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Stella Ophelia Bowling and Amos Blakey Cunningham

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Last updated on June 21, 2007

The following portrait was taken of my great-great-grandparents Stella Ophelia Bowling and Amos Blakey Cunningham on May 30, 1894, their wedding day, in Collin County, Texas. Stella Bowling was the daughter of William J. Bowling and Mary Elizabeth Kennedy and Amos Cunningham was the son of Johnson Franklin Cunningham and Mary Anne Penelope Anthony.

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  1. Karen
    Karen

    Your site is very nice, but I got a little confused with it. Do you have any more on the Bowling family? I’m researching Bowling for my best friend, and I think your Bowling line is related to hers. Here is what I think is your line. I’m not sure. Do you know your Bowling line? Let me know if this is your line? Thanks.

    Benjamin BOWLING, JR married Mary LATHAM. [Note: My friend’s family is descended from this family.]

    I. Benjamin Bowling, Jr. married Winifred GARRSON.

    …A. Jarrett Bowling married Eleanor GARRISON.

    ……1. Henry BOWLING b. 1785 in Tazewell Co., VA. Married Ann HIGGINBOTHAN.

    ……..a. Charles BOWLING married Irene ATKINS.

    ………..i. James A. Bowling

    ………..ii. Martha Elizabeth Bowling

    ………..iii. William J. Bowling m. Mary (Mollie) Elizabeth Kennedy

    ………..iv. Benjamin H. Bowling

    ………..v. Rebecca Bowling

    ………..vi. Andrew Bowling

    …………..[I] STELLA OPHELIA BOWLING

    …………..[II] Velma G. Bowling

    …………..[III] Oliver (Ollie) Bowling

    1880 U.S. Federal Census. Name. STELLA O. BOWLING. Age 13. Estimated birth year: 1867. Birthplace: Tennessee. Occupation: At Home. Relationship to head-of-household: Daughter. Home in 1880: Precinct 7, Wise, Texas. Marital Status: Single. Race: White. Gender: Female. Father’s name: William J. Bowling. Father’s birthplace: Tennessee. Mother’s name: Mollie E. Bowling. Mother’s birthplace: Mississippi. 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Precinct 7, Wise, Texas. Roll: T9_1333. Family History Film: 1255333. Page 243A. Enumeration District 131. Enumerated on June 15&16, 1880.

    July 25, 2005
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  2. Hello
    I was searching for the Bowling family and stumbled upon this site. I also am descended from Benjamin Bowling and Mary Latham (as above post) and I am also confused now! LOL
    Does this Stella Bowling fall under their lineage? We have a Stella Bowling too but our lines disagree further up the tree.
    I would love help in sorting this out and seeing if this is indeed “my” Stella too =)
    Thanks!
    Jeanette

    October 8, 2006
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  3. Bettye (Bolding) Pickard
    Bettye (Bolding) Pickard

    Thank you!

    November 12, 2006
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  4. rebecca bowling
    rebecca bowling

    Hey i would like to talk to you about the bowlings. I am a bowling and my dad is from lychburg. we are related to some white people but we dont really know are line real well. email and get back to me thanks

    June 16, 2007
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  5. Rebecca, I tried to e-mail you, but my e-mail bounced back. If you see this reply, please e-mail me directly a dana dot huff at gmail dot com.

    June 17, 2007
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  6. David Bowling
    David Bowling

    I am a descendent of Jarret Bowling (m. Elenor Garrison).

    Bemjamin Bowling Jr.
    .
    Jarrett Bowling
    .
    Benjamin J. Bowling
    .
    Henry H. Bowling
    .
    Perry Lyons Bowling
    .
    Manuel Bowling
    .
    Emerson Bowling
    .
    Me

    July 2, 2007
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  7. Dalene L. Worthington
    Dalene L. Worthington

    I am related to a Rebecca Bowling. She was born on 11 Aug. 1763 in Virginia and married David Hudson was born in 1760 in Virginia. Do you know anything about this Rebecca, her parents and sibblings.

    July 4, 2007
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  8. dale bowling
    dale bowling

    jarret bowling was my grandpa as well george henrey bowling b march 10 1866 d may 20 1933 was my great grampa his wife was mary walker they were in ky . i do know a little about them and some of the past

    March 21, 2008
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  9. Lorri J Bowling
    Lorri J Bowling

    karen
    the writings about stella ophelia bowling cunningham are of great concern to me help me this Bowling woman. I am searching diligently for information for myself, my aunt and etc etc. for family of james bowling, USA ARMY born in chicago illinois, famiyt from virginia possible married a gal from tennessee i believe and lived in Kentucky. He james Arthur bowling moved to new castle canada and married anne victoria lumsden. i seek info on jmaes bowling one and two generations before james arthur bowling. of native decent but may have put white on census.
    my aunt and i are at a loss right now and want to complete a beautiful genealogy charting. related to a mary murphy bowling whom married a james bowling geneartions down from stella. we have a stella bowling related to us generations up from this stella.
    can you help.
    thank you lorri bowling

    March 21, 2010
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  10. rebecca bowling
    rebecca bowling

    I am a decendent of Ollie Oscar & Lola May Bowling ( Faternal Grandparents). Curious to see if this may be my Bowling line…..Thanks

    June 17, 2010
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  11. Darla Sams
    Darla Sams

    This Bowling line is descended from Thomas Bouldinge.
    Look at Larry Darden Bowling’s web site…..
    and ((( Bolling family association ))))) http://www.bolling.net/

    Boulden, Bolling, Bowling, Boulden, Bouldin, Boling are the different spellings of the name.

    DNA has been tested in this line…

    It is not the Benjamin Bolling line-sorry!

    August 29, 2010
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  12. I am a descendant of James and Charlotte Bowling of Haralson County, Georgia, they were my Grandparents and we have a very large family, very large. Just wondering if you had any ties to these Bowlings. There is a bunch of us! Thank you. Roy

    June 9, 2011
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    • Not sure, Roy. How long ago? My Bowlings were in Tennessee by the Civil War.

      June 9, 2011
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  13. Matthew A. Bowling
    Matthew A. Bowling

    Hi, my name is Matthew Bowling from way down here in South Texas, my grandparents were Matha and Newell Bowling (fraternal). I am a wine and spirits consultant down here in RGV Texas and graduated with a history degree and realized how little I knew of my own family. I was curious so this is my start at digging in my spare time and I came across your site( very nice by the way). I am not sure if you are from my branch of the Bowling family but thought maybe you can point me in the right directions. Thanks so much.

    Matt

    June 11, 2011
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    • Hi Matthew, I am not sure if there is a connection or not. Your grandparents’ names are not familiar to me. Do you by any chance know the names of your grandfather’s grandparents?

      June 11, 2011
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  14. S. Festog
    S. Festog

    Dana, Does the name Mrs. G.B. Bowling possibly from Tennessee ring any bells. I had purchased a victorian styled box with that name and a date july 22, 1885 on it. It was Manufactured by Wilcox Silver Plate Co. est. 1867 in Meriden, Conn. I’m trying to find some background information on the Bowling family myself for some history to this box. Thanks

    July 16, 2011
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    • I’m afraid it doesn’t, but the state has a lot of Bowlings. I don’t think my particular branch were living in Tennessee any longer by 1885.

      July 16, 2011
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