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Mt. Hope Pioneer Cemetery ~ William Bowen
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Bowen, William
LAST: Bowen FIRST: William MID: 
GENDER: M MAIDEN NAME:  TITLE: 
BORN: 4 Aug 1844 DIED: 7 Dec 1919 BURIED: 
OCCUPATION:  Farmer
BIRTH PLACE:  Monitor Co., Missouri
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
MARRIAGE - "Wm. Bowen, over 21 & Alice Pooler, over 18, m 4 Oct 1877 at house of Wesley Graves; H. A. Johnson, J. P. Wit: Thos. .H. Cox & William Cosper. Aff. W. B. McAllister #2072 pg 354";
1880 OR CENSUS - Wm. Bowen, age 34, b. Missouri, is enumerated with wife Alace [sic] Bowen, age 20, b. Oregon, along with Archy Bowen, age 1, b. Oregon;
1910 OR CENSUS - William Bowen, age 55, occupation farmer, b. Aug 1844 in Missouri, is enumerated with his wife of 22 years, Alice, age 41, mother of 4 children, b. Sep 1858 in Oregon, along with Earnest, age 17, b. Jun 1882 in Oregon, Alfred, age 11, b. Jul 1888 in Oregon, and Adolph, age 9, b. Oct 1890 in Oregon;
OBITUARY: 
William Bowen, 75, Passes Away at Salem Sunday – William Bowen, 75, for many years a resident of this county, died at his home, 191 North Twentieth Street, Sunday afternoon. The funeral, to be held Tuesday at 1 p.m., is in charge of the W.T. Rigdon Company.
Mr. Bowen, who was born in Monitor County, Missouri, August 4, 1844, crossed the plains in 1853, settling near Silverton. In 1877 he was married to Alice Pooler, a daughter of a pioneer family.
Most of his life was spent in Waldo Hills, where he was a member of the Willard Congregational Church for many years. He will be laid to rest at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Waldo Hills.
He is survived by his wife, and four sons: A.L. and E. Bowen of Salem, C.E. Bowen of Dallas, and R.A. Bowen of Great Falls, Montana. Also, one brother, James Bowen of Silverton; two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Egan of Silverton and Mrs. Rebecca Wait of Salem.
Capital Journal 8 Dec 1919 8:2.
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SOURCES: 
Hellie, Mader & Rickey
CJ 8 Dec 1919 8:2
Marriage Records of Marion Co., Oregon 1874-1879, Vol III,pg 30
1880 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Silverton, ED 85, pg 117A)
1910 OR CENSUS ( Marion Co., Sublimity, ED 121, sheet 11B)
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