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Thomas Hardin 'Tom' Bowles[1]

Male 1855 - 1936  (81 years)


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  • Name Thomas Hardin 'Tom' Bowles 
    Born 5 Mar 1855  Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 Oct 1936  Franklin Co., Virignia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Buleah Church Cemetery, Sontag, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4945  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2024 

    Father John M. 'Jack' Bowles,   b. 1817, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mary M. Edwards,   b. 1822, Amelia or Lunenburg Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 17 Dec 1842  Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1804  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Martha Sarah Williams,   b. Jan 1856, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1892, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 36 years) 
    Married 22 Nov 1877  Franklin, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Jane Bowles,   b. 2 Oct 1878, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1953, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     2. Della Texas Bowles,   b. 10 Aug 1880, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1912, Vinton Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
     3. John Henry Bowles,   b. 7 Dec 1882, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1939, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     4. Elizabeth Catherine 'Lizzie' Bowles,   b. 1 Mar 1885, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1968, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     5. Lora Lee Bowles,   b. 8 May 1887, Franklin Co., Viriginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1944, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     6. Laura Alice Bowles,   b. 1890, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1919  (Age 29 years)
     7. 'Willie', William David Bowles,   b. 3 Jul 1892, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1964, Roanoke Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F1802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 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 
    Children 
     1. Thomas McNeil Bowles,   b. 12 Aug 1894, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1957, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    +2. James Edward Bowles,   b. 7 Aug 1896, Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1963, Roanoke, Viriginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     3. Annie Esther Bowles,   b. 9 Jan 1899, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1971, Martinsville, Henry Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     4. Ben Otie Bowles,   b. 25 Apr 1901, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1960, Falls Mills, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     5. George Wiley Bowles,   b. 31 Dec 1903, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1987, Rocky Mount Hospital, Rocky Mount, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     6. Judson Taylor Bowles,   b. 6 Nov 1905, Franklin Co.,Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1992, Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     7. Judy Louisa Bowles,   b. 23 Dec 1907, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1915, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 7 years)
     8. Wade Nelson Bowles,   b. 18 Apr 1910, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1977, Roanoke Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     9. Elizabeth Catherine 'Bessie Mae' Bowles,   b. 23 Mar 1912, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 2001, Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     10. Lewis Franklin Bowles,   b. 6 Sep 1914, Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1980, Richmond Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2024 
    Family ID F1803  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Mary Alice Bowles-Obit
    Mary Alice Bowles-Obit
    The Roanoke World News
    Jan 15, 1954

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40671407.
      Thomas Hardin ?Tom? Bowles
      Birth 5 Mar 1855
      Death 17 Oct 1936 (aged 81)
      Burial
      Beulah Cemetery
      Franklin County, Virgini
      Spouse

      Thomas Hardin "Tom" Bowles

      1855?1936

      Children

      Thomas McNeil Bowles, 1894?1957
      James Edward Bowles, 1896?1963
      Annie Ester Bowles Williams, 1899?1971
      Ben Otie Bowles, 1901?1960
      George Wiley Bowles, 1903?1987
      Judson Taylor Bowles Sr, 1905?1992
      Judy Louise Bowles, 1907?1914
      Wade Nelson Bowles, 1910?1977
      Bessie M Bowles Belcher, 1912?2001
      Lewis Franklin Bowles, 1914?1980

    2. [S211] State Select Marriages, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/174744:62154.
      Name Mary A Anderson
      Race White
      Age 21
      Birth Date abt 1872
      Marriage License Place Franklin
      Marriage Date 10 Oct 1893
      Marriage Place Virginia, USA
      Person performing the Ceremony S Y Mason
      Parent 1 Nathaniel Anderson
      Parent 2 Louisa Anderson
      Spouse
      Thomas Bowles