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Orange County Indexed

Bowen marriages

9 marriages in which the groom or the bride bears the name, oldest first.

Gaston Suit and Eliza Anne Bowen

Marriage bond, 14 March 1843

Bond dated
14 March 1843
In the books
Orange Marriage Book S-V, page 640, at the Register of Deeds
Also in the Recorder
23 March 1843 (an item Mark Chilton notes for this couple; it may concern a later marriage of one of them)

John H Bowen and Susan Bowling

Marriage license, 2 March 1870

License dated
2 March 1870
In the books
Orange Marriage Book 1, page 427, at the Register of Deeds
In the newspaper
Hillsborough Recorder, 16 March 1870, page 3: married by Rev. A. W. Mangum; bride: daughter of Priestly[?] Bowling (probably this marriage: the notice reads the names as John W. Rowen[?] and Susan Ann Bowling)
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 60003, “Marriage Licenses (16 mm), 1866–1875”.
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 60001, “Marriage Record, 1851–66, and Marriage Registers, 1867–72”.
  • Find this marriage on FamilySearch (free account; its dates are often the bond’s).

John Suit and Mary J Bowen

Marriage license, 31 March 1878

License dated
31 March 1878
In the books
Orange Marriage Book 3, page 529, at the Register of Deeds

Adolphus Rhew and Silena Bowen

Marriage license, 8 January 1879

License dated
8 January 1879
In the books
Orange Marriage Book 4, page 157, at the Register of Deeds
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 62002, “Marriage Licenses, 1879–1891”.
  • Find this marriage on FamilySearch (free account; its dates are often the bond’s).

Rufus Bowen and Emma Murray

Marriage license, 12 November 1884

License dated
12 November 1884
In the books
Orange Marriage Book 5, page 248, at the Register of Deeds
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 62002, “Marriage Licenses, 1879–1891”.
  • Find this marriage on FamilySearch (free account; its dates are often the bond’s).

Rufus Bowen and Fannie Murray

Marriage license, 1 March 1888

License dated
1 March 1888
In the books
Orange Marriage Book 6, page 143, at the Register of Deeds
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 62002, “Marriage Licenses, 1879–1891”.
  • Find this marriage on FamilySearch (free account; its dates are often the bond’s).

Wm Bowen and Nancy Cates

Marriage license, 15 February 1892

License dated
15 February 1892
In the books
Orange Marriage Book 6, page 424, at the Register of Deeds
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 62003, “Marriage Licenses, 1892–1903”.
  • Find this marriage on FamilySearch (free account; its dates are often the bond’s).

William Bowen and Sophronia Campbell

Marriage license, 12 February 1895

License dated
12 February 1895
In the books
Orange Marriage Book 7, page 211, at the Register of Deeds
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 62003, “Marriage Licenses, 1892–1903”.
  • Find this marriage on FamilySearch (free account; its dates are often the bond’s).

Warner Canada and Georgina Bowen

Marriage license, 27 December 1895

License dated
27 December 1895
In the books
Orange Marriage Book 7, page 219, at the Register of Deeds
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 62003, “Marriage Licenses, 1892–1903”.
  • Find this marriage on FamilySearch (free account; its dates are often the bond’s).
In all the records
Every Bowen record, by decade: deeds, court minutes, wills, tax lists and more
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