Bowen family web
: Family group fact sheet :
Joshua Bowen & Margaret Cobb > Green Bowen & Elizabeth Fobar >
The Family group of :
Abraham Bowen & Adeline Prudence Courtney
Rice ( Ben's direct line > )
| Birthdate | March 14, 1850 | Place of Birth | Illinois |
| Occupation | Farmer / Stock Raiser | Place | Texas |
| Marriage | May 16, 1871 (Adeline C.Rice) 12-23-1909 ( Nancy McNichols) |
Place | DeWitt County,Texas |
| Death | Feb. 27, 1923 | Place | |
| Burial | Place | Alexander Cemetery Yoakum,Texas | |
| Father | Green Bowen | Mother | Mary Elizabeth Fobar |
| Military Service | |||
| Other Marriages/ Notes |
Tracking Abraham: Found on 1850 Jefferson County, Illinois census listed as two months
old. 1871 Green Bowen Father of Abraham registers his cattle brand and ear mark notches at Goliad,Texas. 1880 Found on DeWitt County Census. 1900 found on DeWitt County Census in Stratton district. | ||
| Birthdate | June 21,1839 | Place of Birth | Courtland County,New York |
| Occupation | Place | ||
| Death | June 23, 1909 | Place | DeWitt County, Texas |
| Burial | Place | Unmarked grave at | |
| Father | Truman Courtney (b. circa 1816, d. circa 1851) |
Mother | *** Amanda Garey (b. circa 1819, d. after 1880) |
| Other Marriages/ Notes |
Adeline married Oliver Hugh Rice Mar. 23, 1854 Oliver died 1869 or 1870. Had 4 children with Oliver. Orien, William,Amanda & Mary C. are listed below in the childrens index. A description of Adeline in a newspaper article / bio re: Oliver H. Rice stated " She was red-headed blue eyed and about five foot seven." *** From Betsy Young March 16 , 2002 An obituary was found at the Yoakum library for a John M. SUSTON born 8/14/1818; died 6/1908 at the home of William Rice, and buried at Alexander. ...Anita she said it sure sounds like John M. RUSTON, the 2nd husband of Amanda Garey. I haven't actually seen the obit - Barbara York called me from the library. I'll pick up a copy on my next trip there. Any idea where Amanda might be buried?
Adeline's Grandfather was Seymour Garey
.... I did find Truman Courtney on the 1840 Courtland County, New York census as 1 male and 2 females. This would be Truman, Amanda Garey and Adeline (born 1839). In 1850, they are listed in Willet, Courtland County, NY with children: Adeline 11, Charles 9, Seamore 7, Emaline 5, Wm 4, Orvis 2 and Harriette 7/12. NO MARY!!! Mary was 8 in 1850 so she would have been at home. She is not listed with either Truman's parents or Amanda's parents in 1850 either. I have Mary's birth year and place, 1842, Illinois, from the 1860 Karnes County census. The rest is from Earlene Rumsey. I have contacted her daughter, Jan Bolte who is now in St. Louis. She has her mother's research books. When we go through there, I'll stop for a visit. She said she would look to see if there's any other references. Kraig has sent me copies of probably most or all the letters he received from Truman Courtney. The only reference I found was a note on the side margin of one that said "Harriet, sister to Adeline, married Chisholm." I am beginning to believe that someone along the line just mistakenly assumed that Mary Hodges was Adeline's sister. I'm going on the assumption that she wasn't until I find proof. If any of you have anything else on Mary that married Daniel Hodges,I sure would appreciate knowing about it. Thanks! Anita ( Cooper ) | ||
| Birthdate | 10-4-18-1854 | Place of Birth | - |
| married | December 23rd, 1909 | Place | - |
| Death | 9-10-1931 | Place | - |
| Burial | Yoakum, Texas | Place | Abraham Cemetery, Stratton DeWitt County, Texas |
| Father | - |
Mother | - |
| Other Marriages/ Notes |
Marriage information: Information from state of Texas marriage license. Named Nancy as Mrs. Nancy McNichols Note : Uncle Clarence Neal Bowen stated to his daughter Marlene Bowen Fruth. " Abe's kids were mad at him for marrying so soon after Adeline's death. Death Information : From research by Betsy Young 2002 ,from the Buffington / Beck Funeral Home Records in Yoakum,Texas that were originally transcribed by Barbara York. | ||
| No. | Sex | Names | Group Sheet | Date & Place of Birth | Marriages Spouse , Date & Place | Death |
| 1 | M | Daniel Hodge Bowen | fs3f1 | 1871 DeWitt Cty. Texas |
|
1935 Luling,Texas (ref.) |
| 2 | M | David Bowen | fs3f3 | August 1877 DeWitt Cty. Texas |
1899 Marriage: Nov 22, 1899 Yoakum, Texas Hermana Magdeline RICE (b.May 08,1876) |
Jan 05, 1923 |
| 3 | F | Dora Alice Bowen ( Ben's direct line > ) |
April 20, 1875* or (1877) DeWitt Cty. Texas |
James Lawrence Bowen March 19, 1896 DeWitt Cty. Texas |
11-14-53 Tucson,Pima Cty,Arizona | |
| 4 | M | Orien / Oren Adelbert Rice | ricefam | July,8 1855 Stratton DeWitt County,Texas |
(*1 )Mary Alice Hodges | Jan 25, 1925 DeWitt County, Texas. |
| 5 | M | William Henry Rice | ricefam | Apr 07, 1857 Texas. | Nov 13, 1882 Mary Elizabeth Karl | May 23, 1923 Yoakum, Texas. |
| 6 | F | Oliver Hugh Rice Jr. | ricefam | Jul.1859 Stratton, DeWitt County, Texas. | - | c 1870 DeWitt County, Texas. |
| 7 | F |
Amanda Elizabeth Rice Wood | ricefam | Mar 24, 1861 Stratton, DeWitt County, Texas. | Sep 20, 1877 James Madison WOOD b.Nov. 02, 1858 d.Jan. 06, 1948 (s/o John Wood & Polly Ann Morrow) |
Jan 25, 1906 Stratton, DeWitt County, Texas Alexander Cemetery, DeWitt County, Texas. |
| 8 | F | Mary Elizabeth Rice |
ricefam | c 1866 DeWitt County, Texas. |
Dec 13, 1881 James Milton NEWMAN |
Sept. 06, 1897 |
Notes: * Death Certificate lists dob as 1877 however some errors are on the certificate, such as naming her husband James as her father and leaving the spouse name blank. (*1) Mary Alice Hodges b 12-1859 is the daughter of Mary Courtney (Sister
of Adeline Prudence Courtney Rice) & Daniel Hodges. | ||||||
Date & Place |
Date & Place |
| Abraham on 1850 Jefferson County Illinois census | |
| 1860 ? | |
| 1870 ? | |
| Abraham group on1880 DeWitt County Texas census | |
| 1890? | |
| 1900 DeWitt County Texas Census | |
| 1910 Lavaca County Texas Census | |
| 1920 ? |
| Name | Age | Sex | Occupation | From | Line |
| Boen, Green | 35 | M | Farmer | Tn. | 26 |
| Boen, Mary | 36 | F | Ill. | 27 | |
| Boen, Eliza | 16 | F | Ill. | 28 | |
| Boen , Elizabeth | 11 | F | Ill. | 29 | |
| Boen, Mary A. | 7 | F | Ill. | 30 | |
| Boen,William | 6 | M | Ill. | 31 | |
| Boen, John | 3 | M | Ill. | 32 | |
| Boen, Abraham | 2 Months | M | Ill. | 33 | |
| Also listed in the household are : Elizabeth Whelip age 15, Hezekiah Whelip age 16, Sarah E. Whelip age 10 and Nancy Whelip age 8 all list places of birth as Illinois. | |||||
| Name | Race-Sex | Age | Occupation | Notes | From |
| Bowen, Green | W- M | 68 | Farmer | Debility | Tn. |
| Bowen, Mary | W- F | 67 | Wife | Illlinois | |
| Bowen, Green, Jr. | W- M | 23 | Farmer | Texas | |
| Bowen,Elmira | W- F | 20 | wife | keeping house | Texas |
| Rice,Oren | W- M | 24 | farming | Texas | |
| Rice, Alice | W- F | 20 | wife | Keeping House | Texas |
| Rice, Mary A. | W- F | 4 | Daughter | Texas | |
| Rice, Nancy E. | W- F | 2 | Daughter | Texas | |
| Bowen, Abraham | W- M | 30 | Farmer | Illinois | |
| Bowen, Adeline P. | W- F | 40 | wife | Keeping House | New York |
| Bowen, Daniel H. | W- M | 10 | Son | Texas | |
| Bowen,Dora Alice | W-F | 5 | Daughter | Texas | |
| Bowen, David | W- M | 2 | Son | Texas | |
| Rice, Mary E. | W- F | 14 | Wife Daughter | Texas | |
From a hard copy of the census supplied by James Bowen and transcribed by Ben Bowen 6-6-99 | |||||
| Transcriber notes: Oren Rice is the son of Adeline P. from a previous marriage to Oliver Rice. Notice that Mary was 1 year older than Green in the 1850 Jefferson County, illinois census but is now one year younger. | |||||
1900 Census information recorded
Address (street and house no. in large cities); name; relationship to head of family; color or race (White, Black, Chinese, Japanese, and Indian); sex; month and year of birth; age at last birthday; marital status (single, married, divorced, widowed); number of years married to present spouse; number of children of wife; number of her children living; place of birth of person and parents; citizenship (if foreign born, year of immigration, and number of years in U.S.); citizenship status if over 21 (Alien, PA=declaration of intent filed, Naturalized); occupation for persons age 10 and over; number of months unemployed; whether attended school within the year; education (whether can read, write, and speak English); ownership of home (Owned, Rented); whether a Home or a Farm; and whether Free or Mortgaged.
Abraham Bowen : Adeline Bowen : James L. : Dora A. : Seymour C. William A. |
James Lawrence Bowen Dora Alice Bowen Seymour Courtney Bowen age 13 William Abraham Bowen age 12 Addie Mae Bowen age 9 Mahala Agnes Bowen age 7 Richard Neal Bowen age 5 Edna Lea Bowen age 3 Andrew Bowen age 9 months Abraham Bowen (Dora's father) Nancy McNichols Bowen (Abraham's 2nd Wife) |
1 Joshua Bowen
.. +Margaret Cobb 1781
2 Green George Bowen 1812 - 1890
+Mary Elizabeth Fobar
3 Abraham Bowen 1850 - 1923
+Adeline Prudence Courtney [ Rice]1839 - 1909
4 Daniel Hodge Bowen 1871 - 1935
+Minnie Lee Downing
4 Dora Alice Bowen 1875 - 1953
+James Lawrence Bowen 1874 - 1934
4 David Bowen 1877 - 1923
+Hermana Magdeline Rice 1877 - 1960
5 David Odie Bowen 1900 -
5 Rosa Lie Bowen 1902 -
5 Charles Ernest Bowen 1904 -
5 John Drake Bowen 1906 - 1928
5 Dedie James Bowen 1908 - 1975
+Gussie Knox 1913 - 1999
6 Deborah Linda Bowen 1954 -.
+Michael Eugene Hostetler 1948 -
7 James Michael Hostetler 1979 -
5 Sterling A. Bowen 1910 -
5 Edward Floyd Bowen 1912 - 1933
5 Mary A. Bowen 1915 -
5 Asa Bowen 1916 - 19165 Joseph R. Bowen 1917 - 1943
5 Maggie M. Bowen 1918 -
*2nd Wife of Abraham Bowen:
+Nancy McNichols 1856 -
3 Eliza Anna Bowen 1839 -3 Elizabeth Bowen 1842 -
3 Mary A. Bowen 1843 -
3 William M. Bowen 1836 -
3 John Bowen 1840 -
3 Mary Jane Bowen 1854 -
3 Joseph Green Bowen Jr. 1856 -
2 Joshua Bowen Jr. 1802 -
2 Polly Bowen 1804 -
Bibliography :
Source materials index :
Notes :Marlene Bowen Fruth
Notes: Ben Bowen
Notes:Rice & Bowen family
Anita Cooper [ Anita Cooper's homepage ]
ajcooper@cybergal.com
Marriage Certificate # 385 issued 12-21-1909
Abraham Bowen & Nancy McNichols Married 12-23-1909
Betsy Young research at Alexander Cemetery
The Bowen family web
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