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James Edward Bowles

James Edward Bowles[1]

Male 1896 - 1963  (66 years)

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  • Name James Edward Bowles 
    Born 7 Aug 1896  Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 May 1963  Roanoke, Viriginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Franklin Memorial Park, Rocky Mount, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4936  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2024 

    Father Thomas Hardin 'Tom' Bowles,   b. 5 Mar 1855, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1936, Franklin Co., Virignia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Mary Alice "Sweet" Anderson,   b. 30 May 1872, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1954, Roanoke Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 10 Oct 1893  Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1803  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Alice Baker,   b. 27 Oct 1902, Vinton Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1992, Vinton Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 10 Dec 1919 
    Children 
    +1. Living
     2. Alice Elizabeth Bowles,   b. 19 Jan 1921, Vinton Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Clyde Wilson Bowles,   b. 10 Sep 1922, Hardy, Bedford Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 2014, Boones Mill Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     4. James Harvey Bowles,   b. 2 Aug 1924, Vinton Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1972, Salem Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     5. Judson Lee Bowles,   b. 9 Sep 1926, Vinton Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 2016, Cloverdale, Botetourt County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     6. Alma Margaret Bowles,   b. 9 Aug 1935, Snowcreek, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Clara Judith Bowles,   b. 24 Jan 1937, Snowcreek, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Kenneth Gerald Bowles,   b. 24 Dec 1946, Roanoke Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2014 
    Family ID F1801  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
    James Edward Bowles-Obit
    James Edward Bowles-Obit
    The Roanoke Times
    May 12, 1963

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45697136.
      James Edward Bowles
      Birth: Aug. 7, 1896, Snow Creek, Franklin Co., VA
      Death: May 11, 1963, Goodview, Bedford Co., VA
      Parents:
      Thomas Hardin Bowles (1855 - 1936)
      Mary Alice Anderson Bowles (1872 - 1954)
      Spouse:
      Margaret Alice Baker Bowles (1902 - 1992)
      Children:
      Clyde Wilson Bowles (1922 - 2014)
      James Harvey Bowles (1924 - 1972)
      Siblings:
      Children of Mary Alice Anderson and Tom Bowles
      Mary Jane Bowles Byrd (1878 - 1953)**
      Della Texas Bowles Dunman (1880 - 1912)**
      John Henry Bowles (1882 - 1939)**
      Elizabeth C Bowles Amos (1885 - 1968)**
      Lora Lee Bowles Eames (1887 - 1944)**
      Laura A Bowles (1890 - 1915)**
      William David Bowles (1892 - 1964)**

      Children of Martha S. Williams and Tom Bowles:
      Thomas McNeil Bowles (1894 - 1957)*
      James Edward Bowles (1896 - 1963)
      Annie Ester Bowles Williams (1899 - 1971)*
      Ben Oley Bowles (1901 - 1960)*
      George Wiley Bowles (1903 - 1987)*
      Judson Taylor Bowles (1905 - 1992)*
      Judy Louise Bowles (1907 - 1914)*
      Wade Nelson Bowles (1910 - 1977)*
      Bessie M Bowles Belcher (1912 - 2001)*
      Lewis Franklin Bowles (1914 - 1980)*
      Edwards for his Grandmother