Peter Bower Bowen

Peter Bower Bowen[692] M V K Y Photo: “I don’t have or know of any photos of Peter, Sr., or Jr. (BH?) I can send you a photo of both Henry Clay and William A., Jr., his brother. I know I have a postwar photo of Henry Clay in uniform and maybe William.”[693] “Mary Haynes knows more about the current Bowen relatives than I do.  She told me that one of her cousins has Peter Bowen’s medical school diploma. He might also have a photograph or portrait of Peter Bowen.”[694] [NOTE:Addl info] “I will contact my cousin.… It is possible that there might be a picture.”[695] “The photo surrounding the data is of the aforementioned Peter B. Bowen, Black Horse Cavalry. As soon as we can get to a photo shop, we will have the photo scanned, per your directions. We have other photos, as well, but feel this is the best one for your purpose.” [696] Photo provided by family of Peter’s great-great-granddaughter. Photo “taken at Centreville, Virginia.”[697] Born: 26 December 1841.[698] 1842. “1842 Fauquier County, Virginia.”[699] 26 December 1842.[700] “Usually, researching people who lived in the past gives us a cluster of possible birth dates.  Census dates often come within a year or two depending in part on whether the census date occurred before or after a person’s birthday in that census year.  For example, Peter was eight years old at the time of the 1850 census which would indicate that he was born in 1842, but on December 26, 1850, Peter was nine years old, which calculates to a birth date of 1841.  His burial record of born 26 December 1841 and died 13 June 1902 is probably the most accurate.”[701] Married: Margaret Hore.[702] About 1872, he married Margaret Hore, who was born in 1857 in Stafford County.[703] Her parents were Virginia Elizabeth Combs and (naval surgeon[704]) Walter Hore. She is “buried in the Manassas City Cemetery.”[705] Margaret H. Bowen died 18 August 1930. She is buried at lot 130 of Manassas City Cemetery.[706] “[A]ccording to her headstone Margaret Hore Bowen died 1931 not 1930. She is buried in the Hore lot, [number] 130B.”[707] Peter [BH] wed only Margaret Hore (prounounced with a silent “r”). Her parents were Mrs. and Dr. Walter Hore, who owned and lived at “Edgefield.”[708] Some sources show that Peter B. Bowen [BH] wed Ellen Fitzhugh (Bowen), the sister of William A. Bowen, Jr., [BH]. This is in all probability incorrect. Died: 13 June 1902.[709] He died on 13 June 1902 in Prince William County… and is “buried in the Confederate Section of the Manassas City Cemetery.”[710] “Died after 1914 in Brentsville, Virginia (Register of Virginia wills)”[711] “The last physician license issued to Dr. Peter B. Bowen was in 1899. A newspaper article in 1906 referred to the late Dr. Peter B. Bowen. These items indicate that Peter Bowen died sometime between 1899 and 1906.”[712] “According to the Prince William County, Virginia Burial Index 1800–1993, Peter B. Bowen was born 26 Dec 1841 and died 13 Jun 1902. He is buried with his second wife, Margaret Hore, in the Manassas City Cemetary on Rt 28 just south of Old Town Manassas. I cannot remember if his wife is buried in the same fenced-off section reserved for CSA veterans or if she is buried in another part of the same cemetery. The newspaper article that led me to find this information was a report on the marriage of Bowen’s son, Walter, that appeared in the September 21, 1906, Prince William County Gazette & Manassas Journal. The article referred to Walter as the son of the late Dr. Peter B. Bowen.”[713] “Some historical accounts indicate that BHC Peter B. Bowen is buried in the Fishback family cemetery. It is actually his grandfather who is buried there.”[714] This cemetery is one mile northeast of Jeffersonton. Dr. P. B. Bowen is buried in Confederate Section of Manassas City Cemetery. He died on 13 June 1902.[715] “A small section of the graveyard is fenced off to honor the CSA veterans buried there.”[716] He is buried at Manassas City Cemetery, Manassas, Virginia.[717] “I also have Peter, Jr., shown as a Dr. and buried in the Manassas City Cemetery (died in 1902). I have not done any research to verify this is BH Peter but he was born in 1841 and that fits the time period.”[718] “One headstone, inside the Confederate Section [of the Manassas City Cemetery],… refers to the Black Horse Cavalry. The name seems to be Dr. P. B. Bowen. However, the wear and tear of the decades has obscured the inscription.”[719] His stone is inscribed, on the front: “Dr. P. B. Bowen. of Co. I, 11th Virginia Reg. and after being wounded became a member of the Black Horse Cavalry. Born Dec. 2, 1841, Died June 13, 1902.” On the back: “He is not dead, but sleepeth. I am the resurrection and the Life, he that believeth in Me, tho he were dead, yet shall he live.”[720] Obituary: Children: Margaret and Peter, Jr., “had at least two children, Walter F. and Mary Ada….”[721] Peter and Margaret had only two children.[722] Mary Ada Bowen was born on May [28[723]] 1873.[724] She was still living in 1955.[725] Mary Ada Bowen ( –24 December 1956) married David Henry Oertly (1873–10 December 1956). Mary is buried at Manassas Cemetery.[726] “Walter [Fullerton[727]] Bowen born Dec 1878.”[728] “Walter F. Bowen was born Dec. 7, 1878.[729] A “report on [his] marriage … appeared in the September 21, 1906 Prince William County Gazette & Manassas Journal.”[730] died April 5, 1918. … [he is] buried in the Manassas City Cemetery….”[731] Walter F. Bowen died 5 April 1918. He is buried at lot 130, Manassas City Cemetery.[732] He had two children: Mary Ada Bowen wed David Henry Oertly; Walter Fillison Bowen never married.[733] Parents and Siblings: Researchers of the Bowen family fall into two camps regarding this Black Horse cavalryman’s genealogy, with two sets of parents and family relationships, and variations among both camps, being given. The suggestion has been made that several men named Peter B. Bowen, not all of them related, lived in the Fauquier area during this time period.[734] Some data indicates that the Bowen family discussed in this Register included three Peter B. Bowens; some sources say only two. (These Peters B. Bowens are in addition to their earlier ancestor, Peter Bower, as will be discussed in the next entry.) The existance of several men of the same name would explain why multiple sets of facts exist about them.., but I don’t have any information on him.I have this .He

The first camp reports that his parents were Peter B. Bowen and Sarah Fishback.[735] “His father was Dr. Peter B. Bowen who was apparently 56 years old when he was born.” [736] Sarah was Sarah Hill “Sallie” (Fishback).[737] The two children of Sarah and Peter Bowen, Sr., (1786– ) were “Peter B. Bowen, Jr., and George M. Bowen.” [738] One record shows that Peter, Sr., also had a daughter named Sarah Martha,[739] but another finds “no references to a Sarah Martha Bowen at all.”[740] Though not agreeing that she was his mother, one source of this first camp lists Mary Albena (Bowen) who married Frederic F. Bowen as a daughter of William A. Bowen, Sr., and his first wife, Eliza George.[741] The alternate camp reports that his parents were Mary Albinia (Bowen) and Frederick Fillison Bowen, and his three siblings George, Phillison, and Lucy.”[742] According to one of this camp, Peter’s parents were Albinia (Bowen) and Frederick Fillison Bowen. They were first cousins. Their fathers were brothers. Their parents, respectively, were Eliza (George) and William A. Bowen, Sr.,[743] and Sally (Fishback) and Peter Bower Bowen (born 1786). Peter [BH] was one of five children. He and a twin, William A. Bowen, were born on 26 December 1842. This twin died. His remaining siblings were: Frederick Fillison Bowen, Jr., (2 March 1844– ); George Martin Bowen (15 March 1845– ); Lucie (1 April 1846– ). [744] One scenario of Peter’s childhood is that his father—Frederick—died when Peter was about age 7, after which, Peter, his mother and his siblings lived with her father-in-law—Peter Bowen, Sr. (1786– ). In this case, the elder Peter served as father figure to the younger.[745] Later, “Mary Albena Bowen… married J. A. Beale.”[746] Albinia (Bowen) Bowen wed second James A. Beale.[747] Other Family: “Peter [Sr.], who was a physician, never resided in the county [of Albemarle], though he more than once purchased land in the Greenwood neighborhood.”[748] He also purchased part of an Albemarle County tract that comprised nearly six hundred acres and adjoined Yellow Mountain.[749]

Fishback plantation.[750] “I don’t know where Peter and Sally (Sarah) are buried.”[751] Peter (1786– ) had only two children: George M. and Peter B., Jr. “George M. married his first cousin Eliza Bowen in 1855.”[752]

A statement made by one Bowen family researcher—“You have quite a mixture of facts there”[753]— succinctly summarizes this cavalryman’s entry. Virtually no information is available about many Black Horse cavalrymen, but in Peter’s case, the opposite is true; several diverse family branches have generously contributed information about him. However, much of this data contradicts though all is credible and documented. One version begins as follows. His parents were Peter B. Bowen (1786– ) and Sarah Fishback.[754] [755] They are buried at “Spring Hill,” grave unmarked. His grandparents were Rachel Bower (1767–1843) and James M. Bowen (1750–1815), who wed in Fauquier on 17 December 1781, and had 13 children.[756] Another relative adds, “My family records indicate that Peter B. Bowen was an uncle of Charles P. Latham [BH] although [Peter] was only [two] years older. His father was Dr. Peter B. Bowen who was apparently 56 years old when he was… born. The same Dr. Peter B. Bowen’s daughter, Sarah Martha Bowen, was the wife of Woodville Latham, Sr., and mother of Charles P. Latham. … [I]f he is the cousin of C. P. Latham, I have no knowledge of his parents.”[757] “… [Most] of my information comes from two … family genealogists who did their research in the first quarter of the last century [1900–1925]. They … may have corresponded. I believe they did most of their research independently. … Both of their papers agree that … Sarah Martha Bowen … was the daughter of Dr. Peter B. Bowen (no mention of Sr. or Jr.) and Sally Hill Fishback. I believe that Peter B. Bowen, Jr., must be the younger brother of Sarah Martha Bowen.[758] A slightly different version for Black Horse Peter’s ancestry follows. “The first Bowen in America for this line was John Bowen of Wales, who settled in Rappahanock County in the mid-1630s. His wife was named Rebecca. They had a son named Stephen Bowen. Stephen married a woman whose last name was Ficklin. One of their children was … James M. Bowen … .”[759] James M. Bowen (1750–1815) married Rachel Bower (1767–1843) on 17 Dec 1781. James Bowen and Rachel Bower were BH Peter’s great-grandparents.[760]

“Peter’s grandfather, also named Peter B. Bowen, was a wealthy farmer and slaveholder ….”[761] Peter B. Bowen, born 1788 [note 1788, not 1786 as usually given], married Sarah (Sally) Fishback on 8 Jun 1815.[762] She was “born about 1795.”[763] The elder Peter B. Bowen is buried in the Fishback family cemetery.[764] Peter’s parents were “Frederick Fillison Bowen, born about 1822, died before 1850, married 28 Apr 1842 Mary Albinia Bowen [Frederick’s cousin[765]], born 1825, daughter of William A. Bowen.”[766] “Peter B. Bowen born 1842 was about six or seven years old when his father, Frederick Fillison Bowen, died, [leaving a] widow, Mary Albinia, and … four children: Peter B., George, Phillison, and Lucy.”[767] Put a transition here between Wally’s and Ray’s info. “I can verify her [Mary Albinia Bowen’s] marriage to Frederic F. Bowen in Fauquier County. The reference to J.A. Beale as a husband was found in some old Bowen family papers but I do not have another source for this marriage.” “I have nothing to indicate the names of his [Frederic F. Bowen’s] parents and have not researched that line.” “She married Frederic in April 1842. The BH Beale wasn’t born until about 1847. I don’t have a marriage date for her to J.A. Beale.” “Can’t find any listing of children [of Mary Albena Bowen].” “I find both spellings [Mary Albena and Mary Albinia] but everything suggests it is the same person. She appears to be the only child of William and Eliza George. Eliza died in 1836 and was married to William in 1821. The fact that Mary married in 1942 [1842] leads me to believe she was born shortly after their marriage.” [NOTE:find email for this. Ray, right?] Put a transition here between Ray’s and CPC’s info. “Frederick Fillison Bowen and Mary Albinia Bowen do not appear anywhere in my records.”[768] “I quote [the following] verbatim although I am not sure who this Peter Bowen is. “ ‘Page 147-Wood’s History of Albermarle [sic]: … [F]our Bowen brothers - James M., William, Peter, and Thomas C. came from the vicinity of Jeffersonton, Rappahannock [County]. Peter, who was a physician, never resided in Albermarle [sic], though he more than once purchased land in the Greenwood neighborhood. Peter had a son, Dr. George M. Bowen.’ ”[769] The Peter mentioned here is probably the one born in 1786. Another transition here. “I believe there were only … two Peter B. Bowens in Fauquier County, … grandfather and grandchild, but census record birthdates indicate three or more.”[770] Comment on others being in VA but not Fau Co? – Yes! Find that note in his email! “Peter B. Bowen served in the 4th Virginia Cavalry.  His younger brother, Frederick Fillison Bowen, served in the 43rd Virginia Cavalry. [Note conflicting spelling for brother’s name; above, it is “Phillison”. The spelling given here is identical to their father’s name.]  Peter’s cousin, William Bowen, served in the 4th Virginia Cavalry.  William’s brother, Henry Clay “Harry” Bowen, served in the 43rd Virginia Cavalry.  Thus [were] the two families represented in the two cavalry units, Peter and William in the 4th VA and Frederick and Harry in the 43rd VA.”[771] [Peter’s first wife,] Ellen Fitzhugh Bowen’s brothers were William A. Bowen, Jr., (BH) and Henry Clay Bowen (BH).[772] Her parents were “William A. Bowen (1795–1866) (son of James M. Bowen and Rachel Bower, see Peter Bowen above,) of Fauquier County and Ellen Dade Fitzhugh of Culpeper County. Her father’s first wife was Eliza George of Fauquier,[773] 1805/6–1836.[774] Why did I bother with square brackets if not a quotation? Are q marks needed here? [NOTE:No. I did that bc this is original text from Lynn, source uncited, and I wanted to keep track of it until we figure it out.] [Peter’s second wife] Margaret Hore’s grandmother, Theodosia Waller, was born in Stafford County in 1753.[775] “[Y]ou have the grandmother of Margaret Hore as Theodosia Waller. That is not my information. I have her grandmother as Margaret E. C. unk. ([about] 1781–7 January 1859). This is from her headstone in the Cedar Run Cemetery, Stafford County, Virginia, where she is buried along with her husband Walter ([about] 1780–24 September 1858).[776] Bowen Creek runs through property.

“Bowen, Peter B., Jun 8, 1815, to Sarah Fishback. Culpeper County marriage register 1781-1853, page 22.”[777]

Sarah Martha (Bowen) wed Woodville Latham, Sr. Her parents were Sarah [Hill[778]] “Sally” (Fishback) and Dr. Peter B. Bowen, who was born in 1786.[779]

“[O]ne of Frederick Philison Bowen’s older sisters was named Ann C. She was named as a daughter of William M Bowen, father of Frederick Fillison. Ann C. married George Freeman on December 4, 1815. [NOTE:I need to note this under parents, sibs] “Mary Haynes… was very well acquainted with her grandmother, Mary Ada Bowen, daughter of BHC Peter B. Bowen. I believe I mentioned previously that she found the locket engraved P.B.B. containing a blond tress of hair probably from his first wife, Ellen Fitzhugh. She also has Peter’s handwritten collection of favorite Confederate campfire songs. … “Peter B.’s mother, Mary Albinia Bowen, lost much of everything she had during the Civil War. Her parent’s and grandparents plantations were destroyed along with the plantations of their friends and relatives. Mary Albinia lost her son, George W. to the war. Another son, Frederick Fillison, Jr. was severely injured but managed to become a successful lawyer. Peter B. recovered from a serious injury or illness to fight in the war until its final month when he was captured. He became a respected physician. I’m not sure how long Mary Albinia lived after 1860. That is the latest date I have as a reference to her.” [780]

The cavalryman’s great-great-granddaughter provides this genealogy: “The middle initial of “B” is for… “Bower”, the maiden name of the elder Peter B. Bowen’s mother….” Rachel (Bower) wed James Bowen; their son, Peter Bower Bowen, Sr., M. D., wed Sally (Fishback). Sally and Peter, Sr., were parents of Frederick Fillison Bowen. William A. Bowen’s daughter, Albinia (Bowen), wed Frederick. Albinia and Frederick were parents of Peter Bower Bowen, Jr., M. D., [BH]. “We have a lot of data on the Bowen family, thanks to my late grandmother, Margaret Oertly Egan…. She and my mother (Ruby Dixon Egan) spent a lot of time in the early to mid-1960s, reviewing the material. …It will take time to go through all that we have, but we will get the info to you.” “We will send you a list of ten generations (direct lineage from Bowen to Egan)….” “In addition…, we have names, dates, etc., of the brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc., of PBB [BH].” [781]

This comes from the daughter-in-law of the cavalryman’s granddaughter. This family included three William A. Bowens: • one, son of Rachel (Bower) and James Bowen, husband of Eliza (George) and maternal grandfather of Peter Bower Bowen [BH]; • two, son of Albinia and Frederick, twin of P. B. B. [BH], died; • three, Black Horse cavalryman, son of first William’s second marriage, half-brother of Albinia. This family included two Peter Bower Bowens: • one, born 12 July 1786, son of Rachel (Bower) and James Bowen, doctor, husband of Sally Fishback and paternal grandfather of next; • two, born 26 December 1842, Black Horse cavalryman, doctor, husband of Margaret Hore. This family included two Frederick Fillison Bowens: • one, father of P. B. B. [BH], died when this Peter was young; • two, brother of P. B. B. [BH], served in the 43rd Virginia Cavalry. The third William [BH] above was: first cousin of the first Frederick above; he was simultaneously first cousin once removed and half-uncle of the second Peter [BH] above. Peter’s [BH] cousin Harry, brother of third William [BH] above, also served in the 43rd Virginia Cavalry. Peter’s [BH] first cousin was Charles P. Latham [BH]. Peter’s [BH] maternal grandfather, William, wed second Ellen Fitzhugh. Their children were: William A., Sallie, Ellen, and Harry. [NOTE:Note: this Sallie is probably mother of C. P. Latham.] Peter’s three grandchildren, all children of Mary Ada (Bowen) Oertly, were: Walter David Oertly; Alan Wickliffe Oertly; Margaret Elizabeth Oertly.[782]

Peter’s maternal grandmother “Eliza G. Bowen / consort of / William A. Bowen / who departed this life / February 27th 1836 / in the 31st year of her age” is buried at Bowen Cemetery, Calverton.[783]

The following hypothesis on cavalryman Peter B. Bowen’s genealogy is put forth for the reader’s contemplation. Peter Bower, or his family, immigrated from Germany. He was father of seven children, one of whom was Rachel (Bower). John Bowen, mid-1630s immigrant from Wales to Rappahannock County, and his wife Rebecca, were parents of Stephen Bowen; Stephen wed Sarah (Ficklin), and they were parents of eight children, one of whom was James Bowen. Rachel (Bower) and James Bowen had 13 children, two of whom were William A. Bowen, Sr., (1795–1866) and Peter Bower Bowen (1786– ). This Peter was the paternal grandfather of the Black Horse cavalryman. Cavalryman Peter Bower Bowen’s parents were Mary Albenia (Bowen) and Frederick Fillison Bowen. They were first cousins. Albenia was daughter of Eliza (George) and William A. Bowen, Sr.; Frederick was son of Sarah Hill “Sallie” (Fishback) and Peter Bower Bowen (1786– ). Albenia’s mother, Eliza (George) Bowen, died on 27 February 1836. Albenia’s father, William, wed second Ellen Dade (Fitzhugh) in November 1836, only a few years before Albenia’s first marriage, which occurred in April 1842. Her half-siblings—William A., Jr. [BH], Ellen Fitzhugh (Bowen), and Henry Clay—were nearly a generation younger than she. Frederick’s siblings included: another Peter Bower Bowen; George Martin Bowen, M.D., who wed a first cousin Eliza (Bowen) in 1855; Sarah Martha (Bowen), who wed Woodville Latham and bore son Charles Phillip Latham [BH]. Alternately, Charles’s mother Sarah may have been Albinia’s half-sister Sallie Battaile [?]. Albenia and Frederick’s children were Peter [BH], Phillison, George and Lucy. After Frederick’s death, Albenia moved to her uncle/ father-in-law’s home. Frederick’s father Peter or brother Peter helped to raise the children, serving as a father figure for them. Later, Albenia wed second J. A. Beale. Peter [BH] did not marry Ellen Fitzhugh (Bowen), who was his mother’s much-younger half-sister, and a first cousin once removed on his father’s side. Nor did he wed that Ellen’s niece, also Ellen Fitzhugh (Bowen). Peter [BH] wed only Margaret (Hore), when he was age 30 and she age 15. Their two children were Mary Ada (Bowen) and Walter Fullerton or Fillison Bowen. Walter was the name of Margaret’s grandfather. This hypothetical genealogy is written from information provided by all contributing Bowen researchers, and necessarily selects among conflicting data the scenario that seems most likely. Peter, Walter, and Margaret are the only Bowens buried at Manassas Cemetery.[784] [NOTE:11 pp other fam info] Stories, Letters & Biographies: “He loved the campfire camaraderie, and he kept meticulous notes containing the words of every patriotic and romantic song in Dixie.”[785] See Biographies Chapter. CSR: captured April 1865 Fairmouth; physician, Stafford County. Additional Information: “Enlisted 7/23/61 in Company I 11th Virginia Infantry Age 18. Elected Corporal 8/10/62. Wounded in action at Second Manassas 8/30/62. Absent wounded until detailed as conscript officer 9/63. Transferred to Co. H 4th Virginia Cavalry 9/14/64. Check earlier! where ending quotation marks & footnote? Taken prisoner at Fairmouth, April 1865. Physician. Stafford County.[786] “Peter was captured during the Battle of Five Forks. He became a doctor after the war….”[787] “[H]e established his medical practice in Brentsville, Virginia ….”[788] Brentsville is near Manassas, in Prince William County. Peter [BH] had his medical practice, and he and his wife made their home, in Brentsville [south of Manassas].[789] [NOTE:Next pasted here 1 January 2006. Cut, Edit, Weave as needed.] “Susan:  The Peter B Bowens I’m most interested in are the grandfather and grandson in the lineage of John Bowen from Wales who settled in Rappahannock County in the mid 1600’s and Black Horse Cavalryman Peter B Bowen.  These two Peter B Bowens show up in records of Fauquier, Prince William, and Culpepper Counties.  I speculated once before that the grandfather Peter B Bowen had the middle name “Bower” which was his mother’s last name.  I also speculated that Black Horse Cavalryman Peter B Bowen had the middle name “Bowen” which was his mother’s middle name.  Another Peter B Bowen came to Fauquier County from New England.  Since he was no relation to the Peter Bowens already in Virginia, this New Englander always referred to himself as Peter Bowden Bowen so people wouldn’t think he was one of the other Peter B’s.  Although there are indications of additional Peter B Bowens in this same geographical area, we know that these three really did exist: plantation owner Peter B Bowen, Black Horse Cavalryman Peter B Bowen, and the Peter B Bowen from New England. “Frederick Fillison Bowen, son of plantation owner Peter B Bowen, had one brother and two sisters according to the 1840 census that didn’t list the names of the children.  This Frederick Fillison Bowen was the father of Black Horse Cavalryman Peter B Bowen.  This Frederick Fillison Bowen was also the father of Frederick Fillison Bowen, Jr. and George W Bowen.  The three Bowen brothers, all under the age of 18, enlisted in the Confederate Army.  George W did not survive the war.  Frederick Fillison was discharged after two months in 1861 because of severe injuries suffered during the Battle of First Manassas.  Official records say that his unit did not participate in that battle, but his discharge papers say that he did.  Peter B was either injured or suffered a disease that caused him to miss his unit’s participation at Gettysburg.  He recovered sufficiently to actively serve in many battles up to the time he was captured a month before war’s end. “I’ve never seen any indication that Mary Albinia remarried.  Black Horse Cavalryman Peter B did not join the army when his two younger brothers did.  Peter might have been concerned for his widowed mother with the younger children.  She might have died or remarried in 1861 around the time that Peter B enlisted.”[790]

“We… have a hand-written draft of a “contract”, dated 1865, written by the younger [BH] PBB’s grandfather (we presently feel that the author is his mother‘s father: William A. Bowen). At that time, the same year as the War ended, the younger PBB was thinking of teaching school. His [maternal] grandfather laid out all of the particulars (including providing firewood).” “In addition to [paternal] grandfather and grandson having identical names, they were both physicians. We have the younger PBB’s medical diploma from the University of Virginia, dated June 29, 1871, as well as medical cards/ classes, etc.” “In yet another hand-written document, the younger PBB has written a poem and signed it “Peter B. Bowen, Jr.” So far, this is the only thing that we have found where he has signed his name with the Jr..”[791] [NOTE:cld a son of the 178- Peter have written this?]

“It is fascinating to study and read about the lives of these people, especially the soldiers of the 4th Virginia Cavalry. Their lives were dramatically altered by the events of 1861–65. …[M]any people will enjoy your historical account of the BHC.”— Wally Haynes[792]

William A. “Billy” Bowen, Jr. N M V R C P B T K Y Photo: “I don’t have or know of any photos of Peter, Sr., or Jr. (BH?) I can send you a photo of both Henry Clay and William A., Jr., his brother. I know I have a postwar photo of Henry Clay in uniform and maybe William.”[793] Image file is saved in E:\BHC Work Folder\Cavalryman Photos. Possibly came from Ray Gill. Dink has individual photo.[794] Born: 26 December 1842.[795] Note: same date, one year later than PBB [NOTE:ask Egans re dob. the Dec 26 date frm bible is prob for the twin Wm] 15 January 1805.[796] Note: he would have been 55 years old at beginning of the war. [NOTE:Check with Dink. Eml to HB re this for fc, 2006 Dec 10.] Married: Susan Elizabeth “Bettie” (Martin) [797] (1841–1933), who is buried at Warrenton Cemetery.[798] When Bettie died, the rains were so bad that she could not be brought to the Martin cemetery where her husband lay.[799] A storm had made the road to the Martin farm impassable, “so she was buried in Warrenton.”[800] Susan Elizabeth Martin (9 July 1841–2 May 1933) on 15 October 1868. Her parents were Susan A. (Fisher) and John Martin.[801] [NOTE:need her parents here. need her full dates if come across them.] [NOTE:NB, undated note, handwritten by Lynn, on graph paper (perhaps transcript for 22 Apr 2002 Interview w/ Helen Helm of Remington?) in “Helm- Nixcroff-Bowen” subfolder of “Bravest Working Folder” in top drawer, says Elizabeth Susan Martin] Died: 27 October 1912.[802] Buried Martin Cemetery, Midland.[803] “William A. Bowen, Jr., died in 1912 and is buried in the Martin family cemetery. His grave has a marker placed there some years ago by a local S. C. V. [Sons of Confederate Veterans] member.”[804] Martin Family Cemetery.[805] Obituary: Children: Malcom (11 September 1879–14 April 1954).[806] “William A. Bowen, Jr., and Bettie Martin adopted a baby whom they named Malcolm Martin Bowen.”[807] He was left on their doorstep with a note, “October 11, 1879. Mrs. Bowen, This child is given to you as yours by his Mother.” [808] “His birth date is listed as 11 September 1879 in Liberty. Malcolm married Clara Ann Strickler on 22 December 1898 in Midland ….”[809] Parents and Siblings: Ellen Dade (Fitzhugh) (dates? ***ask Egans; Gill may have these, too) of Culpeper County and William A. Bowen, Sr., (1795–1866) of Fauquier County. His father’s first wife was Eliza (George) (circa 1805–1836 [810]) of Fauquier.[811] Eliza (George) and William A. Bowen wed in Fauquier on 4 September 1821. He and Ellen wed in Culpeper County on 10 November 1836.[812] William, Sr., and some of his brothers were active in Albemarle County real estate.[813] He was also a schoolteacher in Albemarle. “William A. Bowen taught near Ivy Depot, holding his examinations in Mountain Plains Church, and afterwards near Batesville, making a similar use of Mount Ed Church.”[814] Children of William A. Bowen, Sr., were: Mary Albena,[815] only child of first marriage; Sallie Battaile; William A., Jr. [BH]; Ellen Fitzhugh (c. 1845– [816]); Henry Clay.[817] [818] “Ellen Fitzhugh (Bowen) is correct for [William, Jr., and] Henry’s sister who married Pue. Ellen Dade (Fitzhugh) was the second wife of William A. Bowen, Sr.,” and mother of William, Jr.[819] “If we are talking about Ellen Dade (Fitzhugh), [second] wife Wm Bowen Sr., we believe she may have been buried at Ellerslie which was destroyed to a highway project. If we are talking Ellen Fitzhugh (Bowen) Brittle [niece of William A. Bowen, Jr., BH]—Warrenton Cemetery; Ellen Fitzhugh (Bowen) Pue [sister of William A. Bowen, Jr., BH]—don’t know.”[820] “Ellerslie was located just north of Remington. If you are familiar with the area it would have been in the triangle formed by the junction of Routes 15-29 and Routes 15-29 Bypass. It would be just south of Kings Hill Road. The bypass cut through the farm and the house was torn down at that time.”[821] Other Family: His wife was sister of the Martin brothers [BH] and of the wife of James H. Childs [BH]; these four cavalrymen were William Bowen’s brothers-in-law. See the entry of George Washington Martin [BH] for more about his wife’s family. [NOTE:to Peter’s entry] Cavalryman William, Jr.’s, paternal grandparents were Rachel (Bower) and James M. Bowen.[822] [NOTE:This fn lacks page number] [^Find source in Martin book^] “According to family notes she [^paternal grandmother, Rachel Bower, 1767–25 October 1843^] was born 4 March 1767 and died in Fauquier County. Again we suspect Pleasant Hill is site of burial. Her “[f]ather’s name was Peter and it was thought that he was the immigrant from Germany. Additional research is pointing away from his being the immigrant but have no confirmation as yet. Don’t have mother’s name. I show a total of seven children and have some limited info on six of them.”[823] “We have not determined for certain where he [^paternal grandfather, James M. Bowen, 7 June 1750–26 February 1815, son of Sarah Ficklin and Stephen Bowen^] was born, but circumstantial evidence points to Rappahannock County. Assume he died in Fauquier County and was probably buried at “Pleasant Hill” (the old Wade Early farm) but the family cemetery cannot be located.” He was one of eight children.[824] Here, then, is the probable source of the family name “Peter Bower Bowen”, repeated through so many generations: Rachel (Bower) and James Bowen named their son for her father, Peter Bower. [grandparents of Wm, Jr.; great-grands of BH Peter] ^Rachel and James had thirteen children: James Marshall, Jr., Thomas Conrad, Peter B.(1786), and William A., Sr.,^ “Thornton, Mary, Margaret, Peter B., Elizabeth M., Ann C., Sarah F., Thomas C., John W., Catherine R., Stephen D.”[825] ^Where is Spring Hill?^ “My recollection is Albemarle County but I will have to check my notes.”[826] [NOTE:abv to Peter’s. some to Martin bk?]

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[NOTE:nxt to Martin book?] Ellen Fitzhugh (Bowen), 1845–1871 Source of dates? Ellen Fitzhugh (Bowen), sister of William, Jr., married Ferdinand Pue on “June 12, 1866 in Fauquier County according to family notes.”[827] “Pue, Ferdinand C., 23 years of age, single, born and living in Howard County, MD, Farmer, parents Arthur and Sallie Pue, married on 12 Jun 1866 to Ellen Fitzhugh Bowen, 21 yrs of age, single, born and living in Fauquier County, Va, parents Wm A. and Ellen Bowen, married by J. T. Johnston, page 48, Fauquier County marriage register.”[828] This record strongly disproves the Ellen-Peter marriage. [NOTE:these pphs to Martin book?]

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William, Jr.’s, maternal grandparents were Sarah Battaile (Dade) and George Fitzhugh. Sarah was “daughter of Townshend Dade, of “Albion,” King George County.” George’s residence was “Bunker Hill”, Fauquier.[829] His paternal grandparents were Rachel (Bower) and James Bowen. [830] William, Jr.’s, father’s first wife was Eliza George of Fauquier.[831] “Eliza G. Bowen / consort of / William A. Bowen / who departed this life / February 27th 1836 / in the 31st year of her age” is buried at Bowen Cemetery, Calverton.[832] Their daughter, Albinia—William, Jr.’s, half- sister—was mother of Peter Bower Bowen [BH]. See Peter’s entry for more about his paternal genealogy. William, Jr.’s, sister Mary Albena (Bowen) wed [Frederic F. Bowen and [833]] J. A. Beale; his sister Ellen Fitzhugh (Bowen) wed Ferdinand Pue; his brother Henry Clay wed Georgia C. Rothrock. [NOTE:Ray doesn’t mention Sallie. Ask him whether he has marriage info re her.][834] His wife’s brothers were Black Horse cavalrymen Robert Edward Martin, George Washington Martin, and John Richard Martin.[835] Black Horse cavalrymen James A. Vass, George Fitzhugh Vass and Townshend Dade Vass were first cousins to William A. Bowen, Jr. [BH]. Their mother “Susan (Fitzhugh)… was sister to Ellen Dade (Fitzhugh) who married William A. Bowen, father of Black Horseman” William A. Bowen, Jr.[836] William, Jr., and Betty’s son, Malcolm, and daughter-in-law, Clara, “… had four children. Their oldest daughter Mary married James Brewster Helm in 1922. They had Arnold Helm (now deceased) who was married to Helen Wood Fifield.”[837] Stories, Letters & Biographies: See Bravest of the Brave. “Our friend, Billy Bowen, made a good record during the late war as a member of the famous “Black Horse Cavalry.” ”[838] See Stories Chapter. Mentioned in typed excerpt, of what appears to be a memoir, in Stone file with packet from Charles Andes. This excerpt mentions Capt. Randolph, Strother Jones (regarding moonshine), John W. Stone (regarding Iron Side Baptist), Billy Bowen, and Dick Martin. Billy Bowen noted in this as being one of the Cavalry, not Mosby. “Bob Martin had sworn that he would never be taken alive….”[839] See Stories Chapter under Robert Edward Martin. Billy Bowen’s future wife is a main character of this tale. CSR: 5’10”, dark complexion, auburn hair, grey eyes; enlisted 25 April 1861; 19 years old; detailed to Quartermaster Dept. July to August 1863; wounded 11 October 1863 Stephensburg; absent with wound October 1863 and January to February 1864; paroled 6 May 1865 Winchester; agriculturalist, Warrenton. Additional Information: Private.[840] Wounded at , Virginia, October 8, 1864. Agriculturalist. Warrenton, Virginia.[841] Joined Virginia Militia, commissioned as 1st Lt., 41st Reg of the 5th Brigade and 2nd Division to rank from 17 June, 1866. Signed by Gov. Peirepont, 20 July, 1866.[842] What did the middle name “A” stand for? We have not determined that and have nothing that states.[843] He was admitted to C. S. A. General Hospital, Charlottesville, on 17 October 1863 with Vuln Sclo [gunshot]. He was age 23 when he was paroled, and was 5’11”.[844]

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