This is my BOWEN line. Any connections, corrections, or additional information will be most welcome and appreciated! 1 Bowen, **Sterling/Starling b: 1755 in Mecklenburg Co., VA d: 1822 in Abbeville dist., SC .. +Meredith, *Susannah b: Abt. 1761 in VA m: 1782 in Mecklenburg Co., VA d: 03 Sep 1845 in Abbeville dist., SC ........ 2 Bowen, *Woody b: Abt. 1782 in Mecklenburg Co, VA d: 14 Oct 1849 in Abbeville County, SC ............ +Pruitt, *Nancy b: Abt. 1790 m: Aft. 1812 d: 1849 ................... 3 Bowen, *Easter b: 08 Feb 1814 in Level Land, Abbeville Co, SC d: 20 Jun 1897 in Clay Co, AL ....................... +Carwile, *John Samuel b: 25 Jan 1815 in Level Land, Abbeville Co, SC m: 1842 in Abbeville co., SC d: 28 Feb 1896 in Clay Co, AL Thanks for any assistance! Carol C. Head <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm

My military ancestor is Samuel Bowen born 9 March 1760 apparently in Rehoboth MA. His parents were probably Nathan Bowen and Lettice Millard but I have not found any record of the birth. Served in a number of call-ups during the Revolutionary War and in 1840 was awarded a pension. He married Polly Holmes and they moved to Poland ME where some of the children were born and then (before 1810) moved to Brooks, Hancock Co., ME where he died 25 May 1840. I am descended from his son Samuel who was born in Poland ME 14 Apr 1788.

David Pinkney BOWEN b. 5 Aug 1839 Anderson County SC d. 27 Dec 1909 Bowman, Elbert County GA married: Anna Eliza HEMBREE b. 3 Jun 1839 Anderson County SC d. 19 Mar 1927 Bowman, Elbert Co., GA D.P. Bowen (First_Last) Regiment Name 1 (Butler's) South Carolina Infantry (1 S.C. Regulars) Side Confederate Company I Soldier's Rank_In Private Soldier's Rank_Out Private Alternate Name Notes Film Number M381 roll 3 Source Citation: Box: 381;Extraction: 3; Record: 3403 I need to check and see if his father, Samuel Findley BOWEN b. 7 Feb 1793 Pendleton Dist., SC d. 8 May 1864 Anderson County, SC served with a local militia during the war of 1812... Benjamin BOWEN b. 1756 Lancaster Co., PA d. 5 Nov 1836 Anderson, Anderson County, SC Bowen Land Grants after the Revolution in Index 111 (included all) Benjamin Bowen 3871 and 490a in Ninety-Six District 5 June 1789 Land Plats for the following land grants after the revolution show up in the Archives here Benjamin Bowen 2 plats George Bowen 1 plat John Bowen, Jr. 7 plats John Bowen, Sr. 2 plats Robert Bowen 3 plats William Bowen, Sr. 1 plat William H. Bowen 1 plat Franklin and Ann Bowen 1 plat John and Ann Bowen 1 plat John Bowen 18 plats Richard Bowen 1 plat Thomas Bowen 1 plat William Bowen 3 plats Benjamin Bowen a plat for 337 a land certified for him by Robert Anderson 3 Aug 1787 on Double Branches of the Saluda River in the 96 Dist. and surveyed for him 26 Aug 1787 by John Martin and by lands of James Reden, Peter Acker and vacant land....also a plat for 490a certified 2 Dec 1788 by Robert Anderson for 490a at the Double Branches of the Saluda River in Abbeville (later this portion was in Pendleton) and survey 3 Dec 1788 by John Martin and by lands of Peter Acher, Robert Moore and vacant land. Men from SC who served in the Continental Army have their files in Washington. IN the SC archives are a few photostats of some of he Continental Rolls of musters. Benjamin Bowen, pension John Bowen (several) brother Sterling Bowen Thomas Bowen David Bowen Joshua Bowen Susan Bowen W.P. Bowen These names show in the SC Archives in one way or another. Benjamin Bowen of Pickens Co SC drew Revolutionary Pension "W20 743" and stated he was born in 1756 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and removed before the Revolution with his parents to Guilford County, NC and enlisted in the Revolution in Guilford Co NC in 1776 and saw service under Capt John Nelson in Col. Piasley's Regt....and also under Col. Lock and under Capt. George Pierce and Capt. Smith Moore.....Pension was allowed in Anderson Dist. SC - SC Agency. He died 5 Nov 1837/38. He gives a list of his children and their birth dates as well as his marriage. Pendleton District was cut off from Abbeville circa 1788/89....today old Pendleton District consists of threee counties of Anderson, Pickens and Oconee. The Bowens in that area are originally from Pennsylvania. SOUTH CAROLINA - FEDERAL PENSION REPORT 1835 REPORT FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR IN OBEDIENCE TO RESOLUTIONS OF THE SENATE OF THE 5TH AND 30TH JUNE, 1834 AND THE 3RD OF MARCH, 1835. IN RELATION TO THE PENSION ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNITED STATES ********************* WASHINGTON PRINTED BY DUFF GREEN 1835 ********************* >From "Heritage of Oconee Co. Vol. 1" The Bowen and Findley families went from Lancaster Co. PA to Guilford Co. NC before the American Revolutionary War. Benjamin served in the NC Line in the War. Benjamin and Mary married and later moved to Anderson County where he received a land grant of 490 Acres for seven pounds which was signed by Governor Thomas Pinkney on January 5, 1789. COPIED AND INDEXED BY WILLIAM NAVEY P. O. BOX 251 HOLLY RIDGE, NC 28445-0251 BENJAMIN BOWEN ANDERSON DISTRICT PRIVATE NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS $46.66 ANNUAL ALLOWANCE $139.98 AMOUNT RECEIVED DECEMBER 7, 1833 PENSION STARTED AGE 78 John BOWEN (bef 1696 - 1761) and Lillian 'Lily' McIlLLANY (1709 - 1780) had 9 sons, and as far as I know, ALL of their sons served in the American Revolution: 1. Arthur (Captain) 1734 - 1816 2. John Jr. (2nd Lt) 1735 - 1789 3. Reese Tate (Lt) 1737 - 1780) killed at King's Mtn 4. Henry (Lt) 1738 - 1808 5. Robert P. (Captain) 1740 - 1817 6. William (Captain) 1742 - 1804 7. Charles 1749 (or 1747) - unknown 8. Benjamin (see above) 9. Moses 1758 - unknown (died of smallpox during the Rev War. If anyone needs more information on this family of 'heroes' or if they can add to my research, please contact me: [email protected]

What a great idea, Ephriam and Hannah (Hale) Bowen's daughter Nancy who married Robert Thompson, they were my great-great-great grandparents. Their son Ephriam B. Thompson was in the Civil War where he died in the Florence Prison, Florence, SC. on Oct 15, 1864 . He now has a memorial stone at the Prison site Their other son Robert W. Thompson was also in the Civil War. Shirley (Thompson) Pyle

Sorry, my Bowen's, including William, were from Michigan and served on the Union side. Clare Bowen Molina -----Original Message----- From: John Bowen <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, Jun 23, 2010 6:50 pm Subject: [BOWEN] Military Ancestor W. J. BOWEN William James BOWEN Family 818: Born in York District, SC to Andrew BOWEN1 and Susannah MULLEN -21-1840: Married Winifred Jane KIMBRELL of Ebenezerville, SC 845: Son Nathaniel Jerimiah Napoleon BOWEN2 was born 906: Died in Yorkville, SC Military Service -13-1861: Appointed Captain, Company H, Catawba Light Infantry, 5th CV under ol Micah Jenkins (served in Virginia campaigns including First anassas} 1-00-1862: Released from active service with severe attack of heumatism, and assigned to Company G, 6th SC Reserves (inactive status for 90 days) -00-1863: Appointed Captain, Major, and Colonel, 6th SC Reserves served at Pocatligo, SC until regiment disbanded) -01-1863: Enlisted and appointed Captain of Company K, 5th Regiment. outh Carolina State Troops -11-1863: Regiment assembled for service in Charleston, SC -04-1864: Regiment was mustered out of service in Branchville, SC Notes . Andrew BOWEN served in the War of 1812 with a Virginia unit . Nathaniel BOWEN served in Civil War with the 17th Regiment, South arolina Infantry, and anapaux's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

William James BOWEN Family 1818: Born in York District, SC to Andrew BOWEN1 and Susannah MULLEN 5-21-1840: Married Winifred Jane KIMBRELL of Ebenezerville, SC 1845: Son Nathaniel Jerimiah Napoleon BOWEN2 was born 1906: Died in Yorkville, SC Military Service 4-13-1861: Appointed Captain, Company H, Catawba Light Infantry, 5th SCV under Col Micah Jenkins (served in Virginia campaigns including First Manassas} 11-00-1862: Released from active service with severe attack of rheumatism, and assigned to Company G, 6th SC Reserves (inactive status for 90 days) 2-00-1863: Appointed Captain, Major, and Colonel, 6th SC Reserves (served at Pocatligo, SC until regiment disbanded) 8-01-1863: Enlisted and appointed Captain of Company K, 5th Regiment. South Carolina State Troops 9-11-1863: Regiment assembled for service in Charleston, SC 2-04-1864: Regiment was mustered out of service in Branchville, SC Notes 1. Andrew BOWEN served in the War of 1812 with a Virginia unit 2. Nathaniel BOWEN served in Civil War with the 17th Regiment, South Carolina Infantry, and Kanapaux's Company, South Carolina Light Artillery

BOWEN Listmembers, Independence Day will soon be here! Please send a post to this list about at least one of your BOWEN direct ancestors who fought in a war. If you are in the USA and have a BOWEN ancestor who fought in the Revolution, please be sure to send a bio of that one, telling all you know about him, his family, his descendants, and where his descendants migrated. If you have several BOWEN direct ancestors who fought in wars, please feel free to send bios of any and all of them! Let's try to connect with cousins on this list, and maybe find some new information! Your BOWEN listowner, Carol Carwile Head [email protected] [email protected] http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/GEN-links.htm

False alarm, so to speak. Further information has been found that clarifies the first name of her father (Emery Bowen, not William) and that she was born in Lenawee County, Michigan. She was in Washington DC from 1863 to 1865 with the rest of her younger siblings and mother tending to her injured father and brother. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Carney Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 1:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [WashDC] Bowen, Emma May b. 1859 My great grandmother, Emma May Bowen passed away 4 July 1933 in East Tawas, Michigan. She married George Henry Brown on 20 March 1876 in Port Austin, Michigan. On her death certificate it said that she was born in Washington, DC on 22 May 1859, with her father's name as William and her mother's name unknown. In the 1880 Census, however, it was stated that she was born in Michigan (both parents born in New York) but in 1900 and 1930 it says she was born in Michigan with father born in Vermont and mother in Pennsylvania. I have done extensive searches of William Bowen and variant spellings with a daughter named Emma in that time frame, and cannot locate them in Michigan. I do find a Wm and Sarah Bowen in Washington DC in the 1860 Census, but no daughter listed. It says "Unknown" in the place of birth column, and they are listed in someone else's dwelling/house number, so I suspect that the information was given to the Census taker by the people that owned the house and not by William or Sarah directly. I cannot locate either William, Sarah, or an Emma in Washington DC at any other time, nor do I know for certain that William and Sarah are Emma May's parents. If anyone can shed light on Emma May Bowen I would greatly appreciate it. Bill Carney

There is a huge amount of interesting information about St. Joe on this site. Rather interesting! http://www.city-data.com/zips/49085.html Don Gillespie 421 Island Pointe Drive Saint Joseph, MI 49085 269 470-2111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.27/2452 - Release Date: 10/22/09 18:44:00

Good luck with this Bill. I too have conflicting info on the various census records about my mysterious BOWENs, from the birth location of John (NY vs. Nova Scotia -- a big difference!) and year of entry, which of course is in a column that is smudged. Combine that with the fact that my GG GM gave her birth year as a different year in nearly every record -- first to probably hide the fact that she was 13 and pregnant. (Oh god; Henry was 39), and later to collect a widow's pension from the C. War. You might want to post this separately -- BOWEN in Michigan; Bowen in DC, etc., to see if you get a better response on the Message Boards, rather than on the list? Just a thought. (I've had my postings up for years, but no luck on this line, but have done better with others, so it is worth a try.) I have sometimes been contacted years later by a very surprised and distant relative. It's been fun. (I'd try both the Rootsweb and genealogy.com boards. I'm pretty much resigned to not knowing more about my own Bowens, and suspect they may have been Bone or Bohan and illiterate, as I've gone through the Pictou, Nova Scotia census records -- page by page -- twice looking for this family. Probably why I have bifocals! Another thought -- have you tried to get her birth certificate from DC? Another thought is to find a Reverse Directory for DC and see what other people named Bowen may have been at that address and also in the area. That helped me find a line of Bowens in Boston -- living down the street from Henry, but not related to mine, although I "met" several wonderful people on the list as we tried to work through our possible Nova Scotia-Boston connections. Also, is there more information via the cemetery records and/or her obit??? I've sometimes had better luck in tracking some of the siblings and descendants, ultimately leading to the "path" of my own ancestor. Also, who was the informant on the DC? Best wishes, Marilyn Arnold ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Carney" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 1:38 PM Subject: [BOWEN] Bowen, Emma May b. 1859 > My great grandmother, Emma May Bowen passed away 4 July 1933 in East > Tawas, Michigan. She married George Henry Brown on 20 March 1876 in Port > Austin, Michigan. > > On her death certificate it said that she was born in Washington, DC on 22 > May 1859, with her father's name as William and her mother's name unknown. > In the 1880 Census, however, it was stated that she was born in Michigan > (both parents born in New York) but in 1900 and 1930 it says she was born > in Michigan with father born in Vermont and mother in Pennsylvania. > > I have done extensive searches of William Bowen and variant spellings with > a daughter named Emma in that time frame, and cannot locate them in > Michigan. > > I do find a Wm and Sarah Bowen in Washington DC in the 1860 Census, but no > daughter listed. It says "Unknown" in the place of birth column, and they > are listed in someone else's dwelling/house number, so I suspect that the > information was given to the Census taker by the people that owned the > house and not by William or Sarah directly. > > I cannot locate either William, Sarah, or an Emma in Washington DC at any > other time, nor do I know for certain that William and Sarah are Emma > May's parents. > > If anyone can shed light on Emma May Bowen I would greatly appreciate it. > > Bill Carney > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.420 / Virus Database: 270.14.4/2417 - Release Date: 10/06/09 06:50:00

My great grandmother, Emma May Bowen passed away 4 July 1933 in East Tawas, Michigan. She married George Henry Brown on 20 March 1876 in Port Austin, Michigan. On her death certificate it said that she was born in Washington, DC on 22 May 1859, with her father's name as William and her mother's name unknown. In the 1880 Census, however, it was stated that she was born in Michigan (both parents born in New York) but in 1900 and 1930 it says she was born in Michigan with father born in Vermont and mother in Pennsylvania. I have done extensive searches of William Bowen and variant spellings with a daughter named Emma in that time frame, and cannot locate them in Michigan. I do find a Wm and Sarah Bowen in Washington DC in the 1860 Census, but no daughter listed. It says "Unknown" in the place of birth column, and they are listed in someone else's dwelling/house number, so I suspect that the information was given to the Census taker by the people that owned the house and not by William or Sarah directly. I cannot locate either William, Sarah, or an Emma in Washington DC at any other time, nor do I know for certain that William and Sarah are Emma May's parents. If anyone can shed light on Emma May Bowen I would greatly appreciate it. Bill Carney

It would be nice if all those with Bowen's used the Bowen list and posted...so many when posting leave out important info, such as from when to years, where living so one could readily see if a possible connection or not. i.e. Bowen, Ephraim>Hiram>George>Dora, MA, Raynham>Norton>Foxboro>Rehoboth 1790-1930 etc. Its is all my cousin Ginger's fault for she swears Dora Etta Bowen (1867-1922) gave her daughter our grandmother Thelma Ferne Perry (1906-1979) Indian beads and Thelma said her mother was Cherokee. I know Cherokee's were not in MA...so I was looking to find the line of Bowen's beyond Dora Etta, and I was coming up with George Bowen's (Dora's father) who were Mulatto or Black, is how I became more involved....I was satisfied with knowing Dora's father, and now since learning her mother's maiden was not Gacher, but Tucker. The Perry side is Portuguese (Pereira Cardoso's) who arrived in the 1880's from the Azores and settled in Dighton and Taunton. My great grandfather Anthony D. Perry married in 1900 to Dora Etta. So as far as I know there is no Native American in my Bowen line, but then I could be mistaken. Thanks....I hope you find your William Bowen connections.....when was your William Bowen born? Doc Regards, D.R. "Doc" Young - "Pay It Forward" Same Day Volunteer Researcher of this list and many others Contact Me via Skype: dr.doc.young Begnal/Shaughnessy/Young-Blaschko/Blaskow-Perry/Pereira Cardoso-Wilson www.drdocyoung.com Of the Greater Salt Lake Valley, UT [email protected] wrote: > Thank you for your reply. Although my William Bowen was raised in Mendon, Mass, I haven't found his parents. It seems there were a lot of Bowens in Massachusetts back then, and too many with the same first name! Very confusing. > > I haven't found any tie-ins with other Bowens at this point. Have just traced my line back to William Bowen. > > > > ?But thank you for letting me know how your ancestry line ties in with a branch of the Bowens.? > Maybe we need to have a one-name society for Bowens and try to unravel all these different branches? > > Clare > -----Original Message----- > From: Doc <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, Sep 27, 2009 5:57 pm > Subject: Re: [BOWEN] BOWEN-GORDON > > > > > This is Doc Young and I do not recall anything about an Emery & > Elizabeth Bowen. And I just checked the Bowen Archives for the month of > September. > > I replied to this post Subject line Bowen-Gordon > > Elizabeth M Sloane wrote: > > I am just curious to know if anyone on the BOWEN list is related to Emery > > BOWEN, circa 1845, and Deborah Elizabeth GORDON. I believe Emery Bowen's father > was WILLIAM BOWEN. Deborah Elizabeth GORDON was the daughter of ELIPHALET GORDON > > whose ancestry is traced back to the earliest recorded GORDON in the US, > ALEXANDER GORDON. > > Doc Wrote: > > Do you know the state Emery was born, when he married to Deborah and if > you have them in the census, which year 1870, 1880 and living where? > > >From your post you are wanting to confirm William as his father and who > his mother is? > > Thank you...Doc > > Which Clare Bowen Molina replied and in her reply was "?? Doc Young, > what is your relationship to the Bowen's? and I did not read this as the > Subject line is Bowen-Gordon. I just now found it in my Trash folder. > > I shall try to set my side of the Bowen Sage straight as follows, as > also someone else mentioned Young's being part of their MS Bowen's and I > do not want others to think because my surname is Young, I am related to > Bowen's. However, I am related by Dora Etta Bowen. > > My surname of Young, I am not a descendant of any Young's, as my father > was born Begnal and his mother took the name Young for reasons of her > own. So I have no Young's connected to Bowen's. > > As other volunteers of the Gen Mass list sent me much on my direct > ancestor Dora Etta Bowen parents, Doraetta, b. 27 Apr 1867, Foxboro, the > dau. of George W. Bowen and Phebe A. Tucker. > > George W. Bowen, b. abt. 1830, son of Hiram Bowen (1807) and Philena Howard. > Hiram Bowen, son of Ephraim Bowen and Rhoda > > I have also read that Ephraim is the son of Uriah & Ester Bowen, > unconfirmed. > > I was about to post to the Bowen list regarding the connection of George > to Hiram, to Ephraim to Uriah Bowen. I have found census of Bowen's > being > Mulatto, Black and White from Rehoboth. As far as I know, mine > were white. > > I cannot confirm or deny if my George W. Bowen, was born in Raynham, > Rehoboth, Norton, Taunton or Foxboro. I understand Norton once was > North Taunton. > > There are other births in the 1870's to George W. & Phebe, in Rehoboth. > Dora Etta married 3 times and I have the complete dates, Oscar Crocker, > 1883, possibly Foxboro, 2m. Roland Leonard, 1891, Norton, and 3m. my > great grandfather Anthony D. Perry (Pereira Cardoso), b. Azores in > Providence RI, 1900. > > Thats my story and I am sticking to it...so if someone has more > information to help confirm I would appreciate this and I have no idea > how Emery and Elizabeth Bowen tie into my Bowen's. > > Regards, D.R. "Doc" Young - "Pay It Forward" > > Same Day Volunteer Researcher of this list and many others > > Contact Me via Skype: dr.doc.young > > Begnal/Shaughnessy/Young-Blaschko/Blaskow-Perry/Pereira Cardoso-Wilson > www.drdocyoung.com > > Of the Greater Salt Lake Valley, UT > > > [email protected] wrote: > >> Other than Doc Young, have you discovered any more relatives in our >> > mutual?Bowen line?? > >> I sent him the details I have about Emery and Elizabeth Bowen. It's on the >> > Bowen rootsweb. > >> Clare >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Elizabeth M Sloane <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Thu, Sep 24, 2009 7:11 am >> Subject: [BOWEN] BOWEN-GORDON >> >> >> >> >> I am just curious to know if anyone on the BOWEN list is related to Emery >> > BOWEN, > >> circa 1845, and Deborah Elizabeth GORDON. I believe Emery Bowen's father was >> WILLIAM BOWEN. Deborah Elizabeth GORDON was the daughter of ELIPHALET GORDON >> whose ancestry is traced back to the earliest recorded GORDON in the US, >> ALEXANDER GORDON. >> >> >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >

This message is for Jo Ann who wanted information about Bowens in Michigan. It is just a short abstract from DON RODDY'S SITE. He has a fascinating, and  very long, narration about DELLA LOUISE BOWEN (my great aunt) and her husband FRANKLIN. My grandmother, CLARA ELIZABETH BOWEN, is also featured. You will see, JoAnn, that the BOWENS were quite present on the Michigan scene. In this abstract DELLA is applying for a war pension. "DELLA Della continued her testimony, “I was born in Grove Township, Allegany County, New York. I do not remember living there. When I was two years of age the family removed to Michigan ….” The Bowen family no doubt traveled by canal boat up the newly completed Genesee Valley Canal where it connected to the Erie Canal at Rochester, NY. From Rochester they would have traveled westward on the Erie Canal to Buffalo, located at the eastern end of Lake Erie. From Buffalo they booked passage on one of the ships that plied the Great Lakes and voyaged the entire length of Lake Erie to where it was fed by the St. Claire River, thence up the river to Port Huron, Michigan. Della was the fourth child born to Emory Bowen and his wife, Deborah Elizabeth Gordon. The second child, Andrew, had died in infancy. Her older brother, James Harrison Bowen was probably born in New York around 1831, and her sister, Nettie Emily Bowen around 1840. Her younger brother, Lewis Addison Bowen, was born in New York around 1844. The Bowen’s settled in Ray Township in McComb County, Michigan, which is between Port Huron and Detroit near Lake St. Clair. They undoubtedly lived on and worked a farm while in that location - Della’s earliest memories were of this area, and she started school there, walking about two miles each way to the school house in Ray Center. When Della was about 9 years old, around 1850, the family moved into the town of Adrian, in Lenawee County near the southeast corner of Michigan, about 80 miles, as the crow flies, from Ray Center - a good distance to move by horse and wagon. Later they moved to a farm in the same county. Della’s younger brother, William Wallace Bowen, as well as her sister, Clara Elizabeth Bowen, was probably born while the family was farming in Ray Township. Her brother, Joseph Winfield (Scott) Bowen, may have been born there too, or he may have been born after the family moved to Lenawee County, as were her two youngest sisters, Emma May Bowen and Alice Luella Bowen. “I lived on that farm until my first marriage”, Della continued. Sometime around Christmas 1857, when Della was 16, she met a tall, attractive, charming, itinerant house painter named John Hollis, who was probably in Lenawee County drumming up work. Being a house painter in sparsely settled Midwestern farming country must have required him to do a great deal of traveling to find enough work to stay alive. John Hollis was pretty tight lipped about his family history, and Della never knew the names of his parents, or where they lived, or where he was born, or whether he had any siblings. She never even knew where he had lived. ..."

My mysterious John Bowen/Jane Turner, parents of Jane/Jennie Bowen (b. 1852-1863, Nova Scotia, likely New Glasgow, Pictou), and Annie Bowen, also were in MA. Jennie married 1878 to Henry Raymond TUCKER, lived in Boston, Dorchester, Everett, Malden and Reading. Annie (1880 Census) was in Revere, died 1899 Reading, and buried with sister Jennie. No clues to John and Jane, other than the death record of Annie Bowen says parents were both b. NS. (I have searched for them in the various Census records to no avail; also passenger records to Boston). Any BOWEN/TURNER -- or BOWENs in Nova Scotia - Boston/Mass connections on the list???? (I have posted before and keep hoping!!!) Worked in the past w/a Susan Manning who had a Wm Bowen in NS and Boston; and a Sandy McCaw (McGaw?) (who I WISH I could find again, as I've "found" her line in Nova Scotia) and am in contact w/a relative there. SANDY: If you are out there, please re-connect w/me. Thx! I've got your family, and willing family members in New Glasgow!!! Marilyn Arnold ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 6:15 PM Subject: Re: [BOWEN] BOWEN-GORDON > > Thank you for your reply. Although my William Bowen was raised in Mendon, > Mass, I haven't found his parents. It seems there were a lot of Bowens in > Massachusetts back then, and too many with the same first name! Very > confusing. > > I haven't found any tie-ins with other Bowens at this point. Have just > traced my line back to William Bowen. > > > > ?But thank you for letting me know how your ancestry line ties in with a > branch of the Bowens.? > Maybe we need to have a one-name society for Bowens and try to unravel all > these different branches? > > Clare > -----Original Message----- > From: Doc <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, Sep 27, 2009 5:57 pm > Subject: Re: [BOWEN] BOWEN-GORDON > > > > > This is Doc Young and I do not recall anything about an Emery & > Elizabeth Bowen. And I just checked the Bowen Archives for the month of > September. > > I replied to this post Subject line Bowen-Gordon > > Elizabeth M Sloane wrote: > > I am just curious to know if anyone on the BOWEN list is related to Emery > > BOWEN, circa 1845, and Deborah Elizabeth GORDON. I believe Emery Bowen's > father > was WILLIAM BOWEN. Deborah Elizabeth GORDON was the daughter of ELIPHALET > GORDON > > whose ancestry is traced back to the earliest recorded GORDON in the US, > ALEXANDER GORDON. > > Doc Wrote: > > Do you know the state Emery was born, when he married to Deborah and if > you have them in the census, which year 1870, 1880 and living where? > >>From your post you are wanting to confirm William as his father and who > his mother is? > > Thank you...Doc > > Which Clare Bowen Molina replied and in her reply was "?? Doc Young, > what is your relationship to the Bowen's? and I did not read this as the > Subject line is Bowen-Gordon. I just now found it in my Trash folder. > > I shall try to set my side of the Bowen Sage straight as follows, as > also someone else mentioned Young's being part of their MS Bowen's and I > do not want others to think because my surname is Young, I am related to > Bowen's. However, I am related by Dora Etta Bowen. > > My surname of Young, I am not a descendant of any Young's, as my father > was born Begnal and his mother took the name Young for reasons of her > own. So I have no Young's connected to Bowen's. > > As other volunteers of the Gen Mass list sent me much on my direct > ancestor Dora Etta Bowen parents, Doraetta, b. 27 Apr 1867, Foxboro, the > dau. of George W. Bowen and Phebe A. Tucker. > > George W. Bowen, b. abt. 1830, son of Hiram Bowen (1807) and Philena > Howard. > Hiram Bowen, son of Ephraim Bowen and Rhoda > > I have also read that Ephraim is the son of Uriah & Ester Bowen, > unconfirmed. > > I was about to post to the Bowen list regarding the connection of George > to Hiram, to Ephraim to Uriah Bowen. I have found census of Bowen's > being > Mulatto, Black and White from Rehoboth. As far as I know, mine > were white. > > I cannot confirm or deny if my George W. Bowen, was born in Raynham, > Rehoboth, Norton, Taunton or Foxboro. I understand Norton once was > North Taunton. > > There are other births in the 1870's to George W. & Phebe, in Rehoboth. > Dora Etta married 3 times and I have the complete dates, Oscar Crocker, > 1883, possibly Foxboro, 2m. Roland Leonard, 1891, Norton, and 3m. my > great grandfather Anthony D. Perry (Pereira Cardoso), b. Azores in > Providence RI, 1900. > > Thats my story and I am sticking to it...so if someone has more > information to help confirm I would appreciate this and I have no idea > how Emery and Elizabeth Bowen tie into my Bowen's. > > Regards, D.R. "Doc" Young - "Pay It Forward" > > Same Day Volunteer Researcher of this list and many others > > Contact Me via Skype: dr.doc.young > > Begnal/Shaughnessy/Young-Blaschko/Blaskow-Perry/Pereira Cardoso-Wilson > www.drdocyoung.com > > Of the Greater Salt Lake Valley, UT > > > [email protected] wrote: >> Other than Doc Young, have you discovered any more relatives in our > mutual?Bowen line?? >> >> I sent him the details I have about Emery and Elizabeth Bowen. It's on >> the > Bowen rootsweb. >> >> Clare >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Elizabeth M Sloane <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Thu, Sep 24, 2009 7:11 am >> Subject: [BOWEN] BOWEN-GORDON >> >> >> >> >> I am just curious to know if anyone on the BOWEN list is related to Emery > BOWEN, >> circa 1845, and Deborah Elizabeth GORDON. I believe Emery Bowen's father >> was >> WILLIAM BOWEN. 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Hello Fellow Researchers Just wondered if the BOWEN/SLOAN connections may go into Michigan, and if so what counties? Thanks!? JoAnn

My William Bowen was from Massachusetts. But there seemed to be an intertwining of Gordon and Bowen there for awhile until they all moved west. ?Clare -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, Sep 27, 2009 5:00 pm Subject: Re: [BOWEN] BOWEN-GORDON This is so interesting to read these names in your Bowen family. My great great Grandfather was a William Bowen from Virginia, north Carolina on to Itawamba Co., Mississippi. The name "Young" & "gordon were prominent names in that family in MS. Really Strange!!!! Marilyn Dickson ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you for your reply. Although my William Bowen was raised in Mendon, Mass, I haven't found his parents. It seems there were a lot of Bowens in Massachusetts back then, and too many with the same first name! Very confusing. I haven't found any tie-ins with other Bowens at this point. Have just traced my line back to William Bowen. ?But thank you for letting me know how your ancestry line ties in with a branch of the Bowens.? Maybe we need to have a one-name society for Bowens and try to unravel all these different branches? Clare -----Original Message----- From: Doc <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Sun, Sep 27, 2009 5:57 pm Subject: Re: [BOWEN] BOWEN-GORDON This is Doc Young and I do not recall anything about an Emery & Elizabeth Bowen. And I just checked the Bowen Archives for the month of September. I replied to this post Subject line Bowen-Gordon Elizabeth M Sloane wrote: I am just curious to know if anyone on the BOWEN list is related to Emery BOWEN, circa 1845, and Deborah Elizabeth GORDON. I believe Emery Bowen's father was WILLIAM BOWEN. Deborah Elizabeth GORDON was the daughter of ELIPHALET GORDON whose ancestry is traced back to the earliest recorded GORDON in the US, ALEXANDER GORDON. Doc Wrote: Do you know the state Emery was born, when he married to Deborah and if you have them in the census, which year 1870, 1880 and living where? >From your post you are wanting to confirm William as his father and who his mother is? Thank you...Doc Which Clare Bowen Molina replied and in her reply was "?? Doc Young, what is your relationship to the Bowen's? and I did not read this as the Subject line is Bowen-Gordon. I just now found it in my Trash folder. I shall try to set my side of the Bowen Sage straight as follows, as also someone else mentioned Young's being part of their MS Bowen's and I do not want others to think because my surname is Young, I am related to Bowen's. However, I am related by Dora Etta Bowen. My surname of Young, I am not a descendant of any Young's, as my father was born Begnal and his mother took the name Young for reasons of her own. So I have no Young's connected to Bowen's. As other volunteers of the Gen Mass list sent me much on my direct ancestor Dora Etta Bowen parents, Doraetta, b. 27 Apr 1867, Foxboro, the dau. of George W. Bowen and Phebe A. Tucker. George W. Bowen, b. abt. 1830, son of Hiram Bowen (1807) and Philena Howard. Hiram Bowen, son of Ephraim Bowen and Rhoda I have also read that Ephraim is the son of Uriah & Ester Bowen, unconfirmed. I was about to post to the Bowen list regarding the connection of George to Hiram, to Ephraim to Uriah Bowen. I have found census of Bowen's being Mulatto, Black and White from Rehoboth. As far as I know, mine were white. I cannot confirm or deny if my George W. Bowen, was born in Raynham, Rehoboth, Norton, Taunton or Foxboro. I understand Norton once was North Taunton. There are other births in the 1870's to George W. & Phebe, in Rehoboth. Dora Etta married 3 times and I have the complete dates, Oscar Crocker, 1883, possibly Foxboro, 2m. Roland Leonard, 1891, Norton, and 3m. my great grandfather Anthony D. Perry (Pereira Cardoso), b. Azores in Providence RI, 1900. Thats my story and I am sticking to it...so if someone has more information to help confirm I would appreciate this and I have no idea how Emery and Elizabeth Bowen tie into my Bowen's. Regards, D.R. "Doc" Young - "Pay It Forward" Same Day Volunteer Researcher of this list and many others Contact Me via Skype: dr.doc.young Begnal/Shaughnessy/Young-Blaschko/Blaskow-Perry/Pereira Cardoso-Wilson www.drdocyoung.com Of the Greater Salt Lake Valley, UT [email protected] wrote: > Other than Doc Young, have you discovered any more relatives in our mutual?Bowen line?? > > I sent him the details I have about Emery and Elizabeth Bowen. It's on the Bowen rootsweb. > > Clare > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elizabeth M Sloane <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, Sep 24, 2009 7:11 am > Subject: [BOWEN] BOWEN-GORDON > > > > > I am just curious to know if anyone on the BOWEN list is related to Emery BOWEN, > circa 1845, and Deborah Elizabeth GORDON. I believe Emery Bowen's father was > WILLIAM BOWEN. Deborah Elizabeth GORDON was the daughter of ELIPHALET GORDON > whose ancestry is traced back to the earliest recorded GORDON in the US, > ALEXANDER GORDON. > > > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is so interesting to read these names in your Bowen family. My great great Grandfather was a William Bowen from Virginia, north Carolina on to Itawamba Co., Mississippi. The name "Young" & "gordon were prominent names in that family in MS. Really Strange!!!! Marilyn Dickson

Other than Doc Young, have you discovered any more relatives in our mutual?Bowen line?? I sent him the details I have about Emery and Elizabeth Bowen. It's on the Bowen rootsweb. Clare -----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth M Sloane <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, Sep 24, 2009 7:11 am Subject: [BOWEN] BOWEN-GORDON I am just curious to know if anyone on the BOWEN list is related to Emery BOWEN, circa 1845, and Deborah Elizabeth GORDON. I believe Emery Bowen's father was WILLIAM BOWEN. Deborah Elizabeth GORDON was the daughter of ELIPHALET GORDON whose ancestry is traced back to the earliest recorded GORDON in the US, ALEXANDER GORDON. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is Doc Young and I do not recall anything about an Emery & Elizabeth Bowen. And I just checked the Bowen Archives for the month of September. I replied to this post Subject line Bowen-Gordon Elizabeth M Sloane wrote: I am just curious to know if anyone on the BOWEN list is related to Emery BOWEN, circa 1845, and Deborah Elizabeth GORDON. I believe Emery Bowen's father was WILLIAM BOWEN. Deborah Elizabeth GORDON was the daughter of ELIPHALET GORDON whose ancestry is traced back to the earliest recorded GORDON in the US, ALEXANDER GORDON. Doc Wrote: Do you know the state Emery was born, when he married to Deborah and if you have them in the census, which year 1870, 1880 and living where? >From your post you are wanting to confirm William as his father and who his mother is? Thank you...Doc Which Clare Bowen Molina replied and in her reply was "?? Doc Young, what is your relationship to the Bowen's? and I did not read this as the Subject line is Bowen-Gordon. I just now found it in my Trash folder. I shall try to set my side of the Bowen Sage straight as follows, as also someone else mentioned Young's being part of their MS Bowen's and I do not want others to think because my surname is Young, I am related to Bowen's. However, I am related by Dora Etta Bowen. My surname of Young, I am not a descendant of any Young's, as my father was born Begnal and his mother took the name Young for reasons of her own. So I have no Young's connected to Bowen's. As other volunteers of the Gen Mass list sent me much on my direct ancestor Dora Etta Bowen parents, Doraetta, b. 27 Apr 1867, Foxboro, the dau. of George W. Bowen and Phebe A. Tucker. George W. Bowen, b. abt. 1830, son of Hiram Bowen (1807) and Philena Howard. Hiram Bowen, son of Ephraim Bowen and Rhoda I have also read that Ephraim is the son of Uriah & Ester Bowen, unconfirmed. I was about to post to the Bowen list regarding the connection of George to Hiram, to Ephraim to Uriah Bowen. I have found census of Bowen's being Mulatto, Black and White from Rehoboth. As far as I know, mine were white. I cannot confirm or deny if my George W. Bowen, was born in Raynham, Rehoboth, Norton, Taunton or Foxboro. I understand Norton once was North Taunton. There are other births in the 1870's to George W. & Phebe, in Rehoboth. Dora Etta married 3 times and I have the complete dates, Oscar Crocker, 1883, possibly Foxboro, 2m. Roland Leonard, 1891, Norton, and 3m. my great grandfather Anthony D. Perry (Pereira Cardoso), b. Azores in Providence RI, 1900. Thats my story and I am sticking to it...so if someone has more information to help confirm I would appreciate this and I have no idea how Emery and Elizabeth Bowen tie into my Bowen's. Regards, D.R. "Doc" Young - "Pay It Forward" Same Day Volunteer Researcher of this list and many others Contact Me via Skype: dr.doc.young Begnal/Shaughnessy/Young-Blaschko/Blaskow-Perry/Pereira Cardoso-Wilson www.drdocyoung.com Of the Greater Salt Lake Valley, UT [email protected] wrote: > Other than Doc Young, have you discovered any more relatives in our mutual?Bowen line?? > > I sent him the details I have about Emery and Elizabeth Bowen. It's on the Bowen rootsweb. > > Clare > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elizabeth M Sloane <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, Sep 24, 2009 7:11 am > Subject: [BOWEN] BOWEN-GORDON > > > > > I am just curious to know if anyone on the BOWEN list is related to Emery BOWEN, > circa 1845, and Deborah Elizabeth GORDON. I believe Emery Bowen's father was > WILLIAM BOWEN. Deborah Elizabeth GORDON was the daughter of ELIPHALET GORDON > whose ancestry is traced back to the earliest recorded GORDON in the US, > ALEXANDER GORDON. > > > >