Gary & List, Bartlett Deans Bowers m. Mary Mahaffey in 1823 in Wilson Co., TN. They moved to Yaloubusha Co. MS around 1837. They were in the 1840 census and thereafter in the surrounding counties as the county lines changed around their land (Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery). Bartlett's parents were Jeremiah Bowers b. 1768 VA and Margaret Eason b. 1782 Nash Co., NC. There are many Bowers in Wilson Co. area as well as in Davidson Co. and Montgomery Co., TN. To date, the Bowers in DAvidson Co and Montgomery Co. are not related to mine....not unless its several generations further back from Jeremiah with the exception of John Bowers d. 1803. His will was proven in court by Jeremiah but the relationship is not known at this time...might be father or brother. There are many Bowers of Wilson Co. that I have not been able to link to mine but feel there was some relationship. I've done a lot of research in NC, TN, and MS and always hoping to discover someone who ties into this line or who has info on the "mystery" people in these areas who either are related or should be eliminated from further study. Hence my question regarding Lemuel Bowers of Attala Co. MS and if anyone has any further information on him. I'm not sure who Lemuel's parents were. It's possible he descends from one of the Davidson Co., TN Bowers, some of which go back to NJ. It would be great to find someone else working on MS Bowers! Below is some further information on Bartlett's family. Bartlett Bowers and Mary Mahaffey's children: 1. Unknown male child b. abt. 1825 in TN 2. Alfred Maxey Bowers b. Oct 3, 1829 in TN 3. Mildred N. Bowers b. 1833 in TN 4. Jeremiah M. Bowers b. Nov 1835 in TN 5. George Robert Bowers b. March 15, 1837 in TN 6. Matilda Ann Bowers b. Dec 17, 1839 in MS 7. Elizabeth Bowers b. 1842 in MS Alfred and George went to Dallas Co. (Dallas) TX after the Civil War. Gary Bowers wrote: > Hi Donna & list, > > Donna Hinson wrote, in part: > > "My Bowers migrated from TN to Yalobusha Co. MS by 1837. " > > Do you have information on the Bowers members who moved from Tennessee? If > you can supply some names, I'd be glad to compare them to my branch of the > Bowers family, most of whom have roots in Tennessee. > > Thanks for posting your message! > > BTW - Does anyone know how many members are in this group? > > Gary Bowers > > -----Original Message----- > From: bowers-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bowers-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Donna Hinson > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 3:48 PM > To: BOWER-L@rootsweb.com; BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BOWERS] Bowers - MS > > It's time to wake up our list! Let's post our brick walls or what we're > working on and maybe we can make some connections/solve some puzzles. I > will outline my current question below. > Donna Hinson > > > I am looking at a Bowers in Attala Co., MS: Leonard Bowers. Obviously, > there are some errors in age you'll notice in the census records I list > below. But from 1840 to 1860, it is obvious that it's the same family. > By the 1860 census, Leonard has died. My reason for looking at this > family was the son, John W. Bowers. I have a property in Grenada Co., > MS deeded to a J. W. Bowers and so far, this is the only J. W. Bowers > I've found, but I can make no connections with this family as yet. J. > W. is listed in the 1880 census of Attala Co. MS so the family obviously > stayed in that area. > > My Bowers migrated from TN to Yalobusha Co. MS by 1837. Since county > lines changed quite often, they have been in Carroll Co., Grenada Co., > and Montgomery Co. as those lines changed. Attala Co. is just south of > Montgomery Co. I have not found any other Bowers families in Attala Co. > except for Leonard's family. > > I have one male son of my gggg-grandfather (Jeremiah Bowers) who is > still unknown (b. 1814-1820). Leonard does not seem to be a name that > fits in my family. However, one never knows. Note Leonard was also b. > TN about 1813 according to the 1850 census...if age is correct. > > Does anyone recognize this family as theirs? Is anyone on the list > working in these counties of MS? Would appreciate any information on > this family. > > Census listings: > > 1840 Attala Co. MS > Leonard is shown as age 30-40 > > 1850 Attala Co. MS > Leonard Bowers, age 37 b. TN > Sarah, wife, b. SC > Robert, son, age 12, b. MS > Martha A., dau., age 10 > Nancy, dau., age 7 > > 1860 (Koscuisko) Attala Co. MS > Serah (Sarah) Bowers, age 40, b. SC > Robert S., age 21, b. MS > Martha A., age 19, b. MS > Nancy S., age 16, b. MS > John W., age 14, b. MS > Wm Henry, age 10, b. MS > > > 1880 Attala Co. MS > John W. Bowers, age 34, Farmer, b. MS, father b. TN, mother b. SC > Missouri, wife, age 26, b. 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