On the 1860 Federal Census of Monroe County, Kentucky, the following BOWLES are listed. Note, the census writer spelled all BOWLES as BOLES. Also note that the page numbers correspond to the page listed on the Ancestry website census. Household Names 860/876 Elijah Boles 30, M, Farmer, KY (Pg 125) Emaline 22, F, KY Clayton 6, M, KY J. ? 30, M, Farm Laborer, TN 886/895 Thos Boles 25, M, Farmer, KY (Pg 127) R.A. 24, F, TN 905/917 Clifton Boles 28, M, Blacksmith, KY (Pg 130) Lydia 23, F, KY R.A. 10, F, KY Martha 8, F, KY Melonie (?) 6, F, KY Note: I found this Clifton Bowles on the 1850 Federal Census for Monroe County in the family next to Martha Bowles. I think Clifton may have been a brother to Elijah and Thomas, see 1850 census for this family below. 1039/1051 Martha Boles 50, F, KY (Pg 148) W.B. 23, M, Farmer, KY On the 1860 Census of Monroe County, Kentucky in the family adjacent to Martha Bowles? family including sons Elijah and Thomas I found Clifford Bowles. I think Clifton may have been a brother to Elijah and Thomas. 1850 census entry follows: 792/828 Clifton Bowles 19, M, Farmer, KY Lydia 18, F, KY Rebecca 6/12, F, KY William 8, M, KY Jim Lucas Arlington, VA and Berea, KY -----Original Message----- From: Charles Hartley <hartley@iglou.com> To: BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 17:27:33 -0400 Subject: Re: Nathaniel Bowles 1870 Federal Census: Kentucky, Monroe County, Tomkinsville PO, Precinct 7, page 18 household 123/123 Bowles, Thomas H. - 34 M W, farmer, KY Bowles, Rachel A. - 35 F W, TN Bowles, Martha B. - 9 F W, KY Bowles, William C. - 7 M W, KY Bowles, Hiram - 4 M W, KY Johnson, Patricia - 64 F W, keeping house, TN Is this the Thomas who was brother to Elijah, and son of Martha Bowles? 1850 Federal Census: Kentucky, Monroe County household 793/829 Martha Bowles - 45 F, VA Elijah Bowles - 20 M, farmer, KY Thomas Bowles - 14 M, farmer, KY <==============<< >I'm just now getting to my email. I have nothing on the BOWLES you >are discussing, but my Dad's maternal grandfather was Hiriam Purcell >BOWLES, born 4 Jun 1865 in Sulphur Lick, Monroe County, Kentucky. >He had a sister Martha Bess BOWLES born 15 Oct 1861 and a brother >William C. BOWLES born ABT 1863. They were the children of Thomas >H. BOWLES born ABT 1836 in Kentucky and Rachel Ann JOHNSON born ABT >1835 in Tennessee. Thomas H. BOWLES' parents were from Virginia. > >Does any of this sound familiar? I have no male BOWLES relatives to >try and get to participate in the DNA project. > >Jim Lucas >Arlington, VA and Berea, KY