Josiah Browder Bowen

1830 - 1909  (79 years)

• Name	Josiah Browder Bowen
  Born	1830	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aug 1909	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Buried	Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Death Record Name: J.B./Bowen Sex: Male Death Date: Aug 1909 Death Place: Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia Age at Death: 78y11m26d Marital Status: M
  Person ID	I12518	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Charles Bowen,   b. Abt 1802, Ohio, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sarah [Bowen],   b. Abt 1805, Ohio, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Notes	1840 Jackson, VA Charles Bowan 1m 0-5 Isaac 2m 5-10 Ezra & Josiah 2m 10-15 Elias & Andrew 1m 30-40 1f 0-5 Minerva 1f 5-10 Julie Ann 2f 15-20 Susanna & 1f 30-40 1850 Jackson, VA # 884-891 Bowen/Bowing Chas 48 M Laborer Ohio Bowing Sarah 45 F Ohio Bowing Susanna 25 F Va Bowing Elias 22 M Laborer Va Bowing Andrew 21 M Laborer Va Bowing Josiah 19 M Laborer Va Bowing Ezra 18 M Laborer Va Bowing Juliann 15 F Va Bowing Isaac 14 M Va Bowing Minerva 1? F Va Bowing Francis M 8 M Va 1860 Jackson, VA # 1092-1028 Bowen, Charles, 56 Sarah 54 Watson, Charles A, 22 John B 4 [twin] [1870, listed as Bowen] Thomas 4 [twin] " " " Nancy 2 James 5/12 1870 Grant Dist, Jackson, WV # 166 Charles, 60 Sarah 58 Watson, Clarissa M, 32 Nancy E, 10 Elizabeth J 8 Huldah M, 7
  Family ID	F4293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Malinda Sela,   b. Abt 1834, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	2 Apr 1854	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [4]
  Notes	Jackson County WV Marriage Record 4/2/1854 Josiah Bowen, 23, not known, Jackson co, parents not known Melinda Sela, 20, Jackson co, Jackson co, O Sela & S Anderson 1860 Salisbury, Meigs, OH J B Bowan 29 VA Malinda 26 VA Susan R 9 Ohio Sarah J 5 Va Chas C 3 Oh Florance 11/12 Oh 1870 Grant, Jackson, WV Bowen, Josiah B 39 VA Mary E 27 PA Sarah J 14 VA Charles C 12 OH Florence A 11 OH Frances M 6/12 m WV
  Children	1. Susan R Bowen,   b. CA 1851, Ohio, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Sarah J Bowen,   b. CA 1855, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Charles C Bowen,   b. CA 1857, Ohio, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Florence A Bowen,   b. CA 1859, Ohio, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4295	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Elizabeth Matthews,   b. 3 Aug 1843, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 8 Sep 1923, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	2 Dec 1863	Meigs County, Ohio, USA   [1, 5]
  Notes	1870 Grant, Jackson, WV Bowen, Josiah B 39 VA Mary E 27 PA Sarah J 14 VA Charles C 12 OH Florence A 11 OH Frances M 6/12 m WV 1880 Grant, Jackson, WV Bowen, Josiah 49 WV Mary E 36 WV Frances M 11 son WV WV WV James S 7 son WV WV WV Emma R 5 da WV WV WV Samuel M 1 son WVWVWV 1900 Ripley, Jackson, WV Bowen, Josiah B 9/1830 m 36y WV OH WV Mary E 8/1843 m 36y 9-7 children PA MD PA J Alice da 10/1881 WV WV PA Essie M da 11/1883 WV WV PA Ralph M son 2/1888 WV WV PA 1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV Bowen, Mary E 66 wd 9-7 children PA MD PA McCracken, Jerome sil 38 m1-0y OH OH WV Julia da 28 m2- 0y 2-1 child WV PA WV Heavelin, Ralph gs 7 WV OH WV 1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV Bowen, Mary E 76 wd PA MD PA Ralph son 31 WV WV PA Stahl, Julia A da 38 wd WV WV PA Heavilin, Ralph gs 16 WV OH WV Birth Record Name: Julia Alice Bowen Birth Date: 31 Oct 1881 Birth Place: Nesselroad, Jackson, West Virginia Sex: Female Mother: Mary Elizabeth Mathew, 38, born Pittsburg, PA Father: Josiah Browder Bowen, 51, born Jackson co, WV, farmer & shoe maker Child #6, one boy died before she was born Signed Julia Alice Bowen Phillips
  Children	1. Francis Marion Bowen,   b. 8 Dec 1869, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 21 Feb 1954, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 84 years)   2. James S Bowen,   b. 7 Sep 1872, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Emma R Bowen,   b. CA 1875, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Samuel M Bowen,   b. CA 1878, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Julia Alice Bowen,   b. 31 Oct 1881, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Essie M Bowen,   b. 29 Nov 1883, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Ralph M Bowen,   b. 11 Feb 1888, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F27051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Bowen, Josiah B. Bowen, Josiah B. Father 1830 - 1909

  
  

• Sources

  [S1205] Census. [S7] Gravestone. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S13] Marriage Records, Meigs Co, OH.