William Sterling BOWEN was born 1887 in AL. He married Nora STOKES bet. 1920 and 1923. He died 05 January 1955 in Marion Co, AL. Nora STOKES, daughter of Riley Huston STOKES and Sarah Malinda MOZINGO , in AL. She died abt. 1923.


Children of William Sterling BOWEN and Nora STOKES are:
1. Felix BOWEN, b. Private

Other Marriages/Unions for William Sterling BOWEN:
See William Sterling BOWEN & Marcina C MOZINGO


Notes for William Sterling BOWEN:

1920 Marion, AL, Brilliant, ED 72, Sheet 2B Roll: T625_33
Arthur L Hetherley, 26, AL, AL, AL
Meridona, wife, 34, AL, AL, AL
Sarah E Bowen, mother in law, 57, wd, AL, AL, AL
William S, brother in law, 31, wd, AL, AL, AL
Otha M, niece, 5, AL, AL, AL

1930 Marion, AL, Clarks, ED 17, Sheet 7B Roll: 39
W Sterling Bowen 43, AL, AL, AL
Otha, daughter, 15, AL, AL, AL
Felix, son, 7, AL, AL, AL

Subject: Mozingo
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 11:08:43 -0400
From: rhoda5
To:
... My grandmother's brother was married to Marcina Mozingo:
Marcina married 12/13/1913 Wm. Sterling Bowen
Marcina born 9/11/1891 and died 2/5/1917 age 25
she is buried at Gold Mine Cem. Marion Co.
two children:
1. daughter Otha M (later changed her name to Gwen Faithe) born 4/12/1914
died 11/21/1989 in LA, Cal. She married E.P. Barnard "Barney" no children
2. they had son Edgar Bowen born 12/16/1915 died 8/4/1917 age abt 20 mos.
buried at Gold mine.

Wm. "Sterling" later married Nora Stokes (dau. of Riley)
they had a son Felix Bowen, Nora died three days later.
Sterling never married again, he died 1/5/1955 age 67
His mother helped raise the children.

Riley Houston's 2nd wife Sarah Mozingo
Riley died Oct 1924
their son Charley married a girl named Iris
a son Frank E. born 11/1919 died 3/19/1920
10 years later they were in Colo. both working at
the State Hospital, no more children listed.

Sources for William Sterling BOWEN:

  1. Alabama Deaths, 1908-59, Name: William S Bowen Death Date: 5 Jan 1955 Death County: Marion Volume: 3 Certificate: 1272 Roll: 5

Notes for Nora STOKES:


Notes for Felix BOWEN: