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James Lawrence Bowden 1838–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1838

Birth Location: Crawford County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 08 FEB 1913

Death Location: Conecuh County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Elias Bowden

Mother: Anny\Annie Murphey

Spouse(s): Augerona Wilkerson

Children(s): Ida Wiggins, Elias Bowden, Mary Bowden, Gregory Bowden, Alice Bowden, Allie Bowden

James Lawrence Bowden was born in 1838 in Crawford County, Georgia, USA, the child of Elias William Bowden And Anny Annie Murphey. In 1850, James Lawrence Bowden resided in Division 57, Marion, Georgia, USA. In 1856, James Lawrence Bowden resided in Macon, Georgia, USA. James Lawrence Bowden married Augerona Wilkerson, and had children including Alice Bowden, Allie A Bowden, Elias William Bowden, Gregory Turner Bowden, Ida Louise Wiggins, Mary Elizabeth Bowden. James Lawrence Bowden passed away in 1913 in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Lawrence Bowden was born in 1838 in Crawford County, Georgia, USA, the child of Elias William Bowden And Anny Annie Murphey.
  • In 1850, James Lawrence Bowden resided in Division 57, Marion, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1856, James Lawrence Bowden resided in Macon, Georgia, USA.
  • James Lawrence Bowden married Augerona Wilkerson, and had children including Alice Bowden, Allie A Bowden, Elias William Bowden, Gregory Turner Bowden, Ida Louise Wiggins, Mary Elizabeth Bowden.
  • James Lawrence Bowden passed away in 1913 in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elias Bowden
1817–1898
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Anny\Annie Murphey
1818–1870
Birth Location: Crawford County, Georgia, USA
AM

Spouses(s)

Augerona Wilkerson
1840–1902
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Ida Wiggins
1873–1954
Birth Location: Conecuh, Alabama, USA
IW
Elias Bowden
1866–1946
Birth Location: Alabama
EB
Mary Bowden
1868–1921
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
MB
Gregory Bowden
1874–1958
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
GB
Alice Bowden
1877–1931
Birth Location: Alabama
AB
Allie Bowden
1871–1904
Birth Location: Alabama
AB

James Bowden's Ancestors

Self
James Bowden
1838–1913
Birth Place: Crawford County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Elias William Bowden
1817–1898
Georgia, USA
Anny\Annie Murphey
1818–1870
Crawford County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
John (William) Bowden
1786–1860
Franklin, North Carolina, USA
Rachael (Louisa) Price
1792–1844
Beaufort, Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Bowden
1750–1825
Mary Underwood
1760–1857
William Price
1764–1851
Barbara Barfield
1768–1850
2nd-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

James Bowden's Descendants

1.
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James (Lawrence) Bowden (2 Apr 1838–08 FEB 1913) m. Augerona Wilkerson (abt 1840–25 January 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
        1. 1. Linda (Marlene) Brownlee 1945–1998
      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–

James Bowden's Timeline

14 Records

1838
2 Apr 1838
Birth of James Lawrence Bowden in Crawford County, Georgia, USA
Crawford County, Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 12
James Lawrence Bowden resided here in Division 57, Marion, Georgia, USA
Division 57, Marion, Georgia, USA
1856
3 Dec 1856
Age 18
James Lawrence Bowden resided here in Macon, Georgia, USA
Macon, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 22
James Lawrence Bowden resided here in Precinct 14, Butler, Alabama, USA
Precinct 14, Butler, Alabama, USA
1866
1866
Age 28
James Lawrence Bowden resided here in Conecuh, Alabama
Conecuh, Alabama
1870
1870
Age 32
James Lawrence Bowden resided here in Oldtown, Conecuh, Alabama, United States
Oldtown, Conecuh, Alabama, United States
1880
1880
Age 42
James Lawrence Bowden resided here in Gravilla, Conecuh, Alabama, United States
Gravilla, Conecuh, Alabama, United States
1900
1900
Age 62
James Lawrence Bowden resided here in Gravella, Conecuh, Alabama, USA
Gravella, Conecuh, Alabama, USA
1904
8 Jun 1904
Age 66
James Lawrence Bowden resided here in Conecuh, Alabama, United States
Conecuh, Alabama, United States
1907
1907
Age 69
James Lawrence Bowden resided here in Conecuh, Alabama, United States
Conecuh, Alabama, United States
1908
1908-1911
Age 70
James Lawrence Bowden resided here in Conecuh, Alabama, United States
Conecuh, Alabama, United States
1910
1910
Age 72
James Lawrence Bowden resided here in Gravella, Conecuh, Alabama, USA
Gravella, Conecuh, Alabama, USA
1913
08 FEB 1913
Age 75
Death of James Lawrence Bowden in Owassa, Conecuh, Alabama, USA
Owassa, Conecuh, Alabama, USA
1914
10 May 1914
Age 76
James Lawrence Bowden - Probate in Conecuh, Alabama, USA
Conecuh, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1838
    Event Place: Crawford County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; Confederate Pension Applications, 1880-1940; Collection #: Microfilm in the Research Room; Roll Description: Boswell, T. J. - Boyd, Jas. Y.
    [2] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gravilla, Conecuh, Alabama; Roll: 9; Family History Film: 1254009; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 047; Image: 0050.
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Oldtown, Conecuh, Alabama; Roll: M593_10; Page: 266A; Image: 527; Family History Library Film: 545509
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Gravella, Conecuh, Alabama; Roll: 10; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1240010
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Precinct 14, Butler, Alabama; Roll: M653_3; Page: 54; Image: 56; Family History Library Film: 803003
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gravella, Conecuh, Alabama; Roll: T624_8; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1374021
    [8] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 57, Marion, Georgia; Roll: M432_77; Page: 231A; Image: 54
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Alabama, Civil War Soldiers, 1860-1865
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [12] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1817-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 57, Marion, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 57, Marion, Georgia; Roll: M432_77; Page: 231A; Image: 54

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1856
    Event Place: Macon, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Georgia Journal and Messenger; Publication Date: 3 Dec 1856; Publication Place: Macon, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    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; Image: 56; Family History Library Film: 803003

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Conecuh, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama State Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Oldtown, Conecuh, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Oldtown, Conecuh, Alabama; Roll: M593_10; Page: 266A; Image: 527; Family History Library Film: 545509

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Gravilla, Conecuh, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gravilla, Conecuh, Alabama; Roll: 9; Family History Film: 1254009; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 047; Image: 0050.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1894
    Event Place: Montgomery, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Montgomery Advertiser - 18 Jan 1894 - Page 2, Masonic announcement JL Bowden 18 Jan 1894

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1894
    Event Place: Evergreen, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Evergreen Star - 6 Sep 1894 - Page 3, Masonic membership James Lawrence Bowden 6 Sep 1894

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Gravella, Conecuh, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Gravella, Conecuh, Alabama; Roll: 10; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1240010

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1904
    Event Place: Conecuh, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; Confederate Pension Applications, 1880-1940; Collection #: Microfilm in the Research Room; Roll Description: Boswell, T. J. - Boyd, Jas. Y.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1907
    Event Place: Conecuh, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Confederate Pension and Service Records, 1862-1947, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; Alabama Confederate Pensioner Records (Auditor Files), 1881-1943; Collection Number: SG007414; Folder Number: 1
    [2] Alabama, Confederate Pension and Service Records, 1862-1947, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; Alabama Confederate Pensioner Records (Auditor Files), 1881-1943; Collection Number: SG007414; Folder Number: 1

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1908-1911
    Event Place: Conecuh, Alabama, United States
    Record Source: Alabama, Confederate Pension and Service Records, 1862-1947, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, Alabama; Alabama Confederate Pensioner Records (Auditor Files), 1881-1943; Collection Number: SG022245; Folder Number: 1

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Gravella, Conecuh, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gravella, Conecuh, Alabama; Roll: T624_8; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1374021

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Evergreen, Conecuh, Alabama
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Oldtown, Conecuh, Alabama; Roll: M593_10; Page: 266A; Image: 527; Family History Library Film: 545509

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 FEB 1913
    Event Place: Owassa, Conecuh, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Alabama Deaths, 1908-59
    [3] Alabama, Wills and Probate Records, Alabama, Conecuh County, Estate Record; Probate Place: Conecuh, Alabama
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1817-2011

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Conecuh County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 10 May 1914
    Event Place: Conecuh, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, Wills and Probate Records, Alabama, Conecuh County, Estate Record; Probate Place: Conecuh, Alabama
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