Researching: Bolin/Bolen/Bowlin(g) in KY,MO,AR,OK,NM My great grandfather, George Cook Bowlin/Bolen b. 1831, Calloway Co. KY d. 1905, Clarksville, OK In 1853, in Marshall County, KY he married Nancy Jane Hargrove b. 1838, Calloway Co., KY and died 1922 in De Baca County, New Mexico. During the Civil War George enlisted in the Confederate Army August 27, 1862 in Ripley County, MO. He was a Pvt. in Co. K 3rd Reg't Missouri Volunteers aka White's Regiment, aka Ponder's Regiment Missouri Volunteers, captured Feb. 27, 1863. I have two documents listing him as a POW, one spells his name Bolen, the other Bowlin, same surnames, sames dates and regiments. He was released from the Gratiot Street Prison, Dec. 10, 1863 after signing the Oath and paying a $1,000 bond. I have not been able to find George's parents. Legend has it that our ancestors were from the Netherlands (the name Bowlin has undergone many spelling changes) and were merchants/farmers/ranchers when they came to America. Here they became Indian Traders in Arkansas, moving to the Indian Territory of Oklahoma and in 1906 to New Mexico. My father, Claude Bowlin (one of George's grandsons) became an Indian Trader in western New Mexico. I would welcome any and all help. There must be some Bowlin's of my family out there. Hope Bowlin McClure