Thanks, Charles, I did have some of that information, but not all. However, I am supplementing it below from my Family Tree Maker 2005 files. Any other additions or corrections will be very much appreciated. -----Original Message----- From: Charles Hartley [mailto:hartley@iglou.com] Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 2:42 PM To: BOWLES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: Nelson Bowles of GA I suspect Mike already has this census information, but it may help others to make a contact with him. 1850 Federal Census: Georgia, Meriwether County, page 380A & B household 1055/1055 Nelson Bowles - 49 M, farmer, GA (b. c. 1801) Elizabeth Bowles - 44 F, GA (second wife, Sarah Elizabeth Reid dau. of ? b. c. 1806, whom Nelson had m. c. 1833-1834--first wife, Elizabeth Strozier whom he had m. c. 1825, b. 29 October 1905, and died about 1833 per estate record in Meriwether Co., GA) Elizabeth Bowles - 19 F, GA Caroline Elizabeth, b. 4 August 1831, dau. of first wife Nelson Bowles, Jr. - 17 M, farmer, GA (b. c. 1833--not sure whether son of first or second wife--probably first wife) Thomas J. Bowles - 15 M, GA (b. c. 1835, son of second wife) William Bowles - 13 M, GA (b. c. 1837, son of second wife) Rueben Bowles - 10 M, GA (Reuben A. or Reuben T.?, son of second wife, b. 8 August 1838 m. (1) 26 September 1861 to Irene C. Evans, dau. of Elijah Evans, Sr., and 1st wife Mary Reed, and widow of John Milam; m. (2) 23 December 1884 to Florence Drew; Reuben d. 18 August 1895) Jackson Bowles - 9 M, GA (Andrew Jackson "Jack" Bowles, son of second wife, b. 17 May 1840, m. (1) 22 December 1868 to Sarah Elizabeth Robertson or Robinson, dau. of ? c. c. 1844; m. (2) 10 July 1890 to Emma Margaret Evans, b. 2 February 1866, dau. of Elijah Evans, Sr. and his second wife, Martha Jane Godfrey; Andrew d. 6 April 1913) Mary A. Bowles - 7 F, GA (dau. of second wife, b. c. 1843) Malissa Bowles - 5 F, GA (dau. of second wife, b. 1 August 1844, m. c. 1873 to Elijah A. Evans, Jr., son of Elijah Evans, Sr., and his first wife, Mary Reed; Malissa d. 27 April 1885) Infant Bowles - 4 M, GA (Joseph Ephraim Aurelius Bowles, son of second wife, b. c. 1846) 1860 Federal Census: Georgia, Meriwether County, page 120 household 861/861 Nelson Bowls - 56 M, farmer, GA Reuben Bowls - 21 M, GA Jack Bowls - 19 M, GA Mary A. Bowls - 17 F, GA Malissa Bowls - 16 F, GA Joseph E. Bowls - 14 M, GA 1870 Federal Census: Georgia, Meriwether County, ED 8, page 292 (aka page 13) household 98/98 Bolls, Andrew - 30 M W, farm hand, GA Bolls, Elizabeth - 25 F W, keeping house, GA (first wife, Sarah Elizabeth Robertson or Robinson, d. of ? b. c. 1844, whom he m. 22 December 1868; she d. 21 February 1890) Bolls, Sarah - 1 F W, GA (Sarah Elizabeth "Sallie Bet," b. 1 November 1869) 1870 Federal Census: Georgia, Meriwether County, ED 1, page 246 (aka page 9) household 234/234 Bowles, Nelson - 66 M W, farmer, GA (Presumably this is Nelson, Sr., b. c. 1801) Bowles, David - 9 M W, GA Bowles, Nelson - 4 M W, GA (presumably this is Nelson, III, grandson of Nelson Sr., and son of Nelson, Jr.?, b. June 1868; who later m. 29 December 1892 Jennie Belle Evans, dau. of Elijah Evans Sr. and his second wife, Martha Jane Godfrey; Jennie Belle was sister of Emma Margaret, who m. Andrew Jackson Bowles) Bowles, Augusta - 3 F W, GA Bowles, London - 6/12 M W, GA 1880 Federal Census: Georgia, Meriwether County, ED 87, page 373A (aka page 37) household 131/132; line 1 Bowles, Andrew J. - W M 40, farmer, GA GA GA Bowles, Elisabeth - W F 35, wife, keeping house, GA GA GA (first wife Sarah Elizabeth Robertson or Robinson) Bowles, Sallie Bet - W F 10, daughter, at home, GA GA GA (Sarah Elizabeth, dau of first wife) Bowles, Claude - W M 5, son, GA GA GA (Claude Morris Bowles, son of first wife, b. c. 1875, d. c. 1937) Bowles, Evalena - W F 2, daughter, GA GA GA (Evelyn Eleanor Bowles, dau. of first wife, b. c,. 1878, d. April 1900) Bowles, Alice - W F 1/12, daughter, GA GA GA (Alice Josephine P. Bowles, dau. of first wife, b. 1 May 1880; m. c. 1900 John K. Adams; she d. 25 November 1843) Bowles, Nelson - W M 13, brother, GA GA GA (Probably he should be listed as "boarder" or "nephew" rather than "brother" of A. J. Bowles. This is probably Nelson, III, b. June 1868, who was in household of Nelson Sr. in 1870. Presumably his father was Nelson, Jr., b. c. 1833, brother of A. J. Bowles, and probably son of Nelson Sr.'s first wife, Elizabeth Strozier) 1900 Federal Census: Georgia, Meriwether County, ED 42, sheet #7 household 127/123 Boles, Andrew J. - head, W M May 1840, 60, Md 10 years, GA GA GA, farmer Boles, Emma - wife, W F Feb 1866, 34, Md 10 years, 2 children/both living, GA GA GA (Second wife, Emma Margaret Evans, dau. of Elijah Evans, Sr., and his second wife, Martha Jane Godfrey. She was b. 2 February 1866 and m. Andrew J. Bowles on 10 July 1890; she d. 11 September 1953) Boles, Alice - daughter, W F May 1880, 20, single, GA GA GA (Alice Josephine Bowles,dau. of first wife, Sarah Elizabeth Robertson or Robinson) Boles, Mabel - daughter, W F Aug 1890, 9, GA GA GA (Mabel Bowles, dau. of second wife, b. 29 August 1891, m. 22 April 1916 to Edwin A. Dickey, D.D.S.; she d. 15 November 1975) Boles, Myrtle - daughter, W F Aug 1893, 6, GA GA GA (Myrtle Lee Bowles, dau. of second wife, b. 4 August 1893, m. 13 September 1914 to Alsy Lee Watts b. 7 July 1893, d. 19 May 1953; Myrtle d. 15 September 1947) Bell, John - boarder, B M Jan 1880, 20, single, GA GA GA, farm labor household 128/124 Bowles, Nelson - head, W M Jun 1868, 31 Md 8 years, GA GA GA (This would be Nelson, III, presumably grandson of Nelson, Sr., and presumably son of Nelson, Jr.) Bowles, Jennie - wife, W F Feb 1870, 30 Md 8 years, four children/3 living, GA GA GA (Jennie Belle Evans, dau. of Elijah Evans, Sr. and second wife, Martha Jane Godfrey) Bowles, Lilian - daughter, W F Oct 1893, 6, GA GA GA Bowles, Warren - son, W M Jul 1898, 1, GA GA GA Bowles, Luther - son, W M Jan 1899, 1, GA GA GA My father was Alsy Jackson Watts, son of Alsy Lee Watts and Myrtle Lee Bowles, b. 22 March 1922, d. 30 June 1984. He married my mother, Ruby Lucile Lingefelt 18 October 1941. Ruby was b. 3 February 1920 and d. 31 December 2001. Rev. Michael J. Watts Smithfield, NC