Ancestry of
Hal Holbrook

TV and Movie Actor

Hiram Bowling

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• • Great-grandfather of Hal Holbrook — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 14 
  • Father:
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  • Birth Date:
  • ABT 1817 
  • Birth Location:
  • Virginia 
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  • Death Date:
  • 22 Jun 1893 
  • Death Location:
  • Van Wert, Van Wert Co., Ohio 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Emma Clarissa Botkin
  • Marriage Date:
  • 15 Dec 1870 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Pickaway County, Ohio 
  • Child:

  Jennie Rosamond Bowling (Ahnentafel No:7 )

  • Notes: 

  • Hiram Bowling , a cobbler, was struck by a Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne and Chicago train in Van Wert, Ohio, and hurled into the air a distance of 10 feet, killing him almost instantly. He had resided in Van Wert only a few months being a former resident of Circleville, Ohio.

    Hiram Bowling is said to be the son of James and Keziah (Martin) Bowling. Evidence is needed to support this claim.

• Sources for Hiram Bowling

  • ¹ Akron Daily Democrat (Akron, Ohio), 22 JUN 1893, p. 1, "Killed by a Train".
  • ² Columbus, Ohio, U.S., Union Cemetery Index, 1847-2012, Burial record for daughter Jennie Bowling Davenport.
  • ³ Federal Census, OH, Pickaway County, 1880, Circleville, E.D. 228, p. 16, Image 16 of 22.
  • ⁴ Ohio, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973, Birth record for daughter Jennie R Bowling.
  • ⁵ Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Marriage record for Hiram Bowling and Emma C Botkin.