SILAS EVERETT BOWEN (1862-1931) was the sixth of eight children born to his parents, John Hunter Bowen (1817 - 1871) and Susannah Elizabeth Strickland (1834 - 1904). His paternal grandparents, Elisha Bowen (1778 - 1826) & Penelope Everett (1782 - 1849) natives of North Carolina made the long trek overland with a group moving to find their own farmland, stopping in Bulloch County, Georgia, circa 1804. Silas Everett Bowen was raised to be a farmer, and spent his entire life farming. At age 27 he married 1st, Mary A. Rimes, on 14 MAR 1889. No known children from this marriage. He married 2nd, at age 32, Margaret "Maggie" E. Hagin, on 07 MAR 1894. Although their grave markers have never been found, his Certificate of Death lists his burial cemetery as TRINITY CEMETERY, BULLOCH COUNTY, GEORGIA. For this reason this Memorial Record is established using this cemetery as the burial cemetery. IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR ANY DIRECT DESCENDANTS TO ERECT A CONSERVATIVE MEMORIAL MARKER WITH THEIR NAMES, DATES OF BIRTH & DATES OF DEATH FOR BENEFIT OF FUTURE GENERATIONS. Together, they had ten (10) known children which were raised to maturity.
The ten (10) known children of Silas Everett Bowen and Margaret "Maggie" E. Hagin are listed below, in birth order:

1. Solomon Lee Bowen, b. 19 JAN 1895, d. 22 MAR 1968. He married Mamie Elizabeth Wilson, b. 24 JUL 1895, d. 19 NOV 1948. Both are interred in Whitehall Baptist Church Cemetery, Athens, Clark County, Georgia.
2. Perry Everett Bowen, b. 03 OCT 1896, d. 13 FEB 1964. Married Alise Florence Tucker, b. 02 OCT 1909, d. 01 OCT 1927. Both are interred at Lower Lotts Creek Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia.
3. Ann Jane "Jannie" Bowen, b. 31 DEC 1902, d. 27 JUL 1978. Married Mr. Paul (given names unknown at this time, still searching) of Savannah, Georgia. She is interred in Greenwich Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia.
4. Maxie Mae Bowen, b. 20 NOV 1904, d. 10 JAN 1981. She married Jesse Oliver Hood, b. 05 NOV 1902, d. 05 JAN 1981. Both are interred at Bulloch Memorial Gardens, Bulloch County, Georgia.
5. Ruby Lee "Lindy" Bowen, b. 12 APR 1907, d. 19 OCT 1976. She married Lonnie A. Ray, b. 30 MAY 1893, d. 28 MAY 1940. Both are interred at Eastside Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia.
6. John Walter Bowen, b. 02 SEP 1909, d. 19 MAR 1991. He married Debbie Deal, b. 29 APR 1906, d. 07 SEP 1997. Both are interred at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia.
7. Silas Homer Bowen, b. 22 JUN 1911, d. 05 FEB 1988. He married Corene Kerby, b. 29 OCT 1915, d. 12 JAN 2013. Both are interred at Eastside Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia.
8. Charles Edward Bowen, b. 11 NOV 1914, d. 26 JAN 1972. Never married. Interred Eastside Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia.
9. Barney McKoy Bowen, b 08 JAN 1917, d. 18 MAR 1968. Never married. Interred Eastside Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia.
10. Mary Eva Bowen, b. 10 MaY 1921, d. 22 JUL 1989. Eva Married Inman Edward Brown, b. 06 MAR 1914, d. 10 OCT 1994. Both are interred at Brewton Cemetery, Hagan, Georgia.

This biography is a WORK IN PROGRESS, written initially by, William Kenneth Bowen, on August 16, 2016, after discovery of the burial location of their third (3rd) known child in Greenwich Cemetery, Chatham County, Georgia. Additional updated will be made as new information is found and authenticated. Date of last update: June 6, 2018.