Marian Hornsby Bowditch

Background

Bowditch, Marian Hornsby was born on July 2, 1921 in Seaford, Virginia, United States. Daughter of John William and Georgiana (White) Hornsby.

Education

Bachelor, Mary Baldwin College, 1942.

Career

Teacher, York County Schools, Yorktown, Virginia, 1942-1943. Board directors Hornsby Oil Corporation, Virginia Peninsula.

Achievements

• Marian Hornsby Bowditch has been listed as a noteworthy Civic worker by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Volunteer Service Bureau, Virginia Peninsula, 1948-1949, Patrick Henry Hospital Auxiliary, Virginia Peninsula, 1948-1950, Peninsula Symphony Orchestra, 1960, Peninsula Youth String Orchestra, 1960-1961, Peninsula Arts Association, 1960-1961, Peninsula Vo-Technology Center, 1967-1968, WHRO Educational Television, Virginia Peninsula, 1968-1969, Association for Preservation of Virginia Antiquity, Yorktown, 1986-1988, Cultural Alliance for Greater Hampton Rds., Yorktown, 1984-1986, Yorktown Arts Foundation, since 1976, Christopher Newport College Educational Foundation, Newport News, Virginia. Trustee Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, Virginia. Chairman Peninsula Art Show, 1948-1949.

Member Society Crippled Children and Adults, Virginia Peninsula, 1960. Chairman York County School Board, 1966-1974. Founder Creative Arts Center, Yorktown, 1976, The Waterman's Museum, Yorktown, 1980.

Fundraising chairman Warwick County Library. Member Daughters of the American Revolution, Junior Womens Club Newport, Womens Club Yorktown, James River Country Club, Hampton Rds. Garden Club.

Connections

Married Willits Henry Bowditch, January 23, 1943. Children: Willits Henry Junior, John Watts, David Hornsby, Philip Marion.

Father:

John William Hornsby

Mother:

Georgiana (White) Hornsby

Spouse:

Willits Henry Bowditch

child:

John Watts Bowditch

child:

David Hornsby Bowditch

child:

Philip Marion Bowditch

child:

Willits Henry Junior Bowditch