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JULIA A. OLLIFF (1.4.4.9) is the daughter of John Olliff and Lucy (Kirkland) Olliff.  Julia was born on November 5, 1859 in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Julia Olliff married Moses Jackson Bowen.  Moses was born on October 22, 1852 in Georgia and is the son of Silas E. Bowen (born 1815) and Margaret E. (McElveen) Bowen (born 1819).  Moses and Julia Bowen were the parents of at least eleven children:

   George W. Bowen (1.4.4.9.1), b. July 29, 1876, Georgia
   America C. Bowen (1.4.4.9.2), b. April 4, 1878, Georgia
   Benjamin Gordon Bowen (1.4.4.9.3), b. June 2, 1881, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Charlie Clevie Bowen, b. September 4, 1883, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Ada Bowen
   Maxie Pernita Bowen (1.4.4.9.6), b. December 23, 1885, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Homer Bowen, b. January 29, 1887, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Lola Bowen (1.4.4.9.8), b. September 25, 1890, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Margaret Maggie Bowen (1.4.4.9.9), b. August 4, 1892, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Florence Bowen, b. July 11, 1894, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Barney J. Bowen, b. March 23, 1895, Bulloch County, Georgia

In 1880, Moses and Julia Bowen were living in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Julia (Olliff) Bowen died on June 12, 1895.  In September of 1896, Moses Bowen married a second time to Cornelia “Nelie” Mikell (born March 8, 1868 in Georgia) in Bulloch County, Georgia.  In 1900, Moses and Nelie Bowen were living in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Moses and Nelie Bowen had six children:  Mary Frances Bowen (born December 1, 1898 in Georgia), Lehmon Silas Bowen (born December 20, 1900), Vernon Bowen (born November 26, 1902), Mae Rosaline Bowen (born June 6, 1904), Mildred Bowen (born January 12, 1907 and died August 15, 1907) and Ruth Bowen (born September 26, 1909).  Nelie (Mikell) Bowen died on September 21, 1920.  On September 4, 1921, Moses Bowen married a third time to Anna Lora Gammage Hiller (born May 30, 1882) and they had one daughter:  Emma Louise Bowen (born July 23, 1922).  Moses Bowen died on November 10, 1936 and Anna (Hiller) Bowen died on March 8, 1959.  Charlie Clevie Bowen died as a child on May 24, 1885.

Homer Bowen married Lillie Anderson (born November 13, 1892) and they had one daughter:  -  Eudelle Bowen, b. April 29, 1912.  Lillie (Anderson) Bowen died on October 16, 1981.  Eudelle Bowen married Gerald Price (born December 8, 1909) and they have two children:  -  Rebecca Price, b. June 5, 1943,  -  Jerry Price, b. July 1, 1947.  Florence Bowen married Harvey Taylor but they were later divorced.  Florence married a second time to Joseph Benton but they were later divorced.  Barney J. Bowen died as an infant on August 5, 1895.

References:  1)  1880 and 1900 Censuses, Bulloch County, Georgia;  2)  “Bulloch Times,” October 1, 1896;  3)  Bowen Chart, by Emma Lou (Bowen) Simpson, 1980;  4)  Letter, Camilla (Akins) Lanier to Robert Casey, March 8, 1983;  5)  “The Descendants of Silas E. Bowen,” by Bernard Dekle, 1983;  6)  “Bulloch County, Georgia Genealogical Source Material,” by Alvaretta K. Register, 1985;  7)  “Olliff Family Lineage,” by John M. Winskie, 1988

GEORGE W. BOWEN (1.4.4.9.1) is the son of Moses Jackson Bowen and Julia A. (Olliff) Bowen.  George was born on July 29, 1876 in Georgia.  On October 18, 1896, George Bowen married Annie “Eliza” Simms in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Eliza was born on May 27, 1878 in Georgia and is the daughter of E. B. Simms.  George and Eliza Bowen were the parents of ten children:

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   Leila Mae Bowen (1.4.4.9.1.1), b. September 22, 1897, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Jasper Reid Bowen (1.4.4.9.1.2), b. October 28, 1898, Bulloch County, Georgia
   George Bernard Bowen (1.4.4.9.1.3), b. June 28, 1900, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Lucile Bowen, b. December 26, 1902, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Moses Jackson Bowen (1.4.4.9.1.5), b. June 6, 1904, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Barney Bowen, b. August 19, 1905, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Homer Bowen, b. 1908, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Sweet Bowen, b. 1910, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Lorie Bowen, b. 1911, Bulloch County, Georgia
   Helen Bowen, b. January 1, 1917, Bulloch County, Georgia

From 1900 to 1920, George and Eliza Bowen were living in Bulloch County, Georgia.  George W. Bowen died on August 14, 1925 and Eliza (Simms) Bowen died on November 3, 1928.  Lucile “Lucy” Bowen married Otis Holloway (born April 13, 1896) and they have one son:  -  George Thomas Holloway, b. July 21, 1924.  Otis Holloway died on October 9, 1965.  George Holloway married Sarah Watson (born May 12, 1924) and they have three children:  -  Sarah Watson Holloway,  -  Amanda Jane Holloway,  -  George Thomas Holloway, Jr.  Sarah Holloway married Tony Howell and they have two children:  -  Jennifer Howell,  -  Jason Howell.  Amanda Holloway married Keith Chapin and they have two children:  -  Matthew Chapin,  -  Adam Chapin.  George Holloway, Jr. married Lisa Fields and they have one child:  -  Lauren Holloway.

Barney Bowen married Johnnie Kent (born June 6, 1909) and they had three children:  -  Barney Bowen, Jr., b. October 4, 1939,  -  John Robert Bowen, b. January 21, 1943,  -  Mary Bowen, b. July 3, 1946.  Johnnie (Kent) Bowen died on April 24, 1964 and Barney Bowen died on August 4, 1968.  John Bowen married Jackie Lynette Taylor (born November 25, 1943) and they have three children:  -  John Robert Bowen, Jr., b. February 4, 1971,  -  Russell Kent Bowen, b. October 24, 1974 and d. October 20, 1981,  -  Reid Jackson Bowen, b. October 4, 1983.  Mary Bowen married R. E. Hendrix (born April 26, 1944) and they have two children:  -  Kevin Hendrix, b. January 25, 1970,  -  Kara Hendrix, b. April 15, 1972.  Lorie Bowen married Hubert Watson and they had twins that died as infants.  Helen Bowen married Al Wilson.

References:  1)  “Bulloch Times,” October 22, 1896;  2)  1900, 1910 and 1920 Censuses, Bulloch County, Georgia;  3)  Bowen Chart, by Emma Lou (Bowen) Simpson, 1980;  4)  “The Descendants of Silas E. Bowen,” by Bernard Dekle, 1983

LEILA MAE BOWEN (1.4.4.9.1.1) is the daughter of George W. Bowen and Annie Eliza (Simms) Bowen.  Leila was born on September 22, 1897 in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Leila Bowen married Rufus Lester Bowen (born November 23, 1887).  Lester is not related to Leila.  Lester and Leila Bowen were the parents of four children:

   Virginia Bowen, b. April 9, 1915
   Harry Bowen, b. January 2, 1917
   Jack R. Bowen, b. September 29, 1918
   Elizabeth Ann Bowen, b. February 11, 1925

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Rufus L. Bowen died on December 3, 1964.  Rufus Bowen and Leila (Bowen) Bowen were both buried in the Ephesus Cemetery in Bulloch County, Georiga.  Harry Bowen married Lucile Miles.  Jack R. Bowen married Evelyn Poston and they have three children:  -  Robert Bowen,  -  Ronnie Bowen,  -  Susan Bowen.  Elizabeth A. Bowen married Angus Newton and they have two children:  -  Nancy Newton, b. October 15, 1950,  -  Angie Newton, May 1, 1953.  Nancy Newton married John David Miles and they have two children:  -  John David Miles, Jr., b. January 21, 1971,  -  Jason Paul Miles, b. October 5, 1973.  Angie Newton married Craig Hodges and they have two children:  -  Courtney Brooke Hodges,  -  Lindsey Ann Hodges.

References:  1)  Bowen Chart, by Emma Lou (Bowen) Simpson, 1980;  2)  “The Descendants of Silas E. Bowen,” by Bernard Dekle, 1983;  3)  “Bulloch County, Georgia Cemeteries” (Ephesus Cemetery), 1981

JASPER REID BOWEN (1.4.4.9.1.2) is the son of George W. Bowen and Annie Eliza (Simms) Bowen.  Jasper was born on October 28, 1898 in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Jasper Bowen married Jane Rushing (born January 6, 1898).  Jasper and Jane Bowen were the parents of two children:

   Sara Reid Bowen, b. July 12, 1921
   Carolyn Bowen

Jasper Bowen died on December 7, 1961.  Jasper Bowen and Jane (Rushing) Bowen were both buried in the Ephesus Cemetery in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Sara R. Bowen married Julian Hodges (born January 17, 1915) and they have two children:  -  Carol Hodges,  -  Julian Hodges, Jr., b. February 17, 1952.  Carol Hodges married Bruce Yawn and they have three children:  -  Jeffery Bruce Yawn, b. April 9, 1972,  -  Nancy Reid Yawn, b. May 10, 1974,  -  Susan Carolyn Yawn, b. May 5, 1977.  Julian Hodges, Jr. married Betty DeLoach (born December 15, 1952) and they have one son:  -  Julian Bird Hodges, III, b. November 14, 1976.  Carolyn Bowen married Stan Christian and they have three children:  -  Stan Christian, Jr.,  -  Robert Christian,  -  Charles Christian.

References:  1)  Bowen Chart, by Emma Lou (Bowen) Simpson, 1980;  2)  “The Descendants of Silas E. Bowen,” by Bernard Dekle, 1983;  4)  “Bulloch County, Georgia Cemeteries” (Ephesus Cemetery), 1981

GEORGE BERNARD BOWEN (1.4.4.9.1.3) is the son of George W. Bowen and Annie Eliza (Simms) Bowen.  George was born on June 28, 1900 in Bulloch County, Georgia.  On November 25, 1920, George B. Bowen married Myrtice Sumner Rushing (born August 21, 1902) and they were the parents of six children:

   Miriam Elizabeth Bowen, b. January 11, 1923
   Martha Rose Bowen, b. July 12, 1925
   Anna Jackqueline “Jackie” Bowen, b. March 21, 1927
   Infant Daughter, b. and d. September 22, 1930
   Infant Son, b. and d. December 24, 1935
   Ann Bowen, b. August 20, 1939

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Myrtice (Rushing) Bowen died on October 24, 1977 and George B. Bowen died on February 14, 1980.  Both were buried in the Ephesus Cemetery in Bulloch County, Georgia.  In March of 1950, Miriam Bowen married Charles Wilkinson and they have two children:  -  Pamela K. Wilkinson, b. February 18, 1953,  -  Charles H. Wilkinson, Jr., b. January 25, 1955.  On March 6, 1964, Miriam married a second time to Bruce Fulgham and they had no children.  Pamela Wilkinson married Alan Nichols and they have one son:  -  Joseph Alan Nichols, b. May 5, 1985.

On December 25, 1948, Martha Bowen married Ray Hutchinson and they have two children:  -  Holly Ann Hutchinson, b. December 18, 1953,  -  George Bowen Hutchinson, b. August 5, 1956.  Holly Hutchinson married H. A. Pollard, II and they have two children:  -  H. A. Pollard, III, b. April, 1978,  -  Adam Pollard, b. October, 1982.  On May 18, 1984, George Hutchinson married Judy Ann Hlavack and they have three children:  -  George Bowen Hutchinson, Jr., b. January 2, 1986,  -  Lindy Marie Hutchinson, b. December 28, 1988,  -  Cory Michael Hutchinson, b. May 29, 1991.

Jackie Bowen married Inman Murphy Foy, Jr.  For additional information on the descendants of Inman and Jackie Foy, see the sketch of Inman Murphy Foy, Jr. (1.4.4.1.2.2.3).  In February of 1958, Ann Bowen married Billy Mikell (born October 26, 1934) and they had two children:  -  William Craig Mikell, b. April 20, 1959,  -  Jeffrey Shawn Mikell, b. August 28, 1961.  On August 7, 1979, Ann married a second time to Morris Lupton (born April 26, 1936).  On August 22, 1992, Jeffrey Mikell married Tara Ann DuBois.

References:  1)  Bowen Chart, by Emma Lou (Bowen) Simpson, 1980;  2)  “The Descendants of Silas E. Bowen,” by Bernard Dekle, 1983;  3)  Letter, Jackie (Bowen) Foy to Robert Casey, August, 1992;  4)  “Bulloch County, Georgia Cemeteries” (Ephesus Cemetery), 1981

MOSES JACKSON BOWEN (1.4.4.9.1.5) is the son of George W. Bowen and Annie Eliza (Simms) Bowen.  Moses was born on June 6, 1904 in Bulloch County, Georgia.  On September 6, 1927, Moses Bowen married Mary Bell Ellis.  Mary was born on November 17, 1905 in Georgia and is the daughter of W. H. Ellis.  Moses and Mary Bowen were the parents of five children:

   George William Bowen, b. September 21, 1929, Georgia
   Anna “Nell” Bowen, b. November 8, 1931
   Moses Jackson “Jack” Bowen, b. October 8, 1934
   Jimmy Carson Bowen, b. February 14, 1937
   Henry Bowen, b. July 19, 1939

In 1930, Moses and Mary Bowen were living in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Mary Bell (Ellis) Bowen died on February 23, 1955.  Moses Bowen, Sr. married a second time to Mrs. Annie May (Wright) Vaughn.  Moses Bowen, Sr. died in 1962.  William Bowen married Cathryn Smith and they have three children:  -  Lynn Bowen,  -  Tommy Bowen (twin),  -  Charles Bowen (twin).  Lynn Bowen married Tommy Nease.  Nell Bowen married Remer L. Brady (born June 23, 1929) and they have three children:  -  Remer L. Brady, Jr., b. November 16, 1953,  -  Robert Brady, b. October 31, 1955,  -  Mary Elizabeth Brady, b. February 24, 1958.  Robert Brady married Lori Lower and they have one son:  -  Robert Bowen Brady, b. June 17, 1983.  Mary Brady married Janea Lee Moziago and they have one son:  -  Michael Logan Moziago, b. June 24, 1982.

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Jack Bowen married Patsy Edenfield (born June 3, 1935) and they have four children:  -  Mary “Brenda” Bowen, b. November 20, 1956,  -  Angela Belle Bowen, b. May 9, 1959,  -  Moses Jackson “Jay” Bowen, III, b. October 10, 1960,  -  Claudia Patricia “Patti” Bowen, b. November 13, 1963.  Brenda Bowen married Danny Cecil Olliff.  For additional information on the descendants of Danny and Brenda Olliff, see the sketch of Danny Cecil Olliff (1.2.2.1.3.2.5).  Jay Bowen married Margaret Victoria Roberts and they have one daughter:  -  Jenny Elizebeth Bowen.

Jimmy Bowen married Jill Battle (born August 26, 1938) and they have four children:  -  Jimmy Carson Bowen, Jr.,  -  Charles Allen “Chip” Bowen,  -  Pamela Bowen,  -  Stacy Bowen.  Jimmy Bowen, Jr. married Sherry Rocker and they have one son:  -  Jimmy Carson Bowen, III.  Chip Bowen married Fern Frost.  Pamela Bowen married Ray Courson.  Henry Bowen married Judy Williams (born March 30, 1939) and they have two children:  -  Susan Bowen, b. May 22, 1969,  -  Sally Bowen, b. August 8, 1971.  Henry married a second time to Annie Mae (Wright) Vaughn.

References:  1)  “Bulloch Times,” September 8, 1927, September 26, 1929, November 12, 1931, February 18, 1937;  2)  1930 Census, Bulloch County, Georgia;  3)  Bowen Chart, by Emma Lou (Bowen) Simpson, 1980;  4)  “The Descendants of Silas E. Bowen,” by Bernard Dekle, 1983

AMERICA C. BOWEN (1.4.4.9.2) is the daughter of Moses Jackson Bowen and Julia A. (Olliff) Bowen.  America was born on April 4, 1878 in Georgia.  In September of 1902, America Bowen married Dr. J. E. Lanier (born June 6, 1872) and they lived in Colquitt County, Georgia.  J. E. and America Lanier were the parents of two children:

   Lucy Lanier, b. December 16, 1905
   Jack Lanier, b. May 30, 1914

J. E. Lanier died in 1949 and America (Bowen) Lanier died in 1958.  Lucy Lanier married Willie Hurst (born December 31, 1900) and they have one daughter:  -  Martha Hurst, b. October 17, 1930.  Martha Hurst married Robert Woodall (born September of 1928) and they have three children:  -  Laura Woodall,  -  Lucy Woodall,  -  Joe Woodall.  Laura Woodall married Donald Thurman and they have one child:  -  Tony Thurman.  Jack Lanier married Martha Wynn (born April 17, 1917) and they have two children:  -  Wynn Lanier,  -  Jackie Lanier.

References:  1)  “Statesboro News,” September 26, 1902;  2)  Bowen Chart, by Emma Lou (Bowen) Simpson, 1980;  3)  “The Descendants of Silas E. Bowen,” by Bernard Dekle, 1983

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BENJAMIN GORDON BOWEN (1.4.4.9.3) is the son of Moses Jackson Bowen and Julia A. (Olliff) Bowen.  Benjamin was born on June 2, 1881 in Bulloch County, Georgia.  In 1904, Benjamin Bowen married Madie L. Parrish.  Madie was born in 1884 in Georgia and is the daughter of Benjamin Parrish.  In 1910, Benjamin and Madie Bowen were living in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Benjamin and Madie Bowen were the parents of six children:

   Denver E. Bowen (1.4.4.9.3.1), b. December 4, 1904, Georgia
   Arthur Edward Bowen, b. August 4, 1908, Georgia
   Alma Bowen
   Erline Bowen, b. October 10, 1912
   Benjamin Gordon Bowen, Jr. (1.4.4.9.3.5), b. February 20, 1915
   Brooks Bowen

Madie (Parrish) Bowen died on October 16, 1918.  Benjamin Bowen, Sr. married a second time to Gertrude Trapnell (born November 24, 1889) and they were the parents of five children:

   John Gordon Bowen, b. August 7, 1920
   Virgil “Ray” Bowen, b. February 3, 1922
   Mae June Bowen, b. November 22, 1923
   Robert Olliff Bowen, b. June 20th
   Walter Fred Bowen, b. July 30, 1927

Benjamin G. Bowen died in 1964 and Gertrude (Trapnell) Bowen died on August 2, 1982.  Arthur Bowen married Blanche Edwards (born July 31, 1905).  Alma Bowen married Theodore “Ted” Nelson and they have two children:  -  Teddy Nelson,  -  Tommy Parrish Nelson.  Teddy Nelson married Alan Hatfield.  Tommy Nelson married Margaret Gonzales and they have two children:  -  Maria Nelson,  -  Tommy Parrish Nelson, Jr.  Erline Bowen married Hammond Moore and they had one son:  -  Maurice Graham Moore, b. November 6, 1930.  Erline married a second time to Clyde Wallace but they later were divorced.  Erline (Bowen) Moore died in 1982.  Maurice Moore married Mary Baccleir and they have two children (adopted):  -  Mark Moore, b. August 24, 1964,  -  Kimberly Moore, b. May 8, 1967.

Brooks Bowen married Martha Glisson and they have one daughter:  -  Deannie Bowen.  Deannie Bowen married John Robert Jones and they have three children:  -  Cindy Jones,  -  Robbie Jones,  -  Ricky Jones.  Cindy Jones married Darwin Price and they have one son:  -  John Carlton Price.  Darwin Price died in 1981.  Cindy married a second time to Billy Lanier.  John G. Bowen died in 1978.  Ray Bowen married Bobbie Faye (Bazemore) Cooper (born December 15, 1926) and they had three sons:  -  Jimmy Bowen,  -  David Bowen,  -  Andy Bowen.  Jimmy Bowen married Mary Frank Holloway.  Jimmy married a second time to Donna Carlton and they have one child:  -  Erin Casey Bowen.

Mae June Bowen married Troy Hendrix and they had one daughter:  -  Pam Hendrix.  Mae married a second time to Wayne Williams and they have one son:  -  Troy Randolph “Randy” Williams.  Pam Hendrix married Guy Parker and they have two children:  -  Michael Benjamin Parker,  -  April Marie Parker.  Randy Williams married Rhonda Tucker and they have two children:  -  Blake Williams,  -  Rand Williams.  Robert Bowen married Claudine Hanks and they have one son:  -  Zachary Bowen.  Walter F. Bowen married Mary Crow (born August 7, 1931) and they have two children:  -  Walter Fred Bowen, Jr., b. September 26, 1961,  -  Alan Russell Bowen, b. May 2, 1964.

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References:  1)  1910 Census, Bulloch County, Georgia;  2)  “Bulloch Times,” October 17, 1918;  3)  Bowen Chart, by Emma Lou (Bowen) Simpson, 1980;  4)  “The Descendants of Silas E. Bowen,” by Bernard Dekle, 1983

DENVER E. BOWEN (1.4.4.9.3.1) is the son of Benjamin Gordon Bowen and Madie L. (Parrish) Bowen.  Denver was born on December 4, 1904 in Georgia.  Denver Bowen married Gabie Evans.  Denver and Gabie Bowen are the parents of three children:

   Ann Bowen
   Denver Eric “Don” Bowen, b. December 6, 1930
   Benjamin Alexander “Ben” Bowen, b. July 4, 1932

Ann Bowen married Dutch Brembs and they have three children:  -  Debra Brembs,  -  Denise Brembs,  -  Darlene Brembs.  In 1950, Don Bowen married Clara Lou Brown (born May 5, 1932) and they have four children:  -  Candice Lynn Bowen, b. February 22, 1952,  -  Donald Eugene Bowen, b. March 5, 1954,  -  Jill Louise Bowen, b. September 1, 1960,  -  Eric Todd Bowen, b. November 25, 1965.  In 1962, Ben Bowen married Martha Morris (born December 22, 1937) and they have one son:  -  Benjamin Alexander Bowen, Jr., b. March 29, 1967.

References:  1)  Bowen Chart, by Emma Lou (Bowen) Simpson, 1980;  2)  “The Descendants of Silas E. Bowen,” by Bernard Dekle, 1983

BENJAMIN GORDON BOWEN, JR. (1.4.4.9.3.5) is the son of Benjamin Gordon Bowen and Madie L. (Parrish) Bowen.  Benjamin was born on February 20, 1915.  Benjamin Bowen, Jr. married Mattie Murl Tillery (born January 5, 1913) and they are the parents of three children:

   Michael Bowen, b. May 26, 1938
   Carol Bowen, b. May 9, 1942
   Benjamin Gordon Bowen, III, b. November 18, 1946

Michael Bowen married Avalon Hamrick and they have two children:  -  Dedie Belinda Bowen,  -  Trixie Murl Bowen.  Michael Bowen married a second time to Cheryl L. Sutton.  Dedie Bowen married Jack Daniel and they have one daughter:  -  Brandy Daniel.  Carol Bowen married Arthur Craft Jackson (born September of 1941) and they have one daughter:  -  Jennifer Lynn Jackson, b. February 4, 1965.

Ben Bowen married Mary Nell Bird (born March 31, 1946) and they have two children:  -  Meredith Bird Bowen, b. June 8, 1967,  -  Caroline Murl Bowen, b. September 22, 1971.  Ben Bowen married a second time to Kathryn Claire Olliff (1.4.6.2.3.3.1).  Kathryn was born on January 21, 1951 and is the daughter of Sollie Edward Olliff and Kathryn (Burton) Olliff.  Ben and Kathryn Bowen have one daughter:  -  Kathryn Olliff Bowen.

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References:  1)  Bowen Chart, by Emma Lou (Bowen) Simpson, 1980;  2)  “The Descendants of Silas E. Bowen,” by Bernard Dekle, 1983

MAXIE PERNITA BOWEN (1.4.4.9.6) is the daughter of Moses Jackson Bowen and Julia A. (Olliff) Bowen.  Maxie was born on December 23, 1885 in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Maxie Bowen married Lad P. Trapnell (born May 4, 1884 in Georgia) and they were the parents of five children:

   Julia Trapnell, b. October 26, 1905, Georgia
   Ernest Earl “Bubba” Trapnell, b. July 10, 1907, Georgia
   James “Harold” Trapnell, b. October 29, 1913
   William Crouse Trapnell, b. February 29, 1919
   Margaret Trapnell

In 1910, Lad and Maxie Trapnell were living in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Julia Trapnell married Wallace Mercer (born March 18, 1906) and they have one son:  -  Robert Wallace Mercer, b. July 31, 1928.  Robert W. Mercer married Jean Newman (born March 15, 1926) and they have two children:  -  Jan Newman Mercer, b. January 19, 1954,  -  Gary Stephen Mercer, b. February 6, 1956.  Ernest Trapnell married Hazel Evans and they have two children:  -  Gail Trapnell, b. December 28, 1939,  -  William Evans Trapnell, b. July 22, 1943.

Harold Trapnell married Vela Braswell (born September 16, 1914) and they have two children:  -  James “Harold” Trapnell, Jr., b. February 14, 1942,  -  Julia Louise Trapnell, b. February 11, 1946.  Harold Trapnell, Jr. married Nancy Sias and they have one daughter:  -  Chrissie Trapnell.  Julia L. Trapnell married Robert Clark Hall (born April 4, 1944) and they have two children:  -  Travis Clark Hall,  -  Christy Hall.  William C. Trapnell married Ella Johnson.  Margaret Trapnell died as an infant.

References:  1)  1910 Census, Bulloch County, Georgia;  2)  Bowen Chart, by Emma Lou (Bowen) Simpson, 1980;  3)  “The Descendants of Silas E. Bowen,” by Bernard Dekle, 1983

LOLA BOWEN (1.4.4.9.8) is the daughter of Moses Jackson Bowen and Julia A. (Olliff) Bowen.  Lola was born on September 25, 1890 in Bulloch County, Georgia.  On December 9, 1906, Lola Bowen married Ellis Judson McLean in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Ellis was born on August 4, 1885 in Bulloch County, Georgia and is the son of Dr. Logan Judson McLean and Eliza Floriede (Kennedy) McLean.  Ellis and Lola McLean were the parents of two children:

   Edward “Price” McLean, b. October 6, 1907, Moultrie, Georgia
   Ellis “Judson” McLean, Jr., b. August 7, 1922, Moultrie, Georgia

Ellis J. McLean, Sr. died on August 15, 1978 in Moultrie, Georgia.  On August 17, 1935, Price McLean married Margaret Brabham (born December 21, 1911 in Cope, South Carolina) in Cope, South Carolina.  Price and Margaret McLean have four children:  -  Edward Price McLean, Jr., b. August 28, 1936, Fort Worth, Texas,  -  William Brabham McLean, b. October 24, 1941, Moultrie, Georgia,  -  James Luther McLean, b. September 18, 1949, Moultrie, Georgia,  -  Anne McLean, b. December 28, 1952, Moultrie, Georgia.  Ed McLean, Jr. married Marsha Quarterman (born December 24, 1937 in Moultrie, Georgia) and they have two children:  -  Jennifer McLean, b. April 23, 1973, Valdosta, Georgia,  -  John Logan McLean, b. May 7, 1975, Valdosta, Georgia.  On December 26, 1967, William McLean married Mrs. Jan (Murphy) Stewart (born September 11, 1944 in Panama City, Florida).  William and Jan McLean have three children (these children were from Jan’s first marriage but were adopted by William):  -  Teresa Lynn Stewart, b. January 28, 1962,  -  Michael Shane Stewart, b. April 1, 1964,  -  Mark Murphy Stewart, b. January 18, 1966.  In November of 1970, James McLean married Susan Jane Hardy (born October 22, 1948 in Cordele, Georgia).  On October 16, 1976, Anne McLean married Roger Bruce King (born May 14, 1950 in Winner, South Carolina) in Moultrie, Georgia.  Roger and Anne King have one daughter:  -  Sally King, b. August 5, 1978, Perry, Florida.

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On December 24, 1943, Ellis “Judson” McLean married Carolyn Cooper (born July 27, 1919 in Moultrie, Georgia) and they have two children:  -  Michael Judson McLean, b. September 14, 1946, Moultrie, Georgia,  -  Margaret “Midge” McLean, b. April 1, 1950, Moultrie, Georgia.  On December 26, 1970, Michael McLean married Camila Capo (born July 13, 1948 in Rome, Georgia) and they have two children:  -  Maria Luisa McLean, b. June 4, 1977, Moultrie, Georgia,  -  Camila Michelle McLean, b. March 28, 1979, Moultrie, Georgia.

References:  1)  “Statesboro News,” December 7, 1906;  2)  “Bulloch Times,” December 12, 1906;  3)  Bowen Chart, by Emma Lou (Bowen) Simpson, 1980;  4)  “Everett/Everitt Family,” by Alvaretta K. Register, 1987

MARGARET “MAGGIE” BOWEN (1.4.4.9.9) is the daughter of Moses Jackson Bowen and Julia A. (Olliff) Bowen.  Maggie was born on August 4, 1892 in Bulloch County, Georgia.  On June 19, 1910, Maggie Bowen married John Gordon Donaldson in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Gordon was born in 1891 and is the son of John H. Donaldson amd Sallie T. Donaldson.  Gordon and Maggie Donaldson were the parents of two children:

   John Lewis Donaldson
   Mikell Donaldson

John and Maggie Donaldson were later divorced.  John H. Donaldson died in 1930 and was buried in the Eastside Cemetery in Statesboro, Georgia.  Maggie married a second time to Lewis Lazarus and married a third time to Edmund B. West.  John L. Donaldson married Hart Dodson and they had one son:  -  John Lewis Donaldson, Jr.  John L. Donaldson, Sr. married a second time to Margarette Durden and they have two children:  -  Josephine Donaldson,  -  Eddie Donaldson.  Mikell Donaldson married Clara Hersey and they had one daughter:  -  Vivian Donaldson.  Mikell Donaldson married a second time to Nell Durden and they have one son:  -  Gordon Donaldson.

References:  1)  “Bulloch Times,” June 22, 1910;  2)  Bowen Chart, by Emma Lou (Bowen) Simpson, 1980;  3)  “Bulloch County, Georgia Cemeteries” (Eastside Cemetery), 1981;  4)  “The Descendants of Silas E. Bowen,” by Bernard Dekle, 1983

9-204   INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIES

AMERICA L. OLLIFF (1.4.4.10) is the daughter of John Olliff and Lucy (Kirkland) Olliff.  America was born on December 29, 1861 in Bulloch County, Georgia.  On December 8, 1886, America Olliff married Horace Slater Blitch.  Horace is the son of John G. Blitch.  Horace and America Blitch were the parents of two children:

   Leila Blitch, b. September 14, 1887, Georgia
   Lucy Bernice Blitch, b. March 7, 1894, Georgia

Horace S. Blitch died of “rheumatism” on August 11, 1903 and was buried in the Eastside Cemetery in Statesboro, Georgia.  In 1910, America (Olliff) Blitch was living in Bulloch County, Georgia.  America (Olliff) Blitch died on October 7, 1946 and was buried in the Eastside Cemetery in Statesboro, Georgia.  Leila Blitch married Walter Edwin McDougald (born October 3, 1886).  Leila (Blitch) McDougald died on May 8, 1922 and Walter E. McDougald died on May 19, 1939.  Both were buried in the Eastside Cemetery in Statesboro, Georgia.

On November 12, 1924, Lucy Blitch married Cecil Everett Kennedy in Bulloch County, Georgia.  Cecil was born on September 29, 1897 in Bulloch County, Georgia and is the son of Dr. Seabron B. Kennedy and Mary (Everett) Kennedy.  Cecil and Lucy Kennedy had no children.  Lucy (Blitch) Kennedy died on November 26, 1930 and was buried in the Eastside Cemetery in Statesboro, Georgia.  Cecil Kennedy married a second time to Mercedes Proctor (1.4.2.11.2.1) in Aiken, South Carolina.  Merceille was born on August 12, 1911 in Bulloch County, Georgia and is the daughter of S. J. Proctor and Maude Emily (Jones) Proctor.  Cecil and Merceille Kennedy had two children:  June Kennedy (born August 19, 1934) and Cecil Everett Kennedy, Jr. (born April 23, 1938).

References:  1)  “Statesboro News,” August 14, 1903;  2)  1910 Census, Bulloch County, Georgia;  3)  “Bulloch Times,” October 2, 1924, November 20, 1924, November 27, 1930;  4)  “Bulloch County, Georgia Cemeteries” (Eastside Cemetery), 1981;  5)  Letter, Camilla (Akins) Lanier to Robert Casey, March 8, 1983;  6)  “Everett/Everitt Family,” by Alvaretta K. Register, 1987;  7)  “Olliff Family Lineage,” by John M. Winskie, 1988