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Louisa "Levice" Bowen 1785 – 1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Russell, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1812

Death Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Father: John Bowen

Mother: Nancy Young

Spouse(s): Reese Gillespie

Children(s): John Gillespie, Mary Gillespie, Margaret Gillespie, Thomas Gillespie, William Gillespie, Margaret Gillespie, Henry Gillespie

Louisa "Levice" Bowen was born in 1785 in Russell, Tazewell, Virginia, USA, the child of John Harless Bowen and Nancy Agnes Young. Louisa "Levice" Bowen married Reese Bowen Gillespie, and had children including John Bowen Gillespie, Mary Jane Gillespie, Margaret Peggy Bowen Gillespie, Thomas Simpson Gillespie, William Bowen Gillespie, Margaret Bowen Gillespie, Henry Gillespie. Louisa "Levice" Bowen passed away in 1812 in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Louisa "Levice" Bowen was born in 1785 in Russell, Tazewell, Virginia, USA, the child of John Harless Bowen and Nancy Agnes Young.
  • Louisa "Levice" Bowen married Reese Bowen Gillespie, and had children including John Bowen Gillespie, Mary Jane Gillespie, Margaret Peggy Bowen Gillespie, Thomas Simpson Gillespie, William Bowen Gillespie, Margaret Bowen Gillespie, Henry Gillespie.
  • Louisa "Levice" Bowen passed away in 1812 in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bowen
1769 – 1789
Birth Location: Glade Creek, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Young
1763 – 1845
Birth Location: Glade Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Reese Gillespie
1782 – 1871
Birth Location: Clinch Mtn, Russell Tazewell, VA, USA
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Children(s)

John Gillespie
1803 – 1878
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
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Mary Gillespie
1804 – 1880
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Margaret Gillespie
1805 – 1852
Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia,
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Thomas Gillespie
1807 – 1862
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
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William Gillespie
1810 – 1853
Birth Location: Clinch Mtn, Tazewell Co, VA
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Margaret Gillespie
1811 – 1892
Birth Location: Tazewell, Virginia
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Henry Gillespie
1812 – 1885
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
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Louisa Bowen's Ancestors

Self
Louisa Bowen
1785 – 1812
Birth Place: Russell, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Harless Bowen
1769 – 1789
Glade Creek, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Agnes) Young
1763 – 1845
Glade Creek, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (T) Gillespie
1717 – 1800
Cowpasture River,Augusta,Virginia, United States
Mary Clendenning
1725 – 1797
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Louisa Bowen's Descendants

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Louisa ("Levice") Bowen (1785 – 1812) m. Reese (Bowen) Gillespie (04 Nov 1782 – 19 June 1871)
  1. 1. John (Bowen) Gillespie (01 Dec 1803 – 30 Dec 1878)
    1. 1. Susan Gillespie (06 Sep 1855 – 15 Mar 1915)
      1. 1. Ephriam (Fredwell) Powell (25 Jun 1891 – 1 Sep 1970)
        1. 1. Alma (M) Powell (abt 1919 – )
  2. 2. Mary (Jane) Gillespie (Abt. 1804 – 1880) m. Charles (P) Stratton (5 Jun 1790 – Abt. 1843) m. John Stretton (abt 1805 – )
    1. 1. Isaac (N.) Stratton (abt 1823 – aft 1880)
      1. 1. Roland (W) Stratton (9 Jan 1856 – 6 Sep 1909)
        1. 1. Georgia Knox (1881 – 1958)
      2. 2. James (Dorcas) Stratton (4 January 1862 – 2 May 1936)
        1. 1. Charles (Willis) Stratton (19 December 1892 – 1984)
        2. 2. Johnie Straton (1898 – Jul 1975)
        3. 3. Harry (Clarence) Stratton (13 September 1899 – 2 November 1986)
        4. 4. Ada (A) Salmons (8 April 1903 – 26 January 1966)
    2. 2. James (William) Stratton (abt 1836 – 30 Apr 1864) m. Isabelle (A.) Barnett (abt 1839 – 20 Aug 1867) m. Martha Graves m. Martha Graves m. Isabella Carnahan (1829 – )
      1. 1. Sarah (Catherine) Stratton (15 July 1856 – 26 November 1896) m. William (Conner) Black (abt 1842 – 25 May 1930)
        1. 1. Edna Black (20 May 1884 – October 1975) m. "Dick" (George Thomas Leonard) Ferguson (06 Oct 1873 – 25 Jan 1976)
        2. 2. Willetta (Catherine) Black (1885 – 1978)
        3. 3. William (Harry) Black (2 December 1887 – 22 July 1970)
        4. 4. Waldo (Conner) Black (11 October 1890 – 8 April 1934)
        5. 5. Susie (Sarah) Black (20 April 1896 – 15 November 1992) m. Walter (Lee) Baumann (30 DEC 1886 – 26 FEB 1960)
      2. 2. Rebecca (J) Stratten (abt 1860 – )
      3. 3. Mary ('Molly' E) Stratton (abt 1858 – 20 Apr 1937)
        1. 1. Martha (Eva) Bays (22 March 1884 – 16 August 1910)
        2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Shaffer (2 February 1886 – 27 January 1952)
        3. 3. Bertie (Mae) Moon (7 Mar 1887 – 31 Jan 1944)
      4. 4. Susan (Howard) Stratton (17 January 1862 – 27 July 1949)
        1. 1. Clara (M.) Conley (10 Jun 1881 – 10 Mar 1976)
      5. 5. Eleanor Stratton (Sep 1864 – )
        1. 1. Rose (Ella) May (22 November 1901 – 17 October 1977)
      6. 6. Morris (Marshall) Stratton (1866 – )
      7. 7. Hannah Barnett (Abt 1873 – )
      8. 8. Thomas Barnett (Abt 1853 – )
      9. 9. John Barnett (Abt 1864 – )
      10. 10. Morris (Marshall) Stratton (1866 – )
        1. 1. Rosa (Elizabeth) Stratton (27 FEB 1896 – 16 JAN 1961)
        2. 2. Carson Stratton (Nov 1897 – )
      11. 11. Albert Barnett (Abt 1868 – )
      12. 12. Dora Stratton (Abt 1869 – )
        1. 1. Vernon (Carty *) Barker (6 Oct 1887 – 17 Apr 1957)
      13. 13. Laura Barnett (Abt 1872 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Stratton (About 1827 – 9 March 1897) m. William (Bowen) Gillespie (14 Feb 1810 – 9 August 1853)
    4. 4. William (Charles) Stratton (Abt. 1828 – Feb 1880)
      1. 1. Ella (Jane) Stratton (1 September 1864 – 14 December 1921)
    5. 5. Joseph Stratton (About 1833 – )
    6. 6. Harvey Stratton (1837 – )
    7. 7. Matilda (Jane (Stratton)) Burnett (Jan 1837 – 25 May 1915) m. James Burnett (abt 1830 – abt 1869) m. James (Pleasant) Wade (May 1829 – 1900)
      1. 1. Charles (Bartley) Burnett (5 Aug 1869 – 20 Nov 1957)
      2. 2. John (Abbott) Wade (31 Dec 1864 – 12 Jul 1944)
    8. 8. Rees (Bowen) Stratton (March 1838 – 11 Apr 1870) m. M (E) Stratton (abt 1848 – )
    9. 9. Charles Stratton (Abt 1842 – Feb 1880)
    10. 10. Milbourne STRATTON (abt 1849 – 13 Feb 1879)
  3. 3. Margaret (Peggy Bowen) Gillespie (13 Oct 1805 – 1852)
  4. 4. Thomas (Simpson) Gillespie (13 Dec 1807 – 16 Jun 1862)
  5. 5. William (Bowen) Gillespie (14 Feb 1810 – 9 August 1853) m. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Stratton (About 1827 – 9 March 1897)
    1. 1. Mariah (Catherine) Gillespie (20 Sep 1852 – 7 Feb 1930)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (M) McGRAW (24 March 1873 – )
        1. 1. Carlton (Edmond) Houchins (20 March 1894 – 4 October 1942)
      2. 2. John (Frank) McGRAW (11 August 1875 – 11 November 1957)
        1. 1. Kenneth (Ward "Mike") McGraw (28 May 1913 – Oct 1976)
        2. 2. Virginia (Hazel) McGRAW (21 December 1914 – 15 June 1981)
  6. 6. Margaret (Bowen) Gillespie (16 Jun 1811 – 12 Feb 1892)
  7. 7. Henry Gillespie (08 Mar 1812 – 29 Nov 1885)

Louisa Bowen's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Louisa "Levice" Bowen in Russell, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Russell, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1812
1812
Age 27
Death of Louisa "Levice" Bowen in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Russell, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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