Janette, I have a DELANEY BOWLING who married Elizabeth Collett. My information comes from a book in progress by Montie Hendrickson family and others on the first five generation of DILLION ASHER and NANCY DAVIS AND SARAH DAVIS He is listed as the father of John BOWLING who married NANCY ASHER d/o RObert Asher and POLLY HALL in Leslie CO KY. ROBERT is the son of ROBERT SIDNEY ASHER and MARY "POLLY" SIZEMORE. THis is all the information I have. NANCY ASHER was born JUNE 26, 2892 in Leslie CO. KY SHe married JOHN BOWLing May 19, 1913.. John was born March 3, 1893.. they married in Asher in Leslie CO... John died MAy 21 1964 buried BOWENS CREEK< Leslie CO KY Nancy died dec 28, 2980 buried BOWENS Creek, Leslie, CO KY DO you know any of these people... That is all the information I have on this family but their are other BOWLINGS that connect to the ASHER FAMILY in some way... There is and index... I will look and see if anyone wants me to see if anyone is included... Kay Adams Middlesboro,KY Janette Burke wrote: > > I am glad others enjoyed the Pocahontas web site. Since my research is > limited, I gather from the responses that what is posted can be generally > accepted as true? I guess I was holding my breath for someone to say, "No, > no, no, he has it all wrong!" > > Can someone suggest how to handle the change in spelling of the last name > in their databases. Different census will spell the last name different > (Boling, Bolling, etc.) and it is not consistent even for the same person. > I find it very difficult to search for someone in my own genealogy program > with all the different last names for the same family. Are there rules ;-) > for this or 'suggested procedures'. Any help would be appreciated. > > AND ONE MORE THING! > > I can't get beyond my GGgrandfather: DELANEY (Laney) BOWLING who married > Jane McWHORTER (b. 1860). Jane was from Clay County (f. was Elijah). > Delaney was shot and killed January 1880 at Walnut Creek church (I think > Owsley County). > > I have discovered 3 Delaney Bowlings in this area of KY of approx. the > right age (my guess 20 odd years in 1880). > > 1) Delaney s/o Elijah Bolin and Zelphia of Breathitt....but someone was > sure he lived beyond 1880...I ELIMINATED HIM. > > 2) Delaney s/o Delaney & Sara SPICER (Breathitt Co.)...anyone know who he > married or when he died?? > > 3) Delaney (b. 1858)s/o Stokely Bolin and Sintha JONES (Perry Co.)...anyone > know who he married or when he died?? > > If anyone else comes up with ANOTHER Delaney Bowling candidate, I don't > think I want to know ;-) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Janette Dees Burke <jfburke@bellatlantic.net> > 'A Kentucky Colonel in Pittsburgh, PA' > ...the sun shines bright on my old Kentucky Home > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~