William Percy Bowman was born December 13, 1909 in Alabama. He married Etnar Gillispie in January 1927 in Moulton, Alabama, and they had 6 children. The family moved from Alabama to Ruleville, Mississippi in the early 1940's. Percy Bowman died September 29, 1973 in Ruleville, Mississippi.

Etnar Gillispie was born October 24, 1906 in Lawrence County, Alabama. She died April 22, 1982 in Ruleville, Mississippi.

The early family photo shows Lloyd as a baby about 1928. Photo provided by Willodean Burch.