John was born with the name "Buoy". This is the name found in family and census records for him until he moved to Texas in the late 1880's. His daughter passed down that her father never cared for the way his name was spelled nor pronounced believing it resembled a water buoy. In Texas he informally changed it and his two daughters with 2nd wife Cordelia both used the name "Bowie" after his death.
John served in the Confederate Cavalry during the Civil War. He was a member of the 3rd Battalion of Kentucky Mounted Rifles. He enlisted in the summer of 1862 and served under the overall command of Gen. John Hunt Morgan. John was captured on 1 April 1863 and spent the next two months as a prisoner of war in Camp Chase Ohio. In late May he was part of a prisoner exchange and immediately returned to his unit. He served the rest of the war finally surrendering at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky where he was paroled and discharged on 1 May 1865.
It has not been verified that John is buried in Oakwood Cemetery. He lived nearby at the time of his death and five members of his family are buried here including his son Otis and grandson John. There is also evidence that many ex-Confederate Soldiers were buried here in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Dates of birth and death were taken from the pension request filled out by his widow Cordelia Bowie in 1912.
John served in the Confederate Cavalry during the Civil War. He was a member of the 3rd Battalion of Kentucky Mounted Rifles. He enlisted in the summer of 1862 and served under the overall command of Gen. John Hunt Morgan. John was captured on 1 April 1863 and spent the next two months as a prisoner of war in Camp Chase Ohio. In late May he was part of a prisoner exchange and immediately returned to his unit. He served the rest of the war finally surrendering at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky where he was paroled and discharged on 1 May 1865.
It has not been verified that John is buried in Oakwood Cemetery. He lived nearby at the time of his death and five members of his family are buried here including his son Otis and grandson John. There is also evidence that many ex-Confederate Soldiers were buried here in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Dates of birth and death were taken from the pension request filled out by his widow Cordelia Bowie in 1912.
John was born with the name "Buoy". This is the name found in family and census records for him until he moved to Texas in the late 1880's. His daughter passed down that her father never cared for the way his name was spelled nor pronounced believing it resembled a water buoy. In Texas he informally changed it and his two daughters with 2nd wife Cordelia both used the name "Bowie" after his death.
John served in the Confederate Cavalry during the Civil War. He was a member of the 3rd Battalion of Kentucky Mounted Rifles. He enlisted in the summer of 1862 and served under the overall command of Gen. John Hunt Morgan. John was captured on 1 April 1863 and spent the next two months as a prisoner of war in Camp Chase Ohio. In late May he was part of a prisoner exchange and immediately returned to his unit. He served the rest of the war finally surrendering at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky where he was paroled and discharged on 1 May 1865.
It has not been verified that John is buried in Oakwood Cemetery. He lived nearby at the time of his death and five members of his family are buried here including his son Otis and grandson John. There is also evidence that many ex-Confederate Soldiers were buried here in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Dates of birth and death were taken from the pension request filled out by his widow Cordelia Bowie in 1912.
John served in the Confederate Cavalry during the Civil War. He was a member of the 3rd Battalion of Kentucky Mounted Rifles. He enlisted in the summer of 1862 and served under the overall command of Gen. John Hunt Morgan. John was captured on 1 April 1863 and spent the next two months as a prisoner of war in Camp Chase Ohio. In late May he was part of a prisoner exchange and immediately returned to his unit. He served the rest of the war finally surrendering at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky where he was paroled and discharged on 1 May 1865.
It has not been verified that John is buried in Oakwood Cemetery. He lived nearby at the time of his death and five members of his family are buried here including his son Otis and grandson John. There is also evidence that many ex-Confederate Soldiers were buried here in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Dates of birth and death were taken from the pension request filled out by his widow Cordelia Bowie in 1912.
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