Brief Life History of Sanford Ray
When Sanford Ray Bowen was born in 1880, in West Salem, Wayne, Ohio, United States, his father, Carlus “Curtis” W Bowen, was 25 and his mother, Alma L Robinson, was 23. He married Lilian Pearl Lindsey on 21 February 1904, in Ashland, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Orange Township, Ashland, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Congress, Wayne, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 November 1956, in Florida, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States.
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Sources (25)
- Ray Bowen, "United States Census, 1910"
- Sandford Ray Bowen, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Ray S. Bowen, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
Spouse and Children
1880–1956 Male
1875–1922 Female
Children (5)
1904–1947 Female
1906–1994 Female
1907–1925 Female
1909–2003 Male
1918–1945 Male
Parents and Siblings
1855–1936 Male
1857–1902 Female
Siblings (3)
1880–1956 Male
1885–1921 Female
1890–1918 Female
World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 1
1887 · Eatonville is Incorporated
Age 7
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 20
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Owain ‘son of Owain’ (see Owen ), with fused patronymic marker (a)p, which is normally voiced before a vowel.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Buadhacháin ‘descendant of Buadhachán’, a diminutive of Buadhach ‘victorious’ (see Bohan ).
Irish: used to ‘translate’ Ó Cnáimhín ‘descendant of Cnáimhín’, a personal name meaning ‘little bone’ or ‘little body’, see Nevin 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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