In a message dated 9/4/99 2:10:23 PM EST, SOLMATE16@aol.com writes: << Subj: Re: [NCPOLK-L] James Caldwell Fisher Date: 9/4/99 2:10:23 PM EST From: SOLMATE16@aol.com Reply-to: NCPOLK-L@rootsweb.com To: NCPOLK-L@rootsweb.com Hi Where did the name Bowling come from? Thank you Mary Mary, The name Bowling came from Greenville/Spartanburg, SC. All we know is that Darcus Levisa Bowling married our James Fisher, Jr. in Greenville/Spartanburg. A later census says that she was born in Burke Co., NC but we haven't been able to prove that. When I was in Greenville, SC library, I examined the "vertical files" which contain loose leaf documents about various families in the area and usually are donated by someone when cleaning out their parents' home after deaths. The Bowling name has connections to Pocahontas I believe through her son. I would have to dig out those sheets of which I made copies. That would be in the Greenville area, but we do not know if kin to our Dorcas. Good luck in your search! Linda in Houston >>