William Jones BOWLING^[1]

1840 - 1916  (76 years)

• Name	William Jones BOWLING  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Born	20 Jan 1840	Haywood County, Tennessee   [2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Minister
  Buried	Mar 1916	Rowe Cemetery, Hedley, Donley County, Texas   [10, 11]
  Died	28 Mar 1916	Hedley, Donley County, Texas   [10, 11]
  	Age: 76
  Person ID	I-2144834751	Our Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Burgess BOWLING,   b. 1819, Haywood County, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 3 Mar 1845, Ashport, Lauderdale, Tennessee, USA  (Age < 26 years)
  Mother	Minerva M. JONES,   b. Abt 1825, North Carolina ,   d. 1887, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas  (Age 62 years)
  Married	1840
  Family ID	F482	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth KENNEDY,   b. 9 Jul 1847, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA ,   d. 3 Jun 1907, Hedley, Donley, Texas, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Married	22 Dec 1863	Tippah County, Mississippi   [7]
  Children	1. Stella Ophelia BOWLING,   b. 13 Apr 1867, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Aug 1938, Claude, Armstrong, Texas, USA  (Age 71 years)   2. Mary Lou BOWLING,   b. 23 Sep 1869, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Jun 1870, Tennessee  (Age 0 years)   3. Wesley Burgess BOWLING,   b. 10 Feb 1872, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Oct 1873, Tennessee  (Age 1 years)   4. Velma Eliska BOWLING,   b. 10 Sep 1874, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Dec 1926, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA  (Age 52 years)   5. Oscar Alexander BOWLING,   b. 10 Sep 1876, Texas ,   d. 27 Jul 1878, Texas  (Age 1 years)   6. Oliver Danaher BOWLING,   b. 10 Jul 1878, Texas ,   d. 15 Sep 1880, Texas  (Age 2 years)   7. Willie Orlander BOWLING,   b. 23 Jul 1880, Texas ,   d. 20 Sep 1880, Texas  (Age 0 years)   8. Homer Alfred BOWLING,   b. 10 Aug 1881, Texas ,   d. 28 Jul 1968, Clarendon, Donley County, Texas  (Age 86 years)   9. Olin Herschal BOWLING,   b. 13 Apr 1884, Texas ,   d. 19 Feb 1890, Texas  (Age 5 years)   10. Horatio Hayden BOWLING,   b. 5 Mar 1887, Texas ,   d. 27 June 1964, Torrance County, New Mexico  (Age 77 years)   11. Panthia Verena BOWLING,   b. 9 May 1891, Texas ,   d. 27 Jul 1951, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2021
  Family ID	F484	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The Bowling family moved west to Texas in December, 1875. They came by train to Dallas, Texas, then continued their journey in a covered wagon. William Jones Bowling was a Baptist minister, an occupation he was called to while a Confederate prisoner of war in a Union prison during the Civil War. Grave marker inscribed Rev. W.J. Bowling, "Papa, Rest in Peace." Buried in Rowe Cemetery, Donley County, Texas. Family Bible written in the hand of Stella Ophelia Bowling Cunningham lists names and birthdates for family members listed for William Jones Bowling and Mary Elizabeth Kennedy. Copy is in possession of Mary Elder Davis.

  
  

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