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Col. Henry Bowen 1770–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 March 1770

Birth Location: Bowens Cove, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 April 1850

Death Location: Maiden Springs, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Father: Ries Captain

Mother: Margaret Smith

Spouse(s): May Mustard, Elinor Tate

Children(s): Levisa Bowen, Henry BOWEN, Ellen Bowen, General Bowen, Louisa Bowen, Jane Bowen

Col. Henry Bowen was born in 1770 in Bowens Cove, Tazewell, Virginia, USA, the child of Ries Tate Bowen Captain And Margaret Louisa Smith. Col. Henry Bowen married Elinor Stuart Ella Tate, May Mustard, and had children including Ellen Bowen, General Rees Tate Bowen, Henry S Bowen, Jane Bowen, Levisa Bowen, Louisa Smith Bowen. Col. Henry Bowen passed away in 1850 in Maiden Springs, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Col. Henry Bowen was born in 1770 in Bowens Cove, Tazewell, Virginia, USA, the child of Ries Tate Bowen Captain And Margaret Louisa Smith.
  • Col. Henry Bowen married Elinor Stuart Ella Tate, May Mustard, and had children including Ellen Bowen, General Rees Tate Bowen, Henry S Bowen, Jane Bowen, Levisa Bowen, Louisa Smith Bowen.
  • Col. Henry Bowen passed away in 1850 in Maiden Springs, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Col. Bowen's Ancestors

Self
Col. Bowen
1770–1850
Birth Place: Bowens Cove, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Parents
Ries Tate Bowen Captain
1743–1780
Abingdon, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Louisa) Smith
1742–1834
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Bowen
1696–1761
Wales
Lily McIlhaney
1709–1780
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Bowen's Descendants

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Col. (Henry) Bowen (18 March 1770–18 April 1850) m. May Mustard (1862–1956) m. Elinor (Stuart Ella) Tate (5 May 1778–October 1853)
  1. 1. Levisa Bowen 1800–
  2. 2. Henry (S) BOWEN 1820–
  3. 3. Ellen Bowen 1817–
  4. 4. General (Rees Tate) Bowen 1809–1859 m. Maria (Louisa) Peery 1819–1853
    1. 1. Ellen (Stuart) Bowen 1835–
    2. 2. Colonel (Thomas Peery) Bowen 1838–1911 m. Hannah (Augusta) Bowen 1843–1922
      1. 1. Rees (Tate) Bowen 1871–
    3. 3. Jane Bowen 1840–
    4. 4. Captain (Henry) Bowen 1841–1915
    5. 5. Rees (Tate ( John )) Bowen 1845–1917
    6. 6. Edward Bowen 1848–
  5. 5. Louisa (Smith) Bowen 1800–1873
  6. 6. Jane Bowen 1798–1841

Col. Bowen's Timeline

5 Records

1770
18 March 1770
Birth of Col. Henry Bowen in Bowens Cove, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Bowens Cove, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1797
3 August 1797
Age 27
Col. Henry Bowen was married in Washington, Virginia, USA
Washington, Virginia, USA
1797
3 August 1797
Age 27
Col. Henry Bowen was married in Washington, Virginia, United States
Washington, Virginia, United States
1850
1850
Age 80
Col. Henry Bowen resided here in Bowen, Madison, Arkansas
Bowen, Madison, Arkansas
1850
18 April 1850
Age 80
Death of Col. Henry Bowen in Maiden Springs, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Maiden Springs, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 March 1770
    Event Place: Bowens Cove, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Bowen, Madison, Arkansas; Roll: M432_27; Page: 291; Image: 587.
    [3] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, Census Place (City, County, State): The Western District, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T1132_1; Page: 229; Enumeration District: ; Line Number: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 August 1797
    Event Place: Washington, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 August 1797
    Event Place: Washington, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Bowen, Madison, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Bowen, Madison, Arkansas; Roll: M432_27; Page: 291; Image: 587.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 April 1850
    Event Place: Maiden Springs, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, Census Place (City, County, State): The Western District, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: T1132_1; Page: 229; Enumeration District: ; Line Number: .

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