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From: Charles Hartley <>
Subject: Bowles in Henry County VA
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 11:09:12 -0500

Using the census records indexes for Henry County VA, I find the
following Bowles families from 1820-1850:

1820 Federal Census: Virginia, Henry County, page 28
Alexander Bowles - 00001-0

1830 Federal Census: Virginia, Henry County, page 185
Alexander H. Bowles - 010001-021001

1840 Federal Census: Virginia, Henry County, page 277
Alexander Bowles - 0101001-201111

1850 Federal Census: Virginia, Henry County, page 15
household 321/321
Alexander Bowls - 56 M, farmer, VA
Catharine Bowls - 55 F, VA
Elizabeth Bowls - 28 F, VA
Magy Bowls - 26 F, VA
Middleton Bowls - 10 M, VA
Malinda Bowls - 14 F, VA
Catharine F. Bowls - 14 F, VA

1850 Federal Census: Virginia, Henry County, page 17
household 357/357
John M. Bowls - 33 M, farmer, VA
Mary Bowls - 28 F, VA
James Bowls - 6 M, VA
Henry C. Bowls - 5 M, VA
William A. Bowls - 3 M, VA
Harriet Bowls - 2, VA

1850 Federal Census: Virginia, Henry County, page 23
household 165/165
Martha Cabinis - 43 F, VA
Lemuel Bowls - 27 M, farmer, VA
Nancy Bowls - 20 F, VA
Nancy Bowls - 1/12 F, VA

1850 Federal Census: Virginia, Henry County, page 33
household 447/447
Joseph Bowls - 31 M, laborer, VA
Lucinda Bowls - 30 F, VA
Mary Bowls - 5 F, VA
(not named) Bowls - 6/12 F, VA

I had thought that Alexander might be the father of Joseph, but
Joseph doesn't appear in Henry County until he marries Lucinda
Robertson on 9 May 1846. Since he was born about 1819, he should be
on someone's list for '20, '30, and '40; but Alexander does not show
a male the right age in those years.

Any ideas on who Joseph's parents might be?

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