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Wiley Franklin Bowden 1813–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1813

Birth Location: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 7 Aug 1851

Death Location: Pope County, Arkansas, USA

Father: John Bowden

Mother: Anna Blackburn

Spouse(s): Susanah Pollock

Children(s): William Bowden, John Bowden, Mary Bowden, Allen Bowden

The story of Wiley Franklin Bowden began in 1813 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA. Wiley Franklin Bowden married Susanah Pollock, and had children including Allen Grundy Bowden, John Wesley Bowden, Mary Jane Bowden, William N Bowden. Wiley Franklin Bowden passed away in 1851 in Pope County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Wiley Franklin Bowden began in 1813 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA.
  • Wiley Franklin Bowden married Susanah Pollock, and had children including Allen Grundy Bowden, John Wesley Bowden, Mary Jane Bowden, William N Bowden.
  • Wiley Franklin Bowden passed away in 1851 in Pope County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bowden
1777–1865
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Anna Blackburn
1784–1849
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susanah Pollock
1821–1880
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

William Bowden
1840–1861
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
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John Bowden
1842–1932
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Bowden
1844–1930
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
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Allen Bowden
1847–1926
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
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Wiley Bowden's Ancestors

Self
Wiley Bowden
1813–1851
Birth Place: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Parents
John S. Bowden
1777–1865
North Carolina, USA
Anna Blackburn
1784–1849
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (S.) Bowden
1742–1834
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Martha Smith
1755–1836
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Samuel Blackburn
1759–1835
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Ann Matthews
1761–1840
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Bowdoin
1720–1774
Elizabeth Travis
1726–1810
Hugh Smith
1729–1781
Jane Barker
1728–1800
Benjamin Blackburn
1713–1791
Mary Dukes
1721–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bowdoin
1701–1739
Elizabeth Folsom
1710–1742
Melchoir Smith
1710–1807
Elizabeth Scott
1710–1800
Thomas Barker
1697–1771
Mary Sikes
–1790
Hugh Blackburn
1680–1752
Susan Crawford
1680–1791
Stanley Blackburn
1700–1780
Ann Dunham
1700–1791

Wiley Bowden's Descendants

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Wiley (Franklin) Bowden (3 Mar 1813–7 Aug 1851) m. Susanah Pollock (3 Sep 1821–26 Apr 1880)
  1. 1. William (N.) Bowden 1840–1861
  2. 2. John (Wesley) Bowden 1842–1932 m. Emma (J.) Frawick 1864– m. Susan (Jane) Chronister 1845–1886
    1. 1. Ella Bowden 1876–
    2. 2. Marion Bowden 1878–
    3. 3. Lizzie Bowden 1880–
    4. 4. Florence Bowden 1883–
    5. 5. Beulah (E) Bowden 1887–
    6. 6. Vance (S) Bowden 1898–
  3. 3. Mary (Jane) Bowden 1844–1930 m. William (Perry) Gillum 1843–1923 m. Mathias Kees 1840–1862
    1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Gillum 1866–1963
    2. 2. Francis (Tennie) Gillum 1868–1948
    3. 3. Lizzie (A.) Gillum 1871–1909
    4. 4. Susannah (Belle) Gillum 1872–1966 m. Isaac (Newton) Crouch 1851–1912 m. William (Adolphus) James 1857–1936
      1. 1. Thomas (Newton) Crouch 1900–1977 m. Myrtle Scott 1902–1988
        1. 1. Thomas (Newton Crouch) Jr. 1926–1992
        2. 2. Paul Crouch 1935–2014
        3. 3. Viola (C.) Crouch 1922–2013 m. Earle (Harrison) Combs 1914–2001 m. Ira (Vernoal "Fats") Shembarger 1917–1997 m. Harold (Augusta) Scott 1909–1984
        4. 4. Dorothy (Allene) Crouch 1925–1993
        5. 5. Paulline Crouch 1928–2015
        6. 6. Richard (Lee) Crouch 1930–2019
        7. 7. George Crouch 1932–2021
        8. 8. Joyce (May) Crouch 1938–2009
        9. 9. Zona (Marie) Crouch 1924–2014 m. Rupert (Roland Wright) Jr 1922–1988
        10. 10. Donald (Eugene) Crouch 1942–1957
      2. 2. Raymond (Joseph) Crouch 1910–1936
      3. 3. Theo (Myrtle) Crouch 1895–1906
      4. 4. William (Monroe) Crouch 1892–1958
    5. 5. Dora (Alice) Gillum 1875–1949
    6. 6. Harris (Tilden) Gillum 1877–1925
    7. 7. Mary (Ellen Maude) Gillum 1879–1896
    8. 8. Albert (T) Gillum 1899–
  4. 4. Allen (Grundy) Bowden 1847–1926 m. Margaret (E.) Roberts 1850– m. Clare (Louise Fain) Wright 1870–
    1. 1. Emma Bowden 1878–
    2. 2. Addie Bowden 1887–

Wiley Bowden's Timeline

2 Records

1813
3 Mar 1813
Birth of Wiley Franklin Bowden in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
1851
7 Aug 1851
Age 38
Death of Wiley Franklin Bowden in Pope County, Arkansas, USA
Pope County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1813
    Event Place: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1851
    Event Place: Pope County, Arkansas, USA
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