Ancestry of
Enoch Bowden
(c1801–1886)
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- 1st Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 1
- Father:
- Mother:
- Birth Date:
- ABT 1801
- Birth Location:
- North Carolina
- Christening Date:
- Christening Location:
- Death Date:
- 26 Jun 1886
- Death Location:
- Bearcreek Township, Jay, Indiana
- Burial Date:
- Burial Location:
- Notes:
Some sources incorrectly give 28 JUN 1886 as the date of Enoch Bowden's death. This was the date of his funeral.
On the PBS show Finding Your Roots, it was said that Enoch Bowden left Tennessee because of his moral objections to slavery.
Although Enoch Bowden's obituary says he was born in the state of Tennessee, he was actually born in North Carolina as consistently indicated by census records.
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Marriages for Enoch Bowden
- Spouse:
- Delilah Hughes
- Marriage Date:
- AFT 24 Sep 1824
- Marriage Location:
- Grainger County, Tennessee
- Spouse:
- Elizabeth A. Loomis
- Marriage Date:
- 2 Nov 1867
- Marriage Location:
- Jay County, Indiana
- Spouse:
- Deborah Hathaway
- Marriage Date:
- 22 Jun 1876
- Marriage Location:
- Adams County, Indiana
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Sources for Enoch Bowden
- 1 Federal Census, IN, Jay County, 1850, Bearcreek, Image 12 of 18.
- 2 Federal Census, IN, Jay County, 1860, Bearcreek, p. 79, Image 8 of 28.
- 3 Federal Census, IN, Jay County, 1870, Bearcreek, p. 8, Image 8 of 32.
- 4 Federal Census, IN, Jay County, 1880, Bearcreek, E.D. 152, p. 13, Image 13 of 33.
- 5 Federal Census, IN, Jay County, 1840, Image 27 of 44.
- 6 Federal Census, TN, Grainger County, 1830, Image 115 of 118.
- 7 Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920, Death record for Enock Bowden.
- 8 Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Marriage record for Enoch Bowden and Elizabeth A. Loomis.
- 9 Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Marriage record for Enoch Bowden and Deborah Hathaway.
- 10 Obituary for Judge Enoch Bowden (unknown, dated after 28 JUN 1886).
- 11 Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950, Marriage bond for Enoch Bowdown and Delilah Hughs.
- 12 Montgomery, M. W., History of Jay County, Indiana, Chicago: Church, Goodman and Cushing (1864), 89, 129, 133, 135.