Max Bowen

Male13 January 1910–10 October 2010

Brief Life History of Max

When Max Bowen was born on 13 January 1910, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Charles Franklin Bowen, was 38 and his mother, Minnie Mary Hinckley, was 32. He married Natalie M Kroustchoff on 18 December 1937, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1935 and lived in New York City, New York, United States in 1935 and Ferguson, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1940. He died on 10 October 2010, in Irvine, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 100, and was buried in Pacific View Memorial Park, Corona del Mar, Newport Beach, Orange, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Max Bowen
1910–2010
June Louise Schlayer
1926–2000
Marriage: 24 June 1955

Sources (25)

  • Max Bowen, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
  • Max Bowen in household of Charles Franklin Bowen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Max Bowen, "Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 June 1955Middletown, Warren, Ohio, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World

    Age 3

    At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.

    1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

    Age 24

    Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

    1946 · The Logan-Cache Airport

    Age 36

    The first airline out of Logan was Western Airlines which helped connect Logan to the Western United States. It was used as the headquarters for Transwestern Airlines in 1976 and was given to the city to run in 1992. It is the Focus city for Gem Air, Ameriflight, UPS, FedEx, and other privately-owned fights.

    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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