Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Leon Clifford Bowman


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Leon Clifford Bowman and two of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Leon Clifford Bowman,1 born 10 February 1924 in Sidnaw, Houghton County, Michigan, the son of Howard Clifford Bowman and Flossie Mildred Gazlay;1, 2, 3, 4 died 11 October 2022 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan.1 Leon married, 31 December 1955 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, Harriet Agnes Karwick1, 5 (born 29 December 1931, the daughter of Joseph L. Karwick and Harriet A. Pete4). Leon is buried in Roselawn Memorial Park, La Salle, Monroe County, Michigan.1

Children of Leon Clifford Bowman and Harriet Agnes Karwick:

 2i. Eric Wayne Bowman, born 30 May 1956.4
 3ii. Tanya Marie Bowman, born 3 November 1967.4

  1. Find a Grave (website). Roselawn Memorial Park, La Salle, Monroe County, Michigan; Leon C. Bowman, born: 10 February 1924 in Signaw, Houghton County, Michigan; died: 11 October 2022 in Monroe, Monroe County, Michigan (from record, which includes a copy of his obituary, and provides the names and links for his parents and seven siblings).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Monroe County, LaSalle Township, Enumeration District 58-16, Sheet No. 16B, family of Howard Bowman (32, Ohio, truck driver, first married age 21); wife Flossie Bowman (32, Michigan, first married age 21); son Eugene Bowman (9, Michigan); daughter Mildred Bowman (7, Michigan); son Leon Bowman (6, Michigan); son Lowell Bowman (4 10/12, Michigan); son Warren Bowman (2 4/12, Michigan); daughter Audrey Bowman (1 7/12, Michigan).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Monroe County, La Salle Township, Enumeration District 58-21, Sheet No. 18A, family of Howard Bowman (43, Ohio, truck driver, road work); wife Flossie Bowman (43, Michigan); son Eugene Bowman (20, Michigan, auto mechanic, retail auto); daughter Mildred Bowman (17, Michigan); son Leon Bowman (16, Michigan); son Lowell Bowman (15, Michigan); son Warren Bowman (13, Michigan); daughter Audrey Bowman (12, Michigan); son Lysle Bowman (10, Michigan); son Delbert Bowman (8, Michigan); daughter Marlene Bowman (2, Michigan).
  4. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  5. Gazlay Family Tree, by David Paul Gazlay. First edition published June 1984. Second edition published August 2001. This extensive Gazlay family tree provides birth and death years (but not exact dates) for Gazlay descendants, and names (only) of spouses. No sources are cited, but the compiler is known to have collected information from numerous documents and Gazlay descendants. Names, dates, and relationships should be compared to other source citations.