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James "Sonny" Bowling 1835 – 1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1835

Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 9 Mar 1903

Death Location: Clay, Kentucky, USA

Father: John (Bowling)

Mother: Sarah Henson

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James "Sonny" Bowling was born in 1835 in Clay, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Jack Bollin (Bowling) and Sarah "Sally" Henson. James "Sonny" Bowling passed away in 1903 in Clay, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • James "Sonny" Bowling was born in 1835 in Clay, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Jack Bollin (Bowling) and Sarah "Sally" Henson.
  • James "Sonny" Bowling passed away in 1903 in Clay, Kentucky, USA.

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James Bowling's Ancestors

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James Bowling
1835 – 1903
Birth Place: Clay, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Jack Bollin (Bowling)
1790 – 1870
Greenbriar, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Sarah ("Sally") Henson
1795 – 1860
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William ("Blackwater Bill" Bolling) (Bolin)
1757 – 1838
Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah (Sally) Fugate
1760 – 1830
Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Richard Henson,
1756 – 1845
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Polly (Bates) (Bales)
1762 – 1850
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Bolling
1711 – 1784
Lydia ?
1709 – 1775
John Fugate
1735 – 1824
Sarah McCarty
1743 – 1802
Paul Henson
1724 – 1796
Elizabeth Stroeher
1727 – 1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bowling
1683 – 1729
Mary Overhall
1680 – 1730
William Henson
1700 – 1765
Zora Wilson
1705 – 1792
Johanes Stroeher
1704 – 1767
Anna Schmid
1710 – 1760

James Bowling's Timeline

2 Records

1835
30 Apr 1835
Birth of James "Sonny" Bowling in Clay, Kentucky, USA
Clay, Kentucky, USA
1903
9 Mar 1903
Age 68
Death of James "Sonny" Bowling in Clay, Kentucky, USA
Clay, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1835
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1903
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky, USA

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