Forwarding from the old Onelist mailing list to the new Rootsweb list. Jeannie > >From: "James F.(Fred) Emory" <James_Emory@email.msn.com> > >Jeannie -- > >My name is James F. Emory and I live in Fairfax, Virginia. My mother was >Irene Hampton Bowling, her parents were Thomas Herbert Bowling and Ora Mae >Bowling. Thomas was the son of Elijah Daniel Bowling born April 23, 1853 in >Nelson County, VA and Ora Mae Bowling was a daughter of Andrew Morgan >Bowling born June 1850 in Nelson County, VA, brother of Elijah Daniel. Both >Elijah and Andrew's father was Powhatan S. Bowling born 1828 in Nelson >County and Mary Susannah W. Massie of Nelson County. Powhatan's father was >Thomas H. Bowling/Bolling born in 1800 Amherst or Campbell Country, married >to Rhoda Campbell born also 1800. I have been told that Thomas' parents >were John and Sarah Bowling/Bolling. I have also been told they live in both >Campbell and in Amherst County. I don't know who John's parents were or >Sarah's maiden name. I have also been told by a distant cousin that Thomas' >brothers and sister were; John D. Bowling/Bolling, William L. >Bowling/Bolling, and Susanna Bowling/Bolling Whitten (married a J.W. >Whitten). In addition I have been told that John died between 1825 and 1827 >and Sarah died between 1837 and 1838. J.W. Whitten handled and paid for the >funeral of Sarah and had her belongs moved from Campbell County. I really >would like to know more of John and Sarah. Any information would be >appreciated. > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Have you visited our new web site? >http://www.onelist.com >Onelist: Helping to create Internet communities > >