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James Bowman 1788 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1861

Death Location: White, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Bowman

Mother: Barsheba Hooper

Spouse(s): Rachel McCorkle

Children(s): Milda Bowman

Born in 1788 in Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America, James Bowman was the child of John Bowman and Barsheba Bashiby Hooper. In time, James Bowman married Rachel McCorkle, and they raised a family that included Milda "Milly" Jane Bowman. James Bowman died in White, Tennessee, United States in 1861.

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Parents

John Bowman
1752 – 1841
Birth Location: , Amherst, Virginia
JB
Barsheba Hooper
1762 – 1856
Birth Location: Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
BH

Spouses(s)

Rachel McCorkle
1791 – 1836
Birth Location: Overton, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
RM

Children(s)

Milda Bowman
1828 – 1865
Birth Location: White, Tennessee, USA
MB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1788
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: White, Tennessee, United States
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