The PML picked this up and sent it to me on 9 April 05, so I wrote to Connie Lawson and asked her if she knew any more about Ava Bowles. What she replied is below. If anyone knows more about these Bowles or Eubanks please contact me---Eubanks married into my Jeffries line. Yours, Linne ===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: LAWSON-L@rootsweb.com From: "Tim & Connie Lawson" <tcea-lawson@charter.net> Subject: Re: [Lawson List] more DNA matches Tim Lawson Family Tree #10380 Ysearch # CXQ7W Tim's last known paternal ancestor was: Joshua Lawson b. 2/15/1788 North Carolina d. 3/1/1844 Scott Co., IL md. abt 1809/10 TN/NC Miss Telitha /?/ b. 9/16/1795 TN d. 11/1/1855 Scott Co IL ch: ALL b. TN, most of them were b. in the central part of TN (Montgomery, Morgan Co., TN) and then they ALL moved thru KY & MO to Scott & Morgan Co., Illinois. Governor 'Sevier' b. 1810 Stokes NC or Roane TN md. Cynthia A. Gardner Isabelle b. 1812 md. Maston Simmons Andrew J. b. 1816 md. Ava Bowles Elisha E. b. 6/1821 md. Sarah E. Suter Thomas b. 1822 md. Jane Suter Robert b. 1826 md. Sarah Marlin Wm 'Calvin' b. 4/1827 md. Mary Jane Prewitt Elizabeth 'Bettie' b. c1830 never md. James b. c 1832 md. Louisa Simmons Ezra b. 5/1835 md. Nance Reval; Isabelle Templeton; Joshua Lawson can be found: 1810 Stokes Co NC 7/16/1810 - Surveys w/ Charles Prewitt Jr., Roane Co., TN 1812 - Military Service - E. TN Milita, Booth's Company ? 1816 Tax List Roane Co TN, Cpt Hall's Company 1817 Tax List Roane Co TN, Cpt Steven's Company 1830 Census: Morgan Co., TN by 10/1839 they were living in Scott Co IL because their granddaughter was born there, but I can't find them in the 1840 census. They might have been moving w/ the following families: Akers, Howard, Johnson, Patterson, Prewitt, Suter, Todd. Joshua Lawson is thought to be the son of: John Lawson 1751-1838 Morgan Co., TN & his wife/cousin Anna Lawson; John is a brother to Randolph Lawson 1752-1848 that md. Susannah Cross. Children of John & Anna: Betsey, John, Joshua, Lydia, Martha 'Patsey'; Runels/Reynolds; William; Staples; Melinda; & possible - Mary 'Polly' b. abt 1791 md. Isaac Johnson in KY and d. Scott Co., IL ============================================================ Connie's reply: From: "Tim & Connie Lawson" <tcea-lawson@charter.net> To: "Linne Gravestock" <linne@gravestock.name> Subject: Re: Ava Bowles m. Andrew J. Lawson Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 14:01:55 -0500 Yes, you may forward the message. I have spoken with some of the BOWLES group before. Here is what I know about Ava Bowles Lawson: Stephen S. Bowles {possible brother, R. {Richard?} Bowles b. 1791-1800 living next to Stephen in 1840} b1791-1800 Caswell Co NC d. aft 1840 living in Wableau Twp, Rives, {now Henry}Co, MO md. 10/16/1818 Caswell Co NC Mary Eubanks b. c 1803/4 Caswell Co NC d. aft 1860 living in Jacksonville, Morgan Co IL {sister to: Richard Eubanks b. 1798 NC/VA d. aft 1860 IL-living w/ sis Mary; ch: John, Richard Greenlee; Elijah, Elias: Stephen G. b. c 1804 TN d. 4/4/1872 IL md. Sarah Waggoner; ch: Helen, Charolette} 4 known ch: 1. Girl b. 1826-1830 2. Boy A. b. 1831-1835 3. Boy B. b. 1831-1835 4. Ava Bowles b. 1823 TN d. aft Jan 1860 - bef.Aug 1869 Scott Co IL ? md. 1/3/1837 Andrew J. Lawson b. 1816 TN ch: Stephen b. 1838 MO d. 1/25/1867 Morgan Co., IL md. Elizabeth Batty Mary b. 1840 MO d. aft 1871 IL md. James Worrell Elisha b. 1841 MO d. aft 1860 George W. b. 9/18/1843 MO d. 11/24/1920 Scott Co IL md. Mary Elizabeth Patterson Wm. Calvin b. 3/18/1845 MO d.12/1/1930 Scott Co IL md. Mahala Jane Blanchard Elizabeth b. 12/4/1848 Morgan or Scott Co IL d. 1/25/1922 Greene Co IL md. Jabus WORRELL Telitha 'Tara' b. b. 1851 Scott Co IL d. 2/2/1941 Morgan Co IL md. Joshua Worrell 2md. John Cochran Cynthia b. 6/1852 d. 6/1852 b.d/bu: Canatsey, Scott Co., IL next to her grandparents Sophia b. 2/1852 Scott Co., IL d. 12/10/1943 Scott Co IL md. William Patterson Lucinda b. c 1854 Scott Co., IL d. aft 1874 Caroline 'Carrie' b. 9/15/1857 Scott Co IL d. 9/26/1945 Sangamon Co IL md. Wm Jasper Goodall Barnet b. 1/1860 Scott Co IL d. 1861-69 1840 census: Wableau Twp, Rives (now Henry) Co MO - Andrew & Ava 1850 census: Morgan Co., IL - Andrew & Ava 1860 census: Winchester, Scott Co., IL 8/18/1869: Scott Co., IL Andrew J. Lawson 2md. Emaline A. "nancy" Tunnell 1870 census: Winchester, Scott Co IL - Andrew & Emiline 1880 census: Scott Co., IL - Andrew & Emiline ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linne Gravestock" <linne@gravestock.name> To: <tcea-lawson@charter.net> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 7:57 AM Subject: Ava Bowles m. Andrew J. Lawson >Dear Tim, >RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing List sent this to me on 9 April 2005 >because it mentioned a Bowles in it. May I forward it to the Bowles >list? And would you know anything more about Ava Bowles? >Yours with best wishes, >Linne Bowles Gravestock > >===================================================================== >Match: Bowles >Source: LAWSON-L@rootsweb.com >From: "Tim & Connie Lawson" <tcea-lawson@charter.net> >Subject: Re: [Lawson List] more DNA matches > > >Tim Lawson >Family Tree #10380 >Ysearch # CXQ7W > >Tim's last known paternal ancestor was: > >Joshua Lawson b. 2/15/1788 North Carolina d. 3/1/1844 Scott Co., IL >md. abt 1809/10 TN/NC >Miss Telitha /?/ b. 9/16/1795 TN d. 11/1/1855 Scott Co >IL >ch: ALL b. TN, most of them were b. in the central part of TN (Montgomery, >Morgan Co., TN) >and then they ALL moved thru KY & MO to Scott & Morgan Co., Illinois. > >Governor 'Sevier' b. 1810 Stokes NC or Roane TN md. Cynthia A. Gardner >Isabelle b. 1812 md. Maston Simmons >Andrew J. b. 1816 md. Ava Bowles >Elisha E. b. 6/1821 md. Sarah E. Suter >Thomas b. 1822 md. Jane Suter >Robert b. 1826 md. Sarah Marlin >Wm 'Calvin' b. 4/1827 md. Mary Jane Prewitt >Elizabeth 'Bettie' b. c1830 never md. >James b. c 1832 md. Louisa Simmons >Ezra b. 5/1835 md. Nance Reval; Isabelle Templeton; > >Joshua Lawson can be found: >1810 Stokes Co NC >7/16/1810 - Surveys w/ Charles Prewitt Jr., Roane Co., TN >1812 - Military Service - E. TN Milita, Booth's Company ? >1816 Tax List Roane Co TN, Cpt Hall's Company >1817 Tax List Roane Co TN, Cpt Steven's Company >1830 Census: Morgan Co., TN >by 10/1839 they were living in Scott Co IL because their granddaughter was >born there, but I can't find them in the 1840 census. >They might have been moving w/ the following families: >Akers, Howard, Johnson, Patterson, Prewitt, Suter, Todd. > >Joshua Lawson is thought to be the son of: >John Lawson 1751-1838 Morgan Co., TN & his wife/cousin Anna Lawson; >John is a brother to Randolph Lawson 1752-1848 that md. Susannah Cross. >Children of John & Anna: >Betsey, John, Joshua, Lydia, Martha 'Patsey'; Runels/Reynolds; William; >Staples; Melinda; & possible - Mary 'Polly' b. abt 1791 md. Isaac Johnson in >KY and d. Scott Co., IL > > >-- > >Always looking for Boles/Bowles, Jeffries, Adair and Trott