Steven, I know this Hillcrest Cemetery thing is a pet project of yours and has been for several years, but this is a bad time of year for me to get involved. I am full of work, holidays and grandchildren for the next two months. But I repeat, I am not related or connected to that James Fowler, nor to the Fowler family who came to East Point in the early years. I know absolutely nothing about them. I went over their family history in the East Point book a few years ago and found no connection at all. The only Fowlers in my family I know of who are buried at Hillcrest are Luther, Lula and Wilmer (Hancock). I don't know their lot number, but they are sort of in the middle, up next to the woods. There is a huge tree which completely shades their graves. Wilmer is buried on top of Lula, since she was cremated and is in a little urn. That was her request. She died in 2000. Luther and Lula's graves are transposed, Luther (1885-1937) is actually buried beneath the name of Lula (1887-1948), so Wilmer's marker (small, in-ground) is actually in front of the stone that says Luther. I have a record of all the children (10) of my Nathan of Gwinnett and none came to East Point. Luther is a great-grandson and is only at Hillcrest because his wife moved to East Point in the early 1930s. They were separated and Luther actually lived and died in Atlanta. This James would have to be a son of Nathan, given the year of his birth, and he is not. Nathan did not have a son named James. I have no information on Nathan's parents or siblings, as I said. We are at a dead end because of the Gwinnett courthouse fire in 1871. The only two living sons (who would have carried on the Fowler name) Nathan had left after the Civil War were John (mine) and Reuben. Reuben's descendants stayed in the Gwinnett/Walton/Hall/Barrow/Forsyth area. John moved to Campbell where he died about 1877. All his children moved to Cleburne County, AL. John's brother, Zephaniah Fowler, moved to Fayette between 1850 and 1860 and his descendants stayed in that area (north Fayette/Campbell/Union City/Fairburn. Zeph died in the Civil War. Some descendants are buried at Bethany in North Fayette, some in Douglas County. They pretty much stuck to the area we have always called "southwest Atlanta" from Campbellton Road near Ben Hill westward and southward to Palmetto/Union City, Fairburn. Zeph's wife, Lucy Norris Fowler, remarried to Green B. McFalls. Lucy is buried at Union Grove cemetery in Douglas County. I believe Green B. is buried in Cobb County. There was one other Fowler, L.C. Fowler, who was in East Point in the 1930s, and he was Luther's nephew. His wife's name was Elsie. However, I think they lived in the Jefferson Park area. I went to school (Russell) with L.C.'s children, Pat and Nelson. L.C.'s father, Walter Fowler (m. Ruby Johnson of Carroll and Randolph (AL) counties), lived in Hapeville but later moved to DeKalb County, I believe. Walter's half-brother, George Fred Fowler, also lived in DeKalb. His wife was Essie Hurst. They are probably buried somewhere in that area. I also went to high school with a Johnny Fowler but have no knowledge of whether or not we were related. I do not know if this is the city councilman you mentioned. Nelson, Pat, Johnny and I were the only Fowlers I know of who were at Russell in the 1950s. My mother's ancestors were from Carroll County. Her parents are buried at College Park cemetery on Virginia Avenue near the airport. She could probably tell you who a lot of those folks are at Hillcrest since she grew up in East Point too, but, as I said, this is a busy time of year. However, I will see her Tuesday and will ask. That's all the information I have on the Fowlers of East Point, but I am receptive to new information any time if it opens up a new avenue of research. Judy in Newnan

Jodie, I've made a tentative connection to Reuben Fowler of Spartanburg Co. , SC. He later moved to Floyd Co., GA with son Granville Reuben Fowler, dau. Susan Fowler (Mrs. Mark Edwards) and an unnamed Fowler son. Do you think Reuben might be Nathan's father? 1840 Spartanburg Co., SC pg. 111 Reuben Fowler 1 male 15-20 (Granville Fowler) (1820-1825) 1 male 20-30 (Unknown Male Fowler) (1810-1820) 1 male 60-70 (Reuben Fowler) (1770-1780) 1 female 10-15 (Sarah A. Fowler) (1825-1830) 1 female 50-60 (Mrs. Sally Fowler) (1780-1790) 1843 Spartanburg Co., SC Tax List 1830 Spartanburg Co., SC pg. 244 Reuben Fowler 1 male 5-10 (1820-1825) (Granville Fowler) 1 male 5-10 (1820-1825) (Unknown Male Fowler) 1 male 10-15 (1815-1820) 1 male 15-20 (1810-1815) 1 male 50-60 (1770-1780) (Reuben Fowler) 1 female 5-10 (1820-1825) (Sarah A. Fowler) 1 female 20-30 (1800-1810) 1 female 40-50 (1780-1790) (Mrs. Sally Fowler) 1820 Spartanburg Co., SC pg. 337 Ruben Fowler 1 male –10 (1810-1820) (Unknown Male Fowler) 1 male –10 (1810-1820) 1 male –10 (1810-1820) 3 males 10-16 XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX 1 male 16-18 (1802-1804) 1 male 16-26 (1794-1804) 1 male 16-26 (1794-1804) 1 male +45 (1775) (Reuben Fowler) 1 female –10 (1810-1820) 1 female 10-16 (1804-1810) 1 female 26-45 (1775-1794) (Mrs. Sally Fowler) 5 involved in agriculture 1810 Spartanburg Co., SC pg. 330 Reuben Fowler 1 male –10 (1800-1810) 1 male –10 (1800-1810) 1 male –10 (1800-1810) 1 male –10 (1800-1810) 1 male 26-45 (1765-1784) (Reuben Fowler) 1 female –10 (1800-1810) 1 female –10 (1800-1810) 1 female 26-45 (1765-1784) (Mrs. Sally Fowler) 1800 Spartanburg Co., SC pg. 211B Reuben Fowler 1 male 10-16 (1784-1790) 1 male 26-45 (1755-1774) (Reuben Fowler) 1 female 26-45 (1755-1774) (Mrs. Sally Fowler) > >