Thomas Bennett Bowden

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CENSUS RECORDS

1880 Census
Name: Thomas B. Bowden
Age: 8
Birth Year: abt 1872
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Petsworth, Gloucester, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Richard Bowden
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Santie E. Bowden
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Richard Bowden 41
Santie E. Bowden 34
Thomas B. Bowden 8
Lelia Bowden 5

1910 Census
Name: Thomas E Bowden [Thomas B Bowden]
Age in 1910: 37
Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Annie F Bowden
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Thomas E Bowden 37
Annie F Bowden 36
Ruth Bowden 4
Annie F Bowden 2
Walter Lewis 28 [hired hand]
Mabel Braxton 15 [servant]

1920 Census
Name: Thomas B Bowden
Age: 47
Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia
Street: Dragon Bridge-Oakes Landing Road
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Annie F Bowden
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employment Field: Employer
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Thomas B Bowden 47
Annie F Bowden 45
Ruth T Bowden 13
Annie F Bowden 11

1930 Census
Name: Thomas B Bowden
Birth Year: abt 1874
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Home Value: $6000
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at First Marriage: 30
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farming
Industry: Own Account
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Thomas B Bowden 56
Annie F Bowden 55
Annie L Bowden 22

1940 Census
Name: T B Bowden
Respondent: Yes
Age: 67
Estimated birth year: abt 1873
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia
Street: Route 17 (Gloucester Ave-West)
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Occupation: Farm Proprietor
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $4,000
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 32
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
T B Bowden 67
Annie F Bowden 58

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=BOW&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSsr=481&GRid=76089075&

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Thomas Bennett Bowden
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 83
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1872
Birthplace: Gloucester Co. VA
Death Date: 27 Jul 1955
Death Place: Richmond, Virginia
Cause of Death: partial right hemiplegia, due to cerebral arteriosclerotic disease
Registration Date: 28 Jul 1955
Father: Thomas Bowden
Mother: Elizabeth Roane
Spouse: Anna Jenkins Bowden

Thomas married Annie Fisher Jenkins 27 Apr 1904, Richmond, VA. Annie was born 25 Jun 1874, Gloucester Co. VA; died 21 Oct 1951, Warwick Co. VA; was buried , New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery, Saluda, Middlesex Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

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CENSUS RECORDS

1910 Census
Name: Ruth Bowden
Age in 1910: 4
Birth Year: abt 1906
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Thomas E Bowden
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Annie F Bowden
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Thomas E Bowden 37
Annie F Bowden 36
Ruth Bowden 4
Annie F Bowden 2
Walter Lewis 28 [hired hand]
Mabel Braxton 15 [servant]

1920 Census
Name: Ruth T Bowden
Age: 13
Birth Year: abt 1907
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia
Street: Dragon Bridge-Oakes Landing Road
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Thomas B Bowden
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Annie F Bowden
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Thomas B Bowden 47
Annie F Bowden 45
Ruth T Bowden 13
Annie F Bowden 11

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1920 Census
Name: Annie F Bowden
Age: 11
Birth Year: abt 1909
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia
Street: Dragon Bridge-Oakes Landing Road
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Thomas B Bowden
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Annie F Bowden
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Thomas B Bowden 47
Annie F Bowden 45
Ruth T Bowden 13
Annie F Bowden 11

1930 Census
Name: Annie L Bowden
Birth Year: abt 1908
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Home in 1930: Saluda, Middlesex, Virginia
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Thomas B Bowden 56
Annie F Bowden 55
Annie L Bowden 22