1876 Jan 13:
EDWARD H. BOWEN, age 21 married SARAH JANE EDWARDS, age 18, in Saline
Co., AR.
1880
FEDERAL CENSUS—FAIR PLAY (SALINE), ARKANSAS (Supervisor’s District 2,
Enumeration District 165, taken 4 and 8 Jun 1880 by A. A. Crawford), Roll
T9_56, page 301D (lines 6-17) and page 302A (lines 12-38):
Listed on page 301D (lines 6-12), taken 4 Jun 1880,
and living in Dwelling 57 (Family 57) was the household of SETH BOWEN, who was
age 60, a farmer, born in SC (both his parents also born in SC). His wife CLARACY BOWEN was age 48, “keeping
house,” born in AL
(as were both her parents). They
reported five children living in the household—(1) FRANK BOWEN (son, age 30,
single, farm laborer, born in MS), (2) JEFFERSON BOWEN (son, age 19, farm
laborer, born in MS), (3) JOSEPH BOWEN (son, age 14, farm laborer, born in LA),
(4) NANCY BOWEN (daughter, age 11, born in AR), and (5) FORANC BOWEN (name spelled this way on the record,
daughter, age 8, born in AR). I believe this was the father of JOHN
BOWEN. Copy of census
microfilm image and work sheet on file.
Also listed on page 301D (lines 13-17), taken 4 Jun
1880, and living in Dwelling 58 (Family 58) was the household of EDWARD BOWEN,
who was age 25, a farmer, born in MS (both his parents born in SC). His wife SARAH BOWEN was age 22, “keeping
house,” born in AR (both her parents born in SC). They reported two children, both born in
AR—(1) WILLIAM BOWEN (age 3) and (2) MARY BOWEN (age 5 months, born Feb 1880). Copy of census microfilm image and work sheet on file.
Listed on page 302A (lines 12-17), living in
Dwelling 69 (Family 69) was the household of GEORGE CLIFT, who was age 33, a
farmer born in AR (both his parents born in TN). His wife NANCY CLIFT was age 36, “keeping house,”
born in TN (father’s birth place unknown, mother born in VA). They reported four children, all born in
AR—(1) HATTIE CLIFT (age 11), (2) SUSAN CLIFT (age 9), (3) DANIEL B. CLIFT (age
6), and (4) ARMADILER? CLIFT (daughter, age 1). Note: The youngest daughter of William Bugg and Permelia Ann Bugg was Sarah R. Bugg, who
married Daniel B. Clift. This person,
George Clift, was probably related to the family. Copy of census microfilm
image and work sheet on file.
Listed on page 302A (lines 18-21), living in
Dwelling 70 (Family 70) was the household of JOHN BOWEN, who was age 27, a
farmer, born in MS (his father born in SC, his mother’s birth place
unknown). His wife ANNIE BOWEN was age
19, “keeping house,” born in AR (her parents’ birth places unknown). They had one child—a daughter named MARY
BOWEN, who was age 1, born in AR. Also
living in the household was a boarder named JAMES WELSH who was age 30, a farm
laborer, born in SC (both his parents born in NC). Copy of census microfilm image and work sheet on file.
Listed on page 302A (lines 26-28), living in
Dwelling 72 (Family 72) was the household of NOAH ROBERTS, who was age 63, a
farmer, born in KY (his father born in SC, mother born in SC). His wife PARMELIA ROBERTS was age 51,
“keeping house,” born in GA (birth places of parents unknown). They reported one child—a daughter named
MARTHA ROBERTS, who was age 10, born in AR.
Copy of census
microfilm image and work sheet on file.
Listed on page 302A (lines 37-38), living in
Dwelling 74 (Family 74) was the household of SARAH A. BOWEN, who was a widow,
age 50, “keeping house,” born in SC (as were both her parents). She reported one child living in the
household—a son named JOHN A. BOWEN, age 19, born in MS. Copy of census microfilm image and work sheet on file.
1887: According to the Saline County Arkansas
Tax Collector’s Book (part 1), page 132, the estate of E. H. BOWEN still owned
80 acres of land in Saline Co., AR, located in Section 21, Township 2-South,
Range 16. He had died in 1883, according
to his tombstone inscription.
