You will find some info on some of these people in The History of Monroe County Ludema Bowles -------- Original Message -------- ==> From: Charles Hartley <hartley@iglou.com> ==> Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:07:12 -0400 I find in the 1850 Monroe County KY census two Bowles families living side by side: household 792/828 Clifton Bowles - 19 M, farmer, KY Lydia Bowles - 18 F, KY Rebecca Bowles - 6/12 F, KY William Bowles - 8 M, KY household 793/829 Martha Bowles - 45 F, VA Elijah Bowles - 20 M, farmer, KY Thomas Bowles - 14 M, farmer, KY Then in 1860 Monroe County I find the following: household 868/876 Elijah Boles - 30 M, farmer, KY Emaline Boles - 22 F, KY Cayborn Boles - 6 M, KY I. L. Boles - 1 F, KY household 905/916 Clifford Boles - 28 M, blacksmith, KY Lydia Boles - 23 F, KY R. A. Boles - 10 F, KY Martha Boles - 8 F, KY Melvina Boles - 6 F, KY In 1870 Monroe County I find: household 23/23, precinct 3 Bowles, Clifton - 37 M W, farmer, KY Bowles, Louisa - 32 F W, keeping house, KY Bowles, Rebecca A. - 19 F W, KY Bowles, Martha - 17 F W, KY Bowles, Menida - 2 F W, KY household 26/26, precinct 7 Bowles, Elijah - 40 M W, farmer, KY Bowles, Emiline - 32 F W, KY Bowles, Claiborn - 16 M W, KY Bowles, Ibby L. - 11 F W, KY Bowles, Welborn T - 9 M W, KY Bowles, Polly J. - 6 F W, KY Bowles, Flemming C. - 4 M W, KY Bowles, Westerfield E. - 1/12 M W, KY Who can tell me more about these folks? Charlie