Lewis John Bowen

Brief Life History of Lewis John

When Lewis John Bowen was born on 16 April 1883, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, his father, John Bowen, was 41 and his mother, Eliza Elizabeth Craner, was 21. He married Adelaide Honey on 26 February 1908, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in River Heights, Cache, Utah, United States in 1950 and World for about 10 years. He died on 18 November 1971, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lewis John Bowen
1883–1971
Adelaide Honey
1888–1977
Marriage: 26 February 1908
Mona Eliza Bowen
1909–2000
Earl Lewis Bowen
1911–1920
Lucy Bowen
1913–1995
Ray Brigham Bowen Sr
1915–2003
Erma Bowen
1921–1922
Ruth Bowen
1923–2011
Ella Bowen
1925–2015
Merlin John Bowen
1929–2003

Sources (59)

  • Lewis J Gessel, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Lewis John Bowen - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Lewis John Bowen
  • Denis J Bowen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1884 · Logan Temple Dedication

On May 17, 1884, the Logan temple was dedicated by John Taylor. It was the only temple dedicated by him and was the second temple in Utah. The temple went under a major reconstruction project in 1976 to increase the capacity of the rooms inside and was rededicated in 1979 by Spencer W. Kimball.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

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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Lewis John Bowen

Served as Bishop County commissioner Served as a night watchman for the Logan Temple Didn't ever get a drivers license, always rode his bike, walked, or rode in a car with someone else driving wher …

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