Notes: 1830-40-50-60-70 census Gwinnett Co., Ga., the family residing in the Ben Smith, Auburn P.O. area.

Children:

(1)..James Marion Bowen (1 Sep 1825 S.C. - 1 Apr 1891 Gwinnett Co.,Ga) md #1, 1850 Gwinnett Co., Ga. to Lucy Ann KILGORE (ca 1832 Ga - 5 Jun 1857 Gwinnett Co., Ga.) possibly the dau of Solomon Kilgore.

Children: [at least 4]

    (1-a)..William P. Bowen

    (1-b)..Albert Jefferson Bowen

    (1-c)..Martha Jane Bowen

    (1-d)..Mary Frances Bowen

James M. Bowen md #2, 1857 Gwinnett Co., Ga to Elizabeth PERRY (5 Jan 1821/25 Ga - aft 1900) dau of Thomas Perry

Children:

    (1-e)..James 'Jim' T. Bowen (1860 Ga - 1922 Ga) md ca 1884 to Sara A. BERRY (1860 - 1937) bur Ebenezer Baptist Church cem., Gwinnett Co., Ga. [5 children]

    (1-f)..Synthia E. Bowen (1867 Ga - 1930 Ga) md 1882 Ga to William T. GOWER (1861 - 1931)

    (1-g)..Joseph Marien Bowen (1863 Ga - 1900)

(2)..?Jeff Bowen (possibly a son?) md to Mary ETHERIDGE (b. 1826). Was said to have moved west.

(3)..?Unknown?

(4)..Mary 'Polly' Wilson Bowen (27 Mar 1830 Gwinnett Co., Ga - 20 Jan 1917 Gwinnett Co.,Ga.) md 19 Dec 1852 Ga to Robert ETHRIDGE, Sr. (25 May 1830 Edgefield Co., S.C. - 23 February 1892 Gwinnett Co., Ga.) son of Robert Ethridge, Sr. & Mary RAMPEY.
Polly & Robert buried at Midway United Methodist Church cem., Gwinnett (present Barrow) Co., Ga.

Children:

    (4-a)..James Jefferson Ethridge

    (4-b)..Almarine Ethridge

    (4-c)..Sara Jane Ethridge

    (4-d)..Ellen Caroline Ethridge

    (4-e)..William Marion Ethridge

    (4-f)..Robert Jessie Ethridge

(5)..Emily 'Dicy' Bowen (b. ca 1834 Gwinnett Co., Ga) md 17 Aug 1852 Gwinnett Co., Ga. to Joel ETHERIDGE (16 May 1832 Ga - 186? Civil War)

Children:

    (5-a)..Mary Jane

    (5-b)..Bartow

    (5-c)..Cally

    (5-d)..Bennie

(6)..Joseph Bowen (b. ca 1837 Gwinnett Co., Ga)

(7)..Starling Stanmore 'Stan' Bowen
[Annette's Line - see info under this name]

(8)..Willis Mann Bowen (also found as William Marion) (b. ca 1841 Ga) md ca 1868 to Millie Elizabeth 'Betty' DILLARD (b. ca Feb 1850) dau of Moses Dillard

Children: [only found family in 1870 census Gwinnett Co]

    (8-a)..Elias Bowen (b. ca 1869)

    (8-b)..Marcus Bowen

(9)..Elias Henry C. Bowen (ca 1845 Ga - bef 1900) md ca 1867 to Milly Elizabeth 'Linnie' DILLARD (ca 1845 Ga - aft 1900) dau of Samuel Dillard & Serephena 'Fina' BOYD.

Children: possibly more

    (9-a)..Mary A.E.J. Bowen (b. ca 1868 Ga)

    (9-b)..James S. Bowen (b. ca Oct 1870 Ga) md ca 1890 to Nancy ?___? (b. ca Jul 1870).
Children: John R. Bowen (b. Dec 1891) ; Russell H.S. Bowen (b. 11 Apr 1893) ; Milos Hampton Bowen (b. 24 Jan 1896) ; Elias Bwen (b. Dec 1897)

    (9-c)..William Bowen

    (9-d)..Samuel Bowen