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William H "Bluehead Willie" Bolling\ Bowling 1814–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Dec 1814

Birth Location: Perry, Kentucky

Death Date: 12 Jan 1897

Death Location: Leslie County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Justice Bowling

Mother: Hannah REED

Spouse(s): Susannah Sizemore, Elizabeth Eversole

Children(s): Hannah Bowling, John Bowling, Joseph Bowling, Lucy Bowling, Mary Bowling, Nancy Bowling, Robert Bowling, Sarah Bowling, Woolery Bowling

William H "Bluehead Willie" Bolling\ Bowling was born in 1814 in Perry, Kentucky, the child of Justice Bowling And Hannah Harriet Reed. William H "Bluehead Willie" Bolling\ Bowling married Elizabeth Betty Eversole, Susannah Ann Susan Sizemore, and had children including Hannah Eversole Bowling, John Eversole Spotted Jaw Bowling, Joseph Bowling, Lucy Bowling, Mary Polly Bowling, Nancy Bowling, Robert A Bowling, Sarah Julia Sally Bowling, Woolery Gilbert Bowling. William H "Bluehead Willie" Bolling\ Bowling passed away in 1897 in Leslie County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William H "Bluehead Willie" Bolling\ Bowling was born in 1814 in Perry, Kentucky, the child of Justice Bowling And Hannah Harriet Reed.
  • William H "Bluehead Willie" Bolling\ Bowling married Elizabeth Betty Eversole, Susannah Ann Susan Sizemore, and had children including Hannah Eversole Bowling, John Eversole Spotted Jaw Bowling, Joseph Bowling, Lucy Bowling, Mary Polly Bowling, Nancy Bowling, Robert A Bowling, Sarah Julia Sally Bowling, Woolery Gilbert Bowling.
  • William H "Bluehead Willie" Bolling\ Bowling passed away in 1897 in Leslie County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Bowling's Ancestors

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William Bowling
1814–1897
Birth Place: Perry, Kentucky
Parents
Justice Bowling
1796–1880
Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Hannah (Harriet) REED
1788–1872
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Jesse (Bowling) Bolling
1758–1841
Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Pennington
1765–1842
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Maj. Bolling)
1734–1832
Martha Phelps
1739–1780
CAPT SR
1743–1813
Rachel Jones
1740–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1700–1757
Elizabeth* Blair
1708–1775

William Bowling's Descendants

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William (H "Bluehead Willie" Bolling\) Bowling (16 Dec 1814–12 Jan 1897) m. Susannah (Ann 'Susan') Sizemore (January 1784–1862) m. Elizabeth (Betty) Eversole (20 August 1817–1878)
  1. 1. Hannah (Eversole) Bowling 1852–1941
  2. 2. John (Eversole Spotted Jaw) Bowling 1837–1915
  3. 3. Joseph Bowling 1854–1925
  4. 4. Lucy Bowling 1835–1904
  5. 5. Mary (Polly) Bowling 1847–1878
  6. 6. Nancy Bowling 1846–
  7. 7. Robert (A) Bowling 1838–1900
  8. 8. Sarah (Julia Sally) Bowling 1844–1881
  9. 9. Woolery (Gilbert) Bowling 1841–1921

William Bowling's Timeline

2 Records

1814
16 Dec 1814
Birth of William H "Bluehead Willie" Bolling\ Bowling in Perry, Kentucky
Perry, Kentucky
1897
12 Jan 1897
Age 83
Death of William H "Bluehead Willie" Bolling\ Bowling in Leslie County, Kentucky, USA
Leslie County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1814
    Event Place: Perry, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1897
    Event Place: Leslie County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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