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Elbert H. Bowles 1808–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 27, 1808

Birth Location: Clay or, Owsley, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: May 26, 1876

Death Location: Jackson County, Kentucky, USA

Father: William (Bowles)

Mother: SARAH Gumm

Spouse(s): NANCY Lair

Children(s): William Bowles, Daniel Bowles, Mary Bowles, Thomas Bowles, Stephen Bowles

In 1808, Elbert H. Bowles entered the world in Clay or, Owsley, Kentucky, USA, born to William Boles Bowles And Sarah Elizabeth Gumm. In 1860, Elbert H. Bowles resided in Owsley, Kentucky, USA. Elbert H. Bowles married Nancy White Lair, and had children including Daniel Bowles, John Bowles, Mary Bowles, Stephen Bowles, Thomas Bowles, William T Bowles. Elbert H. Bowles passed away in 1876 in Jackson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1808, Elbert H. Bowles entered the world in Clay or, Owsley, Kentucky, USA, born to William Boles Bowles And Sarah Elizabeth Gumm.
  • In 1860, Elbert H. Bowles resided in Owsley, Kentucky, USA.
  • Elbert H. Bowles married Nancy White Lair, and had children including Daniel Bowles, John Bowles, Mary Bowles, Stephen Bowles, Thomas Bowles, William T Bowles.
  • Elbert H. Bowles passed away in 1876 in Jackson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Elbert Bowles's Ancestors

Self
Elbert Bowles
1808–1876
Birth Place: Clay or, Owsley, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Boles (Bowles)
1785–1863
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
SARAH (ELIZABETH) Gumm
1787–1860
Madison, Harlan, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
James (D) Boles
1754–1828
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Mary ("Molly") Edwards
1756–1830
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
J. Boles
1729–1797
Eva Powell
1730–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Esquire
1696–1797
Jeane Mustard
1689–1800
George Powelł
1709–1775
Lucinda Rowe
1711–1779

Elbert Bowles's Descendants

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Elbert (H.) Bowles (May 27, 1808–May 26, 1876) m. NANCY (White) Lair (1811–2 Jul 1889)
  1. 1. William (T) Bowles 1831–1900 m. Susie Phillips 1833–1869
    1. 1. William (M) Bowles 1863–1953 m. Luarra Fox 1867–
      1. 1. Robert (Lee) Bowles 1898–1982 m. Ethel Hurley 1901–1990
        1. 1. Dovie (M) Bowles 1922–2003 m. Claude Reed 1914–1996
        2. 2. Viola Bowles-Rumley 1920–1998
        3. 3. Sarah (F) Bowles 1924–
        4. 4. Samuel (C) Bowles 1926–
        5. 5. Cecil Bowles 1930–1951
        6. 6. Jewell (Dean) Bowles 1928–2009
        7. 7. Allen (C) Bowles 1934–1996
        8. 8. Armeta Bowels 1932–2011
        9. 9. Merle (Dayton) Bowles 1938–2003
        10. 10. Samuel (P) Bowles 1925–2002
        11. 11. Sarah (Francis) Bowles 1924–2009
        12. 12. Norma (Fay) Bowles –1935
        13. 13. Glyndon Bowles 1918–1918
        14. 14. Lemon (Ray) Bowles 1937–1937
  2. 2. Daniel Bowles 1849–
  3. 3. Mary Bowles 1854–
  4. 4. Thomas Bowles 1847–
  5. 5. Stephen Bowles 1847–

Elbert Bowles's Timeline

3 Records

1808
May 27, 1808
Birth of Elbert H. Bowles in Clay or, Owsley, Kentucky, USA
Clay or, Owsley, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 52
Elbert H. Bowles resided here in Owsley, Kentucky, USA
Owsley, Kentucky, USA
1876
May 26, 1876
Age 68
Death of Elbert H. Bowles in Jackson County, Kentucky, USA
Jackson County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 27, 1808
    Event Place: Clay or, Owsley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Owsley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 26, 1876
    Event Place: Jackson County, Kentucky, USA

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