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james dowling cook bowman 1831 – 1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 jul 1831

Birth Location: Escambia Co., Florida, USA

Death Date: 23 dec 1856

Death Location: Pine Barren, Escambia Co., Florida, USA

Father: reuben bowman

Mother: mary townley

Spouse(s): nancy powell

Children(s): Reubin Bowman, william bowman, John Bowman, Margaret Bowman, Andrew Bowman

The story of james dowling cook bowman began in 1831 in Escambia Co., Florida, USA. james dowling cook bowman married nancy powell, and had children including Reubin James Bowman, william marion bowman, John Edmund Bowman, Margaret Sharlotty Bowman, Andrew Dowling Bowman. james dowling cook bowman passed away in 1856 in Pine Barren, Escambia Co., Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of james dowling cook bowman began in 1831 in Escambia Co., Florida, USA.
  • james dowling cook bowman married nancy powell, and had children including Reubin James Bowman, william marion bowman, John Edmund Bowman, Margaret Sharlotty Bowman, Andrew Dowling Bowman.
  • james dowling cook bowman passed away in 1856 in Pine Barren, Escambia Co., Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

reuben bowman
1800 – 1853
Birth Location: camden, kershaw, south carolina
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mary townley
1807 – 1883
Birth Location: new hanover, north carolina
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Spouses(s)

nancy powell
1828 – 1905
Birth Location: monroe county, alabama
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Children(s)

Reubin Bowman
1850 – 1919
Birth Location: , Escambia, Florida, USA
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william bowman
1851 –
Birth Location: Escambia Co.,Florida
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John Bowman
1855 – 1930
Birth Location: , , Florida, USA
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Margaret Bowman
1856 – 1937
Birth Location: , Escambia, Florida, USA
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Andrew Bowman
1859 – 1917
Birth Location: McDavid, Escambia, Florida, USA
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james bowman's Ancestors

Self
james bowman
1831 – 1856
Birth Place: Escambia Co., Florida, USA
Parents
reuben bowman
1800 – 1853
camden, kershaw, south carolina
mary ("polly") townley
1807 – 1883
new hanover, north carolina
Grandparents
James Bowman
1755 – 1835
S. Carolina,USA
Susanna Franklin
1795 – 1841
S. Carolina, USA
luke (b) townley
1774 – 1826
, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA
rebecca jones
1774 – 1874
, , North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
william bowman
1730 – 1804
sarah ball
1739 – 1807
Phillip Townley
Unknown
joseph jones
2nd-Great-Grandparents
edward bowman
1701 – 1730
anna
1700 – 1785

james bowman's Descendants

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james (dowling cook) bowman (22 jul 1831 – 23 dec 1856) m. nancy powell (26 feb 1828 – 3 jul 1905)
  1. 1. Reubin (James) Bowman (18 Dec 1850 – 13 Sep 1919) m. zilpha (kenley) brewton (19 Jan 1850 – 24 Nov 1928)
  2. 2. william (marion) bowman (1851 – 05nov1917) m. ellen ("nellie" bradford) quinn (22 jan 1874 – 10 apr 1954) m. Willie (L) Baldwin
    1. 1. marion (quinn bud) bowman (17mar1897 – 14nov1982) m. milner (theodocia) stanton (4 Sep 1902 – 14 Nov 1982)
      1. 1. marion (edward) bowman (23 feb 1926 – 8 may 1983) m. Virginia (Louise) McBrian (1 Mar 1929 – 27 Nov 1989)
        1. 1. william (edward) bowman (7 Mar 1953 – ) m. Sharon (L) Vetter
        2. 2. joseph (keith) bowman (27 Apr 1958 – )
        3. 3. Donna (Faye) Bowman m. John (Mark) Pearson
      2. 2. margaret (ellen) bowman (5 apr1929 – 14 Aug 2021) m. Dewey (Franklin) Weaver (3 November 1923 – 26 Feb 1992) m. john (garrard) underwood (8 March 1914 – 25 July 2002) m. John (Clarence) Smith (27 October 1925 – 8 March 2023)
        1. 1. wanda (lynn) weaver (13 Sep 1951 – ) m. jerome jenkins m. marc garrison (9 Oct 1959 – )
        2. 2. Lillian (Wannetta "Neeta") Weaver (15 Jun 1954 – 23 dec 2018) m. Raymond (Michael) Green (13 Mar 1950 – 16 Oct 2016) m. unknown
        3. 3. dewey (franklin weaver,) jr (09dec1956 – ) m. lisa (joy) coxwell (1959 – )
        4. 4. Infant (Son) Weaver (1965 – 1965)
        5. 5. tina (jo) weaver (29 Oct 1966 – ) m. david (Samuel) mastrangello (1958 – )
      3. 3. Frank (buddy) Bowman (30 Jul 1931 – 7 Dec 1933)
    2. 2. peytiebel bowman (25 Apr 1899 – 16 May 1995) m. John (Edward) Cowan
    3. 3. George (cecil) Bowman (1903 – 1997) m. Jennie (Rosetta) Kirchenstein
    4. 4. Guy (Bradford) Bowman (1906 – 04 Jul 1984) m. Mary Kincaid (25 Aug 1906 – 29 Dec 1995)
      1. 1. Guy (Bertram) Bowman (30 Oct 1929 – 15 Dec 2000)
    5. 5. Francis (Malcolm) Bowman (1907 – 1991)
    6. 6. hazel (alma) bowman (1911 – 1993) m. William (Francis) Burke
    7. 7. Mabel (Claire) bowman (1913 – 2001) m. Gordon (Randolph) Lynch
    8. 8. dora (Kathryn) bowman (1916 – 2003) m. Harold (L) Heath
    9. 9. nora (taylor) bowman
  3. 3. John (Edmund) Bowman (6 Jul 1855 – 18 Sep 1930) m. emma cleghorn (03apr1862 – 11dec1951)
    1. 1. Clarence (Sylvester) Bowman (3 Aug 1880 – )
    2. 2. Mattie (Hutchinson) Bowman (18 Sep 1888 – 12 May 1977)
    3. 3. dowling (rufus) Bowman (15jun1894 – 03jul1949) m. Lettie (Eulene) Jones (5 Dec 1898 – 17 Feb 1943)
      1. 1. Doris (Eloise) Bowman (19 Jan 1919 – )
      2. 2. Dowling (Rufus Bowman) Jr (11 May 1921 – 31 Jul 1994) m. Dicy (Catherine) Villar (6 Jan 1922 – 12 Mar 1995) m. Emma (Eliza Lula) Lambert ( – 1956)
        1. 1. Louise (Lorraine) Bowman (14 Nov 1911 – 1995)
  4. 4. Margaret (Sharlotty) Bowman (2 Jan 1856 – 4 Nov 1937) m. joseph (washington) brewton (21 Sep 1850 – 27 Aug 1926)
    1. 1. Alice Brewton (21 Nov 1873 – 19 Jun 1953)
    2. 2. Margaret (Frances Fannie) Brewton (Apr 1876 – )
    3. 3. Joseph (Levi) Brewton (10 Mar 1879 – 1953) m. Francs (A) Diamond (7 Nov 1881 – 19 Nov 1931)
    4. 4. Nancy Brewton (15 Mar 1880 – 22 Jan 1937)
    5. 5. Lula (Bell Lou) Brewton (17 Jul 1885 – 3 May 1953)
    6. 6. Lillie (A) Brewton (3 Feb 1887 – 1 Sep 1908)
    7. 7. Little Brewton (4 Mar 1889 – 22 Jan 1890)
    8. 8. Infant (Daughter) Brewton (14 May 1889 – 22 Jan 1890)
    9. 9. Ollie (Carter) Brewton (7 Jun 1891 – 23 Sep 1945)
    10. 10. Aaron (M) Brewton (13 May 1894 – 19 Oct 1974)
    11. 11. Addie (S) Brewton (23 Jul 1897 – 18 Nov 1977)
    12. 12. Villa (Agnes) Brewton (Apr 1899 – 1934)
    13. 13. Angus (McMillan) Brewton (30 Sep 1901 – 23 Apr 1979)
  5. 5. Andrew (Dowling) Bowman (13 Jan 1859 – 21 Apr 1917) m. lula lambert (17sep1868 – 16jul1956)
    1. 1. Thomas Bowman (Aug 1885 – )
    2. 2. Corrie Bowman (Jun 1887 – )
    3. 3. Fannie Bowman (May 1892 – )
    4. 4. Bessie (I) Bowman (1894 – ) m. William (Oates) Young
      1. 1. Marjorie (Ann) Young (5 Jun 1927 – 2 Nov 2000)
    5. 5. Reuben (E) Bowman (1897 – ) m. bertha (bessie) n (1898 – 1969)
    6. 6. mattie Bowman (1899 – )
    7. 7. Claudy (L) Bowman (1902 – )
    8. 8. Adele (Estelle) bowman (10 Oct 1902 – 18 Nov 1986)
    9. 9. Andrew (dowling) Bowman (12 Jul 1905 – 10 Mar 1978) m. Maggie (Mae) Nicholson (20 Sep 1910 – 30 Oct 1996)
    10. 10. Louise (Lorraine) Bowman (14 Nov 1911 – 1995)

james bowman's Timeline

2 Records

1831
22 jul 1831
Birth of james dowling cook bowman in Escambia Co., Florida, USA
Escambia Co., Florida, USA
1856
23 dec 1856
Age 25
Death of james dowling cook bowman in Pine Barren, Escambia Co., Florida, USA
Pine Barren, Escambia Co., Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 jul 1831
    Event Place: Escambia Co., Florida, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 dec 1856
    Event Place: Pine Barren, Escambia Co., Florida, USA
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