1. 1880 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Wilkesboro; taken on 16 Jun 1880; Page 132A; Family #4/4.
Listed as Thomas C. Bowie; age 3; born in LA; in household of mother, Francis (Calloway) Bowie.
2. 1910 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Jefferson; taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 178A; Family #24/24.
Listed as Thomas C. Bowie, Sr; age 33; born in LA; married once for 4 yrs; lawyer; head of household.
3. Ashe Co, NC; WW I Draft Registration Card #57; Jefferson, NC Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Thomas Conlee (Bowie); age 42; born on 27 July (1876); living in West Jefferson; lawyer; nearest
relative, Mrs. Jean (Bowie); medium height with stout build; gray eyes and gray hair.
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4. 1920 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Jefferson Township; West Jefferson; taken on 21 Jan 1920; Page 91A;
Family #65/66.
Listed as Thomas C. Bowie; age 43; born in LA; married; lawyer, general practice; head of
household.
5. 1930 Census, Ashe Co, NC; West Jefferson; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 74B; Family #139/147.
Listed as Thomas C. Bowie; age 53; born in LA; married at 30; lawyer, general practice; head of
household.
6. North Carolina Manual; Secretary of State; 1921: Page 455.
"Thomas C. Bowie, Democrat, Representative from Ashe County, was born at Joseph, La., in 1876. He is a son of John Ruth and Frances (Calloway) Bowie. Received his preparatory education at Moravian Falls Academy, 1891; Trap Hill High School, 1892; and Mars Hill College, 1893. Received Ph.D. in 1899 from the University of North Carolina. Did post-graduate work at Yale College in 1900 in Political and Social Science. Attended law schools of Yale and University of North Carolina. Lawyer. Member of State Bar Association and American Bar Association. Represented Ashe County in the Legislatures of 1909, 1913, 1915, 1921, and was Speaker of the House in 1915. Mason, Odd Fellow. Episcopalian. Married Miss Jean Davis in 1906. Address: West Jefferson, N. C..."
1. 1910 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Jefferson; taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 178A; Family #24/24.
Listed as Jean D. Bowie; age 27; born in NC; married once for 4 yrs; 2 children, 1 living; in household
of husband, Thomas C. Bowie, Sr.
2. 1920 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Jefferson Township; West Jefferson; taken on 21 Jan 1920; Page 91A;
Family #65/66.
Listed as Jean D. Bowie; age 38; born in NC; married; in household of husband, Thomas C. Bowie, Sr.
3. 1930 Census, Ashe Co, NC; West Jefferson; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 74B; Family #139/147.
Listed as Jean Bowie; age 46; born in NC; married at 22; in household of husband, Thomas C. Bowie,
Sr.
1. "NC Marriages, 1759-1979"; LDS Web Site.
Carter Lee Redd; age 35; born in 1902; married on 12 Jun 1937 in West Jefferson, Ashe Co, NC;
Elizabeth Davis Bowie; age 25; born in 1912.
2. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Carter Lee Redd; born on 19 Sep 1901; died in Jan 1976; living at Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA at death.
1. Index to Vital Statistics, Ashe Co, NC; Births; Page 18; Vol #D-2; Page 96; NC Birth Index; 1800-2000;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elizabeth Davis Bowie; born 4 Jun 1912 in Jefferson, NC; daughter of Thomas Contee Bowie.
2. 1920 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Jefferson Township; West Jefferson; taken on 21 Jan 1920; Page 91A;
Family #65/66.
Listed as Elizabeth Bowie; age 7 ; born in NC; in household of father, Thomas C. Bowie, Sr.
3. 1930 Census, Ashe Co, NC; West Jefferson; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 74B; Family #139/147.
Listed as Elizabeth Bowie; age 17 ; born in NC; in household of father, Thomas C. Bowie, Sr.
4. "NC Marriages, 1759-1979"; LDS Web Site.
Carter Lee Redd; age 35; born in 1902; married on 12 Jun 1937 in West Jefferson, Ashe Co, NC;
Elizabeth Davis Bowie; age 25; born in 1912.
5. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elizabeth Redd; born on 4 Jun 1912; died in Oct 1982; living at Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA at death.
1. 1880 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Jefferson Township; taken on 23/24 Jun 1880; Page 508;
Family #338/342.
Listed as Daniel W. Adams; age 7; born in LA; at school; in household of mother, Mary V. (Calloway)
Adams.
2. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Obids Township; taken on 5 Jul 1900; Page 151B; Family #448/451.
Listed as Daniel W. Adams; age 29; born in LA in Dec 1870; married 6 yrs; merchant; head of
household.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, NC; Rural District; Old Fort Township; taken on 13 Jan 1920;
Page 159B; Family #239/240.
Listed as Dan W. Adams; age 47; born in LA; married; real estate agent; head of household.
4. 1930 Census; McDowell Co, NC; Old Fort Township; State Highway #10; taken on 7 Apr 1930;
Page 133B; Family #115/120.
Listed as W. Daniel Adams; age 57; born in NC (sic); married at 41; agent for Shell Oil and Gas;
head of household.
5. Buncombe Co, NC; Death Certificate #25278; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Daniel W. Adams; age 83; born on 11 Dec 1874 in LA; married ; husband of Pearl Cross Adams;
retired inventor and civil engineer; served in WW I; living at Old Fort, NC; son of Daniel W. and Mary
Virginia (Calloway) Adams; died on 19 Oct 1957 in the VA Hospital, Swannanoa, Buncombe Co, NC
from pneumonia; buried on 19 Oct 1957 (same day as death) in Adams Cemetery, Old Fort, NC;
information from hospital records.
(There is a conflict between his birth date and his father's death date. They are more than 9
months apart)
1. 1850 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; taken on 21 Aug 1850; Page 296A; Family #674.
Listed as James Calloway; age 43; born in Ashe Co, NC; physician; head of household.
2. 1860 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Upper Division; Wilkesboro PO; taken on 28 Jun 1860; Page 122A;
Family #319/318.
Listed as James Calloway; age 52; born in NC; physician; head of household.
3. RootsWeb, Created by Chris Schultheis, Hull, GA; 5 Dec 2006.
"Personal records of Paul Purdom, dated August 1997: - Attended Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1832-1835 - Moved to Kansas in 1870 to manage investments in Missouri and Kansas - Returned to North Carolina in 1872 - In 1850s, wealthiest Whig in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Opposed secession until Ft. Sumter, then
elected to secession convention where he voted for secession. Served on council of state. - Occupation was Physician Parents: Elijah CALLOWAY Sr. and Mary CUTBIRTH.."
1. 1860 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Upper Division; Wilkesboro PO; taken on 28 Jun 1860; Page 122A;
Family #319/318.
Listed as Anny Calloway; age 29; born in MD; in household of husband, James Calloway.
1. 1860 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Upper Division; Wilkesboro PO; taken on 28 Jun 1860; Page 122A;
Family #319/318.
Listed as Harriet H. Calloway; age 5; born in NC; in household of father, Dr. James Calloway.
1. 1860 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Upper Division; Wilkesboro PO; taken on 28 Jun 1860; Page 122A;
Family #319/318.
Listed as Elizabeth C. Calloway; age 3; born in NC; in household of father, Dr. James Calloway.
1. 1860 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Upper Division; Wilkesboro PO; taken on 28 Jun 1860; Page 122A;
Family #319/318.
Listed as Anna Y. Calloway; age 1; born in NC; in household of father, Dr. James Calloway.
1. 1910 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Jefferson; taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 178A; Family #24/24.
Listed as Thomas C. Bowie, Jr; age 1 yr, 6 mons; born in NC; in household of father, Thomas C.
Bowie, Sr.
2. 1920 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Jefferson Township; West Jefferson; taken on 21 Jan 1920; Page 91A;
Family #65/66.
Listed as Thomas C. Bowie, Jr; age 12 ; born in NC; in household of father, Thomas C. Bowie, Sr.
3. 1930 Census, Ashe Co, NC; West Jefferson; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 74B; Family #139/147.
Listed as Thomas Bowie, Jr; age 21 ; born in NC; in household of father, Thomas C. Bowie, Sr.
4. US WW II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Thomas C. Bowie, Jr; born in 1908; in Ashe Co, NC; enlisted on 6 Dec 1942 as a Private at Camp
Croft, SC; 4 yrs colledge; occupation lawyers and judges; height 66 in; weight 142 lbs.
5. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Thomas Bowie; born on 30 Aug 1908; died in Oct 1969; living at West Jefferson, NC at death; SS#
239-62-5550.
1. 1870 Census, Tensas Parish, LA; Hard Times Ledg?, LA Post Office; taken on 9 Jul 1870; Page 190A;
Family #201/212.
Listed as J.C. Bowie; age 4; born in NC; in household of father, John R. Bowie.
2. 1880 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Wilkesboro; taken on 16 Jun 1880; Page 132A; Family #4/4.
Listed as James C. Bowie; age 14; born in NC; in household of mother, Francis (Calloway) Bowie.
3. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Obids Township; taken on 30 Jun 1900; Page 149A; Family #404/407.
Listed as James Bowie; age 34; born in NC in Oct 1865; single; farmer; head of household.
4. Ashe Co, Marriage Records; LDS Web Site.
J.C. Bowie married on 21 Aug 1903 in Ashe Co, NC; Ada Faw.
5. 1910 Census, Grayson Co, VA; Elk Creek District; on 28 Apr 1910; Page 41B; Image 19 of 32; Family #143/143.
Listed as James C. Bowie; age 42; born in NC; married twice, last time for 3 yrs; farm laborer; odd jobs;
head of household.
6. 1920 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Obids Township; taken on 16/19 Jan 1920; Page 147B; Image 10 of 18;
Family #91/91.
Listed as James C. Bowie; age 54; born in NC; married; farmer; head of household.
7. 1940 Census, Burke Co, NC; Morganton Township; State Hospital for Insane; E.D. 12-19; taken on 19 Apr 1940;
Image 43 of 66; Line #36.
Listed as James C. Bowie; age 63; born in NC; widowed; 8th grade education; lived in Ashe Co, Nc on 1 Apr 1935;
inmate.
8. Burke Co, NC; Death Certificate #194; Ancestry.com Web Site.
James C. Bowie; age 82; single; born in 1865 in LA; living at West Jefferson, NC; son od John R. and Francis
(Calloway) Bowie; died 2 Jan 1947 in the State Hospital, Morganton, NC; from cardio-renal disease; spent
19 yrs in hospital; removed 2 Jan 1947 to Ashe Co, NC.
9. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Calloway Cemetery; West Jefferson, Ashe Co, NC; submitted by Gary McMillan;
20 Mar 2011; maintained by Chet Walker. (Physical location of this cemetery is on NC 163 at New River bridge)
James Calloway Bowie; born 17 Oct 1865; died 2 Jan 1947; buried here; headstone photo shown; "Son of
John and Francis (Calloway) Bowie.
1. Ashe Co, Marriage Records; LDS Web Site.
J.C. Bowie married on 21 Aug 1903 in Ashe Co, NC; Ada Faw.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Calloway Cemetery; West Jefferson, Ashe Co, NC; submitted by Gary McMillan
20 Mar 2011; maintained by Dan Stevenson.(Physical location of this cemetery is on NC 163 at New River bridge)
Mary Ada Faw Bowie; born 2 Sep 1873; died 24 Jan 1906 in Ashe Co, NC; buried here; headstone photo shown;
"SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN".
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Calloway Cemetery; West Jefferson, Ashe Co, NC; submitted by Gary McMillan
20 Mar 2011; maintained by Chet Walker.(Physical location of this cemetery is on NC 163 at New River bridge)
Mary Jane Bowie; born 14 Jan 1906; died 29 Jun 1907; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. Index to Vital Statistics, Ashe Co, NC; Births; Page 18; Vol #D-2; Page 97; NC Birth Index; 1800-2000;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Routh Bowie; born in 1904 in Glendale Springs, Ashe Co, NC; son of James Calloway Bowie.
2. 1910 Census, Grayson Co, VA; Elk Creek District; on 28 Apr 1910; Page 41B; Image 19 of 32; Family #143/143.
Listed as John R. Bowie; age 6; born in NC; in household of father, James C. Bowie.
3. 1920 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Obids Township; taken on 16/19 Jan 1920; Page 147B; Image 10 of 18;
Family #91/91.
Listed as John Bowie; age 15; born in NC; in household of father, James C. Bowie.
4. 1930 Census, Cumberland Co, NC; Manchester Township; Ft. Bragg; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 37A;
Image 32 of 65; Line #28.
Listed as John R. Bowie; age 25; born in NC; single; soldier in US Army.
5. 1940 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Obids Township; Glendale Springs; State Road No. 16; E.D. 5-16; taken on
11 Apr 1940; Page 175B; Image 2 of 26; Family #13.
Listed as John R. Bowie; age 35; born in NC; married; 3 yrs college education; lived in same house on 1 Apr 1935;
laborer on W.P.A. project.
6. US Public Records Index, Vol #2; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John R. Bowie; born 22 Aug 1904; living at 967 Talbot Ave, Albany, CA 94706.
7. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Bowie; born 22 Aug 1904; died in Dec 1985; SS# 245-10-7756; last residence, Albany Alameda Co, CA;
card issued in NC before 1951.
8. CA Death Index, 1940-1997; Ancestry.com Web Site.
John Routh Bowie; born 22 Aug 1904 in NC; died 19 Dec 1984 in Alemeda Co, CA; SS# 245-10-7756; mother's
maiden name Faw.