Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bowen, Capt. Joseph M., 1906 

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SUFFOLK 

      (Special to The Landmark.) 

  Suffolk. Va.. January 26. - [...] 

    MR. JOSEPH BOWEN DEAD. 

  This morning at 7:25 o'clock. Mr. Joseph Bowen, a highly esteemed citizen 
of Suffolk, passed away at his home on Grace street after a short illness of 
pneumonia at the age of seventy years.  Mr. Bowen was a devout Christian 
gentleman and had been for years a consistent member of the Methodist Church, 
and his faithful presence will be greatly missed at his place of worship.  Mr. 
Bowen was a native of Worcester county, Maryland. 

  He leaves to mourn their loss a wife, one daughter, Mrs. G.W. Tatum, of 
Orange, Va.; six sons, Messrs. Joseph E. Bowen, C.W. Bowen, Horace J. Bowen, 
Alfred D. Bowen, J.C. Bowen and F.M. Bowen: three brothers, Messrs. J.W. 
Bowen, of Los Angeles, Cal.; Z.M. Bowen, of Chester, Pa.; Henry B. Bowen, of 
Baltimore. Md.; two sisters, Mrs. A.E. Battelle, of Norfolk, Va., and Mrs. 
Lida A. Turner, of Philadelphia, Pa. 

  The funeral services will be conducted from Main Street M.E. Church, Sunday 
afternoon at 3 o'clock, by the Rev. Dr. H.E. Johnson. 

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    YESTERDAY IN SUFFOLK 

[...] 

BOWEN SUCCUMBS TO PNEUMONIA. 

                     Suffolk Bureau. 

  Suffolk, Va., Jan. 26. - After a lengthy illness with pneumonia, Capt. 
Joseph Bowen died today at his home Grace and Pearl streets.  He was 70 years 
of age. 

  The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Main 
Street Methodist church and will be conducted by the pastor, Rev. Dr. H.E. 
Johnson. 

  The deceased was a native of Worcester county, Md., but had been a resident 
of Suffolk for many years.  He was a member of the Methodist church. 

  Besides a large number of friends, the deceased is survived by a widow; one 
daughter, Mrs. G.W. Tatum, of Orange, Va.; six sons, J.E., C.W., H.J., A.D., 
J.C. and F.M. Bowen; two sisters, Mrs. A.E. Battelle, of Norfolk, and Mrs. 
Lida Turner, of Philadelphia; and three brothers, J.W. Bowen, of Los Angeles, 
Cal., Z.M. Bowen, of Chester, Pa., and Henry B. Bowen, of Baltimore 


Capt. Joseph M. BOWEN, saw-mill owner, 
b. 18 Dec 1834*, Worcester Co., MD, d. 26 Jan 1906, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery*, Suffolk, 28 Jan 1906, 
"Norfolk (VA) Landmark," Vol. 61, No. 127, Sat., Jan. 27, 1906, p. 8; 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Vol. 18, No. 23, Sat., Jan. 27, 1906, p. 7 

*Additional information: 

Cedar Hill list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_a.txt 

No Find a Grave Memorial (Oct 2025) 

The 1900 Census - Suffolk, Nansemond Co. - gives b. Jan 1835. 

His wife's obits ("Virginian-Pilot," June 10 & 12, 1906, p. 13) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/b500m6ob.txt 


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