"Born on Thursday, 19 October 1826 at Franklin County, Ohio. Married Julia Clayton, a widow. She had two sons; 1) Arthur Clayton, married Mable Potter, she had two boys and one girl. 2) Willie Clayton, was a fireman on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. His run was from Galesburg, Illinois to Quincy, Illinois and back. Jesse and Julia had one boy and three girls: 3) Leslie , was a farmer, 4) Claar, was a schoolteacher, 5) Bertha, was a schoolteacher, 6) Lottie, was a schoolteacher. - Source: Grant Murie

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Property Transactions in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, and Surrounding Communities, 1839-1859
Name: Bowen, Jesse Birth Date: about 1825 Birth Place: Ohio Comments: In 1870 Jesse was a farmer in McDonough County, Illinois. He had a real wealth of $4,000.00 and a personal wealth of $700.00. By 1880 he was a servant (farm laborer) in Richland, Defiance, Ohio. Source: United States Federal Census, 1870, 1880; Rowena Miller Files, Lands and Records Office, Nauvoo Restoration, Inc. Grantor: Jerome Bishop and Laura, wife Residence: Hancock County, Illinois Grantee: Jesse Bowen Residence: McDonough County, Illinois Transaction Date: 4 August 1846 Considerations: $100.00 Town Parcel: Lot #1, Block #6, Barnett Plat, Town of Nauvoo Town Parcel: East/2 Southwest/4 Lot #2, Block #6, Barnett Plat, Town of Nauvoo Land Parcel: Southwest/4 Section 8 Township 6 North Range 7 West Land Parcel: East side Southeast/4 Southwest/4 Section 8 Township 6 North Range 7 West (16 Acres) Acknowledged: 5 August 1846, Daniel H. Wells, Justice of the Peace, Hancock County, Illinois Source: Hancock County Deeds, book Q page #213-14 entry #8895 (5 August 1846) Grantor:Jesse Bowen Residence: McDonough County, Illinois Grantee: Constance Kreymer Residence: Hancock County, Illinois Transaction Date: 29 May 1852 Considerations: $75.00 Town Parcel: Lot #1, Block #6, Barnett Plat, Town of Nauvoo Town Parcel: East/2 and Southwest/4 Lot #2, Block #6, Barnett Plat, Town of Nauvoo Acknowledged: 29 May 1850, David E. Head, Clerk, Circuit Court, Hancock County, Illinois Source: Hancock County Deeds, book 33 page #358 entry #5013 (29 May 1852)
This database is a collection of abstracts of property transactions in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, and Surrounding Communities, 1839-1859. Where it was known, additional information (besides that included in the land transaction) was included about the parties