I just begun researching my family tree the past couple weeks, and I joined this mailing list to find some more information about the Bowles family. I have been able to trace back to Joseph Bowles. Joseph Bowles Born circa 1808 in New York, USA Spouse: Julia Rickert Children/Approx. Birth year: Arthur/1836, Ludovico/1838, Henrietta/1840, Athalia/1842, Amelia/1845, Helen/1850, Hannah/1851, Maria/1856, Mary/1856 Second Spouse: Caroline Bowles Children/Approx. Birth year : Addie/1865, Joseph/1867, Nettie/1872 Joseph Bowles lived in Bruce, Michigan in 1850, in Dearborn, MI in 1860 - 1880. I have more information on Athalia Bowles (my second, great grandmother), but I do not have any other information on her siblings, or Joseph Bowle's parents. If you have any information regarding this family, I would greatly appreciat it. Joe Blake