City: Kyles Ford
BOWEN, Enoch D., minister of the gospel; born Hancock county, Tenn., Jan. 30, 1856; Scotch-Irish descent; son of Jason Y. and Ruth A. (Lea) BOWEN; father’s occupation, farmer; paternal grandparents Jesse and Sarah (Durham) BOWEN; maternal grandparents Archer and Lucinda (Henderson) LEA; educated in the common schools, Purchase Academy and Black Water Seminary; in early life he was a farmer; married Mary E. BAKER, Jan. 5, 1876; member F. & A. M., I. O. O. F.; entered the ministry at age of 28; was in the mercantile business a short while; Republican; elected clerk of Circuit Court in 1886, and again in 1890; served 12 years; member of Baptist church.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
