Richard and Ella were the parents of Walter Thomas Bowes, Lawrence Earl Bowes, Bessie May Bowes Hensley, Roxie Lillian Bowes, Ralph Sidney Bowes, Willie James Bowes, Emma Zelma Bowes Oliver(1907-1991), Corinna Sue Bowes Hooper(1910-1994), Harvey Edward Bowes, Linwood Hassell Bowes, Thadeus Thurman Bowes, Algie Jake Bowes and Cletus Malcolm Bowes. They also had a stillborn child on December 26, 1914.


1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Ella Briggs
Home in 1880: Roxboro, Person, North Carolina
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to Head of Household: Dau
Father's Name: James Briggs
Father's birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Name: Emma Briggs
Mother's birthplace: North Carolina
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Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
James Briggs 27
Emma Briggs 28
Wellie Briggs 5
Ella Briggs 3
Flowrince Briggs 2
Ann Briggs 8m
Zack Briggs 20
Charlotte Clayton 35

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Ella Bowes
Age in 1910: 33
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Birthplace: North Carolina
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Spouse's name: Richard T Bowes
Home in 1910: Bushy Fork, Person, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female
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Household Members: Name Age
Richard T Bowes 38
Ella Bowes 33
Walter Bowes 13
Earl Bowes 12
May Bowes 11
Roxie Bowes 9
Ralph Bowes 7
Willie Bowes 4
Zelma Bowes 2
Green Briggs 27
Clive Briggs 25

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Ella Bowes
Home in 1930: Bushy Fork, Person, North Carolina
Age: 51
Estimated birth year: abt 1879
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's name: Richard T Bowes
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Richard T Bowes 59
Ella Bowes 51
Walter Bowes 33
Roxie L Bowes 28
Ralph Bowes 26
Willie Bowes 24
Zelma Bowes 22
Arma Bowes 19
Hanley Bowes 18
Linwood Bowes 16
Thadas Bowes 13
Alecia Bowes 10
Cladie Bowes 8

North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Ella Briggs Bowes
[Ella Briggs Briggs]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 79
Marital status: Widowed
Occupation: Domestic
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1875
Birth Place: Person, North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 11 Sep 1955
Death Location: Hurdle Mills, Person
Father's Name: James Briggs
Mother's Name: Emma Clayton
Residence: Hurdle Mills, Person, North Carolina
Cause of death: Carcinoma of ?
Informant: Cletius Bowes, Rt 2, Hurdle Mills, NC