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Jess Willard Nowell

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Jess Willard Nowell

Birth
Soper, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
15 Aug 2015 (aged 99)
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Burial
Antlers, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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Jess W. Nowell was born December 19, 1915 in Oklahoma, son of John William Nowell (1885-1954) and Sarah E. Archey Nowell (1889-1945).

The 1920 Federal Census for Oakes, Oklahoma (Choctaw County) shows Jess W. Nowell, age 4, born in Oklahoma; living with his father, J. W. Nowell, a farmer, age 34, born in Texas; and his mother, Sarah, age 29, born in Arkansas. Also living in the family were Jess' siblings: Bessie Nowell, age 10; and John Nowell, age 6; both born in Oklahoma.

The 1930 Federal Census for Oakes, Oklahoma (Choctaw County) shows Jess W. Nowell, a farm laborer, age 14, born in Oklahoma; living with his father, John W. Nowelll, a farmer, age 45, born in Texas; and his mother, Sarah, age 42, born in Arkansas. Also living in the family were Jess' siblings: John Nowell, a farm laborer, age 16; and Richard M. Nowell, age 8; both born in Oklahoma.

The 1940 Federal Census for Bexar County, Texas shows Jess W. Nowell, a U.S. Army soldier in the 63rd school squadron at Kelly Field in San Antonio, age 25, born in Oklahoma. The census stated that his home five years earlier in 1935 was Soper, Oklahoma (Choctaw County).

On September 17, 1941 in Phoenix Arizona (Maricopa County), Jess married Beatrice Irene Harkey, who was born February 18, 1917 in Cass County, Texas, daughter of William Riley Harkey (1860-1920) and Minnie Lee Fields (1899-1987).

The U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 shows that Jess W. Nowell, married, born 1915, enlisted at Luke Field in Phoenix, Arizona in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a Master Sergeant for service in the Hawaiian Department.
Jess W. Nowell was born December 19, 1915 in Oklahoma, son of John William Nowell (1885-1954) and Sarah E. Archey Nowell (1889-1945).

The 1920 Federal Census for Oakes, Oklahoma (Choctaw County) shows Jess W. Nowell, age 4, born in Oklahoma; living with his father, J. W. Nowell, a farmer, age 34, born in Texas; and his mother, Sarah, age 29, born in Arkansas. Also living in the family were Jess' siblings: Bessie Nowell, age 10; and John Nowell, age 6; both born in Oklahoma.

The 1930 Federal Census for Oakes, Oklahoma (Choctaw County) shows Jess W. Nowell, a farm laborer, age 14, born in Oklahoma; living with his father, John W. Nowelll, a farmer, age 45, born in Texas; and his mother, Sarah, age 42, born in Arkansas. Also living in the family were Jess' siblings: John Nowell, a farm laborer, age 16; and Richard M. Nowell, age 8; both born in Oklahoma.

The 1940 Federal Census for Bexar County, Texas shows Jess W. Nowell, a U.S. Army soldier in the 63rd school squadron at Kelly Field in San Antonio, age 25, born in Oklahoma. The census stated that his home five years earlier in 1935 was Soper, Oklahoma (Choctaw County).

On September 17, 1941 in Phoenix Arizona (Maricopa County), Jess married Beatrice Irene Harkey, who was born February 18, 1917 in Cass County, Texas, daughter of William Riley Harkey (1860-1920) and Minnie Lee Fields (1899-1987).

The U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 shows that Jess W. Nowell, married, born 1915, enlisted at Luke Field in Phoenix, Arizona in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a Master Sergeant for service in the Hawaiian Department.


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