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Hi Karen, Good to hear from you! I've taken another look at this family and still think that your Thomas N.'s family is the one referenced in the abstract you noted below. The names that ARE there look right. Maybe the informant on the petition did not have the names of all of his children, or maybe there was a transcription error on the petition or on the abstract. It may also be possible that some of Thomas's children had died. I visited De Soto County, Mississippi earlier this summer and spent some time in the library and at the genealogical society. Your Thomas's younger brother John W. Bowden (abt 1805-1846) and his wife Cynthia Hickerson had settled there. Cynthia and several descendants are known to be buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery in adjoining Tate County. It was interesting to see that some headstones said BOWDEN while others said BOWDON, but all from the same family, I think. (I'm still processing notes from this trip.) A son of John and Cynthia's who went with BOWDON was James Travis (1839-1909). Someone had left a family file on his line with the genealogical society. It was interesting to see that Dorris Estelle BOWDON (1914-2005), who starred as Rose of Sharon in the film "The Grapes of Wrath," was part of this family. I have heard from other researchers that my ancestor Travis Bowdon/Bowden, who married Elizabeth Roebuck Bobo, died in De Soto or Tate County, Mississippi on 4 July 1850, and some say Travis and Elizabeth had settled there, but they offer no original source documentation in either case. I did not find evidence of Travis having lived or died there, but this was not an exhaustive search. However, I do find Travis's widow and all of their children in the household of his younger brother William in Monroe County, Mississippi in 1850. (Travis's youngest child was born after death.) Without evidence to the contrary, it seems more likely to me that Travis and Elizabeth had settled near William, although Travis may have been visiting in DeSoto or Tate County when he died. I've not done any original research that would take us back a generation from William Bowdon and Nancy Wiggins, but I have quite a bit of information on their descendants, especially on Travis's line if you or anyone else out there is interested in comparing notes. Two of Travis's daughters married Walden men, and that's where I have the most information. Like you, I believe that our Bowdens were probably of Huguenot descent. Travis married into the Bobo family, and their Huguenot pedigree has been well documented. The lecture on the Huguenots that you attended sounds interesting. Did the presenter recommend any books in particular? I imagine that others on this board would also like to know. Joan > > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Thomas Bowden, son of William and Nancy (Wiggins) Bowdon > (andover-mg@juno.com) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:36:35 -0400 >From: andover-mg@juno.com >Subject: Re: [BOWDEN] Thomas Bowden, son of William and Nancy > (Wiggins) Bowdon >To: bowden@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <20070729.193635.3616.11.andover-mg@juno.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >Hi again Joan, >We corresponded about 7 months ago. I reread what you had written and saw >Abner Barton listed. This was so interesting because Abner Barton is >brother to my Ruth Barton. Ruth married Thomas Jenkins and had a >daughter, Parmelia Jenkins. Parmelia married my Thomas Bowdon. The >Jenkins are really "blue bloods" going back to Edmund Crouchback >Plantagenet. So the perfect marriage it would seem to consolidate wealth >and title would have been for my Bowdons to marry into the Jenkins. The >Bartons and Jenkins were from VA. > >I am concerned about the children's names that were listed after Thomas' >name in the will. So many are missing that I wonder if this could be >cousins rather than my Thomas' siblings. > >Have you done any work on this line of recent? I just attend a lecture on >the Huguenots which picqued my interest in the Bowdons again. > >Thanks, >Karen > >On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 08:54:33 -0800 Joan Gipson-Fredin <jgf@cox.net> >writes: >> Karen, >> >> Here is an abstract of the document that was my starting point on >> researching the family of William Bowden and Nancy Wiggins. I have >> him b. abt 1773 in Granville Co., N. Carolina and her about 1776. He >> >> died in 1842, and she died in 1860, both in Coffee County, >> Tennessee. >> >> Coffee County, TN County Court Loose Records, abstracted by Judy >> Henley Phillips and Betty Moore Majors, April, 1993 >> >> File 81: 1860 Sept 3 - Petition to sell slaves. Petitioners say >> that >> in 1842 William BOWDEN died testate . . . he gave his lands to F.W. >> >> BOWDEN, G.E. BOWDEN, the tract on which he lived . . . at death of >> widow divided equally between children (except F.W. BOWDEN he gave 2 >> >> negroes Daniel & Priscilla) and to G.E. BOWDEN two negroes Laura >> and >> Ben . . . After the death of the testator F.W. BOWDEN died testate. >> . >> . by his will after giving to G.E. BOWDEN his half of the land he >> says I wish the two negroes Daniel and Priscilla to fall back to >> Father's estate and be divided by Father's will . . . The widow >> Nancy >> BOWDEN has died recently intestate. >> >> William BOWDEN left as his children Thomas BOWDEN who has since died >> >> intestate leaving the following children: Jordon BOWDEN, John O. >> BOWDEN, Benjamin BOWDEN, Nancy V. BOWDEN, Josephine BOWDEN, James K. >> >> BOWDEN, Lafayette BOWDEN. >> >> He [William BOWDEN] left also a son John BOWDEN, who has since died >> >> leaving as children: Nancy C. BOWDEN who married _.F. GARRETT, G.W. >> >> BOWDEN, C.W. BOWDEN, L.A. BOWDEN, J.T. BOWDEN, E..J. BOWDEN, T.E. >> BOWDEN, and L. [or S.] R. BOWDEN. >> >> William BOWDEN also left a son who has since died intestate leaving >> >> as children: Eliza _. WHIFFIN intermarried with A.M. WHIFFIN, >> Caroline, now Caroline WALDEN, widow of A.B. WOLDEN, Hester Ann >> SCOTT >> wife of William SCOTT, Lucy wife of Uriah WALDEN, Sarah wife of R.E. >> >> GARRETT and James K.P. BOWDEN, John BOWDEN and Francis BOWDEN, the >> last minors and pet. By their gdn. John W. ADAMS. >> >> He also left a dau. Nancy who intermarried with Charles PARKER and >> has since died leaving as her heirs: Nancy wife of Thomas BAXTER, >> James PARKER, EL_ PARKER, Samuel PARKER, Priscilla PARKER, Daniel >> PARKER, the last two minors with G.E. BOWDEN their gdn. >> >> William BOWDEN also left Sam, William, and G.E. BOWDEN and a dau. >> Sarah, wife of Abner BARTON. Abner BURTON has been apt'd. admr. >> With >> the will annexed of William BOWDEN and administration of the estate >> >> of Nancy BOWDEN. Slaves: Joseph, 55, Hannah, 53, Daniel, 32, >> Charles, 40, Martha, 2 . . . /S/ A. BURTON. >> >> The names of Thomas's children are tantalizingly similar to your >> list. Of course, the only ones listed here would be those who were >> still alive in 1860. >> >> The original document is in the Coffee County Archives in >> Manchester, >> Tennessee. I have seen the original, but I have not compared it with >> >> the abstract in great detail. >> >> I have quite a bit of descendant information on William and Nancy >> (Wiggins) Bowdon if you are interested but only this on Thomas. >> >> Good luck and happy hunting! >> >> Joan >> >> > >> > >> >Message: 2 >> >Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 16:40:54 -0500 >> >From: andover-mg@juno.com >> >Subject: [BOWDEN] Thomas BOWDEN/ BOWDON/ BOWDOIN >> >To: bowden@rootsweb.com >> >Message-ID: <20061204.164056.2796.5.andover-mg@juno.com> >> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >> > >> >I have Thomas Bowdon born 1793 Chester County, SC >> >His children: >> > >> >William Jordon Bowdon Born abt: 1823 >> > >> >John O.Bowdon born 1825 Beddford County, TN >> > >> >Francis Marion Bowdon born 1827 Bedford Co, TN >> > >> >Jasper D.L. Bowdon born 1829 Bedford Co, TN >> > >> >Thomas Virgil William Bowdon Born 1832 Bedford Co, TN settled in >> >Limestone Co, Texas >> > >> >Louisa Travis Bowdon born 1835 Lauderdale Co, AL >> > >> >Benjamin Franklin Bowdon born 1837 Lauderdale Co, AL > > > >> >Victoria Ruth Caroline Bowdon Born 1841 born Lauderdale Co, AL >> > >> >Nancy Sarah Ann Bowdon born 1843 DeSoto Co, MS >> > >> >James K.P. Bowdon born 1846 DeSoto Co, MS >> > >> >Columbia Caroline born 1848 Phillips Co, AR >> > >> >I'd like to compare notes on this family. >> >Thanks, >> >Karen >> > >> ------------------------------- >> If you would, please introduce yourself and let me (and others) >> know >> who/where your Bowden interests are. >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > >------------------------------ > >To contact the BOWDEN list administrator, send an email to >BOWDEN-admin@rootsweb.com. > >To post a message to the BOWDEN mailing list, send an email to >BOWDEN@rootsweb.com. > >__________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com >with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and >the body of the >email with no additional text. > > >End of BOWDEN Digest, Vol 2, Issue 9 >************************************

Hi again Joan, We corresponded about 7 months ago. I reread what you had written and saw Abner Barton listed. This was so interesting because Abner Barton is brother to my Ruth Barton. Ruth married Thomas Jenkins and had a daughter, Parmelia Jenkins. Parmelia married my Thomas Bowdon. The Jenkins are really "blue bloods" going back to Edmund Crouchback Plantagenet. So the perfect marriage it would seem to consolidate wealth and title would have been for my Bowdons to marry into the Jenkins. The Bartons and Jenkins were from VA. I am concerned about the children's names that were listed after Thomas' name in the will. So many are missing that I wonder if this could be cousins rather than my Thomas' siblings. Have you done any work on this line of recent? I just attend a lecture on the Huguenots which picqued my interest in the Bowdons again. Thanks, Karen On Tue, 5 Dec 2006 08:54:33 -0800 Joan Gipson-Fredin <jgf@cox.net> writes: > Karen, > > Here is an abstract of the document that was my starting point on > researching the family of William Bowden and Nancy Wiggins. I have > him b. abt 1773 in Granville Co., N. Carolina and her about 1776. He > > died in 1842, and she died in 1860, both in Coffee County, > Tennessee. > > Coffee County, TN County Court Loose Records, abstracted by Judy > Henley Phillips and Betty Moore Majors, April, 1993 > > File 81: 1860 Sept 3 - Petition to sell slaves. Petitioners say > that > in 1842 William BOWDEN died testate . . . he gave his lands to F.W. > > BOWDEN, G.E. BOWDEN, the tract on which he lived . . . at death of > widow divided equally between children (except F.W. BOWDEN he gave 2 > > negroes Daniel & Priscilla) and to G.E. BOWDEN two negroes Laura > and > Ben . . . After the death of the testator F.W. BOWDEN died testate. > . > . by his will after giving to G.E. BOWDEN his half of the land he > says I wish the two negroes Daniel and Priscilla to fall back to > Father's estate and be divided by Father's will . . . The widow > Nancy > BOWDEN has died recently intestate. > > William BOWDEN left as his children Thomas BOWDEN who has since died > > intestate leaving the following children: Jordon BOWDEN, John O. > BOWDEN, Benjamin BOWDEN, Nancy V. BOWDEN, Josephine BOWDEN, James K. > > BOWDEN, Lafayette BOWDEN. > > He [William BOWDEN] left also a son John BOWDEN, who has since died > > leaving as children: Nancy C. BOWDEN who married _.F. GARRETT, G.W. > > BOWDEN, C.W. BOWDEN, L.A. BOWDEN, J.T. BOWDEN, E..J. BOWDEN, T.E. > BOWDEN, and L. [or S.] R. BOWDEN. > > William BOWDEN also left a son who has since died intestate leaving > > as children: Eliza _. WHIFFIN intermarried with A.M. WHIFFIN, > Caroline, now Caroline WALDEN, widow of A.B. WOLDEN, Hester Ann > SCOTT > wife of William SCOTT, Lucy wife of Uriah WALDEN, Sarah wife of R.E. > > GARRETT and James K.P. BOWDEN, John BOWDEN and Francis BOWDEN, the > last minors and pet. By their gdn. John W. ADAMS. > > He also left a dau. Nancy who intermarried with Charles PARKER and > has since died leaving as her heirs: Nancy wife of Thomas BAXTER, > James PARKER, EL_ PARKER, Samuel PARKER, Priscilla PARKER, Daniel > PARKER, the last two minors with G.E. BOWDEN their gdn. > > William BOWDEN also left Sam, William, and G.E. BOWDEN and a dau. > Sarah, wife of Abner BARTON. Abner BURTON has been apt'd. admr. > With > the will annexed of William BOWDEN and administration of the estate > > of Nancy BOWDEN. Slaves: Joseph, 55, Hannah, 53, Daniel, 32, > Charles, 40, Martha, 2 . . . /S/ A. BURTON. > > The names of Thomas's children are tantalizingly similar to your > list. Of course, the only ones listed here would be those who were > still alive in 1860. > > The original document is in the Coffee County Archives in > Manchester, > Tennessee. I have seen the original, but I have not compared it with > > the abstract in great detail. > > I have quite a bit of descendant information on William and Nancy > (Wiggins) Bowdon if you are interested but only this on Thomas. > > Good luck and happy hunting! > > Joan > > > > > > >Message: 2 > >Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 16:40:54 -0500 > >From: andover-mg@juno.com > >Subject: [BOWDEN] Thomas BOWDEN/ BOWDON/ BOWDOIN > >To: bowden@rootsweb.com > >Message-ID: <20061204.164056.2796.5.andover-mg@juno.com> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > >I have Thomas Bowdon born 1793 Chester County, SC > >His children: > > > >William Jordon Bowdon Born abt: 1823 > > > >John O.Bowdon born 1825 Beddford County, TN > > > >Francis Marion Bowdon born 1827 Bedford Co, TN > > > >Jasper D.L. Bowdon born 1829 Bedford Co, TN > > > >Thomas Virgil William Bowdon Born 1832 Bedford Co, TN settled in > >Limestone Co, Texas > > > >Louisa Travis Bowdon born 1835 Lauderdale Co, AL > > > >Benjamin Franklin Bowdon born 1837 Lauderdale Co, AL > > > >Victoria Ruth Caroline Bowdon Born 1841 born Lauderdale Co, AL > > > >Nancy Sarah Ann Bowdon born 1843 DeSoto Co, MS > > > >James K.P. Bowdon born 1846 DeSoto Co, MS > > > >Columbia Caroline born 1848 Phillips Co, AR > > > >I'd like to compare notes on this family. > >Thanks, > >Karen > > > ------------------------------- > If you would, please introduce yourself and let me (and others) > know > who/where your Bowden interests are. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hello Listers: Gratitudes! to Ann(SURREY list-admin) and Nancy Sayed for their continued efforts to share new resources in hopes that our searches can become easier and less daunting. We all have good Google stories (and atrocities) and I welcome everyone to share with fellow-listers. Wherever you may be... welcome! <G> .... Regards, --Manaia [List-Admin] BOWDEN-admin@rootsweb.com ....... Ann Sargeant <ann.sargeant@ntlworld.com> wrote: Listers who receive Rootsweb Review may have spotted that there is a new Mailing List at Rootsweb. "GOOGLE -- A mailing list for the discussion of Google and how it can be used to maximize your genealogy searches." The home page is at: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Internet_Help/GOOGLE.html and already there is a small but informative archive of messages. The new List has the potential to provide detailed information for the inexperienced, and new ideas and tips for dedicated 'Googlers'. Many thanks to Nancy Sayed for highlighting this new resouce that may be of benefit to fellow Surrey Listers. Ann, in North Hampshire Surrey List Admin ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get the free Yahoo! toolbar and rest assured with the added security of spyware protection. http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/norton/index.php

Hello again Peter, Thank you for your e-mail. I thought you might like to know that my Bowdens originally came from Scotland. There were four brothers who all went over to Ireland in the early 1700's. One settled in Carrickfergus, one settled in the south of Ireland where there is a town named after him. (Bodenstown) the third one who was my ancestor settled in the Ards Peninsula County Down and the fourth one emigrated to America. By the way I have discovered that the spelling of Boden and Bowden was interchangeable. See below the gravestone inscriptions of two brothers who were the sons of my G-G-G-Grandfather. So it would be advisable not to dismiss the Boden spelling as the person could belong to your family. I hope this helps. Jean. *1757 - 9th March 1796 Aged 39 years* *Andrew Boden of Craigantlet* *Two brothers -**Note the variant spelling of the surname.* *1763 - 1st March 1824 aged 61 years* *William Bowden died 8th August 1824* *? - 1763: William Boden died 19th November. I believe this is my G-G-G-Grandfather*. *All three buried together at Movilla Cemetery. * *I believe this is the father of the two brothers opposite.* On 10/07/07, Peter Wood <petwood@waitrose.com> wrote: > > Jean. > > I've looked at the Hugh Wallis -middle names- site and, like you, was > surprised how many Devon folk have BOWDEN as a middle name. It seems that > it > will have to be guess work to try to establish which family might be > connected to RBH. I might look at some of the earlier families and try to > track them down to my George HALL. > > I'm interested to see that your family came from Ireland. I had not > connected the name with that country so that gives me something else to > think about. > > Thanks again for you interest, > > Best wishes, > > Peter > > > > > BullGuard Anti-virus has scanned this e-mail and found it clean. > Try BullGuard for free: www.bullguard.com > > > ------------------------------ > Topic: A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information > regarding the Bowden surname (and variations) in any place and at any time. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jeanmccarthy36/<http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Ejeanmccarthy36/> jeanmccarthy36@googlemail.com

Jean. I've looked at the Hugh Wallis -middle names- site and, like you, was surprised how many Devon folk have BOWDEN as a middle name. It seems that it will have to be guess work to try to establish which family might be connected to RBH. I might look at some of the earlier families and try to track them down to my George HALL. I'm interested to see that your family came from Ireland. I had not connected the name with that country so that gives me something else to think about. Thanks again for you interest, Best wishes, Peter BullGuard Anti-virus has scanned this e-mail and found it clean. Try BullGuard for free: www.bullguard.com

Hello again Peter, I was re-reading your last message to me and something occurred to me that might be helpful to you. Many years ago when I first started researching the Bowden surname, I was astonished to discover there were very many people named Bowden in the Devon area. I have also found a lot of Bowdens in the southern hemisphere all from Devon. Perhaps you already know this but I was surprised as the Bowden name was not so common many years ago, particularly from Ireland where my Bowdens were from. Best Wishes. Jean. On 04/07/07, Peter Wood <petwood@waitrose.com> wrote: > > Hello Jean, > > Thanks for replying to my message. > > I have come across the use of the mother's maiden name in this way before > and I had assumed that this might be the case. However the mother's maiden > name is, I think, GILES though I suppose they might have used one of the > grandparents names. > > I was surprised to find a fair number of middle names of BOWDEN in Devon > and > wondered whether there was some special reason for this. I have tried > asking > on the Devon list but have not received any useful information. Looking at > the Devon rootsweb archives I saw a reference to this list and thought I > would give it a go. > > I'm really scratching around trying to break down one of my brick walls. > > Many thanks for your interest, > > Regards, > > Peter > > > > > BullGuard Anti-virus has scanned this e-mail and found it clean. > Try BullGuard for free: www.bullguard.com > > > ------------------------------ > Topic: A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information > regarding the Bowden surname (and variations) in any place and at any time. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jeanmccarthy36/ jeanmccarthy36@googlemail.com

Hello Jean, Thanks for replying to my message. I have come across the use of the mother's maiden name in this way before and I had assumed that this might be the case. However the mother's maiden name is, I think, GILES though I suppose they might have used one of the grandparents names. I was surprised to find a fair number of middle names of BOWDEN in Devon and wondered whether there was some special reason for this. I have tried asking on the Devon list but have not received any useful information. Looking at the Devon rootsweb archives I saw a reference to this list and thought I would give it a go. I'm really scratching around trying to break down one of my brick walls. Many thanks for your interest, Regards, Peter BullGuard Anti-virus has scanned this e-mail and found it clean. Try BullGuard for free: www.bullguard.com

Hello Peter, In my experience the use of Bowden as a middle name was to continue the surname of the mother or other relative. In my family, my eldest brother was named Victor Bowden Moore to honour the paternal grandmother (Elizabeth Moore nee Bowden) who he never knew and who died when our father was a child. The second born in our family was a girl so she was named Sarah Elizabeth Moore. Elizabeth was the first name of our paternal grandmother. I have come across this in other branches in my family tree and other folks have told me that they have found this in their families as well. I hope this helps. Jean McCarthy nee Moore On 04/07/07, Peter Wood <petwood@waitrose.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I am a new subscriber to this list though I have been using other lists for > some years. > > I am trying to trace my GG grandfather Richard Bowden HALL who was baptised > in > St Andrew's, Plymouth, Devon on the 22 Dec 1813 (aged 1). His parents were > George HALL and Ann GILES. > > I have looked at the Hugh Wallis -middle names- site and there are a lot of > persons with BOWDEN as their middle name. Can someone please explain why > this is so? > > Regards, > > Peter Wood > Flitwick, Bedfordshire, England > > > > > BullGuard Anti-virus has scanned this e-mail and found it clean. > Try BullGuard for free: www.bullguard.com > > > ------------------------------ > Topic: A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the Bowden surname (and variations) in any place and at any time. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jeanmccarthy36/ jeanmccarthy36@googlemail.com

Hello, I am a new subscriber to this list though I have been using other lists for some years. I am trying to trace my GG grandfather Richard Bowden HALL who was baptised in St Andrew's, Plymouth, Devon on the 22 Dec 1813 (aged 1). His parents were George HALL and Ann GILES. I have looked at the Hugh Wallis -middle names- site and there are a lot of persons with BOWDEN as their middle name. Can someone please explain why this is so? Regards, Peter Wood Flitwick, Bedfordshire, England BullGuard Anti-virus has scanned this e-mail and found it clean. Try BullGuard for free: www.bullguard.com

Hello BOWDEN Listers: Please see http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/index/SOPER/2005-11 regarding: Anna B. Soper Re: Anna B. Soper Anna Soper Update Anna Soper-Bowden Information Anna's husband confirmed Re: Anna's husband confirmed or the Rootsweb SOPER mailing list [NOV 2005]. .... Regards, --Manaia [List-Admin] BOWDEN-admin@rootsweb.com ........ "Theresa" <theresa@acsalaska.net> wrote: I was wondering if anyone would have information on Adelbert Bowden. He was my grandfather. Thank you, Theresa ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469

Hello BOWDEN Listers: Please see http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/index/SOPER/2005-11 regarding: Anna B. Soper Re: Anna B. Soper Anna Soper Update Anna Soper-Bowden Information Anna's husband confirmed Re: Anna's husband confirmed or the Rootsweb SOPER mailing list [NOV 2005]. .... Regards, --Manaia [List-Admin] BOWDEN-admin@rootsweb.com ........ "Theresa" <theresa@acsalaska.net> wrote: I am looking for information about my great-grandfather Jesse Bowden. He was born in Virginia, possibly around 1875. He married Anna Soper in 1900. They lived in Virginia and had 3 children - a set of twins who died from diphtheria and another son named Adelbert who was born 27 Sept 1903 Chincoteague, Accomack, VA. I think Jesse may have died sometime between 1910-1920. If you have any information at all it would be very helpful. Thank you, Theresa Bowden ____________________________________________________________________________________ Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=summer+activities+for+kids&cs=bz

Hello Bob<bhunter@columbus.rr.com> : Have you a Florence [HUNTER] BOWDEN on any of your trees? I'd found your name per the Hamilton County, Ohio Surname Registry. I am the list-admin for the Rootsweb BOWDEN mailing list and am trying to assist another researcher to connect with Robert L. BOWDEN. I am curious as to whether this Robert L. BOWDEN is originally from Virginia? Thanks! for your ears, eyes, and Heart! .... Regards, --Manaia [List-Admin] BOWDEN-admin@rootsweb.com ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433

I found my living Bowden family in Georgia by sending a letter to all the Bowdens in the Athens city directory. It works. Virginia Smith Louisiana -----Original Message----- From: bowden-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bowden-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of hwedhlor Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 4:56 PM To: bowden@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BOWDEN] Seeking the father of Reobert Edward Lee Bowden Thanks, Karen. If you think it's nice to read, you should see it from my point of view. <BG> Calling Bowdens in the area where my family was from is an excellent suggestion, and a valid, and often successful technique. It's on my list to try, and I'll report the results to the list once I've done that. All the best, John Zimmerman Mesa, Arizona andover-mg@juno.com wrote: > What a nice story. I do hope you can connect all of your dots. One of the > things that has worked well for me is just to cold call other Bowdens in > the area where your family was from. Usually someone by that name knows > other family members working on the family tree and will share with you. > Karen Stone > > On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:17:51 -0700 hwedhlor <hwedhlor@cox.net> writes: > > ------------------------------ Topic: A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the Bowden surname (and variations) in any place and at any time. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

What a nice story. I do hope you can connect all of your dots. One of the things that has worked well for me is just to cold call other Bowdens in the area where your family was from. Usually someone by that name knows other family members working on the family tree and will share with you. Karen Stone On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:17:51 -0700 hwedhlor <hwedhlor@cox.net> writes: > Hi All, > > I am new to this list, but not to RootsWeb, having subscribed to > various > lists for many years. However, this list holds a difference for me, > as > I have subscribed to it in pursuit of my biological ancestors, where > > previous subscriptions have been in search of my adoptive lines. > > My biological Great Great Grandfather was Robert Edward Lee BOWDEN, > b 12 > Jan 1864 in West Virginia, m Florence HUNTER 12 Mar 1887 in > Cincinnati, > Ohio, d 9 Oct 1906. > > I am seeking confirmation that Robert E.L. BOWDEN's father was Elias > > BOWDEN, b about 1820 in Virginia. I have reason to believe that he > may > have been born after 1823 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, but have been > > unable to make a firm connection. > > If any of you can help confirm/deny this connection, or better > still, > can confirm with documented sources, I would very much like to hear > from > you and know of those sources. > > This search has only just begun for me. I was adopted at six months > of > age, am now 63, and researched my adoptive lines very successfully > for > nearly 40 years. My search for my birth mother began about 25 years > > ago, with the encouragement of my adoptive Mom, but with little to > go on > but my biological Mother's name and age on the date of my birth, > along > with a few details, limited due to sealed adoption records. > Postings > with various adoption registries, etc. proved fruitless, and for a > time > I even searched for the wrong person, who happened to have the same > > names and place of residence, but who was a few years too old to fit > the > information I had. When the 1930 census was released I found a > family > whose daughter perfectly matched what I knew of my Mother, and I > felt > that I was finally on the right track, but after more than sixty > years I > had no idea where she might be then, what her married name might be, > or > whether she was still alive. > > Last August, while searching RootsWeb on my lunch break, as I had > many, > many times before, I discovered a listing about a baby that could > only > be myself, along with information that only a member of my birth > family > could know. My heart stood still as I read that information over, > and > over. > > An e-mail to the lady who posted that information resulted her > phoning > me the next evening, and, after a few minutes of polite exchanges > she > told me, "John, I'm your sister." That literally took my breath > away, > but when I recovered, Diane told me that our Mother was alive!, and > that > I had a brother, Norm, that I never knew about! This all brings > tears > to my eyes every time I retell the story, and it doesn't help that > I'm > writing this while listening to some of the most beautiful violin > music > ever recorded (/Song to the Moon/, by Antonin Dvorák, played by > Joshua > Bell). <G> I'm happy to say that I only live a day's drive from > Mom, > Diane and Norm, and that joyful reunions with all of them took place > > soon after that phone call. > > Since then there have been an exchange of additional visits, phone > calls, e-mails, packages, etc. Now my sister, Diane, and I are > actively > pursuing our family together. Happily Diane is an accomplished > researcher, and we have divided up the various lines of interest > between > the two of us, with the BOWDEN line falling to me. > > So if I can enlist your help with our search that would make us very > > happy. Believe me, I can recognize happiness when I experience it. > > After all, I have two Moms! > > All the best, > > John Zimmerman > Mesa, Arizona > ------------------------------ > Topic: A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information > regarding the Bowden surname (and variations) in any place and at > any time. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Thanks, Karen. If you think it's nice to read, you should see it from my point of view. <BG> Calling Bowdens in the area where my family was from is an excellent suggestion, and a valid, and often successful technique. It's on my list to try, and I'll report the results to the list once I've done that. All the best, John Zimmerman Mesa, Arizona andover-mg@juno.com wrote: > What a nice story. I do hope you can connect all of your dots. One of the > things that has worked well for me is just to cold call other Bowdens in > the area where your family was from. Usually someone by that name knows > other family members working on the family tree and will share with you. > Karen Stone > > On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:17:51 -0700 hwedhlor <hwedhlor@cox.net> writes: > >

Hi All, I am new to this list, but not to RootsWeb, having subscribed to various lists for many years. However, this list holds a difference for me, as I have subscribed to it in pursuit of my biological ancestors, where previous subscriptions have been in search of my adoptive lines. My biological Great Great Grandfather was Robert Edward Lee BOWDEN, b 12 Jan 1864 in West Virginia, m Florence HUNTER 12 Mar 1887 in Cincinnati, Ohio, d 9 Oct 1906. I am seeking confirmation that Robert E.L. BOWDEN's father was Elias BOWDEN, b about 1820 in Virginia. I have reason to believe that he may have been born after 1823 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, but have been unable to make a firm connection. If any of you can help confirm/deny this connection, or better still, can confirm with documented sources, I would very much like to hear from you and know of those sources. This search has only just begun for me. I was adopted at six months of age, am now 63, and researched my adoptive lines very successfully for nearly 40 years. My search for my birth mother began about 25 years ago, with the encouragement of my adoptive Mom, but with little to go on but my biological Mother's name and age on the date of my birth, along with a few details, limited due to sealed adoption records. Postings with various adoption registries, etc. proved fruitless, and for a time I even searched for the wrong person, who happened to have the same names and place of residence, but who was a few years too old to fit the information I had. When the 1930 census was released I found a family whose daughter perfectly matched what I knew of my Mother, and I felt that I was finally on the right track, but after more than sixty years I had no idea where she might be then, what her married name might be, or whether she was still alive. Last August, while searching RootsWeb on my lunch break, as I had many, many times before, I discovered a listing about a baby that could only be myself, along with information that only a member of my birth family could know. My heart stood still as I read that information over, and over. An e-mail to the lady who posted that information resulted her phoning me the next evening, and, after a few minutes of polite exchanges she told me, "John, I'm your sister." That literally took my breath away, but when I recovered, Diane told me that our Mother was alive!, and that I had a brother, Norm, that I never knew about! This all brings tears to my eyes every time I retell the story, and it doesn't help that I'm writing this while listening to some of the most beautiful violin music ever recorded (/Song to the Moon/, by Antonin Dvorák, played by Joshua Bell). <G> I'm happy to say that I only live a day's drive from Mom, Diane and Norm, and that joyful reunions with all of them took place soon after that phone call. Since then there have been an exchange of additional visits, phone calls, e-mails, packages, etc. Now my sister, Diane, and I are actively pursuing our family together. Happily Diane is an accomplished researcher, and we have divided up the various lines of interest between the two of us, with the BOWDEN line falling to me. So if I can enlist your help with our search that would make us very happy. Believe me, I can recognize happiness when I experience it. After all, I have two Moms! All the best, John Zimmerman Mesa, Arizona

I noticed a couple of messages a year or two ago from someone researching Bowdens in Angus. I'm wondering if my wife's line of Bowdens, that concentrates in Fife, are related. The main characters are: Thomas Bowden, b abt 1786, d 26 Sept 1866 in Dollerie (a smithy - blacksmith's forge), Parish of Crieff ; m Jane Kennedy d bef 26 Sep 1866 <and probably bef 1855> Son Robert Bowden, b abt 1825 (from death certificate), d 23 May 1865 m Helen Brand. There is a bit of a problem with the Thomas and Jane relationship to Robert (no other siblings found so far) because Thomas is shown as deceased on Robert's death certificate over a year before Thomas's own certificate of death. I'm almost 100% certain that they are the correct family but It would be nice to know if there was a "story" of some sort that led to the neighbour who registered Robert's death believing that father Thomas was already deceased. From Roberts' death certificate, Helen Brand was still his wife and I also know that she died in 1894. There is also a dearth of information in the 1851 and 1861 census records for any Robert Bowden (and associated soundex surnames) of the approximate age expected. The 1861 census shows Thomas as being a pauper and residing with his son John (I know I said no siblings for Robert - I'm still needing that feeling of comfort to make the link!!). They are at the Dollerie Smithy. No mention of Thomas's marital status, or sign of a Jane in the list of names, so he is probably a widower at that time. Sorry if all of the above is a bit of a ramble, but it would be nice to know if someone else was chasing the same line and had additional information. Thanks in anticipation Jim Thomson Troon Scotland

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It sure sound like aour family but I am going to have to go to records. My Father was Thomas Troy Bowdon Sr. and he was born in Bellinger, Tx. 1898. I have put a book to gether with the bowdon family and we came from S.C. Tommy brother was named Brice Benjamine. Colton Slyvanious(Roy) Bowdon. There were a tolal of 9 children .Harriet