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 Eunice Bowen Branyon 1907-1980 She had a great love of family, a great love of community, and a great love of genealogy. She is the daughter of Robert Burts Bowen and Gertrude Murdoch Bowen, Granddaughter of John Wesley Bowen(Civil War Veteran) and Talitha Ann Cumi Stucky Bowen, Great Granddaughter of Jones Bowen and Elmira Chambers Bowen, Great Great Granddaughter of Woody Bowen and Nancy(maiden name not known) Bowen, and Great Great Great Granddaughter of Sterling Bowen(Revolutionary Way Veteran) and Susannah Meredith Bowen Aunt Eunice also took a lot of pictures of her family(Bowen and Murdoch) through the years. Below are several of her albums showing photos and newspaper clippings of the Bowen and Murdoch Families from 1880 through 1958. They are first presented as she originally constructed them. Photo and Scrapbook Album. This has photos from 1880 through 1958 The first photo is Onie Murdock in 1880. Also newspaper clippings with a 5 generation picture of Richard Wakefield. And Anne Bowen Clark's wedding and graduation from Antreville High are also shown here. To view this album as individual photos with the names of the people shown click here. If you position your curser over the picture, the file name should appear. The file name will indicate the approximate date and names of people in the picture when known. Bowen Family Photo Album (1925-1939) This shows numerous pictures of her family(Father Robert, Mother Gertrude, siblings Stuckey, Eunice, Charlotte, and Joe) from 1925 through 1939. To view this album as individual photos with the names of the people shown click here. Eunice's Scrapbook Album (1925-1939) This has numerous newspaper clippings including obituaries of family and friends, John Wesley Bowen's obituary(kicked by his mule), John D Murdoch's obituary, and burning of First Creek Church. Photo Album(1929-1930) This was when Eunice was a young adult and teaching. It has pictures of her school and schoolchildren. In addition to family Bowen pictures, there are Murdoch family pictures here also. Eunice Bowen Branyon Snaps Album (1939-1940) Eunice and her young adult siblings on the beach at Charleston, SC and other locations. Eunice Bowen Branyon Snaps Album(Oct-Nov,1941) This album shows photos of a 3 week car trip from South Carolina to California and back by John and Winton Wakefield, Charlotte Bowen(soon to marry in Las Vegas), Eunice, and her friend Carolyn. This was a month before Pearl Harbor. They used $43.41 worth of fuel over 6739 miles. The total trip cost $79.74. Includes pictures of Biloxi, Mississippi, Joe at Victoria Field in Texas, the Grand Canyon, the Pacific Ocean, Charlotte's wedding in Vegas to John, Jr., Petrified Forest and desert in Arizona, and Indian structures. Eunice Bowen Branyon Snaps Album (1942-1945) There are numerous pictures of Eunice's family. Her siblings are married and starting to have children. There are also Murdoch family pictures and photos of old home places(Jane Boyd, John Murdoch, etc.) Eunice Bowen Branyon Photo Album)(1942) Here are lots of photos of the growing Bowen family and also a lot of Murdoch photos too, including the Murdoch reunion at the spring. Downtown Greenville is in one pic. To view this album as individual photos with the names of the people shown click here. 2nd Eunice Bowen Branyon Photo Album(1942) More pictures including her trip with her parents Robert and Gertrude, and Elise Brown(Bowen) to see her brother Joe Bowen in the Army Air Corps at Victoria Field, Texas. There are also pictures of Joe and Elise getting married in Greenville, SC in December, 1942 Eunice Bowen Branyon Photo Album)(1952-54) This is a fairly small album featuring the Bowen family celebrating Thanksgiving in 1953. All the third generation cousins of Robert and Gertrude Bowen are shown. |