"The Cullman Democrat"
Cullman Co., Alabama
Issue of Thursday, July 23, 1936
Last Confederate Veteran Passes
G.T. Bowden, Sole County Survivor, Died Saturday
Prominent Citizen of Cullman for Seventy Years
G.T. Bowden, age 90, the sole surviving Confederate Veteran of Cullman County,
died at 7:00 o'clock last Saturday Evening. Mr. Bowden had been ill only a few
weeks before his death, and was unusually alert and in good physical trim for a
man of his age. A native of Georgia, Mr. Bowden enlisted in the Confederate
Army at the age of 15 years and served for three years, having been in several
major battles. He was captured at Murphreesboro, Tenn. and imprisoned in
Chicago the last year of the war.
Returning to Georgia, he moved shortly to Alabama, and had resided in this
county continuously for over 70 years. He was a Mason, had served as County
Commissioner several terms and was well known and popular throughout the county
for many years.
Two sons, Gregory C. Bowden, Southern District manager of the Southern Bell
Telephone company, Atlanta, Ga., and Richard Bowden, Cullman, Route 4, survive.
A brother Braxton Bragg Bowden, of Rangor, Ga., and a sister, Mrs. Jesse Hart,
of Columbia, Ala., also survive.
Funeral services were held from the home of Mrs. Fred. J. Buchmann on Monday
afternoon, with Rev. J.H. Brown in charge. Oscar Fischer and Sons, directing.
Interment was at the Protestant Cemetery. Pall bearers were: Ben Timpe, W.L.
Ward, W.P. Herrell, J.M. Kilpatrick, G.W. Ponder, Paul Howard.
Additional Comments:
Alabama Deaths, 1908-59
Name: G. T. Bowden
Death Date: Jul 1936
Death County: Cullman
Volume: 38
Roll: 3
Page #: 18658
- - -
Married 1st to Sarah T. "Tossy' Crowder ca 1870-1871. She passed after April
15, 1910.
He married 2nd to Leola ?____________ ca 1925.
The Protestant Cemetery is now known as the Cullman City Cemetery.
File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cullman/obits/b/bowden1529gob.txt∼Gregory Turner /Bowden/
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Parents •
Elias William /Bowden/
Birth
13 September 1817
Georgia, USA
Death
1 October 1898
Georgia, USA
Burial
Hapeville, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Marriage
20 November 1836
Crawford, Georgia, USA
Queen Ann 'Annie' /Murphy/ L Annie /Murphy/
Birth
1821 1818
Georgia, USA
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Alabama Deaths •
Name G. T. Bowden
Event Date 18 Jul 1936
Event Place Cullman, Cullman, Alabama
Gender Male
Age (Original) 90y
Birth Year (Estimated) 1846
Spouse's Name Mrs. G. T. Bowden
Father's Name Donald Bowden
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927 •
Gregory T Bowden
Name Gregory T Bowden
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 1921
Event Place Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, United States
Event Place (Original) Cullman
Birth Date 20 Mar 1846
Birthplace Buler, Taylor, Georgia
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927 •
Gregory T Bowden
Name Gregory T Bowden
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 1907
Event Place Cullman, Alabama, United States
Birth Date 30 Mar 1846
Birthplace Beannavista, Marion, Georgia
Certificate Number 15
Page 5
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Census
1850 •
Marion county, part of, Marion, Georgia, United States
Elias Bowdoin M 33 Georgia
Anna Bowdoin F 32 Georgia
James Bowdoin M 11 Georgia
John Bowdoin M 6 Georgia
Gregory Bowdoin M 3 Georgia
Elizabeth Bowdoin F 2 Georgia
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Census
1860 •
Precinct 14, Butler, Alabama, United States
E W Bowden M 44 Georgia
Q A Bowden F 43
J Bowden M 22
Jno Bowden M 16
G Bowden M 14
E Bowden F 12
M A Bowden F 10
D Bowden M 7
L Bowden F 6
E W Bowden M 2
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Census
1880 •
District 649, Carroll, Georgia, United States
Gregory T Bowden Self M 34 Georgia
Tossy Crowder Bowden Wife F 34 Georgia
Lucy A Bowden Daughter F 8 Georgia
Richard Elias Bowden Son M 6 Georgia
Nathan M Bowden Son M 3 Georgia
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Census
1900 •
Precinct 8 Whites, Cullman, Alabama, United States
Gregory A. Bowden Head M 54 Georgia
Sarah Tossie Crowder Bowden Wife F 54 Georgia
Richard E Bowden Son M 27 Georgia
Gregre C Bowden Son M 16 Georgia
Willie B Griffin Grandson M 13 Georgia
Carry E Griffin Granddaughter F 10 Georgia
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Census
1930 •
Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, United States
Gregory T Bowden Head widow M 84 Georgia
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
children:
Susie Estelle Bowden, Walter M. Bowden, Gregory Clifton Bowden (Ethel Grace Cooper) , Lucie A. Bowden (Sanders Jackson Griffin) , Richard Elias Bowden
Cullman Co., Alabama
Issue of Thursday, July 23, 1936
Last Confederate Veteran Passes
G.T. Bowden, Sole County Survivor, Died Saturday
Prominent Citizen of Cullman for Seventy Years
G.T. Bowden, age 90, the sole surviving Confederate Veteran of Cullman County,
died at 7:00 o'clock last Saturday Evening. Mr. Bowden had been ill only a few
weeks before his death, and was unusually alert and in good physical trim for a
man of his age. A native of Georgia, Mr. Bowden enlisted in the Confederate
Army at the age of 15 years and served for three years, having been in several
major battles. He was captured at Murphreesboro, Tenn. and imprisoned in
Chicago the last year of the war.
Returning to Georgia, he moved shortly to Alabama, and had resided in this
county continuously for over 70 years. He was a Mason, had served as County
Commissioner several terms and was well known and popular throughout the county
for many years.
Two sons, Gregory C. Bowden, Southern District manager of the Southern Bell
Telephone company, Atlanta, Ga., and Richard Bowden, Cullman, Route 4, survive.
A brother Braxton Bragg Bowden, of Rangor, Ga., and a sister, Mrs. Jesse Hart,
of Columbia, Ala., also survive.
Funeral services were held from the home of Mrs. Fred. J. Buchmann on Monday
afternoon, with Rev. J.H. Brown in charge. Oscar Fischer and Sons, directing.
Interment was at the Protestant Cemetery. Pall bearers were: Ben Timpe, W.L.
Ward, W.P. Herrell, J.M. Kilpatrick, G.W. Ponder, Paul Howard.
Additional Comments:
Alabama Deaths, 1908-59
Name: G. T. Bowden
Death Date: Jul 1936
Death County: Cullman
Volume: 38
Roll: 3
Page #: 18658
- - -
Married 1st to Sarah T. "Tossy' Crowder ca 1870-1871. She passed after April
15, 1910.
He married 2nd to Leola ?____________ ca 1925.
The Protestant Cemetery is now known as the Cullman City Cemetery.
File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cullman/obits/b/bowden1529gob.txt∼Gregory Turner /Bowden/
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Parents •
Elias William /Bowden/
Birth
13 September 1817
Georgia, USA
Death
1 October 1898
Georgia, USA
Burial
Hapeville, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Marriage
20 November 1836
Crawford, Georgia, USA
Queen Ann 'Annie' /Murphy/ L Annie /Murphy/
Birth
1821 1818
Georgia, USA
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Alabama Deaths •
Name G. T. Bowden
Event Date 18 Jul 1936
Event Place Cullman, Cullman, Alabama
Gender Male
Age (Original) 90y
Birth Year (Estimated) 1846
Spouse's Name Mrs. G. T. Bowden
Father's Name Donald Bowden
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927 •
Gregory T Bowden
Name Gregory T Bowden
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 1921
Event Place Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, United States
Event Place (Original) Cullman
Birth Date 20 Mar 1846
Birthplace Buler, Taylor, Georgia
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927 •
Gregory T Bowden
Name Gregory T Bowden
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 1907
Event Place Cullman, Alabama, United States
Birth Date 30 Mar 1846
Birthplace Beannavista, Marion, Georgia
Certificate Number 15
Page 5
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Census
1850 •
Marion county, part of, Marion, Georgia, United States
Elias Bowdoin M 33 Georgia
Anna Bowdoin F 32 Georgia
James Bowdoin M 11 Georgia
John Bowdoin M 6 Georgia
Gregory Bowdoin M 3 Georgia
Elizabeth Bowdoin F 2 Georgia
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Census
1860 •
Precinct 14, Butler, Alabama, United States
E W Bowden M 44 Georgia
Q A Bowden F 43
J Bowden M 22
Jno Bowden M 16
G Bowden M 14
E Bowden F 12
M A Bowden F 10
D Bowden M 7
L Bowden F 6
E W Bowden M 2
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Census
1880 •
District 649, Carroll, Georgia, United States
Gregory T Bowden Self M 34 Georgia
Tossy Crowder Bowden Wife F 34 Georgia
Lucy A Bowden Daughter F 8 Georgia
Richard Elias Bowden Son M 6 Georgia
Nathan M Bowden Son M 3 Georgia
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Census
1900 •
Precinct 8 Whites, Cullman, Alabama, United States
Gregory A. Bowden Head M 54 Georgia
Sarah Tossie Crowder Bowden Wife F 54 Georgia
Richard E Bowden Son M 27 Georgia
Gregre C Bowden Son M 16 Georgia
Willie B Griffin Grandson M 13 Georgia
Carry E Griffin Granddaughter F 10 Georgia
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Census
1930 •
Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, United States
Gregory T Bowden Head widow M 84 Georgia
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
children:
Susie Estelle Bowden, Walter M. Bowden, Gregory Clifton Bowden (Ethel Grace Cooper) , Lucie A. Bowden (Sanders Jackson Griffin) , Richard Elias Bowden
"The Cullman Democrat"
Cullman Co., Alabama
Issue of Thursday, July 23, 1936
Last Confederate Veteran Passes
G.T. Bowden, Sole County Survivor, Died Saturday
Prominent Citizen of Cullman for Seventy Years
G.T. Bowden, age 90, the sole surviving Confederate Veteran of Cullman County,
died at 7:00 o'clock last Saturday Evening. Mr. Bowden had been ill only a few
weeks before his death, and was unusually alert and in good physical trim for a
man of his age. A native of Georgia, Mr. Bowden enlisted in the Confederate
Army at the age of 15 years and served for three years, having been in several
major battles. He was captured at Murphreesboro, Tenn. and imprisoned in
Chicago the last year of the war.
Returning to Georgia, he moved shortly to Alabama, and had resided in this
county continuously for over 70 years. He was a Mason, had served as County
Commissioner several terms and was well known and popular throughout the county
for many years.
Two sons, Gregory C. Bowden, Southern District manager of the Southern Bell
Telephone company, Atlanta, Ga., and Richard Bowden, Cullman, Route 4, survive.
A brother Braxton Bragg Bowden, of Rangor, Ga., and a sister, Mrs. Jesse Hart,
of Columbia, Ala., also survive.
Funeral services were held from the home of Mrs. Fred. J. Buchmann on Monday
afternoon, with Rev. J.H. Brown in charge. Oscar Fischer and Sons, directing.
Interment was at the Protestant Cemetery. Pall bearers were: Ben Timpe, W.L.
Ward, W.P. Herrell, J.M. Kilpatrick, G.W. Ponder, Paul Howard.
Additional Comments:
Alabama Deaths, 1908-59
Name: G. T. Bowden
Death Date: Jul 1936
Death County: Cullman
Volume: 38
Roll: 3
Page #: 18658
- - -
Married 1st to Sarah T. "Tossy' Crowder ca 1870-1871. She passed after April
15, 1910.
He married 2nd to Leola ?____________ ca 1925.
The Protestant Cemetery is now known as the Cullman City Cemetery.
File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cullman/obits/b/bowden1529gob.txt∼Gregory Turner /Bowden/
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Parents •
Elias William /Bowden/
Birth
13 September 1817
Georgia, USA
Death
1 October 1898
Georgia, USA
Burial
Hapeville, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Marriage
20 November 1836
Crawford, Georgia, USA
Queen Ann 'Annie' /Murphy/ L Annie /Murphy/
Birth
1821 1818
Georgia, USA
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Alabama Deaths •
Name G. T. Bowden
Event Date 18 Jul 1936
Event Place Cullman, Cullman, Alabama
Gender Male
Age (Original) 90y
Birth Year (Estimated) 1846
Spouse's Name Mrs. G. T. Bowden
Father's Name Donald Bowden
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927 •
Gregory T Bowden
Name Gregory T Bowden
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 1921
Event Place Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, United States
Event Place (Original) Cullman
Birth Date 20 Mar 1846
Birthplace Buler, Taylor, Georgia
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927 •
Gregory T Bowden
Name Gregory T Bowden
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 1907
Event Place Cullman, Alabama, United States
Birth Date 30 Mar 1846
Birthplace Beannavista, Marion, Georgia
Certificate Number 15
Page 5
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Census
1850 •
Marion county, part of, Marion, Georgia, United States
Elias Bowdoin M 33 Georgia
Anna Bowdoin F 32 Georgia
James Bowdoin M 11 Georgia
John Bowdoin M 6 Georgia
Gregory Bowdoin M 3 Georgia
Elizabeth Bowdoin F 2 Georgia
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Census
1860 •
Precinct 14, Butler, Alabama, United States
E W Bowden M 44 Georgia
Q A Bowden F 43
J Bowden M 22
Jno Bowden M 16
G Bowden M 14
E Bowden F 12
M A Bowden F 10
D Bowden M 7
L Bowden F 6
E W Bowden M 2
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Census
1880 •
District 649, Carroll, Georgia, United States
Gregory T Bowden Self M 34 Georgia
Tossy Crowder Bowden Wife F 34 Georgia
Lucy A Bowden Daughter F 8 Georgia
Richard Elias Bowden Son M 6 Georgia
Nathan M Bowden Son M 3 Georgia
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Census
1900 •
Precinct 8 Whites, Cullman, Alabama, United States
Gregory A. Bowden Head M 54 Georgia
Sarah Tossie Crowder Bowden Wife F 54 Georgia
Richard E Bowden Son M 27 Georgia
Gregre C Bowden Son M 16 Georgia
Willie B Griffin Grandson M 13 Georgia
Carry E Griffin Granddaughter F 10 Georgia
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Census
1930 •
Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, United States
Gregory T Bowden Head widow M 84 Georgia
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
children:
Susie Estelle Bowden, Walter M. Bowden, Gregory Clifton Bowden (Ethel Grace Cooper) , Lucie A. Bowden (Sanders Jackson Griffin) , Richard Elias Bowden
Cullman Co., Alabama
Issue of Thursday, July 23, 1936
Last Confederate Veteran Passes
G.T. Bowden, Sole County Survivor, Died Saturday
Prominent Citizen of Cullman for Seventy Years
G.T. Bowden, age 90, the sole surviving Confederate Veteran of Cullman County,
died at 7:00 o'clock last Saturday Evening. Mr. Bowden had been ill only a few
weeks before his death, and was unusually alert and in good physical trim for a
man of his age. A native of Georgia, Mr. Bowden enlisted in the Confederate
Army at the age of 15 years and served for three years, having been in several
major battles. He was captured at Murphreesboro, Tenn. and imprisoned in
Chicago the last year of the war.
Returning to Georgia, he moved shortly to Alabama, and had resided in this
county continuously for over 70 years. He was a Mason, had served as County
Commissioner several terms and was well known and popular throughout the county
for many years.
Two sons, Gregory C. Bowden, Southern District manager of the Southern Bell
Telephone company, Atlanta, Ga., and Richard Bowden, Cullman, Route 4, survive.
A brother Braxton Bragg Bowden, of Rangor, Ga., and a sister, Mrs. Jesse Hart,
of Columbia, Ala., also survive.
Funeral services were held from the home of Mrs. Fred. J. Buchmann on Monday
afternoon, with Rev. J.H. Brown in charge. Oscar Fischer and Sons, directing.
Interment was at the Protestant Cemetery. Pall bearers were: Ben Timpe, W.L.
Ward, W.P. Herrell, J.M. Kilpatrick, G.W. Ponder, Paul Howard.
Additional Comments:
Alabama Deaths, 1908-59
Name: G. T. Bowden
Death Date: Jul 1936
Death County: Cullman
Volume: 38
Roll: 3
Page #: 18658
- - -
Married 1st to Sarah T. "Tossy' Crowder ca 1870-1871. She passed after April
15, 1910.
He married 2nd to Leola ?____________ ca 1925.
The Protestant Cemetery is now known as the Cullman City Cemetery.
File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cullman/obits/b/bowden1529gob.txt∼Gregory Turner /Bowden/
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Parents •
Elias William /Bowden/
Birth
13 September 1817
Georgia, USA
Death
1 October 1898
Georgia, USA
Burial
Hapeville, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Marriage
20 November 1836
Crawford, Georgia, USA
Queen Ann 'Annie' /Murphy/ L Annie /Murphy/
Birth
1821 1818
Georgia, USA
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Alabama Deaths •
Name G. T. Bowden
Event Date 18 Jul 1936
Event Place Cullman, Cullman, Alabama
Gender Male
Age (Original) 90y
Birth Year (Estimated) 1846
Spouse's Name Mrs. G. T. Bowden
Father's Name Donald Bowden
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927 •
Gregory T Bowden
Name Gregory T Bowden
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 1921
Event Place Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, United States
Event Place (Original) Cullman
Birth Date 20 Mar 1846
Birthplace Buler, Taylor, Georgia
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Alabama, Census of Confederate Veterans, 1907, 1921, 1927 •
Gregory T Bowden
Name Gregory T Bowden
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 1907
Event Place Cullman, Alabama, United States
Birth Date 30 Mar 1846
Birthplace Beannavista, Marion, Georgia
Certificate Number 15
Page 5
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Census
1850 •
Marion county, part of, Marion, Georgia, United States
Elias Bowdoin M 33 Georgia
Anna Bowdoin F 32 Georgia
James Bowdoin M 11 Georgia
John Bowdoin M 6 Georgia
Gregory Bowdoin M 3 Georgia
Elizabeth Bowdoin F 2 Georgia
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Census
1860 •
Precinct 14, Butler, Alabama, United States
E W Bowden M 44 Georgia
Q A Bowden F 43
J Bowden M 22
Jno Bowden M 16
G Bowden M 14
E Bowden F 12
M A Bowden F 10
D Bowden M 7
L Bowden F 6
E W Bowden M 2
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Census
1880 •
District 649, Carroll, Georgia, United States
Gregory T Bowden Self M 34 Georgia
Tossy Crowder Bowden Wife F 34 Georgia
Lucy A Bowden Daughter F 8 Georgia
Richard Elias Bowden Son M 6 Georgia
Nathan M Bowden Son M 3 Georgia
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Census
1900 •
Precinct 8 Whites, Cullman, Alabama, United States
Gregory A. Bowden Head M 54 Georgia
Sarah Tossie Crowder Bowden Wife F 54 Georgia
Richard E Bowden Son M 27 Georgia
Gregre C Bowden Son M 16 Georgia
Willie B Griffin Grandson M 13 Georgia
Carry E Griffin Granddaughter F 10 Georgia
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
Census
1930 •
Cullman, Cullman, Alabama, United States
Gregory T Bowden Head widow M 84 Georgia
____________ೋღ☃ღೋ____________
children:
Susie Estelle Bowden, Walter M. Bowden, Gregory Clifton Bowden (Ethel Grace Cooper) , Lucie A. Bowden (Sanders Jackson Griffin) , Richard Elias Bowden
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