Elijah Bowen was born 1858 in Arkansas and died 1939. He married Mary Ann Utley on June 8, 1889. She was born about 1872 in Arkansas. They had 7 children
1. Emmett Bowen, nothing more is known
2. Alvin Bowen was born 1896 and died 1947
3. Wilma Bowen was born about 1898 in Arkansas. She married Unknown Smith
4. Emma Bowen married Unknown Barton
5. Floy Bowen was born about 1908 in Arkansas. She married Unknown Newell
6. Clomer Bowen was born about 1911 in Arkansas. He married Pauline L. Bowden
7. Beulah Bowen was born about 1914 in Arkansas. She married Unknown Thompson