I would like to post the following about my Bowles family. Robert Bowles b 11 Sept 1829 in PA, d 29 Oct 1903 in Missouri. Wife: Caroline Miller b 25 Apr 1830, PA, d. 22 Sep 1910 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Robert's mother's first name is Jane. She was probably born 1800 in Pennsylvania and her last name may have been Ross. Her husband's name was probably Robert. Any information about this family, esp. Jane and her husband would be appreciated.

Is this your family? 1850 Federal Census: Pennsylvania, Fulton County, Wells Township, page 96A household 61/63 Robert Bowles - 53 M, farmer, born PA Jane Bowles - 50 F, born PA Margaret Bowles - 22 F, born PA Robert Bowles - 21 M, laborer, born PA Ross Bowles - 19 M, laborer, born PA Catharine Bowles - 17 F, born PA Bella Bowles - 16 F, born PA Crawford Bowles - 10 M, born PA On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 4:00 PM, Don and Mary <dande5604@cox.net> wrote: > I would like to post the following about my Bowles family. > Robert Bowles b 11 Sept 1829 in PA, d 29 Oct 1903 in Missouri. Wife: > Caroline Miller b 25 Apr 1830, PA, d. 22 Sep 1910 in St. Joseph, Missouri. > Robert's mother's first name is Jane. She was probably born 1800 in > Pennsylvania and her last name may have been Ross. Her husband's name was > probably Robert. > Any information about this family, esp. Jane and her husband would be > appreciated. > >

This is my family. I have that information. Then in the 1860 census in the same county, I have my great grandfather Robert Bowles and his wife Caroline Miller. I have been to their gravesite in Chillicothe Missouri. Their daughter Addie Bowles married my grandfather Clyde Burberry. My trouble comes from where Jane Bowles fits into the family. Possibly her maiden name was Ross which would go with the Ross Bowles. I have a picture of her wearing a hat that looks Amish. Not sure about that. I have a daughter for Robert and Jane named Eleanor. I found an Eleanor married to a Candu who had a mother in law Jane Bowles living with them. Just not sure if that connection fits. Also I can't go back any farther than Robert Bowles born around 1800. There are a lot of Bowles, but not a lot of them from Pennsylvania. Thanks, Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Hartley" <hartley@iglou.com> To: <bowles@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 7:41 PM Subject: Re: [BOWLES] Bowles post > Is this your family? > > 1850 Federal Census: Pennsylvania, Fulton County, Wells Township, page 96A > household 61/63 > Robert Bowles - 53 M, farmer, born PA > Jane Bowles - 50 F, born PA > Margaret Bowles - 22 F, born PA > Robert Bowles - 21 M, laborer, born PA > Ross Bowles - 19 M, laborer, born PA > Catharine Bowles - 17 F, born PA > Bella Bowles - 16 F, born PA > Crawford Bowles - 10 M, born PA > > On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 4:00 PM, Don and Mary <dande5604@cox.net> wrote: > >> I would like to post the following about my Bowles family. >> Robert Bowles b 11 Sept 1829 in PA, d 29 Oct 1903 in Missouri. Wife: >> Caroline Miller b 25 Apr 1830, PA, d. 22 Sep 1910 in St. Joseph, >> Missouri. >> Robert's mother's first name is Jane. She was probably born 1800 in >> Pennsylvania and her last name may have been Ross. Her husband's name >> was >> probably Robert. >> Any information about this family, esp. Jane and her husband would be >> appreciated. >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOWLES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Fulton County was created out of Bedford County in 1850 in time for the census. The only Bowles I find in Bedford County in 1840 is a William Bowls. If the census record is true, then it appears that your Robert's family moved there between 1840-50. Not much help, I know. One thought... William might have been a brother or cousin, giving Robert a reason to move there. On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 12:18 AM, Don and Mary <dande5604@cox.net> wrote: > This is my family. I have that information. Then in the 1860 census in > the > same county, I have my great grandfather Robert Bowles and his wife > Caroline > Miller. >

The portrait of Jane Bowles that Mary wished us to see is now available at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gensoup/jane_bowles.html Please direct any comments you have about the portrait to Mary on the list.