Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire?read=1191 Surname: Grapes, Johnson, Bowman ------------------------- James E. Grapes, born in Hampshire County, WV, in 1867, and his to be wife, Virginia A. Sowers, born in Hampshire County, WV, in 1869, had seven children: McKinley, Edward H., Thurston H., Catherine, Ruth Gladys, Robert Love, and Clarus Grapes. The purpose of this query is to acquire the death dates for James and Virginia, but, primarily, to discover the surname of James E. Grapes' second wife, Estella M. ______, who is believed to be the sister of the wife of a Mr. Bowman, who owned and operated a grocery store on the corner of Valley and Mechanic Streets in Cumberland, MD. The Bowmans were born and raised in Hampshire County, WV.