382 documented Bowen ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
Welsh, 'ab Owen' — son of Owen (from the personal name Owain).
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 380 Bowen records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: Mary, William, Robert, James and Grace.
Of the 378 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 78 years.
The earliest recorded birth is Jesse Bowen, born 1805.
Documented Bowen families on this page come from Portrait and biographical record of Johnson, Poweshiek and Iowa counties, Iowa.
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Deceased Bowen ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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Welsh, 'ab Owen' — son of Owen (from the personal name Owain).
The documented line here reaches back to 1805. Most Bowen lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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