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Personal data James Leonard Bowles 


Household of James Leonard Bowles

(1) He is married to Ann Walsh.

They got married on August 31, 1891 at Deer Pk., Toronto, York Co., Ont, he was 23 years old.

James Bowles oo Ann Walsh

Marriage source: Morgan, Judith, Bowles GEDCOM file, (Bryceville FL, J.M., sent by e-mail i Aug MM)

Married at Deer Park <>

Child(ren):

  1. Annie May Bowles  1892-1968 
  2. James Leonard Bowles  1893-1944 
  3. Edith Maud Bowles  1895-1992 
  4. Frank Lester Bowles  1897-1993 
  5. Howard Edward Bowles  1900-1976 
  6. Ruth Grace Bowles  1902-1983


Notes about James Leonard Bowles

James Leonard Bowles

James Bowles is buried at Elmhurst Cem.

Author: Bowles, Viola;

Viola Bowles writes, "Brother 2 - James Bowles - Born in England 1870 Died in Rocky River O 1957 he was married to Anna Walsh - They are both buried in Elmhurst Cemetery in Avon. [Ann is] Uncle Jim Walsh Sister"-xxix Nov MCMLXXXV

Emma Thornett Bible, "James Bowles Born June 8-1868 Wed at 8 p.m."

Author: Navorska, Rose; (Publication site: Ashland OH, Publisher: LRBEN, Publication date: ca. MCMLXXX)

Rose Navorska writes, "(Stories I heard.) Jim Bowles walked all the way out to the Hights following a load of lath 1893 hoping to find work. He was a lather.

In 1908 Uncle Jim sold everything and moved to Texas to raise fruit. I didn't work out.

Things were so bad in Brampton Ont. They couldn't find work so came back into Ohio. Found it was just as bad here. That was same time in or around 1893." - letter ca. 1980

Farquhar book on Bowles:

"James is married and has six children. ..."

Judy Morgan writes, "I did find a note saying James Walsh had planned to go to Brownsville, TX with grampa Jim, but backed out."- xxiii May MCMLXXXVIII-Bryceville, FL

1881 Brampton, Peel Co., Ont census

"Household:

Name Marital Sex Ethnic Age Birthplace Occ Religion Status Origin

Joseph BOWLES M Male English 38 England Laborer Baptist
Emma Mary BOWLES M Fem English 36 England Baptist
...
James BOWLES Male English 12 England Baptist
...
Census Place Brampton, Peel, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375888 NA Film # er C-13252 District 140 Sub-district C Division 3 Pg 31 Household # 147"

Author: Morgan, Judith; Title: "Bowles GEDCOM file," (Publication site: Bryceville FL, Publisher: JM, Publication date: sent by e-mail i Aug MM)

Birth information from family Bible, alien registration papers (US).

Judy Morgan gives place of death = Rocky River, Ohio. Another source gives place of death = Cleveland, Ohio.

Author: Dunn, Raymond; Title: "Dunn/Loepp/Custer/Burnett/Benson Tree and Other Related Families," (Publication site: Lehi UT, Publisher: WorldConnect at RootsWeb.com, Publication date: x Sept MMXIII)

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dunnloeppcuster&id=I110404

"... James L. BOWLES ... Sex: M ... Change Date: 10 SEP 2013 Death: JAN 1957 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Marriage 1 Ann WALSH b: 1 APR 1872 in Carlton Place, Ontario, Canada

Children

1. Ruth G. BOWLES b: 27 OCT 1902 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio"

Author: NN (anonymous, initials-RLE), Title: "James Bowles," (Publication site: Avon OH, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xxvi May MMXI)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70406392/james_bowles

"Photo [man] added by Patti Brueggemann
Picture of [James' grave marker] added by RLE

James Bowles Birth 1868 Death 1957 (aged 88-89) Burial Elmhurst Park Cemetery Avon, Lorain County, Ohio, USA Memorial ID 70406392

Bowles, James L., husband of the late Anna, father of Mrs. May Anderson, Mrs. Edith Walchit, Frank Howard, Mrs. Ruth Balazs and the late James Jr. (Bud), brother of Mrs. James Walsh, grandfather and great-grandfather. Friends may call at the Daniels Funeral Home, 15800 Detroit, where services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 19, at 1:30 p. m.
Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #095.

Parents
[photo- Mt. Pleasant Cem. plaque] Joseph Bowles 1841-1891
[photo-map of Alger Cem.] Emma F Thornett Bowles 1843-1923

Spouse
[photo-woman] Ann Walsh Bowles 1872-1942

Siblings

[photo-man] Joseph William Bowles 1866-1908
Frank Bowles 1873-1896
[photo-man] George Bowles 1875-1937
[photo-woman] Elizabeth M Bowles Walsh 1877-1970
[photo-Charles & Helen Bowles] Charles Edward Bowles 1880-1917
[photo-Lela, William, son William, son Joseph Bowles] William Edward "Dike" Bowles 1882-1947
[photo-man, girl, woman] Emma Bowles Lange 1885-1949

Children

[photo-May's grave marker] May Bowles Anderson 1892-1968
[photo-James' stone] James Leonard "Bud" Bowles Jr 1893-1944
[photo-grave marked shared with Stella _ Bowles] Frank L Bowles 1897-1993
[photo-grave marker shared with Evelyn A. Bowles] Howard Edward Bowles 1900-1976
[photo-Ruth's stone] Ruth Grace Bowes Balazs 1902-1983

Created by: RLE Added: May 26, 2011 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 70406392"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of James Leonard Bowles

Charles Bowles
1814-1896
Elizabeth Bridgeman
1814-1865
Edward Thornett
± 1815-< 1881
Eliza Davis
1819-1885
Joseph Bowles
1841-1891

James Leonard Bowles
1868-1957

1891

Ann Walsh
1872-1942

Annie May Bowles
1892-1968
James Leonard Bowles
1893-1944
Edith Maud Bowles
1895-1992
Frank Lester Bowles
1897-1993
Howard Edward Bowles
1900-1976
Ruth Grace Bowles
1902-1983

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    Birthday June 4, 1868

    • The temperature on June 4, 1868 was about 20.4 °C. The air pressure was 9 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
    • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • March 23 » The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into law.
      • June 10 » Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia is assassinated.
      • October 10 » The Ten Years' War begins against Spanish rule in Cuba.
      • November 30 » A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården.
      • December 10 » The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
      • December 24 » The Greek Presidential Guard is established as the royal escort by King George I.

    Day of marriage August 31, 1891

    • The temperature on August 31, 1891 was about 14.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 83%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • January 29 » Liliuokalani is proclaimed the last monarch and only queen regnant of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
      • January 31 » History of Portugal: The first attempt at a Portuguese republican revolution breaks out in the northern city of Porto.
      • March 10 » Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
      • April 1 » The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago, Illinois.
      • May 20 » History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope.
      • October 1 » Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.

    Day of death January 17, 1957

    • The temperature on January 17, 1957 was between -6.0 °C and 1.3 °C and averaged -2.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (70%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1957: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 11.0 million citizens.
      • January 1 » Lèse majesté in Thailand was strengthened to include "insult" and changed to a crime against national security, after Thai criminal code of 1956 went into effect.
      • March 8 » The 1957 Georgia Memorial to Congress, which petitions the U.S. Congress to declare the ratification of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution null and void, is adopted by the U.S. state of Georgia.
      • April 10 » The Suez Canal is reopened for all shipping after being closed for three months.
      • September 4 » The Ford Motor Company introduces the Edsel.
      • October 1 » First appearance of In God we trust on U.S. paper currency.
      • November 17 » Vickers Viscount G-AOHP of British European Airways crashes at Ballerup after the failure of three engines on approach to Copenhagen Airport. The cause is a malfunction of the anti-icing system on the aircraft. There are no fatalities.
    

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