----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Hinson" <dhinson@suddenlink.net> To: <BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com>; <BOWER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:31 PM Subject: [BOWERS] Wright Johnson Bowers of AR > Am looking for information on Wright Johnson Bowers who was in AR during > 1840 (Hempstead Co.) and 1850 (Sevier Co.). > > Here are my notes on him: > > Believe him to be the son of Nancy and Maxwell Bowers who moved to > Wilson Co., TN from Nash Co., TN around 1800. This would have been > their first son b. about 1798 in NC. Nancy Bowers Will (1815) shows > name of son as Right J. Bowers. > > There is one sister Elizabeth b. NC b. 1799 and another Rachel b. 1801 > in SC. The SC is a mystery. Don't know if they stopped there on the > way to TN or moved to SC first and then on to TN later. Cannot find > whereabouts of Maxwell either. Nancy d. 1815 in Wilson Co., TN. > Perhaps she left SC after Maxwell died. Another Bowers mystery! > > *Wright J. Bowers, along with Allen M. Oakley and James W. Finley, > purchased 160 acres of land now in Hempstead Co., AR on March 1, 1843. > This was Cash-Sale, Govt Land Ofc. Accession/Serial # AR1180, Document > #2455. Is this same person? > > *Marriage - Johnson Bowers to Polly Wilson, Feb. 4, 1830 by Allen M. > Oakley, JP, BB-155 as listed in Hempstead Co. AR Marriage REcords 1817 > to 1875 compiled by Bobbie Jones McLane & Capitola Hensley Glazner, 1969. > > *1840 census - Salene TWP, Hempstead Co., AR, Pg. 169 > Johnson Bowers > Males - 2 age 5-10 > 1 age 30-40 > Females - > 1 age Under 5 > 1 age 20-30 > > *1850 census - Franklin TWP, Sevier Co. AR, Pg. 195, Oct 16 > Johnson Bowers, age 52, Male, Farmer, Vlaue of Real Estate $300 b. NC > Lavinia, age 24, b. AR (2nd wife or daughter?) > Jinsey, age 12, b. TX > George, age 8, b. AR > > Someone named W. H. Bowers died Sevier Co., 1851, Book 3, Pg. 460. > Could there be a mistake on the name and it is really W. J. Bowers? > Conducted a search on Heritage Quest of the 1860 and 1870 census records > for Johnson Bowers with all name possibilities with no results. Could > not find the children in 1850 eit CHILDREN OF HENRY JACKSON BOWERS AND MAUD VINCENT FERRIS LEE BOWERS B 2/8/1913 DIED 8/18/1989 LOOK UNDER BOWERS FAMILY OF LANCASTER SC ALSO UNDER THE MAGNOLIA TREE I HAVE 2 PAGES ON MAXWELL BUT MY RIGHT ARM IS VERY WEAK FROM A MINI STROKE NANCY E.JEWETT pjhinson@comporium.net or call 803 285 5285

Hi Nancy, I checked Under the Magnolia Tree (online) and found the name below. Maxwell, husband to Nancy Deans Eason, whom I believe to be the father of Wright Johnson Bowers, would have been born about 1761. It appears the Maxwell below, if this is the one you referred to, was born too late. Wright Johnson Bowers was b. c. 1798. I also checked the Lancaster SC group but didn't see anything that rang a bell. The SC birthplace could be incorrect since they made so many errors. Unfortunately, all my Bowers have been so elusive and it seems to take so much digging to find them...and not very many others appear to be researching my group. My uncle did the DNA test for me. I thought perhaps we might be connected to Giles Bowers of NC since my Bowers lived just across the river from him and all the names were so similar, but alas our DNA isn't the same. Course I (or they) could have an oops somewhere in the line, but I also haven't been able to find much documentation on my group before 1770's either. * HENRY JACKSON MAXWELL5 BOWERS** (JARRETT ANDERSON4, EDWARD D. (NED)3, ANDERSON ANDREW2, JOHN1) was born May 07, 1893 in Lancaster, SC, and died November 06, 1970 in McColl, SC. * I'm so sorry to hear about your mini-stroke and wish you continued improvement. There is nothing worse than dealing with illness. I think doing my genealogy was a big help when I wasn't well. Thank you so much for responding with some tips. Maybe I will find these elusive relatives with everyone's help. Donna Nancy wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donna Hinson" <dhinson@suddenlink.net> > To: <BOWERS-L@rootsweb.com>; <BOWER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 1:31 PM > Subject: [BOWERS] Wright Johnson Bowers of AR > > > >> Am looking for information on Wright Johnson Bowers who was in AR during >> 1840 (Hempstead Co.) and 1850 (Sevier Co.). >> >> Here are my notes on him: >> >> Believe him to be the son of Nancy and Maxwell Bowers who moved to >> Wilson Co., TN from Nash Co., TN around 1800. This would have been >> their first son b. about 1798 in NC. Nancy Bowers Will (1815) shows >> name of son as Right J. Bowers. >> >> There is one sister Elizabeth b. NC b. 1799 and another Rachel b. 1801 >> in SC. The SC is a mystery. Don't know if they stopped there on the >> way to TN or moved to SC first and then on to TN later. Cannot find >> whereabouts of Maxwell either. Nancy d. 1815 in Wilson Co., TN. >> Perhaps she left SC after Maxwell died. Another Bowers mystery! >> >> *Wright J. Bowers, along with Allen M. Oakley and James W. Finley, >> purchased 160 acres of land now in Hempstead Co., AR on March 1, 1843. >> This was Cash-Sale, Govt Land Ofc. Accession/Serial # AR1180, Document >> #2455. Is this same person? >> >> *Marriage - Johnson Bowers to Polly Wilson, Feb. 4, 1830 by Allen M. >> Oakley, JP, BB-155 as listed in Hempstead Co. AR Marriage REcords 1817 >> to 1875 compiled by Bobbie Jones McLane & Capitola Hensley Glazner, 1969. >> >> *1840 census - Salene TWP, Hempstead Co., AR, Pg. 169 >> Johnson Bowers >> Males - 2 age 5-10 >> 1 age 30-40 >> Females - >> 1 age Under 5 >> 1 age 20-30 >> >> *1850 census - Franklin TWP, Sevier Co. AR, Pg. 195, Oct 16 >> Johnson Bowers, age 52, Male, Farmer, Vlaue of Real Estate $300 b. NC >> Lavinia, age 24, b. AR (2nd wife or daughter?) >> Jinsey, age 12, b. TX >> George, age 8, b. AR >> >> Someone named W. H. Bowers died Sevier Co., 1851, Book 3, Pg. 460. >> Could there be a mistake on the name and it is really W. J. Bowers? >> Conducted a search on Heritage Quest of the 1860 and 1870 census records >> for Johnson Bowers with all name possibilities with no results. Could >> not find the children in 1850 eit >> > > CHILDREN OF HENRY JACKSON BOWERS AND MAUD VINCENT > FERRIS LEE BOWERS B 2/8/1913 DIED 8/18/1989 > > LOOK UNDER BOWERS FAMILY OF LANCASTER SC ALSO UNDER THE MAGNOLIA TREE > > I HAVE 2 PAGES ON MAXWELL BUT MY RIGHT ARM IS VERY WEAK FROM A MINI STROKE > > NANCY E.JEWETT pjhinson@comporium.net or call 803 285 5285 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOWERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >