I collected the following census records for someone privately, and thought they might be useful to someone else, so here they are. I have no additional information. 1850 Federal Census: Kentucky, Christian County, page 385 household 369/399 George B. Bowles - 25 M, farmer, KY Lucy A. Bowles - 25 F, KY Samuel Crutchfield - 55 M, farmer, KY household 375/405 James Bowles - 52 M, farmer, KY Mary Bowles - 42 F, KY Margaret Bowles - 16 F, KY Susan Bowles - 13 F, KY Virginia Bowles - 10 F, KY America Bowles - 8 F, KY George W. Bowles - 5 M, KY household 376-406 William H. Bowles - 36 M, farmer, KY Catharine P. Bowles - 36 M, KY James W. Bowles - 10 M, KY Henry H. Bowles - 7 M, KY Mary T. Bowles - 4 F, KY Thomas Shaw - 21 M, laborer, KY household 377/407 Augustus Bowles - 38 M, farmer, KY Sidney A. Bowles - 32 F, TN Huston L. Bowles - 9 M, KY Maxwell D. Bowles - 7 M, KY Mary E. Bowles - 5 F, KY Elvira Bowles - 3 F, KY Sidney E. Bowles - 1 F, KY For what it's worth, the James Bowles, age 52, is the oldest Bowles in Christian County in 1850. I suspect he is an older brother to the others listed here. The next two are from 1860 and appear on the same census page: 1860 Federal Census: Kentucky, Christian County household 316/316 A. D. Boales - 46 M, farmer, KY Sidney A. Boales - 41 F, TN Maxwell D. Boales - 16 M, KY Virg. Ann Boales - 12 F, KY Sidney Ella Boales - 11 F, KY Isabel Boales - 9 F, KY Gus Boales - 7 M, KY Julia Boales - 5 F, KY William T. Boales - 2 M, KY household 319/319 George B. Boales - 36 M, farmer, KY Lucy Ann Boales - 34 F, KY George Ann Boales - 6 F, KY Charles T. Boales - 4 M, KY Jennie Boales - 2 F, KY Skipping forward to 1880, here is George's family: 1880 Federal Census: Kentucky, Christian County, ED 14, page 20 household 198/165 Bowles, George - W M 60, farmer, KY VA VA Bowles, Lucy A. - W F 54, wife, KY KY KY Bowles, Georgie - W F 26, daughter, KY KY KY Bowles, John - W M 19, son, KY KY KY Bowles, James - W M 18, son, KY KY KY Bowles, Mary E. - W F 16, daughter, KY KY KY Bowles, Frank - W M 14, son, KY KY KY Bowles, Ada - W F 12, daughter, KY KY KY Bowles, Reuben - W M 9, son, KY KY KY Crutchfield, Samuel - W M 83, father, KY VA KY Charlie