Would like to locate descendants of John W BOWEN, b 1820s Rutherford Co, TN; mar Sarah Barkley 1846 Rutherford Co; in Cannon Co 1850; Coffee Co 1860, and in Gibson Co 1870. His (presumed) wife in 1870 is Sallie. IN 1850 their ages are 23 & 24; their ch are Mary E 3 & Thos H 1. In 1860 John & Mary are each 38; Mary & Thomas are still listed as ages 12 & 10. In addition are: William 8; Rebecca 6; Nancy 4; Julia 3. Also, James 1 and James Sr (John's youngest brother), age 22. In those days you didn't have to be in direct line to be Jr & Sr, so I thought James might be John's son. Then when I found them in Gibson in 1870, John has a 4 year old James. So, either the 1 year old James in 1860 was James Sr's son, or if John's son, perhaps had passed away, since they did rename children the same at times in those days. In 1870 children since 1860 besides the 4 year old James were: John 10; Robt 6; Jennie 2; and Adda 6 months. In this census John was age 43 and Sallie 35 (oldest daughter, Mary, is still at home and is age 23, which should be correct). There were no relationships listed in 1870, and no marriage status, so it is assumed that all are children(?)Of the children previously listed, only Rebecca and Nancy are missing in 1870. I do not find John or Sarah/Sallie in 1880, but do find a W. Bowen of the right age, 53, in Gibson County. With James N 20, son; Lue 16, dau; John 14, son; Robt Lee 13, son. If this is the same family, James should only be 14; John should be 20; Robt should be 16, and the two youngest daughters in 1870 were Jennie 2, and Adda only 6 months old. There was no Lue in 1870, but if that is Jennie, she would only be 12 and Adda, if living would be 10. Marriages in Gibson Co after 1870 of names from John BOWEN household: Julia BOWEN mar J B WILLIAMS 1874 Have not found them later. Jennie BOWEN & Dan ELLISON 1905 Did not find them in 1910, but found a Dan ELLISON in another household. Thomas BOWEN & Drue BUTLER 1871 No other information W A BOWEN & Eliza DODSON 1873 No other information Would very much like to contact descendants of John BOWEN, who is a brother to my great-grandfather, Thomas George BOWEN(1825 TN-1882MO). Thomas G migrated from Coffee Co, TN to MO in 1851. He was the s/o Thomas BOWEN (1799NC - 1862TN) and Rebecca WALKUP (1801nc - 1851TN). Other siblings of Thomas G Bowen were: Marguerite Bowen Mason _____________________________________________________________ Netscape. Just the Net You Need.