Person:William Bowen (61)

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William Reece Bowen
b.31 Oct 1864 Missouri
m. 11 Jul 1863
  1. William Reece Bowen1864 - 1928
  2. Emma M. BowenAbt 1866 - 1952
  3. George Washington BowenAbt 1869 - 1948
  4. Lillie BowenAbt 1874 - 1910
m. 14 Feb 1892
  1. Evelyn E. Bowen1892 - 1983
  2. Lenore Bowen1894 - 1964
m. 17 Apr 1899
  1. Inella Bowen1900 - 1973
  2. William Orin Bowen1901 - 1967
  3. Laura Lois Bowen1903 - 1982
  4. Theodore Roosevelt Bowen1905 - 1954
Facts and Events
Name William Reece Bowen
Gender Male
Birth[1] 31 Oct 1864 Missouri
Census? 1880 Visalia, Tulare, California
Marriage 14 Feb 1892 Tulare County, Californiato Nora Willis
Marriage 17 Apr 1899 Tulare County, Californiato Jessie Etta Tatman
Census? 1900 Visalia, Tulare, California
Census? 1910 Visalia, Tulare, California
Death[2] 16 Oct 1928 Visalia, Tulare, California
Burial? Oct 1928 Visalia City Cemetery, Visalia, Tulare, California

1925 Tulare County Directory-Visalia

Bowen, Mrs. Jessie, Ladies Furnishings, 114 N. Court, h. 121 N. Encina Bowen, Theo R., helper, W. R. Bowen, h. 121 N. Encina Bowen, W. Orland (Mildred F.) helper W.R. Bowen, h. 121 N. Encina Heberling, Floyd R., Laura L., book keeper, Visalia Plan. Mill, h. 119 N. Johnson

1928 Tulare County Directory-Visalia

Bowen, Mrs. Jessie E., art needle work, 114 N. Court, h. 121 N. Encina Bowen, W. Rease, Jessie E., h. 121 N. Encina Heberling, Floyd R., (Laura L.), book keeper, Studebaker Garage, h. 209 N. Willis


Willis, Nora Bowen, Wm. R. Feb. 14, 1892 F-44 http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/tulare/tckcb4.htm

W.R. Bowen Is Summoned

  Death came to w. R. Bowen, well-know retired business man of this city at 11:30 this morning following several years of ill health.  His death came suddenly, being taken seriously ill late yesterday after a trip down town.
  Born in Missouri on October 31, 1864, the deceased has been a resident of Visalia for the past ? years.  For many years he was the owner of a livery stable, later being engaged in the garage business, until he was forced to retire on account of poor health.  He would have reached his sixty-fourth birthday anniversary on the last day of this month.
  He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jessie Bowen, whom he married in Visalia 30 years ago, by two daughters Mrs. Floyd Heberling of this city, Mrs. Joe e. Joseph of Los Angeles; two sons, Orland Bowen of Medera and Ted Bowen of Ontario; two daughters by a former marriage, Mrs. Kenneth Darling of San Francisco and Mrs. Fed Weisberger of Santa Rosa.  His parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Bowen, a beother, George Bowen and a sister Mrs. B. F. Crowell, all of Oakland also survive.
  He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America Lodge.
  Funeral services will be conducted from Hadley and Locey parlors on Thursday afternoon at 2:30.  Interment will be made in the Visalia city cemetery.

Visalia Times Delta (Visalia, Tulare, California) 16 Oct. 1928.

References
  1. Obituary in Visalia Times Delta, Visalia, California.
  2. California Death Index.