Robert Eldridge Bowen was born August 27, 1866 in Pope county, Arkansas and died August 1933. He married twice. Martha Alice Brown on February 26,1890 in Pope county, Arknasas. She was born 1874 and died 1912 in Paris, Logan county, Arkansas. They had 7 children And then Nancy
1. Robert Oather Bowen was born December 25, 1892 in Pope county, Arkansas and died December 8, 1963 in Tulsa, Tulsa county, Oklahoma. He married Edith Murray.
2. Ruben Lincoln Bowen was born February 7,1896 in Moreland, Pope county, Arkansas and died April 12, 1945 in Paris, Logan county, Arkansas. He married Elsie Mae Miles on January 14, 1923. She was born May 6, 1900 in Paris, Logan county, Arkansas and died June 16, 1970. 2 chidlren
3. Lecta Lavesta Mae Bowen was born January 10,1899 in Moreland, Pope county, Arkansas and died August 27, 1992 in Merced, Merced county, California. She married Fred Hargett on January 11, 1916 in Comanceh, Stephens county, Oklahoma. He was born September 1, 1887 in Prentiss county, Mississippi and died June 30,1960 in Merced, Merced county, California. 7 children
4. Leonard McKinley Bowen was born October 22, 1902 in Moreland, Pope county, Arkansas and died April 2, 1984 in Weleetka,Oklahoma.He married Georgia Yarbrough on August 25, 1928 in Weleetka, Oklahoma. She was born July 1, 1911 in Kiowa, Pittsburg county, Oklahoma 3 children
5. Cora Estelle Bowen was born February 1905 in Arkansas and died October 1993. She married twice. James Eugene Nelson and Howard Anderson. James was born November 18, 1895 in Arkansas and died December 23, 1941. 9 children.
6. Floyd Cecil Bowen was born February 29,1908 in comanche, Stephens county, Oklahoma and died June 2, 1974 in Tulsa, Tulsa county, Oklahoma. He married Velva Middleton on April 4, 1936. 3 children
7. Otis Odell Bowen was born January 13, 1912 in Paris, Logan county, Arkansas and died 1977 in Muskogee, Muskogee county, Oklahoma. He married Fern. 2 children