SGT. Robert Christman Bowden

1897 - 1918  (21 years)

• Name	Robert Christman Bowden
  Prefix	SGT.
  Born	5 May 1897	Opelousas, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Oct 1918	Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
  Buried	Saint Landry Church Cemetery, Opelousas, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I180378	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2016

  
  

  Father	Thomas Peter Bowden,   b. 13 Jul 1855, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 13 Jul 1900, Opelousas, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Marie Fanny Christman,   b. 24 Dec 1857, Opelousas, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 3 Mar 1958, Opelousas, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 100 years)
  Family ID	F38086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Robert Christman Bowden Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about sponsoring this memorial... Birth: May 5, 1897 Louisiana, USA Death: Oct. 19, 1918 San Antonio Bexar County Texas, USA OBIT: SGT. ROBT. CHRISTMAN BOWDEN - There died at Camp Travis, San Antonio, Texas, last Saturday evening, one of Opelousas' brightest boys, Robert Christman Bowden, known to his legion of friends here and elsewhere as "Bobby" Bowden. It seems only a few weeks ago when he resigned his civil work in Houston, Texas, and came to Opelousas to spend a few days with mother, sister and other relatives before enlisting in the army. We recall distinctly his brief visit to The Clarion office a day or two before leaving to join the colors. He spoke so enthusiastically of his coming career in the army and he was such a bright young fellow that we knew that he was looking forward with pleasure to his military duties just ahead. Bobby was such a bright young fellow that his death is not only keenly felt by mother, sister and brother and other relatives, but has also left an aching void in the hearts of all those who knew him. He made good in the army, right from the jump, for with the short time he had been in the service he had already reached the rank of sergeant and had been recommended for a lieutenancy. He preferred the fighting arm of the service and would rather be with the boys on the firing line than be in a position far from danger. That fact, and his bright, cheerful disposition, thoroughly bespoke his Celtic blood. It seems hard indeed that this young soldier, who had only passed his twenty-first birthday by a short five months, should be cut down by the scythe of the Grim Reaper, but such is life and such is death, for death, the philosopher says, is not a respecter of persons. Bobby has passed and all that remains of him is memory, but we are glad that that memory is of a young life full of deeds well performed. To his grief-stricken mother, sister, brother, aged grandfather and other relatives, this entire community extends its heartfelt sympathies. It is poor consolation, we know, but it is but the mute expression of hearts rent with pain in the passing of a splendid young man, who, as a soldier, we all know, had a bright future before him. The remains were brought from San Antonio, accompanied by a military escort, and interred Tuesday evening in the Catholic cemetery. source: St. Landry Clarion (Opelousas, LA) Oct. 26, 1918, page 1 Family links: Parents: Thomas P Bowden (1855 - 1900) Fannie Christman Bowden (1857 - 1958) Siblings: Thomas P Bowden (1886 - 1953)* Marie Louise Fannie Bowden (1893 - 1972)* Robert Christman Bowden (1897 - 1918) *Calculated relationship Burial: Saint Landry Church Cemetery Opelousas St. Landry Parish Louisiana, USA Plot: Section 10 Created by: mary k creamer Record added: Jun 16, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 112396047