Owen Bowen LAST NAME: Bowen FIRST NAME: Owen MIDDLE NAME:  NICKNAME:  MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3:  TITLE:  GENDER: M MILITARY:  BORN: 31 Dec 1841 DIED: 17 Dec 1917 BURIED: 23 Dec 1917 ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Railroad Gatetender BIRTH PLACE:  Dublin, Ireland DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon NOTES:  OSBH DC (Marion County 1917) #561 - Owen Bowen, male, married, occupation retired section boss, b. 31 Dec 1841 in Ireland, d. 17 Dec 1917 in Salem, Oregon (932 Mill St.) at the age of 75 y's 11 m's 16 d's, name of father Charles Bowen (b. Ireland, mother born in Ireland, interment 23 Dec, undertaker Rigdon, informant Mrs. Owen Bowen of Salem. 1910 OR CENSUS  - Owen E. Bowen, age 65 , occupation gatekeeper for railroad, b. Ireland, is enumerated with his wife of 34 years, Ellen, age 58, b. Oregon, along with children Charles E., age 33, occupation shopman at sash & door factory, married 1 year, b. Oregon, Lillian E., age 28, b. Oregon, Chester C., age 27, occupation dyer at woolen mill, and daughter-in-law, Vera H., age 23, b. Idaho. OBITUARY:  At his residence, 920 Mill street, Monday, December 17, 1917, at 5 o’clock a.m., Owen Bowen, 75 years, 11 months and 5 days old. Besides his widow, Mrs. Nellie Bowen, he leaves three children. They are Charles Bowen of Portland, Miss Lillian Bowen and Chester Bowen. The deceased was a member of the Masonic lodge at Albany. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Rigdon chapel. Rev. James Elvin will conduct the funeral and burial will be in Odd Fellows cemetery.  Oregon Statesman 18 December 1917 5:4 INSCRIPTION:  BOWEN (on curb) SOURCES:  LR LD  OSBH DC (Marion County 1917) #561  Saucy 1910 OR CENSUS  (Marion Co., Salem, ED 224, sheet 11B)  OS 18 December 1917 5:4 CONTACTS:  LOT: 865 SPACE: 1 NE LONGITUDE:  LATITUDE:  IMAGES: