Laura Morrow (Dwali30@aol.com) asked me to post her family's information. This is not my family so if you want to know more, write to Laura directly as she's not a member of our list. Below is all she has at the moment. Yours, Linne Sam L. BOWLES (wife unknown), had: Nelles L. BOWLES, b. 1844 in GA, d. 1900, m. Cerrilla ROOTS (1848-1926). They had: Curtis Overton BOWLES, b. in Overton, Rusk Co., TX in 1874, d. 1963; m. Ida Louella NASH (1880-ca. 1970) and they had: Napoleon Lafayette BOWLES , b. ca. 1906, m. Mildred E. GREER, lived in Mangum, Greer Co., OK. The 1880 census finds them in Kaufman Co., TX, showing that they had: Clarence (b. 17 Dec. 1871, d. 14 Nov. 1927) Curtis b. 1874 Joella b. 1877 Roots (?) b. 1880 After that census, they had: Ruby Myrtle b. 1902 Aubrey Beatrice, dtr. b. 1909 Mabel Mildred, b. 1915 Annelle