Bowden Family Bible Records

Family Bible of Mrs. Camilla Downing Bowden

Family Bible of Mrs. Camilla Downing Bowden.   (Wife of Hollis Hulin Bowden)

Present owner: Mrs. Albert Lee Hale, Watkinsville, Ga., Rte.1.

Deaths

Carrie Lee     -Died Dec. 26, 1933.
Herman         -Died Mch. 21, 1938.
Mellie            -Died-June 27th 1939.
Sarah Lee      -Died June 17th 1940.
Cosby was killed Dec. 15th 1944 in Italy.
Adell died.

 

Family Bible of George W. Bowden

Cornelia, Georgia

Present owner: Mrs. A. L. Hale, Watkinsville, Ga., Rte. 1.

Marriages

George W. Bowden & Jane I. Estes was married January the 7th, 1858
Hollis H. Bowden & Camelia C. Downing were married August 17th, 1880 by the Rev. Mr. Cleveland.

James J. Bowden & Bessie J. Daniel were married Feb. 14th, 1887 by the Rev.  A. D. Echols.
Charles Sweet and Annabel Bowden were married June 27, 1888 by Rev. J. H.  Baxter.
Idus I. Bowden and Sallie T. Whelchel were married December 17th, 1891 by  Rev. J. H. Little.

Births

Hollis H. Bowden was born Nov. 28th, 1858
Idus I. Bowden was born Feb. 25th, 1860
James J. Bowden was born Dec. 25th, 1861
Annabel Lee Bowden was born March 11th, 1866. Sunday morning
George W. Bowden was born Sept. 29th, 1830
Jane I. Bowden was born Sept. 13th, 1830
George O. Bowden was born Sept. 4th, 1881
Hulin I. Bowden was born Arpil 4th, 1883
Carrie L. Bowden was born March 8th, 1885
Theodore J. Bowden was born Jany. 15th, 1887 [1]Information given by Mrs. A. L. Hale, daughter of Hollis H. Bowden: The four children listed before the deaths on page 1 are children of Hollis H. and Camelia C. Bowden.  Six additional children are … Continue reading

Deaths

George Warren Bowden died at his home in Cornelia, Ga. On the 10 Oct. 1903
R. N. Bowden died in Atlanta on the 19 July 1903
S. L. Bowden died at his home in Gandbury, Texas on the  12 July, 1903
Judge J. B. Estes died at his home in Gainesville on 15 September 1903
Jane J. Bowden died at her home in Cornelia, Ga. Aug 17, 1908 about 5 o’clock in the morning.
Eliza Estes Headen died at Tocca, Ga. Dec. 1909
Cynthia C. Brewer died March 20, 1911
Sallie Whelchel Bowden died July 1913
Idus I. Bowden died at his home in Buford, Ga. January 13, 1917
Bessie Daniel Bowden died at her home in New York Nov. 7, 1925
Annabel Lee Bowden Sweet died Dec. 11th, 1926 at her home in Athens, Ga.
Jas. Jackson Bowden died at Hulin Bowden’s Oct. 22nd 1929 in Athens
Nathaniel Estes born May 15th, 1777 and Died Nov. 14th, 1841
Thos. Estes born March 4th, 1803.  Died May 21st, 1841
Nancy Estes, Sen. born 26th Oct. 1771.  Died July 31st, 1856
Nancy Richardson born July 8th 1806 and Died 4th March 1856
Eliz. Brown born July 1st, 1808 and Died Decr. 1st, 1856

From an obituary pasted in the Bible: “James G. Bowden a Deacon of the Presbyterian Church of Homer, Ga. Fell asleep in Jesus Monday night, January 4th, 1892.  He was born March 27th, 1801 in North Carolina.  He removed to South Carolina when 19 years of age —– married Miss Eliza Forbes —-removed to what was then Franklin now Banks Co., Georgia. — His aged wife had preceded him
to heaven about fifteen years.”

Bible published 1860 by B. Lippincott, Philadelphia.

Family Bible of Hollis Hulin Bowden

(Habersham, Co., Hall Co. Clarke Co. & Oconee Co., Ga.)

Present owner: Mrs. Albert Lee Hale.-Watkinsville, Ga. – R. F. D.

Bible -The World Syndicate Publishing Co. N.Y.

Marriages

Hollis H. Bowden & Camilla C. Downing were married August the 17th 1880.
Tuesday night.
Quillin Ledford & Carrie Lee Bowden were married 5th day Oct 1903.
Monday Morn.
George O. Bowden & Cora Parks were married 22nd day of Dec. 1903 Tuesday.
Births

Hollis H. Bowden was born November 28th 1858.
Camilla C. Bowden was born July 31st 1862.

  1. George O. Bowden was born September 4th 1881. Sunday morning.
  2. Hulin I. Bowden was born April 4th 1883 Wednesday Night.
  3. Carrie Lee Bowden was born March 9th 1885 Monday Morning.
  4. Theadore J. Bowden was born January 15th 1887 Saturday Morning.
  5. Arthur L. Bowden was born May 9th 1889 Thursday morning.
  6. Herman D. Bowden was born April 18th 1892 Monday morning.
  7. Carl Micajah Bowden was born Sept. 15th 1894 Saturday Morning.
  8. Jane Victoria Bowden was born Oct. 15th 1897 Friday Morning.
  9. Jerusha Alline Bowden was born Nov. 5th 1899 Sunday night.
  10. Roy Alva Bowden was born February 15th 1902 Saturday Night.

Deaths

Charlie Sweet- Died May 7th 1894.
Harry Reeves Buice – Died August 25th 1895.
Julia A. Buice – Died October 3d 1895.
Edward C. Buice was killed Nov. 10th 1898.
George W. Bowden Died 10th day of Oct. 1909.

Family Bible record of James G. Bowden

Franklin County (now Banks County) Georgia.

From a loose leaf found in the old Bible of George W. Bowden. Present owner: Mrs. Albert Lee Hale, Watkinsville, Ga. Rt. 1

J. G. Bowden and J. E. Forbes was married December 29th 1822
J. G. Bowden was born Mar. The 27th, 1801
J. E. Bowden was born Aug the 10- 1805

Lorenza Bowden was born Oct. The 20th 1823
A. B. Bowden was born Oct. The 20th, 1825
A. G. Bowden was born July the 18= 1827
G. W. Bowden was born Sept. The 29- 1830
C. C. Bowden was born Apr the 4 – 1833
S. L. Bowden was born Feb 27 – 1836
R. N. Bowden was born Aug the 23 – 1838
W. P. Bowden was born July the 9 – 1842
J. H. Bowden was born Jan the 23 – 1845
J. E. Bowden Died Oct the 1 =1879
Lorenza Bowden Died Feb. The 28 = 1826
W. P. Bowden Died June the 23 = 1845
J. H. Bowden Died Apr. The 15 = 1864
Cuntha Forbes Died Nov the 7, 1845
S. L. Bowden died the 12 of July at his home in Texas 1903
R. N. Bowden died the 19 of July at the Kings daughters home in  Atlanta Ga.  1903

 

References

References
1Information given by Mrs. A. L. Hale, daughter of Hollis H. Bowden: The four children listed before the deaths on page 1 are children of Hollis H. and Camelia C. Bowden.  Six additional children are listed the Bible of Hollis Bowden.

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