My grandfather, William Bowling, was Mahala's brother. William and America Bowling's youngest son, Garnett, still survives. He is 92 and in good health. The descendants of William and America are having a reunion this Saturday at Big Creek Elementary School on Saturday, June 14th. Our first reunion was held last July and about 150 people were in attendance. We begin meeting around 10 A.M. and have a pot luck dinner at noon. Most leave about 2:00 to 2:30 P.M. It is a very informal gathering. You would certainly be welcome. I am hoping John Bowling who lives at Chillocothe, Ohio will be there. He knows a lot more about our family history than I do. We don't know where my great grandfather, John Bowling, is buried and about all we know about John and Arrah is that they lived on Red Bird River. My grandparents, William and America, lived at Big Creek. I have a website with photos that may be of interest to you. It is: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/winbowling The website includes photos taken at our first reunion this past July. Winston Bowling Murfreesboro, TN -----Original Message----- From: adam9419@bellsouth.net [mailto:adam9419@bellsouth.net] Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 8:07 AM To: KYCLAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KYCLAY] BOWLINGS OF CLAY CO While we are on Bowlings I would love to find family of my Great Grandmother Mahala Bowling. Daughter of John Bowling and Orrah Asher Bowling. Descendants of John L Bowling Generation No. 1 1. JOHN L6 BOWLING (JAMES5, JAMES BOLLING4 SR, MAJOR JOHN3 BOLLING, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 1816 in KY, and died Bet. 1870 - 1880 in Clay Co, Ky. He married ORRAH ASHER February 04, 1847 in Clay Co, Ky. She was born 1827 in KY, and died 1868 in Clay Co, Ky. Daughter of William Blevins Asher and Rebecca Begley. G Daughter of Dillion Asher and Nancy Davis. Children of JOHN BOWLING and ORRAH ASHER are: i. LUTECIA7 BOWLING, b. 1849. ii. THOMAS J BOWLING, b. 1850. iii. CHRISTOPHER BOWLING, b. 1855. iv. LUCINDA BOWLING, b. 1856. v. MARY JANE BOWLING, b. 1859. vi. WILLIAM BOWLING, b. April 07, 1864. vii. MAHALA BOWLING, b. 1868; m. SIMON PETER PFAFF.