Dave/Bruce:
>From the Cumberland GenWeb page there are three cemeteries in Dilgent River:
Two are "downtown": DR Baptist, DR Anglican
The other's on the road (Rte 209) to Parrsboro: DR Wesleyan Methodist
see map at the following link:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nscumber/cemetery/diligentriver2.html
Hope this settles the Hatfield-McCoy feud...
Are the feuding Hatfields any relation to the Cumberland bunch?
Eric
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Winter" <davidwinter@...>
To: "nscumber" <bclark@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> Sorry to disagree but there is an United cemetery in Diligent River as I took
> all my note from there on Nov. 8, 2008.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Winter
> To: nscumber
> Cc: James E. Welsh ; George Hayward
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [nscumber] Eva Maude (Varner) Bowden of Diligent River
>
> Hi Bruce:
>
> Thanks. It¹s a help with birth dates and middle names.
>
> Also, you just found another previously unknown to me HATFIELD descendant.
> Doris Adelaide (Hatfield) Bowden and my father were 1st cousins. However,
> this baby was born and died in 1945, not 1946; see death record below. The
> headstone must be relatively new and placed there after Doris died in 2005.
> After 50 years, Max must have forgotten exactly when his son was born and
> died.
>
> The obits say burial in the Baptist Cemetery. The late Jack Wagstaff¹s
> cemetery photo collection shows them in the Baptist Cemetery.
>
> There is no United Cemetery in Diligent River to my knowledge but there is a
> Methodist Cemetery in Wharton though. There is also an Anglican cemetery in
> Diligent River.
>
> Max Bowden¹s home in Diligent River burned to the ground not all that long
> ago. Rumor has it he didn¹t believe in banks and also lost a sum of money in
> the fire as well.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Dave
> ++++++++
> Friday, February 11, 2005 The Halifax Herald Limited
> BOWDEN, Hugh E. - 89, Diligent River, Cumberland Co., passed away Thursday,
> February 10, 2005, in East Cumberland Lodge, Pugwash. Born in Glasgow
> Mountain, he was a son of the late Albert and Eva (Varner) Bowden. He was a
> retired lumberman and blueberry farmer. He was a member of the Diligent
> River Baptist Church. He is survived by sisters, Greta Bowden, Salisbury;
> Ruby Yorke, Diligent River; brothers, Guy (Jean), Fox River; Maxwell
> (Doris), Diligent River; Glendon (Eileen), Diligent River; a special niece,
> Linda (Carl) McNamara, Evanston; several nieces and nephews. He was
> predeceased by a sister, Adelaide; brothers, Hazen and Donald. Visitation
> 7-9 p.m. today in Smith's Funeral Home, Parrsboro, where funeral service
> will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Rev. Greg Doyle officiating. Burial in
> Diligent River Baptist Cemetery at a later date. Memorial donations may be
> made to Diligent River Baptist Church or to charity of choice. On-line
> condolences at: www.smithsfuneralhome.com
>
> Source: Smith¹s Funeral Home, Parrsboro
> ------------------
> Doris A. Bowden
> 1924 - 2005
>
> Bowden, Doris A. 81, of Diligent River, Cumberland County passed away
> Saturday, December 24, 2005 at South Cumberland Community Care Centre,
> Parrsboro. Born in Fox River, she was a daughter of the late Ross and Gladys
> (Brunt) Hatfield. She is survived by her husband, Max; daughter, Theresa
> (Jack MacFarlane), Dorchester, N.B.; sons, Chris, Rothesay, N.B.; Wyman
> (Brenda), Fox River; Danny, Amherst; brothers, Gerald (Jeanette), Amherst;
> Ralph (Edna), Tatamagouche; Robert (Joan), Florence, Mass.; Arden (Linda),
> Fox River; 10 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; several nieces and
> nephews. She was predeceased by a son, Wayne; brothers, Lorne and Jules.
> Visitation 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at the Diligent River Baptist
> Church where funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 28,
> Rev. Greg Doyle officiating. Burial to follow in the church cemetery.
> Memorial donations may be made to the Diligent River Baptist Church.
>
> Source: S.W. Smith and Son Ltd. E-mail: info@...
> <mailto:info%40smithsfuneralhome.com>
> ------------------
> NSARM Cumberland Deaths, 1945; Book #213; Page #1156
> Baby Bowden, male, Fox River
> Born 9 Aug 1945, Cumberland Co.
> Died 11 Aug 1945, Fox River, age 2 days, of (can¹t make out)
> S/o Maxwell Bowden, N.S., and Doris Hatfield, N.S.
> Informant; Maxwell Aubrey Bowden, Diligent River, Father
> Buried 11 Aug 1945, Fox River
>
> Source: Dave Winter, 24, Feb 2009
> Note: Doris Adelaide was born in Fox River and Anglican by faith; baby
> (Wayne M.[axwell?] Bowden) could actually be buried in Holy Trinity Anglican
> Cemetery, Fox River? Perhaps she was with her patents in Fox River for the
> birth?
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> On 2/24/09 9:30 PM, "Bruce Clarke" <bclark@...
> <mailto:bclark%40ns.sympatico.ca> > wrote:
>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Hi David,
>> >
>> > In my tombstones for the Diligent River United Cemetery, I show the
>> > following...they may be related to this family of Bowden:
>> >
>> > **********************************************
>> > Hugh Edmond Bowden
>> > April 18,1915 --- February 10, 2005
>> >
>> > ************************************************
>> >
>> > Albert E. Bowden
>> > 1874 -----1958
>> > wife:
>> > Eva M. Varner
>> > 1887 --- 1981
>> > *************************************************
>> > Maxwell A. Bowden
>> > 1918 ------ no date
>> > wife:
>> > Doris A. --------??
>> > 1923 ----2005
>> > son:
>> > Wayne M. Bowden
>> > 1946 ---1946
>> > ****************************************************
>> >
>> > Bruce
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: David Winter
>> > To: nscumber
>> > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 9:12 PM
>> > Subject: [nscumber] Eva Maude (Varner) Bowden of Diligent River
>> >
>> > Chronicle Herald, Thursday, June 18, 1981, pg. #34; Reel #6149, NSARM,
>> > Halifax, N.S.
>> > OBITUARY: Mrs. Albert Bowden
>> > Diligent River, Cumberland county - Mrs. Albert Bowden, 93, of Diligent
>> > River, died Wednesday at home. Born in New Germany, Lunenburg County, she
>> > was the former Eva Maude Varner, a daughter of the late Mathew and
>> Udevilla
>> > (Beach) Varner. Surviving are four daughters, Altina (Mrs. Cecil
>> Tomlinson),
>> > Moncton; Greta, Sackville, N.B.; Ruby (Mrs. Logan Yorke) and Mary (Mrs.
>> > Kenneth Yorke), both of Parrsboro; five sons, Guy, Fox River, Cumberland
>> > County; Hughie, Donald, Maxwell and Glendon, all of Diligent River; three
>> > brothers, Fred, Diligent River; Powley, Halifax; Asaph, Middleton; and 33
>> > grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband and a son, Hazen. The >>
body
>> > is at Smith's Funeral Home, Parrsboro. Funeral service will be held in
>> > Diligent River Baptist Church, Friday at 4 p.m., Rev. Eric Miner
>> > officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
>> >
>> > Source: Dave Winter, 24 Feb 2009
>> >
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