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Elias William Bowden 1817–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sept. 13, 1817

Birth Location: Georgia, USA

Death Date: 1898

Death Location: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

Father: John Bowden

Mother: Rachael Price

Spouse(s): Anny\Annie Murphey

Children(s): James Bowden, John Bowden, Gregory Bowden, Mary Bowden, Daniel Bowden, Louisa Bowden, Elias Jr, Elizabeth Bowden, Braxton Bowden

In 1817, Elias William Bowden entered the world in Georgia, USA, born to John William Bowden And Rachael Louisa Price. In 1830, Elias William Bowden resided in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA. In 1840, Elias William Bowden resided in Crawford, Georgia, USA. Elias William Bowden married Anny Annie Murphey, and had children including Braxton Bragg Bowden, Daniel N Bowden, Elias W Bowden Jr, Elizabeth M Bowden, Gregory Turner Bowden, James Lawrence Bowden, John J Bowden, Louisa P Bowden, Mary Ann Bowden. Elias William Bowden passed away in 1898 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1817, Elias William Bowden entered the world in Georgia, USA, born to John William Bowden And Rachael Louisa Price.
  • In 1830, Elias William Bowden resided in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1840, Elias William Bowden resided in Crawford, Georgia, USA.
  • Elias William Bowden married Anny Annie Murphey, and had children including Braxton Bragg Bowden, Daniel N Bowden, Elias W Bowden Jr, Elizabeth M Bowden, Gregory Turner Bowden, James Lawrence Bowden, John J Bowden, Louisa P Bowden, Mary Ann Bowden.
  • Elias William Bowden passed away in 1898 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bowden
1786–1860
Birth Location: Franklin, North Carolina, USA
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Rachael Price
1792–1844
Birth Location: Beaufort, Duplin, North Carolina, United States
RP

Spouses(s)

Anny\Annie Murphey
1818–1870
Birth Location: Crawford County, Georgia, USA
AM

Children(s)

James Bowden
1838–1913
Birth Location: Crawford County, Georgia, USA
JB
John Bowden
1843–1893
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
JB
Gregory Bowden
1846–1936
Birth Location: Buena Vista, Marion, Georgia, USA
GB
Mary Bowden
1849–1936
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
MB
Daniel Bowden
1853–1927
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
DB
Louisa Bowden
1855–1922
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Elias Jr
1858–1925
Birth Location: Georgia
EJ
Elizabeth Bowden
1848–1918
Birth Location: Georgia
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Braxton Bowden
1864–1942
Birth Location: Alabama
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Elias Bowden's Ancestors

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Elias Bowden
1817–1898
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
John William Bowden
1786–1860
Franklin, North Carolina, USA
Rachael (Louisa) Price
1792–1844
Beaufort, Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Nicholas) Bowden
1750–1825
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (‘Mollie”) Underwood
1760–1857
Virginia, United States of America
William (McKeel) Price
1764–1851
Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States of America
Barbara (Ann) Barfield
1768–1850
Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John II
1717–1788
Margaret Webb
1726–1795
Thomas Underwood
1734–1799
Margaret Hammett
1738–1816
William Sr
1728–1793
Mary McKeel
1728–1780
Jesse Barfield
1738–1780
Sarah Barfield
1738–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bowdoin
1703–1739
Elizabeth Folsom
1703–1742
Mary Bridgeman
1773–1866
Mary Bridgeman
1675–1750
Joseph Underwood
1710–1783
Mary Browne
1712–1824
William Hammett
1705–1777
John Sr
1700–1755
Martha Crowell
1705–
William McKeel
1705–1761
Mason Flowers
1707–
Richard Jr
1693–1754
Mary Evins
1690–
James Castellaw
1685–1749
Sarah Williams
1698–1770

Elias Bowden's Descendants

1.
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Elias (William) Bowden (Sept. 13, 1817–1898) m. Anny\Annie Murphey (May 25, 1818–Aug. 22,1870)
  1. 1. James (Lawrence) Bowden 1838–1913 m. Augerona Wilkerson 1840–1902
    1. 1. Ida (Louise) Wiggins 1873–1954 m. James (Evans) Wiggins 1872–1937
      1. 1. Allie (Irene) Wiggins 1898–1978 m. Callie (Otis) MCLendon 1899–1975
        1. 1. John McClendon 1921–1979
        2. 2. James (McIntosh) McClendon 1922–2008
        3. 3. Warren (Otis) McClendon 1923–1980
        4. 4. Robert (Ray) McClendon 1930–1988
        5. 5. Annie (Vermell) McClendon 1935–2022 m. Francis (Holland Stanton) Jr 1931–1981
        6. 6. Morran McClendon 1925–
        7. 7. Claudia (Elizabeth) McLendon 1920–1980 m. Wilmer (Brownlee) Jr 1919–1999
        8. 8. Nancy (Azalene) McClendon 1921–1921
      2. 2. Donald (Carlis) Wiggins 1901–1962 m. Bertha (F) Conway 1903–2002
        1. 1. Willie (Odis) Wiggins 1922–1994 m. Ruth (Alice) MacDonald 1928–2004
        2. 2. William (Sylvester "Bud" Wiggins) S 1923–1992 m. Florence (Inez) Wiggins 1927–1987
        3. 3. Betty (Ruth) Wiggins 1926–1994 m. Dock (Lawrence) Britt 1907–1980
        4. 4. Harry (Lee) Wiggins 1932–2000 m. Yoshiko 1931–2012
        5. 5. Henry (Evans) Wiggins 1932–1989 m. Dorothy (L) Shell 1939–2013
      3. 3. Minnie Higgins 1904–1989 m. Roland (Hill) Duck 1899–1974
        1. 1. James (David) Duck 1922–
        2. 2. Grace (Marie) Duck 1932–1991 m. Coey (Edward Parker) Jr 1929–1989
        3. 3. Kenneth (Eugene) Duck 1934–1952
        4. 4. Bernice (Victoria) Duck 1930–2015
        5. 5. Norman (Cecil) Duck 1926–
      4. 4. Clyde (Turner) Wiggins 1908–1989 m. James (M) Witherington 1895–1980
        1. 1. Katherine (Margaret) Witherington 1927–1999 m. Alcus (Lavon) Gautney 1926–1995
        2. 2. William (Evans) Witherington 1923–1998 m. Mildred (Pearl) Nelson 1927–2012
        3. 3. George (Madison Witherington) Sr 1929–2022
        4. 4. Arthur (Clyde Witherington) Sr 1931–2014 m. Pina (Dell) Witherington 1935–2009
        5. 5. James (Donald Witherington) Sr 1945–2015
      5. 5. Dorothy (Mae) Wiggins 1909–1986 m. George (Kenneth) Guthrie 1902–1997
      6. 6. John (Robert) Wiggins 1915–1951 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Pierce 1927–2002
      7. 7. James (Tarvel Wiggins) RAPIST 1907–1992 m. Janet (Elaine) Cowan 1949–1993
    2. 2. Elias (William) Bowden 1866–1946 m. Pearl Houston 1884–
      1. 1. Ines Bowden 1904–1996 m. Emmett (B.) Darby 1896–
        1. 1. Eugene Darby 1924–2013
      2. 2. Cecil (Houston) Bowden 1909–1974 m. Fay Spence 1911–
        1. 1. Melba (W) Bowden 1929–2014 m. Alvin (N.) Glenn –1999
        2. 2. Rayford (Alton) Bowden 1938–2021 m. Lela (Claudette) Dozier 1938–1988
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Bowden 1868–1921 m. Charles (P) Wallace 1864–1915
      1. 1. Rayford (Arthur Wallace) Sr 1885–1956 m. Pearl (Eleanor) Wallace 1885–1976
        1. 1. Rayford (A. Wallace) Jr 1914–1959
        2. 2. Carl (G) Wallace 1916–
        3. 3. Margarete Wallace 1912–
        4. 4. Ethel (M) Wallace 1910–
      2. 2. Donnie Wallace 1893–
      3. 3. Charles (M) Wallace 1890–
      4. 4. Hamar (P) Wallace 1892–
      5. 5. Charles (Macon) Wallace 1889–1974
    4. 4. Gregory (Turner) Bowden 1874–1958 m. Martha (Josephine) Deason 1885–1957
      1. 1. Bruce (Walter) Bowden 1926–1990
      2. 2. Althea (Lillian) Bowden 1924–2003
      3. 3. Ruth Bowden 1928–2012
      4. 4. Otis (Preston) Bowden 1919–1988 m. Marlene Brown 1938–1987
      5. 5. Harwood (Ellis) Bowden 1914–1974 m. Doris (Ernestine) McGowin 1924–2000
        1. 1. Stephanie (Jean) Bowden 1949–2010
      6. 6. Eva (Maye) Bowden 1917–1996 m. Vincent (Terrell Neely) Sr 1917–1953
        1. 1. Vincent (Terrell Neely) Jr 1944–1987
      7. 7. Kohler (Dalton) Bowden 1913–1988 m. Rachael (Elizabeth) Bowden 1918–1993
        1. 1. Dalton (Wayne) Bowden 1943–1997
      8. 8. Autrey (Lee) Bowden 1922–2012
      9. 9. James (P) Bowden 1913–1967 m. Cora (Lee) Carter 1910–1998
    5. 5. Alice Bowden 1877–1931 m. Robert Bolton 1871–
      1. 1. Gladice Bolton 1904–1999 m. Homer (Lee) George 1894–
      2. 2. Zebba Bolton 1900–1977
      3. 3. Otto Bolton 1910–2005 m. Runette Bolton 1922–2004 m. Mary (E) Bolton 1915–
        1. 1. Roger (Quinn) Bolton 1948–2000
        2. 2. Daris Bolton 1925–
      4. 4. Robert (Bolton) Jr 1907–1924
      5. 5. Arnold (O) Bolton 1919–1997 m. Elizabeth Bolton 1919–1994
      6. 6. Altha (M) Bolton 1918–1991
      7. 7. Jinks (Billy) Bolton 1901–1991 m. Ruby (I) Bolton 1900–
    6. 6. Allie (A.) Bowden 1871–1904 m. James (Henry) Smith 1871–1922
      1. 1. Voncile Smith 1907–1997
      2. 2. Effie Smith 1900–
      3. 3. James (Henry Smith) Jr 1904–1955
      4. 4. Marnie (L) Smith 1898–
      5. 5. Addie (B) Smith 1896– m. Robert (S) Merrill 1890–
        1. 1. Martha (J) Merrill 1922–
        2. 2. Herst (H) Merrill 1916–
        3. 3. Robert (J) Merrill 1920–
        4. 4. David (S) Merrill 1925–
      6. 6. Alice (M) Smith 1895–
  2. 2. John (J) Bowden 1843–1893 m. Missouri (M) Shackleford 1842–1919
    1. 1. Junius (G) Bowden 1868–
    2. 2. Elizabeth (M) Bowden 1869–
    3. 3. Joseph (Gregory) Bowden 1868–1944 m. Leola Hogue 1894–1967
    4. 4. A. (B.) Bowden 1872–
    5. 5. Sallie (Mae) Bowden 1884–1947
  3. 3. Gregory (Turner) Bowden 1846–1936 m. Sarah Crowder 1846–1916
    1. 1. Lucy (A.) Bowden 1872–1891 m. Sanders (Jackson) Griffin 1863–
      1. 1. William (Bowden) Griffin 1887–
      2. 2. Carrie Griffin 1890–1968 m. Fred (J) Buchmann 1877–
        1. 1. Fred (Buchmann) Jr 1914–
    2. 2. Richard (E.) Bowden 1873–1955 m. Stella (E) Allgood 1882–1976
      1. 1. Ophia (D) Bowden 1911–2004
      2. 2. Ossie (Hanson) Bowden 1917–2005 m. Julia Batastini 1922–
      3. 3. Mary (J) Bowden 1905–
      4. 4. Truman Bowden 1905–1973 m. Ruby (Jeaneete) Bowden 1910–1964
        1. 1. Infant (Daughter) Bowden –1935
        2. 2. John (R.) Bowden 1937–2009
      5. 5. Troy (Carlton Bowden) Sr 1912–1985
        1. 1. Raymond (Howard) Bowden 1951–2013
        2. 2. Ayako (K) Hayashi 1930–2002
    3. 3. Walter (Marvin) Bowden 1877–1933 m. Bernice Reagan 1889–1981
      1. 1. Eugene Bowden 1918–1995 m. Betty (Jo) West 1921–1998
      2. 2. Billie Bowden 1921–
      3. 3. Florence Bowden 1920–
  4. 4. Mary (Ann) Bowden 1849–1936
    1. 1. Jesse (P) Hart 1888–
    2. 2. William (C) Hart 1886–
    3. 3. Eunice (M) Hart 1892–
    4. 4. Ethel Hart 1897–
    5. 5. Carry (A) Hart 1883–
    6. 6. Louiza (B) Hart 1882–
    7. 7. Carrie (Anna) Bolton 1883–1974
  5. 5. Daniel (N) Bowden 1853–1927 m. Addie Hutchins 1853– m. Fannie Bowden 1860–
    1. 1. Ella Bowden 1874–
    2. 2. George Bowden 1877–
    3. 3. Dick Bowden 1873–
  6. 6. Louisa (P.) Bowden 1855–1922
  7. 7. Elias (W Bowden) Jr 1858–1925
    1. 1. Maggie (W) Bowden 1900–
    2. 2. Lovie (M) Bowden 1894–
    3. 3. Elias (E) Bowden 1897–1966
    4. 4. Annie (G) Bowden 1891–
    5. 5. Essie (Mae) Bowden 1906–1984
  8. 8. Elizabeth (M.) Bowden 1848–1918
  9. 9. Braxton (Bragg) Bowden 1864–1942

Elias Bowden's Timeline

9 Records

1817
Sept. 13, 1817
Birth of Elias William Bowden in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1830
1830
Age 13
Elias William Bowden resided here in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
1840
1840
Age 23
Elias William Bowden resided here in Crawford, Georgia, USA
Crawford, Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 33
Elias William Bowden resided here in Division 57, Marion, Georgia, USA
Division 57, Marion, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 43
Elias William Bowden resided here in Precinct 14, Butler, Alabama, USA
Precinct 14, Butler, Alabama, USA
1880
10 Jun 1880
Age 63
Elias William Bowden resided here in District 649, Carroll, Georgia, USA
District 649, Carroll, Georgia, USA
1898
1898
Age 81
Elias William Bowden resided here in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1898
Oct. 01, 1898
Age 81
Death of Elias William Bowden in Gordon County, Georgia, USA
Gordon County, Georgia, USA
1898
1898
Age 81
Burial of Elias William Bowden in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sept. 13, 1817
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Precinct 14, Butler, Alabama; Roll: M653_3; Page: 54; Family History Library Film: 803003
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 57, Marion, Georgia; Roll: M432_77; Page: 231A; Image: 54
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Journal; Publication Date: 11 Oct 1899; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ,0.35702422,0.28606123,0.5104866&xid=3355
    [5] Fulton and Campbell Counties, Georgia, Cemetery Records
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Macon, Bibb, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 16; Page: 59; Family History Library Film: 0007036

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Crawford, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Crawford, Georgia; Page: 364; Family History Library Film: 0007042

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 57, Marion, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 57, Marion, Georgia; Roll: M432_77; Page: 231A; Image: 54
    [2] 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Precinct 14, Butler, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Precinct 14, Butler, Alabama; Roll: M653_3; Page: 54; Family History Library Film: 803003

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1880
    Event Place: District 649, Carroll, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1880; Census Place: District 649, Carroll, Georgia; Archive Collection Number: T1137; Roll: T1137:11; Page: 13; Line: 6; Schedule Type: Agriculture

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1898
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Taylor, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Journal; Publication Date: 11 Oct 1899; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ,0.35702422,0.28606123,0.5104866&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct. 01, 1898
    Event Place: Gordon County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Atlanta Journal; Publication Date: 11 Oct 1899; Publication Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA; ,0.35702422,0.28606123,0.5104866&xid=3355
    [3] Fulton and Campbell Counties, Georgia, Cemetery Records
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1898
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Fulton and Campbell Counties, Georgia, Cemetery Records
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