Today's ancestor is Joseph Victor Bowlby, my husband's second great-grandfather.
Some basic facts:
Name: Joseph Victor Bowlby
Born: 29 March 1870
Parents: Samuel Bowlby and Rosannah (King) Bowlby
Spouse: Anna Rhoda (Greenway) Bowlby
Marriage: About 1900
Died: 25 July 1958
Joseph was born 29 March 1870 in Iowa City, Wright, Iowa. He was born to Samuel Bowlby and Rosannah (King) Bowlby. He married Anna Rhoda Greenway sometime in 1900. Joseph and Rosannah had six children: Sherry Victor Bowlby, Percy Richard Bowlby, Richard Samuel Bowlby, Jennie Bell Bowlby, Lillian, Augusta Bowlby, and Thelma Louise Bowlby.
Joseph lived with his family in Iowa until he married in 1900 when he moved to Empire City, Cherokee, Kansas.
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| Joseph & Anna Bowlby listing in the 1900 U.S. Census |
Joseph and Anna divorced sometime before May 1920. He appears alone, marital status showing divorced on the 1920 U.S. census.
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| Joseph Bowlby listing in the 1920 U.S. Census |
Joseph remained in Kansas, eventually moving in with his son, Victor's family sometime before 1940.
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| Joseph Bowlby, listed with Victor Bowlby and family on the 1940 U.S. Census |
Joseph died 25 July 1958 in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas. He's buried in Jamesburg Park Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas.
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| Joseph V. Bowlby Tombstone Jamesburg Park Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas |
Here's my genealogy list for Joseph:
Have:
- 1870 Federal Census
- 1880 Federal Census
- 1900 Federal Census
- 1910 Federal Census
- 1920 Federal Census
- 1930 Federal Census
- 1940 Federal Census
Need:
- Birth Certificate
- Marriage Certificate
- Divorce Paperwork
- Death Certificate
- Check for appearance in Kansas state census records
- Check for appearance in Iowa state census records
