SUSAN AMELIA "MILLIE" "MILDRED" BOWEN-BONHAM was born circa 1841 in Warren County, Virginia, to Edwin Bowen and Mary Susan Bryarly-Bowen.

Susan went by "Millie" in her younger years, and "Mildred" once she had her son.

Mildred married William E. Bonham circa 1870, and they had ONE son before she passed away:

William Edwin Bonham (1873-1927).

Mildred passed away in 1877 in Red River County, Texas, and she was laid to rest at the Clarksville City Cemetery, Red River County, Texas.

REFERENCES:

1. Transcribed Copy of R. Samuel Bryarly's Will, Received from Howard D. Moore on 26 January 2006:

R. Samuel Bryarly Will Book B - Page 401, dated 01 February 1844; Codicil dated 4 January 1846; proven 27 May 1850; Qualified 25 August 1850; Clarke County Clerk's Office, Berryville, Virginia.

2. Named as a Granddaughter of Samuel Bryarly. Certified
Copy of Original Will from Clarke County Circuit Court,
Berryville, Virginia. Certified by Clarke County Clerk,
Helen Butts.

Will Book B - Pages 401-402, dated 01 February 1844; Codicil dated 4 January 1846; Settlement of Accounts dated 25 Jan 1850; Proven 27 May 1850; Qualified 25 August 1850.

3. Brown, Stuart E. Jr. (1983), "Annals of Clarke County Virginia," Virginia Book Company, Berryville, Virginia, Vol 1, pp. 226-236.

4. 27 Aug 1860 Nineveh Post Office, Warren County, Virginia Census, (Stamped 1068, Sheet 124, Family #820, Line 28), Father: Edwin & Step-Mother: Eliza J. Bowen's Household.

5. 12 September 1870 Clarksville, Red River County, Texas Census, (Stamped 126, Sheet 236, Family #1614, Line 19), 1st Cousin's Household, Joseph Lupton Bryarly.

6. Myers, Lorraine F., Brown, Stuart E. Jr., Chappel, Eileen M. (1994), "Some Old Families of Clarke County, Virginia," Virginia Book Company: Berryville, Virginia, p.30.

"William Bonham m. Susan Amelia ("Millie") [Bowen], granddaughter of Samuel Bryarly."

7. Clarksville Cemetery Transcription:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txredriv/cems/cville3.html