James J. Bowes (1831-1903) - Find a Grave Memorial

James J. Bowes

Birth

7 Dec 1831

Ballyconra, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Death

30 Jul 1903 (aged 71)

North Berne, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA

Burial

Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery

Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA Add to Map

Plot

Mother of Our Savior, row 14

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James is the son of John Bowe and Mary Murphy.

The Bowe/Bowes family were part of the mass Irish migration to America because of potato famine in Ireland. The name has been spelled: BOGUE, BOWES, BOWE, BOW, and BOWIE.

James' father, John, sailed from Liverpool, England to America on the ship Forest Monarch arriving on 5 Aug 1848. He is listed on the ship manifest as John Bow, age 37, occupation Laborer, along with a Thomas Bow*, age 20, occupation Laborer.

James, with his mother and siblings, followed his father to America on the ship Fidella, sailing from the port of Liverpool, England arriving on 30 Sep 1848. The ship manifest listed:
• Mary Bow, age 35, occupation Dressmaker
• James Bow, age 16
• Lawrence Bow, age 14
• Kitty Bow, age 12
• Mary Bow, age 10
• Thomas Bow, 8
• Honor Bow, age 6
• Mary Bow *, age 23

* NOTE: It is unknown the exact relationship of Thomas Bow, born about 1828, and Mary Bow, born about 1825. They "may" have been siblings or cousins to John Bowe.

Per the 1850 U.S. Census, James Bowes resided in Monday Creek Township, Perry County, Ohio with his parents. Listed are:
-John Bowe, age 43, born Ireland
-Mary Bowe, age 40, born Ireland
-James Bowe, age 16, born Ireland
-Catherine Bowe, age 5, born Ireland
-Mary Bowe, age 13, born Ireland
-Lawrence Bowe, age 10, born Ireland
-Thomas Bowe, age 8, born Ireland
-Hanoria Bowe, age 6, born Ireland
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In 1856, James married Mary Ann Welch, the daughter of Brice J. Welch and Mary Magdaline Kintz.

Pickaway County, Ohio Marriage Records, 1855-1862, Vol. 5, page 102
-Groom: James Bowe
-Bride: Mary Ann Welsh
-Marriage Date: Aug 1856
-Marriage Place: Pickaway County, Ohio

James and Mary Ann are known to have 14 children, all born in Ohio:
-John H. Bowes (Abt 1858- ? )
-Mary F. Bowes (Abt 1859- ? )
-James Henry Bowes (1861-1935)
-William A. Bowes (1864-1941)
-Thomas H. Bowes (Abt 1865- ? )
-Anna C. Bowes Mills (1866-1944)
-Brice Joseph Bowes (1868-1932)
-Ellen P. "Ella" Bowes Olive (1870-1949)
-Ida Mae Bowes Thompson (1872-1933)
-Frank Bowes (1873-1927)
-Charlotte "Lottie" Bowes Miller (1875-1964)
-Robert Emmett Bowes (1877-1957)
-Clara Magdalen Bowes Strayer (1879-1967)
-Laura Ellen Bowes (1881-1920)