Eleanor Louise Tomb

1910 - 1999  (89 years)

• Name	Eleanor Louise Tomb  [1, 2]
  Birth	7 May 1910	Washington, District of Columbia   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	19 Jun 1999	Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I291909	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	James Harvey Tomb,   b. 2 Sep 1876, Missouri d. 23 Sep 1946 (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Helen Drury,   b. 1883, Massachusetts d. 26 Oct 1973 (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	1909  [5]
  Family ID	F97171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Clarke Bowman,   b. 20 Sep 1909, Kansas d. 6 Apr 1979, ..., Ventura, California (Age 69 years)
  Children	1. John Bowman   2. Grace Bowman
  Family ID	F208702	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jul 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Ventura County Star (CA) June 24, 1999 Eleanor Bowman age 89 of Santa Barbara died June 19 1999 at Valle Verde Health Center. Lynn was born May 7 1910 in Washington D.C. the daughter of the late James Harvey Tomb (Captain U.S. Navy) and Helen D. Tomb. She was the wife of the late John C. Bowman. As a Navy child Lynn grew up in Florida Washington California and the Panama Canal. She and her twin sister attended various universities including the Sorbonne transferring only because their father thought they were having too much fun. She eventually graduated from Columbia University in 1932. After marriage her focus was on raising a family. Her husband's work allowed the family to live in Switzerland and later for several years in Spain. After returning from Spain the family lived in New York City and returned to California for her son John to start college. In 1974 she published Los Angeles Epic of a City one of the first definitive histories of Los Angeles. When her husband retired they moved to Ventura where Lynn served First Church of Christ Scientist in various capacities including as Reader and Reading Room Attendant. After her husband died in 1979 Lynn moved to Santa Barbara and continued to commute to Ventura to assist with the Christian Science Church. Throughout her life Lynn was devoted to the disadvantaged. From volunteer work in hospitals in World War II to the last years of her life she gave from her soul and purse to help those in need. Her consistent smile positive outlook and determination have won her countless friends from all walks of life. She is survived by her son John Bowman his wife Temmy of Santa Barbara and their three children Bill Allison and James; her daughter Grace Farago her husband Ernie and Grace's children Kelly and Mark all living in Houston. She also is survived by three great-grandsons and a younger sister Winnie Rice of Cumberland Maine. Her identical twin sister Kay predeceased her by six months.

  
  

• Sources

  [S42163] 1930 census, New York, Queens county, Year: 1930; Census Place: Queens, Queens, New York; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 1092 (Reliability: 3). [S58233] New York National Guard Service Cards, 1917-1954 (Reliability: 3). Name: Eleanor Louise Tomb Gender: Female Marital status: Single Age: 15 Birth Date: 8 May 1910 Birth Place: District of Columbia Other Birth Place: Washington Departure Port: Cristóbal, Canal Zone, Panama Arrival Date: 12 Jul 1925 Arrival Port: New York, New York, USA Ship Name: Ancon [S53585] SSDI: Social Security Death Index (Reliability: 3). Name: Eleanor Bowman Social Security Number: 084-05-8736 Birth Date: 7 May 1910 Issue Year: Before 1951 Issue State: New York Last Residence: 93117, Goleta, Santa Barbara, California, USA Death Date: 19 Jun 1999 [S68763] Obituary, Ventura County Star (CA), Eleanor Bowman, (June 24,1999). [S17866] 1910 census, District of Columbia, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 5, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: T624_151; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0088 (Reliability: 3).