lillian of Princeton. The funeral and burial will be in New York. on December 10, 1957.7

Census Records

1910Dwelling 329, District 481, Ward 15, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania8
1930Dwelling 388, District 19, East River, Mercer Co., West Virginia9
1940Dwelling 377, District 28-34, East River, Mercer Co., West Virginia10

Occupation

1910Car shop carpenter8
1930Janitor9

Family 1

Cora E. Wright b. June, 1869, d. 1902
Marriage*William Francis Bowen married Cora E. Wright in 1898.2,5 

Family 2

Dora Myrtle Conner b. May 31, 1889, d. June 28, 1952
Marriage*William Francis Bowen married Dora Myrtle Conner, daughter of Thomas Unknown and Mary Isabel "Sis" Conner, on December 19, 1906 at Bluefield, Mercer Co., West Virginia.6,4,7 
Children

Citations

  1. [S187] Patricia Heathcoe, "William Francis Bowen," e-mail to Scott Schaffer, Oct 26, 2003.
  2. [S233] Patricia Heathcoe, "Cora Wright," e-mail to Scott Schaffer, Dec 22, 2003.
  3. [S188] Princeton Observer, Princeton Observer - Princeton, West Virginia that states he is the oldest subscriber to the paper and that he just celebrated his 97th birthday on October 15, 1956.
  4. [S996] West Virginia Division of Culture and History, online http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/, From the Bowen-Conner marriage record.
  5. [S1954] Cook Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1516731/person/-1928082895?ssrc=
  6. [S705] Scotland-Stewart, online http://www.scotland-stewart.com/features.html
  7. [S1863] Beckley Post Herald, From the W. F. Bowen obituary in the Dec 10, 1957 edition.
  8. [S205] National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S1863] Beckley Post Herald, From the Lillian Ardella Hill obituary in the Dec 11, 1964 edition.
  12. [S5759] Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Birth Certificates, 1906-1911.
  13. [S5130] Virginia Department of Health, Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014.
  14. [S5223] Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

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.