Samuel L. Bowles, 73, farmer of the Lecta community, died Saturday night at 8:55 o'clock at the home of his son, John Allen Bowles, in Rushville, Ind., whom he had been visiting.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 10:30 a.. m. at the Dripping Springs Church with the Rev. Carl Atnip officiating. Interment was in the Bowles cemetery.
Born in Barren county February 15, 1876, Mr. Bowles was a son of the late John Allen and Diane Brown Bowles. He was a member of the Big Meadow Baptist Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Georgia Ann Bowles; a daughter, Mrs. Emma Horton, Lecta; three sons, John Allen and Fred Bowles, both of Rushville, Ind., and Albert Bowles, at home; a sister, Mrs. Junie Pierce, Hopkinsville.
The Glasgow Times, Glasgow, Kentucky, July 5, 1951
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His death location in the above obituary does not match death location on his death certificate. The below obituary location is correct. Also the above obituary lists him as age 73 but he was 75 years old at the time of his death.
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Samuel Bowles Dies At Laurel
Samuel L. Bowles, 75, of Lecta, Ky., died Saturday night at 9 o'clock at Laurel at the home of a son, John Bowles, following a stroke suffered earlier. He had been on a visit with the son.
Besides the son he is survived by the widow; two other sons, Fred of Rushville and Albert of Lecta; and a sister, Mrs. Junie Pierce of Kentucky; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The body was removed from the Moster Mortuary Sunday morning to the A. F. Crow Funeral Home at Glasgow, Ky., where services and burial will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Rushville, Republican, Rushville, Indiana, Monday, July 2, 1951, Page 3, column 5
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In his obituary, it says he was 73, but grandpa was 75.
Contributor: Dorethea (47128395)
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Home in 1910: Slick Rock, Barren, Kentucky
S L Bowles 33
George Ann Bowles 29
Diana Bowles 5
John Allan Bowles 2
Home in 1920: Temple Hill, Barren, Kentucky
Sam L Bowles 43
George A Bowles 39
Dianna Bowles 15
John A Bowles 11
Thomas G Bowles 8
Edna Bowles 5
Albert Bowles 1 7/12
[Incorrectly transcribed as Boueles.]
Home in 1930: District 3, Barren, Kentucky
Samuel L Bowles 54
Georgia A Bowles 49
John A Bowles 22
Thomas J Bowles 19
Edna M Bowles 14
Albert L Bowles 11
Charles F Bowles 8
Home in 1940: Barren, Kentucky
Samuel Bowles 64
Georgiana Bowles 59
Albert Bowles 21
Charles F Bowles 18
Frances Gilpin 13 [Granddaughter]
Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: Samuel L Bowles
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 75
Birth Date: 15 Feb 1874
Birth Place: Barren County, KY
Death Date: 30 Jun 1951
Death Place: Lauerl, Franklin, Indiana, USA
Marital Status: Married
Father: John A Bowles
Mother: Diana Brown
Listed as Sam in his sister, Elizabeth Gertrude Bowles Bowman's obituary.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 10:30 a.. m. at the Dripping Springs Church with the Rev. Carl Atnip officiating. Interment was in the Bowles cemetery.
Born in Barren county February 15, 1876, Mr. Bowles was a son of the late John Allen and Diane Brown Bowles. He was a member of the Big Meadow Baptist Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Georgia Ann Bowles; a daughter, Mrs. Emma Horton, Lecta; three sons, John Allen and Fred Bowles, both of Rushville, Ind., and Albert Bowles, at home; a sister, Mrs. Junie Pierce, Hopkinsville.
The Glasgow Times, Glasgow, Kentucky, July 5, 1951
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His death location in the above obituary does not match death location on his death certificate. The below obituary location is correct. Also the above obituary lists him as age 73 but he was 75 years old at the time of his death.
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Samuel Bowles Dies At Laurel
Samuel L. Bowles, 75, of Lecta, Ky., died Saturday night at 9 o'clock at Laurel at the home of a son, John Bowles, following a stroke suffered earlier. He had been on a visit with the son.
Besides the son he is survived by the widow; two other sons, Fred of Rushville and Albert of Lecta; and a sister, Mrs. Junie Pierce of Kentucky; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The body was removed from the Moster Mortuary Sunday morning to the A. F. Crow Funeral Home at Glasgow, Ky., where services and burial will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Rushville, Republican, Rushville, Indiana, Monday, July 2, 1951, Page 3, column 5
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In his obituary, it says he was 73, but grandpa was 75.
Contributor: Dorethea (47128395)
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Home in 1910: Slick Rock, Barren, Kentucky
S L Bowles 33
George Ann Bowles 29
Diana Bowles 5
John Allan Bowles 2
Home in 1920: Temple Hill, Barren, Kentucky
Sam L Bowles 43
George A Bowles 39
Dianna Bowles 15
John A Bowles 11
Thomas G Bowles 8
Edna Bowles 5
Albert Bowles 1 7/12
[Incorrectly transcribed as Boueles.]
Home in 1930: District 3, Barren, Kentucky
Samuel L Bowles 54
Georgia A Bowles 49
John A Bowles 22
Thomas J Bowles 19
Edna M Bowles 14
Albert L Bowles 11
Charles F Bowles 8
Home in 1940: Barren, Kentucky
Samuel Bowles 64
Georgiana Bowles 59
Albert Bowles 21
Charles F Bowles 18
Frances Gilpin 13 [Granddaughter]
Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: Samuel L Bowles
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 75
Birth Date: 15 Feb 1874
Birth Place: Barren County, KY
Death Date: 30 Jun 1951
Death Place: Lauerl, Franklin, Indiana, USA
Marital Status: Married
Father: John A Bowles
Mother: Diana Brown
Listed as Sam in his sister, Elizabeth Gertrude Bowles Bowman's obituary.
Samuel L. Bowles, 73, farmer of the Lecta community, died Saturday night at 8:55 o'clock at the home of his son, John Allen Bowles, in Rushville, Ind., whom he had been visiting.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 10:30 a.. m. at the Dripping Springs Church with the Rev. Carl Atnip officiating. Interment was in the Bowles cemetery.
Born in Barren county February 15, 1876, Mr. Bowles was a son of the late John Allen and Diane Brown Bowles. He was a member of the Big Meadow Baptist Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Georgia Ann Bowles; a daughter, Mrs. Emma Horton, Lecta; three sons, John Allen and Fred Bowles, both of Rushville, Ind., and Albert Bowles, at home; a sister, Mrs. Junie Pierce, Hopkinsville.
The Glasgow Times, Glasgow, Kentucky, July 5, 1951
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His death location in the above obituary does not match death location on his death certificate. The below obituary location is correct. Also the above obituary lists him as age 73 but he was 75 years old at the time of his death.
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Samuel Bowles Dies At Laurel
Samuel L. Bowles, 75, of Lecta, Ky., died Saturday night at 9 o'clock at Laurel at the home of a son, John Bowles, following a stroke suffered earlier. He had been on a visit with the son.
Besides the son he is survived by the widow; two other sons, Fred of Rushville and Albert of Lecta; and a sister, Mrs. Junie Pierce of Kentucky; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The body was removed from the Moster Mortuary Sunday morning to the A. F. Crow Funeral Home at Glasgow, Ky., where services and burial will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Rushville, Republican, Rushville, Indiana, Monday, July 2, 1951, Page 3, column 5
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In his obituary, it says he was 73, but grandpa was 75.
Contributor: Dorethea (47128395)
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Home in 1910: Slick Rock, Barren, Kentucky
S L Bowles 33
George Ann Bowles 29
Diana Bowles 5
John Allan Bowles 2
Home in 1920: Temple Hill, Barren, Kentucky
Sam L Bowles 43
George A Bowles 39
Dianna Bowles 15
John A Bowles 11
Thomas G Bowles 8
Edna Bowles 5
Albert Bowles 1 7/12
[Incorrectly transcribed as Boueles.]
Home in 1930: District 3, Barren, Kentucky
Samuel L Bowles 54
Georgia A Bowles 49
John A Bowles 22
Thomas J Bowles 19
Edna M Bowles 14
Albert L Bowles 11
Charles F Bowles 8
Home in 1940: Barren, Kentucky
Samuel Bowles 64
Georgiana Bowles 59
Albert Bowles 21
Charles F Bowles 18
Frances Gilpin 13 [Granddaughter]
Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: Samuel L Bowles
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 75
Birth Date: 15 Feb 1874
Birth Place: Barren County, KY
Death Date: 30 Jun 1951
Death Place: Lauerl, Franklin, Indiana, USA
Marital Status: Married
Father: John A Bowles
Mother: Diana Brown
Listed as Sam in his sister, Elizabeth Gertrude Bowles Bowman's obituary.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 10:30 a.. m. at the Dripping Springs Church with the Rev. Carl Atnip officiating. Interment was in the Bowles cemetery.
Born in Barren county February 15, 1876, Mr. Bowles was a son of the late John Allen and Diane Brown Bowles. He was a member of the Big Meadow Baptist Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Georgia Ann Bowles; a daughter, Mrs. Emma Horton, Lecta; three sons, John Allen and Fred Bowles, both of Rushville, Ind., and Albert Bowles, at home; a sister, Mrs. Junie Pierce, Hopkinsville.
The Glasgow Times, Glasgow, Kentucky, July 5, 1951
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His death location in the above obituary does not match death location on his death certificate. The below obituary location is correct. Also the above obituary lists him as age 73 but he was 75 years old at the time of his death.
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Samuel Bowles Dies At Laurel
Samuel L. Bowles, 75, of Lecta, Ky., died Saturday night at 9 o'clock at Laurel at the home of a son, John Bowles, following a stroke suffered earlier. He had been on a visit with the son.
Besides the son he is survived by the widow; two other sons, Fred of Rushville and Albert of Lecta; and a sister, Mrs. Junie Pierce of Kentucky; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The body was removed from the Moster Mortuary Sunday morning to the A. F. Crow Funeral Home at Glasgow, Ky., where services and burial will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Rushville, Republican, Rushville, Indiana, Monday, July 2, 1951, Page 3, column 5
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In his obituary, it says he was 73, but grandpa was 75.
Contributor: Dorethea (47128395)
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Home in 1910: Slick Rock, Barren, Kentucky
S L Bowles 33
George Ann Bowles 29
Diana Bowles 5
John Allan Bowles 2
Home in 1920: Temple Hill, Barren, Kentucky
Sam L Bowles 43
George A Bowles 39
Dianna Bowles 15
John A Bowles 11
Thomas G Bowles 8
Edna Bowles 5
Albert Bowles 1 7/12
[Incorrectly transcribed as Boueles.]
Home in 1930: District 3, Barren, Kentucky
Samuel L Bowles 54
Georgia A Bowles 49
John A Bowles 22
Thomas J Bowles 19
Edna M Bowles 14
Albert L Bowles 11
Charles F Bowles 8
Home in 1940: Barren, Kentucky
Samuel Bowles 64
Georgiana Bowles 59
Albert Bowles 21
Charles F Bowles 18
Frances Gilpin 13 [Granddaughter]
Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: Samuel L Bowles
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 75
Birth Date: 15 Feb 1874
Birth Place: Barren County, KY
Death Date: 30 Jun 1951
Death Place: Lauerl, Franklin, Indiana, USA
Marital Status: Married
Father: John A Bowles
Mother: Diana Brown
Listed as Sam in his sister, Elizabeth Gertrude Bowles Bowman's obituary.
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