BOWLING, JAMES
, was born March 8, 1790, in Fauquier county, Va., was taken by his parents to Tennessee when he was nine years old, and from there to Logan county, Ky., in 1808. He was there married, Oct. 17, 1817, to Margaret Jones, who was born Nov. 18, 1793, in Mercer county, Ky. James Bowling and wife left, the day after their marriage, for Bond county, Ill. They moved on horseback, each riding a horse and leading a pack horse, to carry their goods. One child was born in Bond county, Ill., and they moved to Sangamon county, arriving in 1819, in what is now Rochester township, on the farm now owned by R. P. Abel, adjoining Rochester on the west. In 1830 they moved one mile north. They had six children in Sangamon county. Of their seven children--ELIZABETH W., born Sept. 22, 1818, in Bond county, Ill., was married in Sangamon county, April 27, 1843, to James M. Logan. See his name.
ELVIRA P., born Feb. 25, 1820, in Sangamon county, was married April 28, 1844, to Daniel Barr. They had three children. JAMES THOMAS married Elizabeth Atkinson. They had two children, LOUIE and MATTIE, and Mr. Barr died, March 13, 1875, leaving his widow and children in Rochester. MARGARET E., born Oct. 16, 1846, married Samuel West. See his name. CHAS. E. born August 18, 1850, married, Dec. 2, 1873, to Louisa D. West, and lives in Rochester. Daniel Barr and wife reside in Rochester.
JOHN P., born Jan. 12, 1822, in Sangamon county, was married Oct. 14, 1846, in Green county, to Maria Lorton. They had three children. Their second child, SARAH M., died at Mt. Auburn in 1854, in her fourth year. WILLIAM K. was born Jan. 1, 1849, and married August 27, 1874, to Alice Jernigan, who was born in Greenville, Ky., and resides near Virden, Ill. JAMES R., born Aug. 10, 1859, resides with his parents, near Virden, Ill.
JULIAN F., born Feb. 5, 1824, in Sangamon county, was married Sept. 6, 1845, to Abraham E. Nickolls. He had previously been married, and had two children. They had seven children, and Mrs. Nickolls died, Feb. 28, 1867. Of their children, ANDREW T. resides at Rochester, Ill. MARGARET A. married William Morgan, and resides near Mt. Auburn. EMILY S. married John Shewmaker, and resides near Decatur. MARY J. married William Murphy, and resides at Topeka, Kansas. ELIZABETH A. married Wm. Meek, and resides at Central City, Colorado. JAMES B. and ELVIRA M. reside with their father, at Kingsville, Kansas.
JANE A., born Oct. 6, 1826, adjoining Rochester on the west. She was married, Feb. 2, 1854, to John Cassity, who was born Jan. 12, 1821, in Bourbon county, Ky., and came to Sangamon county in the fall of 1830. They had five children, three of whom died in infancy. WILLIAM, born May 4, 1857, and FRANK, born March 21, 1867, reside with their parents, in Rochester, within 200 yards of where Mrs. Cassity was born.
ARMIZA T., born Jan. 30, 1830, in Sangamon county, was married, Mar. 10, 1853, to John S. Highmore, who was born Sept. 22, 1828, in Somersetshire, England. He came to America in 1849, and to Sangamon county in March, 1850. They had two children. LAURA, born Jan. 27, 1854, married John F. Miller, (see his name,) and resides in Edinburg. ARMIZA resides with her aunt, Jane A. Cassity, who brought her up. Mrs. Highmore died August 27, 1856, and Mr. Highmore was married March, 1860, to Mary A. Cloyd. See name of Cloyd. They had three children, and Mrs. H. died, and Mr. Highmore was married the third time, to Mrs. Mary Price, widow of Dr. Price, who was born in Virginia. They reside in Rochester. He has been a member of the county board of supervisors from 1863 to 1867, and from 1872 to 1875.
Mrs. Margaret Bowling died Nov. 14, 1846, and James Bowling died April 12, 1853, both near Rochester.