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Elijah John "Bad Eli" Bolling Bowling 1785–1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Lee Co, VA

Death Date: June 1833

Death Location: Clay, Kentucky, United States

Father: JAMES Bowling

Mother: Sarah Blevins

Spouse(s): Nancy Herd, Sarah Anderson

Children(s): Sarah Bowling), James Bowling, Blevins Bowling, Rebecca Bowling, Nancy Bowling, Lydia Bowling, William Bowling, Palace\Pallas Bowling, Mary Bowling, Louvina Bowling, Eli Bowling, Sarah Bowling

Elijah John "Bad Eli" Bolling Bowling was born in 1785 in Lee Co, VA, the child of James Bowling And Sarah Sally Mary Polly Blevins. Elijah John "Bad Eli" Bolling Bowling married Nancy Herd, Sarah Sally Anderson, and had children including Blevins Bowling, Eli Bowling, James Bear Creek Jim Bar Creek Jim Bowling, Louvina Lavina Vina Bowling, Lydia Bowling, Mary Polly Bowling, Nancy Bolling Bowling, Palace Pallas Bowling, Rebecca Bowling, Sarah Sallie Bowling Nee Bowling, Sarah Sally Bowling, William Old Speck Bowling. Elijah John "Bad Eli" Bolling Bowling passed away in 1833 in Clay, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Elijah John "Bad Eli" Bolling Bowling was born in 1785 in Lee Co, VA, the child of James Bowling And Sarah Sally Mary Polly Blevins.
  • Elijah John "Bad Eli" Bolling Bowling married Nancy Herd, Sarah Sally Anderson, and had children including Blevins Bowling, Eli Bowling, James Bear Creek Jim Bar Creek Jim Bowling, Louvina Lavina Vina Bowling, Lydia Bowling, Mary Polly Bowling, Nancy Bolling Bowling, Palace Pallas Bowling, Rebecca Bowling, Sarah Sallie Bowling Nee Bowling, Sarah Sally Bowling, William Old Speck Bowling.
  • Elijah John "Bad Eli" Bolling Bowling passed away in 1833 in Clay, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

JAMES Bowling
1756–1826
Birth Location: NC
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Sarah Blevins
1756–1833
Birth Location: Hawkins Co., TN
SB

Spouses(s)

Nancy Herd
1795–1850
Birth Location: Garrard, Kentucky, United States
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Sarah Anderson
1789–1817
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
SA

Children(s)

Sarah Bowling)
1829–
Birth Location: Kentucky
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James Bowling
1807–1882
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
JB
Blevins Bowling
1815–1865
Birth Location: Kentucky
BB
Rebecca Bowling
1805–1844
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
RB
Nancy Bowling
1808–1870
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
NB
Lydia Bowling
1815–1848
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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William Bowling
1828–1895
Birth Location: Clay Co, Kentucky, USA
WB
Palace\Pallas Bowling
1828–1903
Birth Location: Clay Co, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Bowling
–1875
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
MB
Louvina Bowling
1833–1910
Birth Location: Clay Co, Kentucky, USA
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Eli Bowling
1832–1861
Birth Location: Clay County, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Bowling
1825–
Birth Location: Clay County, KY
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Elijah Bowling's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Bowling
1785–1833
Birth Place: Lee Co, VA
Parents
JAMES Bowling
1756–1826
NC
Sarah ("Sally"\Mary?Polly ?) Blevins
1756–1833
Hawkins Co., TN
Grandparents
Benjamin* Bowling
1732–1790
St Pauls Parish, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Mary (Martha "Polly") Phelps
1737–1767
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
William ((Long Hunter)) Blevins
1735–1777
Washington County, Maryland, USA
Mary (Jane) Bunch
1736–1818
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John II
1700–1757
Elizabeth* Blair
1708–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simon Bowling
1680–1673
Jane Waddy
1684–1734

Elijah Bowling's Descendants

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Elijah (John "Bad Eli" Bolling) Bowling (1785–June 1833) m. Nancy Herd (16 Nov 1795–Feb 1850) m. Sarah (Sally) Anderson (1789–1817)
  1. 1. Sarah ("Sallie" Bowling (nee) Bowling) 1829– m. Richard Bowling 1823–1900
    1. 1. Mary (Josephine) Bowling 1849–1907 m. Pleasant Sizemore 1846–1918
      1. 1. William Sizemore 1882–1966
      2. 2. Catherine (Aggie Kittie) Sizemore 1858–
      3. 3. Judah (Judy) Sizemore 1853–1952
      4. 4. Mahala^ Sizemore 1850–
      5. 5. Emma Sizemore 1879–1900
      6. 6. Robert Sizemore 1870–1961 m. Dulcena Baker 1872–1935 m. Lucinda Sizemore 1863–1885 m. Phine Sizemore 1916–
        1. 1. Della (Elliott) Sizemore 1911–1980 m. Thomas (W.) Sizemore 1887–1961
        2. 2. William (M "Buck") Sizemore 1896–1967
        3. 3. Elizabeth Sizemore 1894–1935
        4. 4. Burchell Sizemore 1896–1988
        5. 5. Samuel (William) Sizemore 1899–1958
        6. 6. Mary Sizemore 1889–
        7. 7. Polly (Ann) Sizemore 1891–1967
        8. 8. Ezekiel (Snowball Zeke) Sizemore 1885–1971
        9. 9. Elijah Sizemore 1907–1977
        10. 10. William (McKinley) Sizemore 1897–1969
        11. 11. Verna Sizemore 1903–
        12. 12. Ezekial (Snowball Sizemore) Jr 1885–1971
        13. 13. John Sizemore 1917–
        14. 14. Samuel (Edward Sizemore) Jr 1898–1958
        15. 15. Della Sizemore 1907–
      7. 7. Dora Sizemore 1885–1979
      8. 8. Rebecca Sizemore 1881–
      9. 9. Luther Sizemore 1876–1878
  2. 2. James ("Bear Creek Jim" "Bar Creek Jim") Bowling 1807–1882
  3. 3. Blevins Bowling 1815–1865
  4. 4. Rebecca Bowling 1805–1844
  5. 5. Nancy (Bolling) Bowling 1808–1870
  6. 6. Lydia Bowling 1815–1848
  7. 7. William ("Old Speck") Bowling 1828–1895
  8. 8. Palace\Pallas Bowling 1828–1903
  9. 9. Mary ("Polly") Bowling –1875
  10. 10. Louvina (Lavina "Vina") Bowling 1833–1910
  11. 11. Eli Bowling 1832–1861
  12. 12. Sarah ("Sally") Bowling 1825–

Elijah Bowling's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Elijah John "Bad Eli" Bolling Bowling in Lee Co, VA
Lee Co, VA
1833
June 1833
Age 48
Death of Elijah John "Bad Eli" Bolling Bowling in Clay, Kentucky, United States
Clay, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Lee Co, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 1833
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky, United States
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