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) COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2195-Continued rer 'AL BUREAU OF INVESTIOATION 8/11/04 1 Date JOEN HOWARD BOWEN was interviewed February 8, 1964, BM 105-008 and he furnished the following information: DL 100-10461 BOVEN advised that he has been in the Rumsellville, 2 Alabama, area, spenking at various rural Baptist Churches, and has been residing at the residence of WYLIE UPTAIN, Bural with juvenile delinguents for the City of Knoxville, Tennessee, loute, Rummellville, lie stated he intended leaving While doing this work, he becase well acquainted with roctor the Rummellville, Alabama, aron February 11, 1964, en route A.D. MUBLLER, who is now associated with the Yeterans back to Larodo, Texan, by way of New orleans, Lodimiana. Hoepital in Nemphis and lives at 4035 Tutwiler . Road, Memphis, Tennesace lle also became woll acquainted BOYEN stated to the best of his knowledge he was with Mins`MARY El.LIOTT, who is a prominent social vorker in boro at Chester, PenasyIvania on January 12, 1885, and his the Kuoxville, Tennessee, area. father's name WABLJAMES A. BOWEN, and his mother was EMILY BOWEN, He did not know his parents, but he was reared in an BOWEN states since becoming ordained about fifty orphanage in philadelphia, Pennaylvania. His grandaother, yeara ago he has traveled extensively in the United States, SARAH RALL, participated to a limited extent in giving him particularly in the Stantou, Virgiuia, area, and in the guidance and whelter during the early years of his Tife. Him southern part of the United States au an itineraut Baptiet grandmother and relatives are all deceased, and he has no known Minister, During the past twonty yeara, he has also sade relatives of any kind. numerous tripw as an itinerant Baptist Minister throughout Moxico. He stated he has nevor been to Canadm or Xngland BOWEN attended elementary school intermittently or any other foreig! country except in about 1939, he once in the Philadelphin, Pennaylvania, area, but took correspondence vimited Bermuda. On theme itinerant preaching tours, be courses and has completed the equivalent of about two years of rosidos in the homes of the host pastor, and be noves from college. He almo took . correspoudence course in theology, place to place frequently He conmidere him home to be the which he completed in about 1914. About fifty yeara ago, he St. Anthony Hotel Laredo, Texas and he ia sell knowo there was ordained AB miniater by the Plymouth Brethren Church, by the manager, OSCAH YERRINA lle has been remiding at that in Trenton, New Jerupy, and about forty-five yearm ago be VAS hotel intermittently for the past tweuty years, and* bas mada ordained as minister by the Northern Baptiat Convention at tripa to Mexico for the past twanty yeure as an itinerant Binghamton, Now York. He almo is recognized as an ordained preacher. minister by the Misaionary Baptiut Convention and he currently conmiders himself associated with that church body. BOWEN stated he has no passport, but carries for identification purponea the following itena: BOWEN atated he considera himsolf an itinerant gardener and preacher. He VAR formorly a member of the Yirst Bocial Security Card in the name of Baptiat Church at Knoxville, Tennesseo, and more recently VAN JOMN HOWARD BOWEN, Bocial Becurity No. m ember of the First Baptiat Church at Laredo, Texas, He has 449-38-9745. visited and wormhipad at the latter church intermittently for Texaco Company Credit Card #T-11372, the past twenty yeara. in the name of J.H. BONEN, 9. o, Box About thirty years ago, BOWEN applied for a job as 3042, Knoxville, Tennesace. . juvenile counsolor, with the Tennessee Valley Authority at Knoxville, Tennessee, and recalled that he fingorprinted on that occasion. From about 1929 to about 1934, BOWEN worked -22- -21- BH 105-908 COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2195-Continued DL 100-10481 On 2/8/64 et Alahama File by BA KRVIN B. BHUNINGA:ela:eah Date diciated 2/10/64 Thia document ** complasione - Is the property of the ru: asd your ... Re are - your ******* COMMISSION EXHIBIT No. 2195-Continued 35