Doris A. Bowen

Female21 December 1934–3 October 1986

Brief Life History of Doris A.

When Doris A. Bowen was born on 21 December 1934, in Bloomington Springs, Putnam, Tennessee, United States, her father, Henry Porter Bowen, was 36 and her mother, Bertha West, was 24. She had at least 1 daughter with Alton Marshall Hambric. She lived in United States in 1949 and Putnam, Tennessee, United States in 1950. She died on 3 October 1986, in Jefferson, Alabama, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Jefferson Memorial Gardens, Trussville, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alton Marshall Hambric
1934–2007
Doris A. Bowen
1934–1986
Marshella Dori Hambric
1958–1996

Sources (6)

  • Doris Bowens, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Doris A. Bowen Hambric, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Doris Hambric in entry for Mr Alton M Hambric, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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World Events (8)

1935 · The FBI is Established

Age 1

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

1942 · Atomic Energy Plant at Oak Ridge

Age 8

The atomic energy plant that was built in Oak RIdge, Tennessee. The land was acquired secretly by the government in order to help with the Manhattan Project. The Uranium for the project was housed in the facility.

1948 · The Beginning of the Cold War

Age 14

The Berlin Blockade was the first major crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked all access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control and offered to drop the blockade if the newly introduced Deutsche Mark was removed from West Berlin. The Berlin Blockade showed the different ideological and economic visions for postwar Europe. Even though there wasn't any fire fight during the cold war, many of these skirmishes arose and almost caused nuclear war on multiple occasions.

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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