Individual Details
Oscar Bowen
(17 Jan 1889 - 21 Dec 1973)
Events
| Birth | 17 Jan 1889 | Fithian, Vermilion, Illinois, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1900 | Oakwood Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States |  | | |
| Marriage | 1 Jan 1909 | Nellie Scott | | ||
| Census | 1910 | Oakwood Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| DraftReg | 5 Jun 1917 | Pilot Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Census | 1920 | Jefferson Street, Fithian, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Census | 1930 | 12 Buchanan St., Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Census | 1940 | 939 Gilbert, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| DraftRegII | 27 Apr 1942 | Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | | | |
| Death | 21 Dec 1973 | | | ||
| Burial | Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Nellie Scott (1890 - 1943) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | William Henry Bowen (1860 - 1908) |
| Mother | Josephine Carrigan (1867 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Goldie Lucretia Bowen (1890 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Fred Leo Bowen (1895 - 1973) |
Notes
Census
He attended school within the census year.Census
His occupation is given as farmer.DraftReg
His name is given as Oscar Bowen and his address as Armstrong, Illinois. He is employed as a farm laborer by Dr. Van Doren at Armstrong. Oscar reports he has a wife and two children dependent on him. He is described as of tall height and stout build with blue eyes and light hair.Census
His occupation is given as salesman - garage. He rents his home on Jefferson Street in Fithian.Census
His occupation is given as salesman - automobile. He rents his home at 12 Buchanon St. for $45 a month.Census
Census shows Oscar Bowen rents his home for $31 a month, he is a male, married, has 8 years of education and lived in the same place in 1935. He works on his own account, working 72 hours in the week prior to the census. His occupation is proprietor - garage. He worked 52 weeks in 1939 and his income was $0. He had other income.DraftRegII
His name is given as Oscar Bowen and his address as 407 Robinson, Danville, Illinois. He is self employed at 106-108 N. Hazel St., Danville. Nellie Bowen is identified as person who would always know his address. He is described as 5 feet 11 1/2 inches tall weighing 248 pounds. He has brown eyes, brown hair and dark complexion.Death
SSDI gives his residence at time of death as Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois.Endnotes
1. Oscar Bowen household, 1910 U.S. census, Oakwood Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 179, page 169, household 210, family 210; genealogy.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-624, Reel 330..
2. Henry Bowen household, 1900 U.S. census, Oakwood Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 92, page 5A, household 90, family 93; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-623, Reel 349..
3. unnamed Bowen entry, Vermilion County Births, 2: 225, #8072, County Clerk's Office, Danville, Illinois.
4. 1920 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Fithian village, enumeration district (ED) 199, p. 5A, dwelling 108, family 109, Oscar Bowen household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 April 2011); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 412.
5. 1930 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Danville, enumeration district (ED) 13, p. 5A, dwelling 110, family 127, Oscar Bowen household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 April 2011); National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 564.
6. Oscar Bowen World War I Draft Registration Card, 5 Jun 1918, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration..
7. Oscar Bowen World War II Draft Registration Card, 27 Apr 1942, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2006. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration Regional Branches. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. various locations..
8. Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," database, amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com : accessed 9 April 2011), Oscar Bowen, 354-28-2979, 1952–53.
9. "Genealogy," database, Pape Mortuary, Pape Funeral Home (http://www.papemortuary.com : accessed 10 April 2011), Oscar Bowen.
10. 1940 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Danville, enumeration district (ED) 92-14A, p. 64B, household 295, Oscar Bowen household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 June 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 897.
11. Henry Bowen household, 1900 U.S. census, Oakwood Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 92, page 5A, household 90, family 93; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-623, Reel 349..
12. Oscar Bowen household, 1910 U.S. census, Oakwood Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 179, page 169, household 210, family 210; genealogy.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-624, Reel 330..
13. 1920 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Fithian village, enumeration district (ED) 199, p. 5A, dwelling 108, family 109, Oscar Bowen household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 April 2011); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 412.
14. 1930 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Danville, enumeration district (ED) 13, p. 5A, dwelling 110, family 127, Oscar Bowen household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 April 2011); National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 564.
15. "Genealogy," database, Pape Mortuary, Pape Funeral Home (http://www.papemortuary.com : accessed 10 April 2011), Oscar Bowen.
16. 1940 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Danville, enumeration district (ED) 92-14A, p. 64B, household 295, Oscar Bowen household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 June 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 897.
17. Oscar Bowen household, 1910 U.S. census, Oakwood Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 179, page 169, household 210, family 210; genealogy.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-624, Reel 330..
18. Oscar Bowen World War I Draft Registration Card, 5 Jun 1918, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. M1509, 20,243 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration..
19. 1920 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Fithian village, enumeration district (ED) 199, p. 5A, dwelling 108, family 109, Oscar Bowen household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 April 2011); National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 412.
20. 1930 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Danville, enumeration district (ED) 13, p. 5A, dwelling 110, family 127, Oscar Bowen household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 April 2011); National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 564.
21. 1940 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Danville, enumeration district (ED) 92-14A, p. 64B, household 295, Oscar Bowen household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 June 2013); National Archives microfilm publication T627, roll 897.
22. Oscar Bowen World War II Draft Registration Card, 27 Apr 1942, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2006. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration Regional Branches. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. various locations..
23. Social Security Administration, "U.S. Social Security Death Index," database, amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com : accessed 9 April 2011), Oscar Bowen, 354-28-2979, 1952–53.
24. "Genealogy," database, Pape Mortuary, Pape Funeral Home (http://www.papemortuary.com : accessed 10 April 2011), Oscar Bowen.
25. "Genealogy," database, Pape Mortuary, Pape Funeral Home (http://www.papemortuary.com : accessed 10 April 2011), Oscar Bowen.