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Mary Polly Bowling 1803–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1803

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 08 Oct 1854

Death Location: Leonard, Shelby County, Missouri, USA

Father: Daniel Bowling

Mother: Sarah Sinclair

Spouse(s): Benjamin Jr

Children(s): Stephen Forman, Thomas Forman, John Forman

The story of Mary Polly Bowling began in 1803 in Kentucky, United States. Mary Polly Bowling married Benjamin Franklin Forman Jr, and had children including John Forman, Stephen Forman, Thomas Washington Forman. Mary Polly Bowling passed away in 1854 in Leonard, Shelby County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Polly Bowling began in 1803 in Kentucky, United States.
  • Mary Polly Bowling married Benjamin Franklin Forman Jr, and had children including John Forman, Stephen Forman, Thomas Washington Forman.
  • Mary Polly Bowling passed away in 1854 in Leonard, Shelby County, Missouri, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Bowling's Ancestors

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Mary Bowling
1803–1854
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
Daniel Bowling
1775–1847
Virginia
Sarah Sinclair
1804–1870
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Bowling's Descendants

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Mary (Polly) Bowling (15 Apr 1803–08 Oct 1854) m. Benjamin (Franklin Forman) Jr (18 Mar 1795–Feb 1874)
  1. 1. Stephen Forman 1826–1880 m. Jemima (Frances) Greer 1837–1919
    1. 1. Mary (Susan) Forman 1860–1947 m. James Ellis 1863–1942
      1. 1. Nelle (J) Ellis 1888–1963 m. Vincent (de Paul Cunningham) I 1887–1921
        1. 1. Vincent (de Paul) Cunningham 1910–1967 m. Margaret (Courtney) Chapman 1919–1984 m. Martha (Kathryn) Petry 1912–2003
        2. 2. Ruth (Virginia) Cunningham 1918–1993 m. William (Joseph) Ward 1884–
        3. 3. Dorothy (Jane) Cunningham 1925–1997 m. Louis (Bernard) BOWEN 1923–2016
        4. 4. Elizabeth (jemima) Cunningham 1912–2011
        5. 5. W. (F.) Cunningham 1915–1990 m. Mary (C) Cunningham 1917–2009
        6. 6. John (Edward) Cunningham 1922–1945
        7. 7. Mary (Ellen) Cunningham –2018
      2. 2. Steve Ellis 1892–1964 m. Anna (M) Chumm 1902–1977
        1. 1. Richard (Paul) Ellis 1926–2001
        2. 2. Harold Ellis 1925–
      3. 3. Frank (L) Ellis 1894–1964 m. Mary Ellis 1894–
        1. 1. Bessie (N) Ellis 1917–
        2. 2. Frank (P) Ellis 1918–
        3. 3. Robert (Warren) Ellis 1920–
        4. 4. Garnet (Lorene) Ellis 1923–
      4. 4. Mamie Ellis 1896–1988 m. Ernest Waterston 1892–1958
        1. 1. Mary (C) Waterston 1926–1997 m. Haskell (A) Preston 1923–1984
      5. 5. Virgie Ellis 1900–
      6. 6. Benjamin Ellis 1906–
      7. 7. Steve Ellis 1893–
      8. 8. Mary Ellis 1896–
      9. 9. Bennie Ellis 1906–
      10. 10. Fred Ellis 1883–1899
    2. 2. Lewis (Adolphus) Forman 1858–1920
    3. 3. John (Wesley) Forman 1855–
    4. 4. Martha (Alice) Forman 1863–
    5. 5. Franklin (Luther) Forman 1865–1940
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Ann) Forman 1868–
    7. 7. Benjamin (Warren) Forman 1874–
    8. 8. James (Marcus) Forman 1877–
    9. 9. Ida (Catherine) Forman 1885–
    10. 10. William (Douglas) Forman 1857–
    11. 11. Martha (A.) Foreman 1877–
  2. 2. Thomas (Washington) Forman 1844–1912
  3. 3. John Forman 1832–1916

Mary Bowling's Timeline

2 Records

1803
15 Apr 1803
Birth of Mary Polly Bowling in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1854
08 Oct 1854
Age 51
Death of Mary Polly Bowling in Shelby, Missouri, United States
Shelby, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1803
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Oct 1854
    Event Place: Shelby, Missouri, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leonard, Shelby County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012

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