West Virginia Pioneers

George Briscoe Bowles

Male 1859 - 1946  (86 years)


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  • Name George Briscoe Bowles 
    Born 22 Aug 1859  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Feb 1946  Fayette County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Name: George B. Bowles
      Sex:
      Death Date: 01 Feb 1946
      Death Place: Fayette, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 87y5m10d
      Burial Place:
      Burial Date:
      Cemetery: Teays Cem, St Albans, WV
      Funeral Home:
      Birth Date: 8/22/1859
      Birth Place: Ripley, Jackson Co, WV
      Marital Status: widowed
      Spouse: Margaret Belle Lilly
      Occupation: coal miner
      Address:
      Residence: Glen Jean
      Mother: Mary Rayburn
      Mother's Birth Place: Mason Co, WV
      Father: Rev. M. V. Bowles
      Father's Birth Place: Ripley, Jackson Co, WV
      Informant:Mary Ellen Hutchinson, Glen Jean, WV
    Person ID I4903  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2010 

    Father Martin V Bowles,   b. Abt 1838, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Mary Rayburn,   b. Abt 1838, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 4 Nov 1858  Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 11/4/1858 at Jacob Kessel's, Putnam co
      Place: Putnam, West Virginia, United States
      Martin V Bowles, 20, Jackson, Jackson
      Mary Raybourn, 20, Mason, Putnam

      1860 Jackson, VA # 308-283
      Martin V, 21
      Mary, 21
      George B, 9/12

      1870 Mill Creek Dist, Jackson, WV # 56
      Martin V, 31
      Mary, 31
      George R, 10
      Joseph S, 9
      Thomas J, 7
      Nancy M, 4
      Sebastian C, 2
      Mary B, 23
      Herodias C, 1

      1880 E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia
      Martin V. BOWLES Self M M W 42 VA
      Mary BOWLES Wife F M W 42 VA
      Geo. B. BOWLES Son M S W 20 VA
      Jas. S. BOWLES Son M S W 18 VA
      Thos. J. BOWLES Son M S W 16 WV
      Nancy M. BOWLES Dau F S W 14 WV
      Sebastian C. BOWLES Son M S W 12 WV
      Luelie E. BOWLES Dau F S W 9 WV
      Jas. Lauck BOWLES Son M S W 7 WV
      Leftridge M. BOWLES Son M S W 5 WV
      Pearl BOWLES Dau F S W 2 WV
    Family ID F6574  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Martha T Reynolds,   b. Aug 1858, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1888, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 29 years) 
    Married 7 Sep 1880  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • 1900 Cross Lanes, Kanawha, WV
      Bowles, George 8/1859 m 12y
      Margaret B 9/1866 m 12y 5-4 children
      William A 6/1881
      Mary E 7/1883
      Alvie B 11/1890
      Hattie A 1/1893
      Lillie M 5/1895
      Martin G 1/1899

      1920 Union, Putnam, WV # 90-94 all WVWVWV
      Bowles, GB 60 wd
      William A son 37 s
      Martin G son 20
      Sylvia da 18

      1930 Union, Putnam, WV # 199
      Bowles, George B 70 wd wVWVWV
      William A son 48 s WVWVWV
    Children 
     1. William Alonzo Bowles,   b. 8 Jun 1881, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mary E Bowles,   b. 30 Jul 1883, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1647  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Margaret Belle Lilly,   b. Sep 1866, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 27 Sep 1888  Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 9/27/1888 at res of S H Lilley
      Place: Putnam, West Virginia, United States
      George Briscoe Bowles, 29, Jackson Putnam
      Margaret Belle Lilly 22 Kanawha, Putnam
      [on another line listed as Margaret Belle Jones]

      1900 Cross Lanes, Kanawha, WV
      Bowles, George 8/1859 m 12y
      Margaret B 9/1866 m 12y 5-4 children
      William A 6/1881
      Mary E 7/1883
      Alvie B 11/1890
      Hattie A 1/1893
      Lillie M 5/1895
      Martin G 1/1899

      1910 Falls, Fayette, WV
      Bowls, George B 50 wd
      Alva son 19
      Hattie da 16
      Martin son 11
      Sylvia da 6

      1920 Union, Putnam, WV # 90-94 all WVWVWV
      Bowles, GB 60 wd
      William A son 37 s
      Martin G son 20
      Sylvia da 18

      1930 Union, Putnam, WV # 199
      Bowles, George B 70 wd wVWVWV
      William A son 48 s WVWVWV
    Children 
     1. Alva B Bowles,   b. 10 Nov 1890, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1945, Wayne County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     2. Hattie A Bowles,   b. Jan 1893, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Lillie M Bowles,   b. May 1895, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Martin Grimes Bowles,   b. Jan 1899, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1973, Balboa Naval Hospital, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years)
     5. Sylvia Bowles,   b. Abt 1904, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F12824  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    4. [S1205] Census.

    5. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.