Sorry, I left off the other siblings of my ancestor, Thomas George Bowen. Thomas BOWEN (1799-1862) A minister of the M.E. South church. Wife: Rebecca WALKUP (1801-1851) Married in Rutherford Co, TN 1821 Both born in NC; resided in Rutherford, Cannon and Coffee Counties, TN; both died in Coffee Co. Children: 1. William M BOWEN, CA 1824 The only info I have on William is from 1850 Coffee Co census. I found him there, with wife, Elizabeth, and son, Joseph; age 4 months. They were no doubt married in the 1840s, but Coffee County marriage records are not available for that perod. 2. Thomas George BOWEN, b 13 Apr 1825, Rutherford Co, TN; died Phelps Co, MO 06 Feb 1882; mar Millie Level BROOKSHIRE 12 Dec 1846 (we have that date from family info). 3. John W BOWEN (Gibson Co in 1870), ca 1827 His age is approximated from census records. His age has varied on census records, so he may range in birth date from 1822-1826/27/ 4. Martha J BOWEN, ca 1830. A Martha BOWEN mar Thomas L SHAW ON 06 Oct 1860 in Coffee Co. I don't have proof this is 'our' Martha, but it seems likely. 5. M H (Mary?) BOWEN, CA 1835. A Mary H BOWEN mar W R HOWARD on 10 Oct 1855 in Coffee Co. Same as above: I don't have proof, but it is probably. 6. James BOWEN, ca 1838. He may have been married by 1860 and may have had a son, James, b ca 1859, as noted in the previous email. I found a marriage of J W BOWEN to Martha JONES on 13 Aug 1868 in Coffee Co. With only initials to go by, it is difficult to say who this is. I don't know what James's middle name was, and I believe there was another John W(?) BOWEN in the county about then, so this may be another BOWEN family. I compiled these siblings from the census records. There may, or may not, have been others, who were born and died between the 10 year census dates. Without a family record, which I've always hoped I would find in the possession of another descendant, we can't know. If they did not, they were lucky not to have lost any children during that time period. If William was the age indicated in 1850, it is quite likely there was another child older than he. mm _____________________________________________________________ Netscape. Just the Net You Need.