Forwarding several correspondences between two persons -- One, Bob Thompson is specifically trying to find info on parentage, etc. of Rhoda ____ who married Thomas Bowling and their daughter Ardelia, who married Bazeal Hayes. If anyone has any info on any of these persons he is seeking, please send to Mr. Thompson's address pthom681@midohio.net: Thank you, Judy M. (Judith Sandage Murphy) Here are the correspondences: >Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 16:49:22 -0500 >From: "Robert N. Thompson" <pthom681@midohio.net> > > My name is Bob Thomspon. I live in Powell, Ohio. Please excuse me for >forwarding you this entire message that I replied back to Bev Whitney, >but I'm just too lazy to retype it all! > I'm trying to make a connection between Sharon Lee Bowling and Rhoda >Unknown Bowling (1803), wife of Thomas Bowling and/or Ardelia >(6/23/1835), daughter of Rhoda and Thomas and wife of Bazeal Hayes >(3/28/1806). Do you have any info on any of these Bowlings? If not, do >you have other resources I might pursue? (below was snipped from his last letter and has info specific to what he is seeking/his needs/jm): > My sister-in-law, Sharon Lee Bowling, was born 8/31/1945. Her father >was Douglas Hobert (1898) and her mother was Gladys Rose Flaugher >(10/16/1905). Her grandfather was Issac Roland and her grandmother was >Fannie Todd (no dob on either). Let me know if you have any luck >piecing this together. (below was copied from the next-to last letter below and again has specifics of what he is wanting to know/jm): >> > > records? Do you know who Rebecca's father was? How about you, Ken? (he is referring to John and Rebecca (Bowling) Moore's/jm) >> > > Ken, Do you have the spelling for Rebecca and Rhoda as Bowling or >> > > Bolling. My present sister-in-law is a Bowling and her folks originated >> > > from Lawrence Co., Ky. also. I am trying to tie her to that line of >> > > Bowlings but so far have not had much luck. Her name is Sharon Lee >> > > Bowling, her father was Douglas Hobert, and his father Isaac Roland. >> > > Can either of you help with these Bowlings? > > Bob Thompson >Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 16:37:19 -0500 >From: "Robert N. Thompson" <pthom681@midohio.net> >To: "B. Whitney" <bwhitney@mail.usmo.com> >Subject: Re: Rhoda Bolling/Bowling > >B. Whitney wrote: >> >> Ken & Bob, >> >> My lineage is: >> >> James Fitzpatrick Moore and Mary Erringhart? >> William Moore and Nancy Thompson >> John Moore and Frances Grayson (2nd wife Rebecca Bolling/Bowling) >> Frances Moore and Jeremiah Jordan >> Anderson Lewis Jordan and Mary Jane Moore >> Lee Jordan and Zona Caudill >> Paul Jordan and Betty Jean Jordan >> Beverly Jordan and William Whitney >> >> I don't know anything about Frances Grayson/Craigen/Murphy. >> >> William Jordan and Phebe Carter >> Benjamin Jordan and Millie Adkins >> Jeremiah Jordan and Frances Moore >> >> William Jordan and Phebe Carter >> Elizabeth Jordan and Elisha Moore >> Mary Jane Moore and Anderson Lewis Jordan >> >> William Caudill and Jane Wheeler >> Ralph Cordle and Nancy B Moore >> William Caudill II and Rita Mae Lemasters >> Zona Caudill and Lee Jordan >> >> Richard Thompson and Margaret Barr >> Nancy Thompson and William Moore >> >> No, I don't know who Rebecca's Bowling's father is. Can you give me any >> dates for your sister-in-laws family. I have a part of a book on >> ***BOWLING / BOLLING / BOLIN*** it is by John Sullivan at PO Box >> 7000-739, Redondo Beach, CA 90277. He has written several books on >> Bowlings. You might check with Judith Murphy at jmurphy@erinet.com she >> is a Bowling researcher. I know she didn't know Rhoda or Rebecca >> though. >> >> Rebecca's mother was Rhoda Bowling. But this is just received from >> someone else. No proof. According to the biography of Richard Thompson >> (per Bev Pack) it was Rohody Bolin. >> >> Unfortunately, I live in a rural area with few resources. It took me 6 >> months to get copies of census records, one of which I was able to >> review a couple of days before leaving on Christmas vacation. Except >> that the microfilm viewer were broken and I was unable to get copies. >> And the second one came in while I was on vacation and I didn't get to >> see it at all. The Historical Society here only has a handful of books >> on Kentucky and nothing on Lawrence County. And the hours for the >> Family History Center and my work are hard to coordinate. Maybe now >> that I don't have to watch my grandson, I will be able to get there more >> often. A lot of what I have has been given to me, but I try to confirm >> what I can and find any new information. >> >> Ken, can you tell me where I can get a map of Lawrence County. I have a >> very good map of Kentucky but most of the places names are not on it. >> My husband was an over the road driver but most of these places, >> Charley, Mattie, Wilbur, etc... must not need a truck to stop there. >> >> Bev >> >> Ken Thompson wrote: >> > >> > Bob >> > I have the spelling as Bowling but have seen it as Bolen, Bolling and Bowlen. >> > There are several spelling for this name as was the name Cordle, Cordell, >> > Caudill etc.. I guess that it just depended on who was doing the writing as >> > to how it was spelled. >> > I think Beverly is refeering to Rhoda, second wife of Samuel Thompson b. >> > 1780. I believe the name was Rody Bolen on their marriage record, wasn't it >> > Bev ? Sam and Rhoda had only one child, Frances or Fanny Thompson, you can >> > see her grave marker on th LCRL Web page. >> > As for the Rebecca's father, I have Thomas but don't know where I got it and >> > not sure if it is correct so please don't quote me on that. Unless Beverly >> > knows who her father was then it should be better researched. >> > >> > Beverly >> > I too am puzzled.... Through which of John and Rebecca (Bowling) Moore's >> > children do you descend ? >> > kt >> > >> > Robert N. Thompson wrote: >> > >> > > Bev, >> > > You say your ggg grandfather's 2nd wife was Rhoda Bolling/Bowling. >> > > Would you please give me his name and the lineage to you for my >> > > records? Do you know who Rebecca's father was? How about you, Ken? (he is referring to John and Rebecca (Bowling) Moore's/jm) >> > > Ken, Do you have the spelling for Rebecca and Rhoda as Bowling or >> > > Bolling. My present sister-in-law is a Bowling and her folks originated >> > > from Lawrence Co., Ky. also. I am trying to tie her to that line of >> > > Bowlings but so far have not had much luck. Her name is Sharon Lee >> > > Bowling, her father was Douglas Hobert, and his father Isaac Roland. >> > > Can either of you help with these Bowlings? >> > > Bob >> >> -- >> ****************************************************************************** >> B.Whitney >> Bill's favorite places: http://www.halcyon.com/columba/notebook/ >> http://www.geocities.com/~kasinhunter/ >> >> Bev's Family Tree: >> http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/w/h/i/Beverly--Whitney/ >> researching Jordan, Moore, Caudill/Cordle/Cordial/ >> Bev's favorite place: >> http://members.tripod.com/~LawrenceCounty_KY/LCKY.html >> ****************************************************************************** >Bev, > It's great to finally get your lineage. I had everyone in my data base >down through Anderson Lewis Jordan. Could you give me dates on everyone >from Lee on up? > Could you also fill me in on the "Frances Grayson/Craigen/ >Murphy" thing? Are those other husbands? > Who are Elisha Moore's parents? Do you know? I have several Eli >Moore's in my db. I'm wondering if they aren't the same people. > I have Jane Wheeler's husband as William Cordle, the son of Jeremiah >Caudill and Sarah Jane Adams. Do you know if he chnaged the spelling of >his last name or some illiterate census taker just misspelled it? I see >so many errors that I feel very certain are just misspellings! > Do you know who Nancy B. Moore's parents were? I have six Nancy >Moore's in my db (4 without husbands). (info snipped and put at top) > Thanks for everything!!!!!! > Bob > >