Elisha Jackson Bowen

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Elisha Jackson Bowen

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
19 May 1930 (aged 77)
Bulloch County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Bulloch County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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ELISHA JACKSON BOWEN, b. 10 AUG 1852, d. 19 MAY 1930, was second child, and first son born to JOHN HUNTER BOWEN (1817-1871) & SUSANNAH ELIZABETH STRICKLAND (1834-1904). About 1870, he married SENIA ELIZABETH ANDERSON, b. 28 JUL 1851, d. 31 JAN 1934. Both are interred in unmarked graves at Union Cemetery, Register, Bulloch County Georgia (Source: Analysis of Death Certificates dated June 1930 and February 26, 1934 furnished by Robert Thompson & posted on their FAG memorial records). (Note of interest: His wife's given name SENIA is a variant form of the English, German, Greek, Italian, and Romanian "XENIA" meaning "Hospitable"). Elisha Jackson Bowen and Senia Elizabeth Anderson had at least eight (8) known children born during their marriage, as follows:

1). John "Johnie" B. Bowen, born 1872, in Bulloch County, Georgia.
2). James W. Bowen, born 1874, in Bulloch County, Georgia.
3). Mary Bowen, born 1876, in Buloch County, Georgia.
4). Alfred R. Bowen, born MAR 1879, in Bulloch County, Georgia.
5). William Harrison Bowen, born 10 JAN 1884, in Bulloch County, Georgia.
6). Macey Bowen, born 1887, in Bulloch County, Georgia.
7). Forest E. Bowen, born APR 1881, in Bulloch County, Georgia.
8). Edmund H. Bowen, Born AUG 1893, in Bulloch County, Georgia, died 10 APR 1986. He is interred in UNION BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Bulloch County, Georgia. Never Married.

Listed below are all the siblings of ELISHA JACKSON BOWEN, including him, in birth order:

1st Sibling, a sister - Macey Ann Catherine Bowen, b. 30 Oct 1850, d. 15 Apr 1935, married Pharis Elkins Phillips (1855-1913). Both are interred at MIDDLEGROUND PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Bulloch County, Georgia where all her sisters are, except Deborah who died in infancy.

2nd Sibling, himself - Elisha Jackson Bowen, b. 10 Aug 1852, d. 19 May 1930. His Death Certificate, dated June 1, 1930, states he is interred in Bulloch County, however, as of this writing his grave has not been found, and evidently his descendants are considering placing a Stone Memorial next to his Mother in MIDDLEGROUND PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY for a find a grave,com memorial record for him has been established listing his name there. The search is still on for his burial site and will continue until his direct descendants "call for" and "place" a permanent Stone Memorial honoring his life and presence here on Earth.

3rd Sibling, a sister - Rebecca Ann Bowen, b. 01 Apr 1855, d. 12 Nov 1937, maried John Malcolm Warnock (1851-1941) and both are interred at MIDDLEGROUND PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Bulloch County, Georgia where all her sisters are, except Deborah, who died in infancy.

4th Sibling, a brother - Alfred Jackson Bowen (Sr.), b. 31 May 1858, d. 06 Dec 1929, interred in EPHESUS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, on US Highway 301, Bulloch County, Georgia. He married Ann Elizabeth "Annie Eliza" Williams (1867-1931), daughter of Aaron Cone Williams (1847-1902) & Mary Jane DeLoach (1852-1946). Thirteen children from this marriage, twelve survived to maturity.

5th Sibling, a sister - Margaret Elizabeth Bowen, b. 1860, d. 1934, married (1) Henry Grady Foston (1863-Unknown) and (2) Peter Cone Richardson (1839-1918), a prominent farmer and CSA Veteran from Bulloch County, Georgia. She had one son with each husband, William Jefferson Foston, b. 09 Nov 1895, d. 02 Oct 1978), and Morgan Floyd Richardson, b. 04 May 1904, d. 16 May 1990). She is interred at MIDDLEGROUND PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Bulloch County, Georgia where all her sisters are, except Deborah, who died in infancy.

6th Sibling, a brother - Silas Everett Bowen, b. 09 Feb 1862, d. 20 Sep 1931, His Death Certificate, dated December 30, 1931 by Registrar, Mrs. D. C. Jones, states his place of internment as Trinity Cemetery on 21 Sep 2014. This cemetery and his grave has not been found as of this writing on October 28, 2014. The search is still on for his burial site.

7th Sibling, a sister - Deborah Bowen, b. 29 Jun 1865, d. Aug 1865, interred adjacent to her father, John Hunter Bowen. Deborah's grave is located in the same plot containing the graves of her grandparents and her uncle Robert Bowen, born 1804, died circa 1805 in BOWEN-DEKLE FAMILY CEMETERY, Candler County,Georgia.

8th Sibling, a brother - William Peter Bowen, born Dec 1869, in Bulloch County, Georgia, d. CA 1918, in Bulloch County. His Find A Grave Memorial Record# 167401539 is established at LOWER LOTTS CREEK CHURCH CEMETERY because two of his sons are interred there. His actual burial location is currently unknown, still searching. He married Winnie Anna Hagan (b. Feb 1873, d. After 1920, still searching actual death date). They had at least eight (8) known children together.

This updated biography written, Saturday, August 20, 2016, by William Kenneth Bowen, Grandson of uncle Elisha Jackson's younger sibling, Alfred Jackson Bowen (1858-1929) with the assistance of important data from Robert Thompson. Additional updates will be made as information currently being assembled is completed. Stay tuned!
ELISHA JACKSON BOWEN, b. 10 AUG 1852, d. 19 MAY 1930, was second child, and first son born to JOHN HUNTER BOWEN (1817-1871) & SUSANNAH ELIZABETH STRICKLAND (1834-1904). About 1870, he married SENIA ELIZABETH ANDERSON, b. 28 JUL 1851, d. 31 JAN 1934. Both are interred in unmarked graves at Union Cemetery, Register, Bulloch County Georgia (Source: Analysis of Death Certificates dated June 1930 and February 26, 1934 furnished by Robert Thompson & posted on their FAG memorial records). (Note of interest: His wife's given name SENIA is a variant form of the English, German, Greek, Italian, and Romanian "XENIA" meaning "Hospitable"). Elisha Jackson Bowen and Senia Elizabeth Anderson had at least eight (8) known children born during their marriage, as follows:

1). John "Johnie" B. Bowen, born 1872, in Bulloch County, Georgia.
2). James W. Bowen, born 1874, in Bulloch County, Georgia.
3). Mary Bowen, born 1876, in Buloch County, Georgia.
4). Alfred R. Bowen, born MAR 1879, in Bulloch County, Georgia.
5). William Harrison Bowen, born 10 JAN 1884, in Bulloch County, Georgia.
6). Macey Bowen, born 1887, in Bulloch County, Georgia.
7). Forest E. Bowen, born APR 1881, in Bulloch County, Georgia.
8). Edmund H. Bowen, Born AUG 1893, in Bulloch County, Georgia, died 10 APR 1986. He is interred in UNION BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Bulloch County, Georgia. Never Married.

Listed below are all the siblings of ELISHA JACKSON BOWEN, including him, in birth order:

1st Sibling, a sister - Macey Ann Catherine Bowen, b. 30 Oct 1850, d. 15 Apr 1935, married Pharis Elkins Phillips (1855-1913). Both are interred at MIDDLEGROUND PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Bulloch County, Georgia where all her sisters are, except Deborah who died in infancy.

2nd Sibling, himself - Elisha Jackson Bowen, b. 10 Aug 1852, d. 19 May 1930. His Death Certificate, dated June 1, 1930, states he is interred in Bulloch County, however, as of this writing his grave has not been found, and evidently his descendants are considering placing a Stone Memorial next to his Mother in MIDDLEGROUND PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY for a find a grave,com memorial record for him has been established listing his name there. The search is still on for his burial site and will continue until his direct descendants "call for" and "place" a permanent Stone Memorial honoring his life and presence here on Earth.

3rd Sibling, a sister - Rebecca Ann Bowen, b. 01 Apr 1855, d. 12 Nov 1937, maried John Malcolm Warnock (1851-1941) and both are interred at MIDDLEGROUND PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Bulloch County, Georgia where all her sisters are, except Deborah, who died in infancy.

4th Sibling, a brother - Alfred Jackson Bowen (Sr.), b. 31 May 1858, d. 06 Dec 1929, interred in EPHESUS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, on US Highway 301, Bulloch County, Georgia. He married Ann Elizabeth "Annie Eliza" Williams (1867-1931), daughter of Aaron Cone Williams (1847-1902) & Mary Jane DeLoach (1852-1946). Thirteen children from this marriage, twelve survived to maturity.

5th Sibling, a sister - Margaret Elizabeth Bowen, b. 1860, d. 1934, married (1) Henry Grady Foston (1863-Unknown) and (2) Peter Cone Richardson (1839-1918), a prominent farmer and CSA Veteran from Bulloch County, Georgia. She had one son with each husband, William Jefferson Foston, b. 09 Nov 1895, d. 02 Oct 1978), and Morgan Floyd Richardson, b. 04 May 1904, d. 16 May 1990). She is interred at MIDDLEGROUND PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Bulloch County, Georgia where all her sisters are, except Deborah, who died in infancy.

6th Sibling, a brother - Silas Everett Bowen, b. 09 Feb 1862, d. 20 Sep 1931, His Death Certificate, dated December 30, 1931 by Registrar, Mrs. D. C. Jones, states his place of internment as Trinity Cemetery on 21 Sep 2014. This cemetery and his grave has not been found as of this writing on October 28, 2014. The search is still on for his burial site.

7th Sibling, a sister - Deborah Bowen, b. 29 Jun 1865, d. Aug 1865, interred adjacent to her father, John Hunter Bowen. Deborah's grave is located in the same plot containing the graves of her grandparents and her uncle Robert Bowen, born 1804, died circa 1805 in BOWEN-DEKLE FAMILY CEMETERY, Candler County,Georgia.

8th Sibling, a brother - William Peter Bowen, born Dec 1869, in Bulloch County, Georgia, d. CA 1918, in Bulloch County. His Find A Grave Memorial Record# 167401539 is established at LOWER LOTTS CREEK CHURCH CEMETERY because two of his sons are interred there. His actual burial location is currently unknown, still searching. He married Winnie Anna Hagan (b. Feb 1873, d. After 1920, still searching actual death date). They had at least eight (8) known children together.

This updated biography written, Saturday, August 20, 2016, by William Kenneth Bowen, Grandson of uncle Elisha Jackson's younger sibling, Alfred Jackson Bowen (1858-1929) with the assistance of important data from Robert Thompson. Additional updates will be made as information currently being assembled is completed. Stay tuned!