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H. F. BOWEN was born in Bracken County, Ky., in 1822. His father was Alexander Bowen, of Virginia, who settled in Bracken County, Ky., in 1809, where he engaged in farming; he married a Miss French, of Virginia, who bore him thirteen children, the subject of this sketch being the ninth child. The paternal grandfather of our subject, a farmer, was a native of Virginia, where he died. H. F. Bowen settled in Kenton County with his father, in 1825, where he was educated in the common schools. He has always been a mechanic and carpenter; was city assessor for six years, and sheriff of the county from 1863 to 1867; he has also been school trustee and councilman for a number of years. In 1845 he married Margaret Hathaway, daughter of John Hathaway, a farmer of Kenton County. Nine children were born to this union, of whom four are deceased; the surviving members are William H. H., who married Annie Evans, of Kenton County, and has two children; Woodford H., who married Abbie Shinkle, and has two children; Harriet G., wife of Ivor Evans, of Kenton County, and has three children; Edward F., and Laura B. Mr. Bowen is a Republican.