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Joshua Bowling 1773–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1773

Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Sumner, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Bowling

Mother: Jane Asbury

Spouse(s): Nancy Kesterson

Children(s): Joshua Jr., William Bowling, Benjamin Bowling, Edmund Bowling, Rose Bowling, James Bowling

In 1773, Joshua Bowling entered the world in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA, born to John Bowling And Jane Asbury. Joshua Bowling married Nancy Ann Kesterson, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Bowling, Edmund Bowling, James L Bowling, Joshua Bowling Jr, Rose Bowling, William Bowling. Joshua Bowling passed away in 1840 in Sumner, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1773, Joshua Bowling entered the world in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA, born to John Bowling And Jane Asbury.
  • Joshua Bowling married Nancy Ann Kesterson, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Bowling, Edmund Bowling, James L Bowling, Joshua Bowling Jr, Rose Bowling, William Bowling.
  • Joshua Bowling passed away in 1840 in Sumner, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bowling
1734–1794
Birth Location: St. Paul's Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
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Jane Asbury
1735–1829
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Kesterson
1764–1840
Birth Location: Fauquier, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Joshua Jr.
1804–1870
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, USA
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William Bowling
1799–
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Benjamin Bowling
1810–1881
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Edmund Bowling
1807–1871
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Rose Bowling
1806–
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, USA
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James Bowling
1812–
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, USA
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Joshua Bowling's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Bowling
1773–1840
Birth Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Bowling
1734–1794
St. Paul's Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Jane Asbury
1735–1829
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Bowling
1704–1767
St. Paul's Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Mary Latham
1705–1735
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Bowling
1688–1753
Mary Slaughter
1686–1719
John Latham
1683–1769
Mary Williams
1683–1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Bowling
1670–1736
Eleanor Rolfe
1670–1754

Joshua Bowling's Descendants

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Joshua Bowling (1773–1840) m. Nancy (Ann) Kesterson (1764–Bef. 1840)
  1. 1. Joshua (Bowling) Jr. 1804–1870 m. Mariah (Martha) Smith 1801–1860
    1. 1. John (M) Bowling 1827–1892 m. Grazilla Wright 1824–1889
      1. 1. Louisa (Jane) Bowling 1853–1918 m. Nathaniel (Alexander) Ray 1853–1912 m. Henry (Shelton) Crain 1853–1932
        1. 1. Sarah (Grizilla "Sallie") Ray 1871–1935 m. Lankston (Franklin) Flatt 1868–1940
        2. 2. Eliza (Belle) Ray 1882–1957 m. Charles (Edward "Charlie") Bowers 1879–1967
        3. 3. Martha (Jane) Ray 1873–1929 m. Burris ("Doc") Flatt 1868–1945 m. P. (E.) Hardee 1869–1935
        4. 4. James (R.) Ray 1879–1948 m. Kate Bests –1964
        5. 5. Oran Ray 1881–1944
        6. 6. John (Tilden) Ray 1877–1922 m. Martha (Kelly) Rogers(Ray) 1881–1965
        7. 7. Andrew (Calloway) Ray 1874–1944 m. Josephine (Fannie) McCarley 1878–1916 m. Leta Cook 1886–1953
      2. 2. Martha (A.) Bowling 1849–1890 m. James (H.) Tefitiller 1849–
      3. 3. William (Rankin "Shorty") Bowling 1863–1935 m. Buford (Elnora "Nora") Plumlee 1869–1951
        1. 1. Isaac (Walter) Bowling 1885–1950 m. Nancy (Louise) McCarley 1886–1961
        2. 2. Allie (Mae) Bowling 1889–1975 m. Archer (D.) Crain 1887–1952
      4. 4. Mara ("Mariah" Adeline) Bowling 1855–1926 m. Robert (Luther) Matheus 1852–1927
        1. 1. Rosa (Ethelind) Matheus 1880–1946 m. Arhtur (Franklin) Curtis 1878–1961
        2. 2. Eddie Matheus 1882–
        3. 3. John (Edward) Matheus 1892–1967
        4. 4. Robert (Rankin) Matheus 1886–1957
        5. 5. Vesta (Josephine) Matheus 1884–1942 m. Sam (Alexander) Kell 1882–1956
        6. 6. Luther Matheus 1876–
        7. 7. Charles (Alexander) Matheus 1888–1897
      5. 5. Amanda (Josephine) Bollin 1858–1931 m. William (James) Bollin 1856–1916
        1. 1. Willard (Alden) Bollin 1895–1968 m. Susie (V.) Turpin 1898–
        2. 2. Dollie (Etta) Bollin 1890–1914 m. Bradford 1888–
        3. 3. Millard (Waldon) Bollin 1898–1962
        4. 4. Della (Lucinda) Bollin 1883–1885
        5. 5. Isom (Alexander "Jack") Bollin 1887–1943 m. Jeffie (Lucille) Foster 1893–1985
        6. 6. Lillie (B.) Bollin 1880– m. James (W. "Will") Richmond 1876–
        7. 7. Infant Bollin 1892–1892
        8. 8. William (Robert) Bollin 1885–1944 m. Lula J. 1889–1941
        9. 9. Chesterfield Bollin 1892–1894
        10. 10. Nathaniel (Austin) Bollin 1877–1879
      6. 6. Eliza (T.) Bowling 1851–1930 m. William (Alexander) Richardson 1849–1921
        1. 1. Candy (Fayette "Fate") Richardson 1889–1957 m. Martha (Irene) Carlisle 1892–1958
        2. 2. Nora (Jane "Janie") Richardson 1886– m. E. (L.) York 1875–
        3. 3. Lula (Lee) Richardson 1882–1919
        4. 4. Margaret (Lee) Richardson 1871–1938 m. Will (M.) Stafford 1863–1908
        5. 5. Ina (Adaline) Richardson 1884–1966 m. James (Perry(Jim)) Stafford 1875–1933
        6. 6. Mary (I. "Mollie") Richardson 1870–1944 m. George (C.) Coble 1891–1953
        7. 7. Ellen Richardson 1896–1979 m. Habib (P.) Prestridge 1893–1978
        8. 8. Nancy (J.) Richardson 1876–1966 m. Uriah (Vincent) Stafford 1869–1959
        9. 9. Etta (E.) Richardson 1891–1968 m. T. (W.) Carter 1870–
        10. 10. William (A.) Richardson 1884–1930
      7. 7. John (M. Bowling) Jr. 1869–1876
      8. 8. Jefferson (Davis) Bowling 1861–1926 m. Mary (Elvira "Molly") Butler 1868–1963
        1. 1. Chester Bowling 1885–1886
        2. 2. Nellie (B) Bowling 1894– m. Stark 1885–
        3. 3. Infant (Son) Bowling 1889–1889
        4. 4. Essie (Myrtle) Bowling 1888–1966 m. Rube (Kenneth) Pounds 1879–1963
        5. 5. Essie (Myrtle) Bowling 1888–1982 m. J.O. East 1884–1956
  2. 2. William Bowling 1799– m. Rachel Myers 1809–
  3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) Bowling 1810–1881 m. Nancy (Jane) Wilkerson 1812–
  4. 4. Edmund Bowling 1807–1871 m. Ellender Black 1807–1880
  5. 5. Rose Bowling 1806– m. Wilson Myers 1804–
  6. 6. James (L.) Bowling 1812– m. Ruth Walden 1814–

Joshua Bowling's Timeline

2 Records

1773
1773
Birth of Joshua Bowling in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 67
Death of Joshua Bowling in Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Sumner, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1773
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Sumner, Tennessee, USA
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