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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): Mary Gillespie, Margaret Gillespie, Henry Gillespie, John Gillespie, Thomas Gillespie, William Gillespie, Margaret 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 Henry Gillespie, John Bowen Gillespie, Margaret Bowen Gillespie, Margaret Peggy Bowen Gillespie, Mary Jane Gillespie, Thomas Simpson Gillespie, William Bowen 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 Henry Gillespie, John Bowen Gillespie, Margaret Bowen Gillespie, Margaret Peggy Bowen Gillespie, Mary Jane Gillespie, Thomas Simpson Gillespie, William Bowen 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)

Mary Gillespie
1804–1880
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Margaret Gillespie
1805–1852
Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia,
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Henry Gillespie
1812–1885
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
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John Gillespie
1803–1878
Birth Location: Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
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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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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. Mary (Jane) Gillespie 1804–1880 m. Charles (P) Stratton 1790–1843 m. John Stretton 1805–
    1. 1. Harvey Stratton 1837–
    2. 2. Isaac (N.) Stratton 1823–1880
      1. 1. Roland (W) Stratton 1856–1909
        1. 1. Georgia Knox 1881–1958
      2. 2. James (Dorcas) Stratton 1862–1936
        1. 1. Harry (Clarence) Stratton 1899–1986
        2. 2. Charles (Willis) Stratton 1892–1984
        3. 3. Johnie Straton 1898–1975
        4. 4. Ada (A) Salmons 1903–1966
    3. 3. Rees (Bowen) Stratton 1838–1870 m. M (E) Stratton 1848–
    4. 4. Matilda (Jane (Stratton)) Burnett 1837–1915 m. James (Pleasant) Wade 1829–1900 m. James Burnett 1830–1869
      1. 1. John (Abbott) Wade 1864–1944
      2. 2. Charles (Bartley) Burnett 1869–1957
    5. 5. Charles Stratton 1842–1880
    6. 6. William (Charles) Stratton 1828–1880
      1. 1. Ella (Jane) Stratton 1864–1921
    7. 7. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Stratton 1827–1897 m. William (Bowen) Gillespie 1810–1853
    8. 8. Joseph Stratton 1833–
    9. 9. James Stratton 1836–1864 m. Isabelle (A.) Barnett 1839–1867 m. Isabella Carnahan 1829–
      1. 1. Sarah (Catherine) Stratton 1856–1896 m. William (Conner) Black 1842–1930
        1. 1. Susie (Sarah) Black 1896–1992 m. Walter (Lee) Baumann 1886–1960
        2. 2. Waldo (Conner) Black 1890–1934
        3. 3. William (Harry) Black 1887–1970
        4. 4. Edna Black 1884–1975 m. "Dick" (George Thomas Leonard) Ferguson 1873–1976
        5. 5. Willetta (Catherine) Black 1885–1978
      2. 2. Mary Stratten 1858–1937
        1. 1. Martha (Eva) Bays 1884–1910
        2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Shaffer 1886–1952
        3. 3. Bertie (Mae) Moon 1887–1944
      3. 3. Morris (Marshall) Stratton 1866–
        1. 1. Carson Stratton 1897–
        2. 2. Rosa (Elizabeth) Stratton 1896–1961
      4. 4. Thomas Barnett 1853–
      5. 5. John Barnett 1864–
      6. 6. Albert Barnett 1868–
      7. 7. Laura Barnett 1872–
      8. 8. Hannah Barnett 1873–
      9. 9. Rebecca (J) Stratton 1860–
      10. 10. Morris (Marshall) Stratton 1866–
      11. 11. Susan (Howard) Stratton 1862–1949
        1. 1. Clara (M.) Conley 1881–1976
      12. 12. Dora Stratton 1869–
        1. 1. Vernon (Carty *) Barker 1887–1957
      13. 13. Eleanor Stratton 1864–
        1. 1. Rose (Ella) May 1901–1977
    10. 10. Milbourne STRATTON 1849–1879
  2. 2. Margaret (Peggy Bowen) Gillespie 1805–1852
  3. 3. Henry Gillespie 1812–1885
  4. 4. John (Bowen) Gillespie 1803–1878
    1. 1. Susan Gillespie 1855–1915
      1. 1. Ephriam (Fredwell) Powell 1891–1970
        1. 1. Alma (M) Powell 1919–
  5. 5. Thomas (Simpson) Gillespie 1807–1862
  6. 6. William (Bowen) Gillespie 1810–1853 m. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Stratton 1827–1897
    1. 1. Mariah (Catherine) Gillespie 1852–1930
      1. 1. John (Frank) McGRAW 1875–1957
        1. 1. Kenneth (Ward "Mike") McGraw 1913–1976
        2. 2. Virginia (Hazel) McGRAW 1914–1981
      2. 2. Elizabeth (M) McGRAW 1873–
        1. 1. Carlton (Edmond) Houchins 1894–1942
  7. 7. Margaret (Bowen) Gillespie 1811–1892

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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