DESCENDANTS OF JOHN SHOWEN
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Don Norman
1.JOHN SHOWEN
John Showen was
born in VA January 30, 1800 and died November 3,
1854. He married Sophia Swopes in VA October 31, 1822.
Sophia was born
August 23, 1801 and died October 4, 1875.
Children of John and Sophia (Swopes) Showen.
2. (1). James Allen b.Oct 24 1824 d.
1833
3. (2). Nancy Jane b.Nov 7 1827
m.John I.
Haynes Aug 17 1855
4. (3). William Preston b.Oct 29 1831
m.Nancy A.
Parson
5. (4). Jacob Harrison b.Dec
5 1833
m.Mary
Catherine Parsons Aug 23 1855
6. (5). Elizabeth Catherine b.Apr 27 1835 d.
1837
7. (6). John Morris Steven b.Jan
3 1839
m.Margaret
Thomasson
8. (7). Ann Liza b.Dec 19 1843 d.
1858
9. (8). Lewis Irwin b.Jul 26 1851
m.Susan Phalen
4.WILLIAM PRESTON SHOWEN 1.JOHN SHOWEN
William Preston
Showen, a son of John and Sophia (Swopes) Showen,
was born in VA October 29, 1831. He married Nancy Parsons.
Children of William Preston and Nancy (Parsons) Showen.
10. (1). Jacob Jennings b.Jul 14 1864
m.Alberta
Armstrong
11. (2). John Roland b.Nov 8 1865
m.Margaret
Ann "Maggie" Burdette
12. (3). Lewis Preston b.Aug 2 1867
d.Sep 2 1953
m.Emma Kate
Hoff
13. (4). Mary Jane b.Apr 11 1869
m.Lida
Davis
14. (5). Victoria b.May 26 1872
m.Hoyt
Bennett
15. (6). Lonzo Lee "Lando" b.Jan 30 1875
m.Ella
Linger
m.Flora
Burdette
11.JOHN ROLAND SHOWEN
4.WILLIAM PRESTON SHOWEN 1.JOHN
SHOWEN
John Roland
Showen, a son of William Preston and Nancy (Parsons)
Showen, was November 8, 1865. He married Margaret Ann "Maggie"
Burdette. Maggie was a daughter of John P. and Mary E.
(Hoff) Burdette.
Children of John Roland and Maggie Ann (Burdette) Showen.
16. (1). Rufus
17. (2). Herman B. b.Jul 27 1894 d.May 29 1989
m.Orva
Viola Miller Oct 27 1923
12.LEWIS PRESTON SHOWEN
4.WILLIAM PRESTON SHOWEN 1.JOHN
SHOWEN
Lewis Preston
Showen, a son of William Preston and Nancy (Parsons)
Showen, was born in WV August 2, 1867 and died September
2, 1953. He
married Emma Kate Hoff. Emma, a daughter of Anthony L.
and Indiana
(Dilworth) Hoff, was born in WV September 11, 1874 and
died December 23,
1954.
Children of Lewis Preston and Emma Kate (Hoff) Showen.
18. (1). Germie Herbert b.Nov
9 1896 d.Dec 19 1989
m.Mildred
Kilgore Aug 19 1919
19. (2). Ralph Judd b.Apr 3 1899
d.Mar 19 1990
m.Edna
Douglas
20. (3). Susan Beulah b.Nov 24 1901 d.Oct 1988
m.Zedock
McBee
21. (4). Amy Mabel d.age 4 years
22. (5). William Preston b.Apr 16 1907 d.Jul
9 1972
m.Osa
Evelyn Snodgrass
23. (6). Thelma Victoria b.Nov 14 1909
m.Charles
S. McCarty
24. (7). Woodrow Hoyt b.Oct 2 1912
m.Mary
Brannon
25. (8). Parris French b.Jan 21 1916 d.Dec
1973
17.HERMAN B. SHOWEN
11.JOHN ROLAND SHOWEN
1.WILLIAM PRESTON
SHOWEN
Herman B.
Showen, a son of John Roland and Maggie Ann (Burdette)
Showen, was born in Roane County WV July 27 1894 and died
in Jackson
County WV May 29, 1989.
He married Orva Viola Miller October 27,
1923. Orva, a
daughter of Preston Grigsby and Martha Ellen (Wade)
Miller, was born in Roane County July 15, 1904 and died
there November
15, 1983.
Children of Herman B. and Orva Viola (Miller) Showen.
26. (1). Charlotte Wilmadean b.Sep 20 1924 d.Oct 20 1930
27. (2). Harold Dane b.Nov 21 1931
m.Joan
Crouser Jun 26 1954
28. (3). Margaret Ann b.Aug 14 1938
m.bobby Lee Rhodes May 5 1956
29. (4). Linda Sue b.Mar 20 1947
m.Ronald
Dean Murdock Jun 17 1967
18.GERMIE HERBERT SHOWEN 12.LEWIS PRESTON SHOWEN 4.WILLIAM PRESTON
SHOWEN 1.JOHN
SHOWEN
Germie Herbert Showen,
a son of Lewis Preston and Emma Kate (Hoff)
Showen, was born in Roane County WV November 9, 1896 and
died December
19, 1989. He married Mildred Kilgore in Kanawha County WV
August 19,
1919. Mildred, a daughter of Charles Raymond and Bertha
M. (Frazee)
Kilgore, was born in Grant County IN December 29, 1901
and died there
March 21, 1957.
Children of Germie Herbert and Mildred (Kilgore) Showen.
30. (1). Kenneth Raymond b.Aug 28 1920
m.Donna
Lou Lines Mar 15 1947
31. (2). Charles Lewis b.Feb 2 1922
d.Mar 24 1997
m.Thelma
M. Miller Dec 20 1941
32. (3). Germie Herbert Jr. b.may 12 1923 d.Nov 23 1988
m.Betty
Ruth Badger Sep 6 1946
33. (4). Betty imogene b.Nov 30 1925
m.Earl
O'Dell Cassidy Feb 4 1942
27.HAROLD DANE SHOWEN
17.HERMAN B. SHOWEN 11.JOHN
ROLAND SHOWEN
4.WILLIAM PRESTON SHOWEN 1.JOHN SHOWEN
Harold Dane
Showen, a son of Herman B. and Orva Viola (Miller)
Showen, was born in Roane County WV November 21,
1931. He married
Joan Crouser June 26, 1954.
Children of Harold Dane and Joan (Crouser) Showen.
34. (1). Ricky
m.Donna
Carpenter
35. (2). Mike
36. (3). Lisa
m.Anthony
Layner
28.MARGARET ANN SHOWEN
17.HERMAN B. SHOWEN 11.JOHN
ROLAND SHOWEN
4.WILLIAM PRESTON
SHOWEN 1.JOHN SHOWEN
Margaret Ann
Showen, a daughter of Herman B. and Orva Viola
(Miller) Showen, was born in Roane County WV August 14,
1938. She
married Bobby Lee Rhodes May 5, 1956.
Children of Bobby Lee and Margaret Ann (Showen) Rhodes.
37. (1). Timothy
38. (2). Charla
39. (3). Marsha
40. (4). David
29.LINDA SUE SHOWEN
17.HERMAN B. SHOWEN 11.JOHN
ROLAND SHOWEN
4.WILLIAM PRESTON SHOWEN 1.JOHN SHOWEN
Linda Sue
Showen, a daughter of Herman B. and Orva Viola (Miller)
Showen, was born in Roane County WV March 20, 1947. She married
Ronald Dean Murdock June 17, 1967.
Children of Ronald Dean and Linda Sue (Showen) Murdock.
41. (1). Angela
42. (2). Tammy
43. (3). Deborah
30.KENNETH RAYMOND SHOWEN 18.GERMIE HERBERT SHOWEN 12.LEWIS
PRESTON SHOWEN
4.WILLIAM PRESTON SHOWEN 1.JOHN
SHOWEN
Kenneth Raymond
Showen, a son of Germie Herbert and Mildred
(Kilgore) Showen, was born in Grant County IN August 28,
1920. He
married Donna Lou Lines in Grant County March 15, 1947.
Donna, a
daughter of Clifton and Mabel (Davis) Lines, was born in
Grant County
August 30, 1930.
Children of Kenneth Raymond and Donna Lou (Lines) Showen.
44. (1). Kenneth Raymond b.Oct 25 1947
m.Fran
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m.Joyce
Goins
45. (2). Jerry Lee b.Feb 22 1949
46. (3). Pamela Kay b.Jul 14 1950
47. (4). Daniel Lewis b.Oct 21 1951
48. (5). Ronald Keith b.Apr 9 1954
d.Aug 8 1983
m.Michelle
Masters Aug 3 1975
49. (6). Debra Lynn b.Feb 16 1956
m.Jack
Bishop Feb 15 1974
50. (7). Randell Dennis b.Aug
3 1959
m.Tamara
Lynn Franklin Jul 27 1990
50.RANDELL DENNIS SHOWEN 30.KENNETH RAYMOND SHOWEN 18.GERMIE
HERBERT SHOWEN
12.LEWIS PRESTON SHOWEN
4.WILLIAM PRESTON SHOWEN
1.JOHN SHOWEN
Randell Dennis
Showen, a son of Kenneth Raymond and Donna Lou
(Lines) Showen, was born in Grant County IN August 3,
1959. He married
Tamara Lynn Franklin in Grant County July 27, 1990.
Tamara was born in
Miami County IN December 7, 1967.
Children of Randell Dennis and Tamara Lynn (Franklin)
Showen.
51. (1). Emily Kathleen b.Oct 22 1990
52. (2). Jacob Alexander Ryan b.Jun
9 1994
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
"Roane County WV Family History 1989" p.311
Showen, Tamara L., Showen family group records