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John Henry Bowles[1]

Male 1882 - 1939  (56 years)


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  • Name John Henry Bowles 
    Born 7 Dec 1882  Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Mar 1939  Franklin Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4949  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 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 
    Family ID F1802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    John Henry Bowles-Obit
    John Henry Bowles-Obit
    The Danville Bee
    Mar15,1939

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61381175.
      John Henry Bowles
      Birth: Dec. 7, 1882
      Death: Mar. 13, 1939
      Parents:
      Thomas Hardin Bowles (1855 - 1936)
      Martha S. Williams Bowles
      Spouse:
      Rosa Mae Eames Bowles (1882 - 1955)
      Children:
      Frank Robertson Bowles (1904 - 1981)
      Lester Henry Bowles (1908 - 1951)
      Walter Clarie Bowles (1911 - 1990)
      Charlie Raymond Bowles (1913 - 1989)
      John Wilford Bowles (1914 - 1995)
      James David Bowles (1917 - 2006)
      Flora Mae Bowles Oakes (1919 - 1988)
      Giles Randolph Bowles (1925 - 2011)
      MARTINSVILLE DAILY BULLETIN, Martinsville, Va., Tue., March 14, 1939, p. 1, col. 5 edited.
      John H. Bowles, 61, farmer and prominent citizen of Snow Creek, passed away at his home yesterday following a long illness. He is survived by his wife, eight sons, L. H., W. C., Raymond, Wilford and James of Martinsville, Frank, Giles and O. T. of Snow Creek, and one daughter, Mrs. Herman Oakes of Snow Creek. Funeral services will be conducted this afternoon at Mount Carmel Church.
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      [Ref. FRANKLIN COUNTY, VA., CEMETERIES, Compiled by The Franklin County Heritage Society, p. 43, Mount Carmel Church cemetery, Rt. 632, 2 miles from Rt. 890: J. H. Bowles, 12/7/1882 - 3/13/1939
      source: Bruce Locke.