Dennis Willard Bowen

Brief Life History of Dennis Willard

When Dennis Willard Bowen was born in 1923, his father, Frank James Bowen, was 35 and his mother, Nancy Booker Oakes Bowen, was 28. He married Maggie Pearl Karns on 5 November 1945, in Campbell, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Lockett District, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States in 1950.

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Dennis Willard Bowen
1923–
Maggie Pearl Karns
1925–
Marriage: 5 November 1945
Denise Ann Bowen
1954–

Sources (4)

  • Dennis W Bowen, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Dennis Willard Bowen, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
  • Dennis Willard Bowen, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"

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World Events (8)

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1941 · Pentagon is Built in Arlington

The Pentagon was developed as the Department of Defense had outgrown the other buildings were it was previous located.The groundbreaking for the Pentagon was on September 11, 1941. When the Pentagon was being built, it was determined that it could be no taller than four stories high. Colonel Leslie R. Groves was the supervisor of the project, he would later become known for helping on the Manhattan Project.

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

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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