Charles Albert Bowling

name : Charles A. Bowling event: Census event date: 1880 event place: Jumping Branch, Mercer, West Virginia, United States gender: Male age: 48 marital status : Married occupation : Farmer race or color (original) : ethnicity (standardized) : American relationship to head : Self birthplace : West Virginia, United States birthdate : 1832 spouse's name : Lucy M. Bowling spouse's birthplace : West Virginia, United States father's name : father's birthplace : West Virginia, United States mother's name : mother's birthplace : West Virginia, United States

1880 Census

  Household  Gender  Age  Birthplace self  Charles A. Bowling  M  48  West Virginia, United States wife  Lucy M. Bowling  F  42  West Virginia, United States son  James W. Bowling  M  19  West Virginia, United States daughter  Josephine V. Bowling  F  16  West Virginia, United States son  John N. Bowling  M  13  West Virginia, United States daughter  Sallie A. Bowling  F  10  West Virginia, United States son  Benjamine W. Bowling  M  7  West Virginia, United States daughter  Hallie E. Bowling  F  5  West Virginia, United States

name: Charles Bowling estimated birth year: 1833 gender: Male age in 1870: 37y color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White birthplace: Virginia home in 1870: West Virginia, United States

  Household  Gender  Age  Birthplace

Charles Bowling  M  37y  Virginia

Lucy M Bowling  F  32y  Virginia

Albert C Bowling  M  11y  Virginia

James W Bowling  M  9y  Virginia

Josephine V Bowling  F  6y  West Virginia

John H Bowling  M  5y  West Virginia

Sally A Bowling  F  6m  West Virginia

Son Of: John Bowling and Sarah "Sally" (Walker) Bowling

(Per Marriage Record) Charles Bowling, age 25, m. 6-30-1857 Lucy M. Brammer, age 19, by John C. Hubbard, Minister

Parents of 8 children (see Lucy's Memmorial #75862199).

NOTE: He was a Veteran of the Am. Civil War, Confederate Army, serving in Captain Richard B. Foley's Co. F. 151st VA Militia, known as "Foley's Copperheads" and recorded in the Confederate files, Richmond, VA, as being organized 8-22-1861.

Family member related that, during the absence of Charles, the family at home had, as food, only potatoes w/o salt for a 3-month period.

Charles and Lucy became members of the Salem Primitive Baptist Church in 1897 and Charles was appointed Clerk and ordained Deacon of the Church, faithfully fulfilling his duties.

He and Lucy are buried in the Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery located on HW US 19/21 at the Raleigh-Mercer Counties line, Flat Top, WV.

Additions/corrections welcome .. Della

(bio by: [fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=46905597" target="_blank Della Lilly)]

• Updated from Find A Grave Memorial via son John Nelson Bowling by SmartCopy: Jul 11 2015, 10:17:21 UTC

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