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Edna BOWLES

Edna BOWLES

Female 1904 - 1951  (46 years)

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  • Name Edna BOWLES 
    Born 13 Oct 1904  Lawrenceburg, Anderson Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Birthplace given in marriage record as Richmond, Kentucky.
    Gender Female 
    Occupation 1929  [3
    teacher 
    Residence 1929  Columbus, Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1930  Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Auburn, Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 12 Jul 1951  Auburn, Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Cause: cervical cancer 
    Buried Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Burial location given in death record as Rush Memorial Cemetery
    Person ID I77297  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 2 May 2021 

    Father John BOWLES 
    Mother Ola BULLOCK 
    Family ID F57659  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Merrill Gates BRANNON,   b. 6 Dec 1897, Rush Fork, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1976, Harrisonburg, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  [2
    Married 15 Feb 1929  Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • 1930 Census, Summit Co, Ohio (City of Akron), enumerated on Apr 12 1900:
      Merrill G. Brannon, 32, b. WVa (father b. Va, mother b. WVa), salesman (washing machines), monthly rental for home $30; wife Edna, 23, b. Kentucky (both parents b. Ky).

      1940 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Troy District), enumerated in April 1940:
      Henry B. Brannon, 88, b. Va, widowed, home is owned and is a farm, home value $3,500; son Stanley, 46, b. WVa, single, farm laborer, 8 yrs school; dau Estella, 44, b. WVa, single, 8 yrs school; son Merrill, 42, b. WVa, farmer, 4 yrs college; dau-in-law Edna, 35, b. Ky, 2 yrs college; granddau Ann, 10, b. Ohio; granddau Barbara Lou, 6, b. Ky; grandson Donald, 4, b. WVa.
    Children 
     1. Ann L. BRANNON,   b. 5 Feb 1930, Barberton, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 2015, Sissonville, Kanawha Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     2. Barbara Lou BRANNON,   b. CA 1934, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Donald G. "Doc" BRANNON,   b. 18 Feb 1936, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 2021  (Age 85 years)
    Documents
    24834_MerrillGatesBrannon_EdnaBowles_MarriageRecord_15Feb1929.jpg
    24834_MerrillGatesBrannon_EdnaBowles_MarriageRecord_15Feb1929.jpg
    Family ID F33025  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1929 - Columbus, Franklin Co, OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Akron, Summit Co, OH Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Brannon Cemetery, Rush Run, Gilmer Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    77297_BRANNON_EdnaBowles_1904-1951_DeathCertificate.jpg
    77297_BRANNON_EdnaBowles_1904-1951_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2190013&Type=Death.

    2. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    3. [S157] Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).