1. Index to Vital Statistics, Ashe Co, NC; Births; Page 18; Vol #D-10; Page 4; NC Birth Index; 1800-2000;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Blanche Adams born in 1904 daughter of Dan Adams.
1. 1870 Census, Tensas Parish, LA; Hard Times Ledg?, LA Post Office; taken on 9 Jul 1870; Page 190A;
Family #201/212.
Listed as J.R. Bowie; age 29; born in MS; farmer; head of household.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Calloway Cemetery; West Jefferson, Ashe Co, NC; submitted by Natalie Maynor
10 Oct 2007. (Physical location of this cemetery is on NC 163 at New River bridge)
Capt John Routh Bowie; born 14 Apr 1839 in Natchez, Adams Co, MS; died 23 Sep 1878 in Tenas Parish,
LA; buried here; headstone photo shown.
Francis Caroline "Carrie" Calloway
1. 1850 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; taken on 21 Aug 1850; Page 296A; Family #674.
Listed as Frances Calloway; age 10; born in Wilkes Co, NC; in household of father,
Dr. James Calloway.
2. 1860 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Upper Division; Wilkesboro PO; taken on 28 Jun 1860; Page 122A;
Family #319/318.
Listed as Carry Calloway; age 20; born in NC; in household of father, Dr. James Calloway.
3. 1870 Census, Tensas Parish, LA; Hard Times Ledg?, LA Post Office; taken on 9 Jul 1870; Page 190A;
Family #201/212.
Listed as F.C. Bowie; age 27; born in NC; in household of husband, John R. Bowie.
4. 1880 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Wilkesboro; taken on 16 Jun 1880; Page 132A; Family #4/4.
Listed as Francis Bowie; age 58; born in NC; widow; head of household.
5. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Calloway Cemetery; West Jefferson, Ashe Co, NC; submitted by Natalie Maynor:
10 oct 2007.(Physical location of this cemetery is on NC 163 at New River bridge)
Francis Calloway Bowie; born 6 Apr 1842; died 25 May 1885; buried here; headstone photo shown.
1. 1870 Census, Tensas Parish, LA; Hard Times Ledg?, LA Post Office; taken on 9 Jul 1870; Page 190A;
Family #201/212.
Listed as C.C. Bowie; age 2; born in NC; in household of father, John R. Bowie.
2. 1880 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Wilkesboro; taken on 16 Jun 1880; Page 132A; Family #4/4.
Listed as Carrie C. Bowie; age 12; born in LA; in household of mother, Francis (Calloway) Bowie.
3. 1900 Census, Wake Co, NC; Raleigh; State Hospital; taken on 5/7 Jun 1900; Page 268A. Line 20.
Carrie Bowie; age 32; born in LA in Aug 1867; single; patient in state hospital.
1. 1870 Census, Tensas Parish, LA; Hard Times Ledg?, LA Post Office; taken on 9 Jul 1870; Page 190A;
Family #201/212.
Listed as M.M. Bowie; age 6 mons; born in NC; in household of father, John R. Bowie.
2. 1880 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Wilkesboro; taken on 16 Jun 1880; Page 132A; Family #4/4.
Listed as Mary M. Bowie; age 10; born in LA; in household of mother, Francis (Calloway) Bowie.
1. 1880 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Wilkesboro; taken on 16 Jun 1880; Page 132A; Family #4/4.
Listed as Annie Bowie; age 9; born in LA; in household of mother, Francis (Calloway) Bowie.
2. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Obids Township; taken on 30 Jun 1900; Page 149A; Family #404/407.
Listed as Annie Bowie; age 26 (sic, 29); born in LA in Feb 1874 (sic, 1871); single;in household of
brother, James C. Bowie.
1. 1880 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Wilkesboro; taken on 16 Jun 1880; Page 132A; Family #4/4.
Listed as M. Virginia Bowie; age 7; born in LA; in household of mother, Francis (Calloway) Bowie.
2. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Calloway Cemetery; West Jefferson, Ashe Co, NC; submitted by Gary McMillan
20 Mar 2011; maintained by Chet Walker, (Physical location of this cemetery is on NC 163 at New River bridge)
Mary Virginia Bowie; born 13 Aug 1874; died 27 Sep 1962; buried here; triple headstone photo shown with
brother, John R. Bowie and sister-in-law, Annie Smith Bowie.
1. 1880 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Wilkesboro; taken on 16 Jun 1880; Page 132A; Family #4/4.
Listed as Matilda J. Bowie; age 5; born in LA; in household of mother, Francis (Calloway) Bowie.
1. 1900 Census, Augusta Co, VA; Pastures District; taken on 14 Jun 1900; Page 212B; Family #108/109.
Listed as James Cross; age 51; born in VA in Dec 1948; married 23 yrs; farmer; head of household.
1. 1900 Census, Augusta Co, VA; Pastures District; taken on 14 Jun 1900; Page 212B; Family #108/109.
Listed as Lara F. Cross; age 47; born in VA in May 1853; married 23 yrs; in household of husband,
James Cross.
1. 1880 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Wilkesboro; taken on 16 Jun 1880; Page 132A; Family #4/4.
Listed as Thomas C. Bowie; age 3; born in LA; in household of mother, Francis (Calloway) Bowie.
2. 1910 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Jefferson; taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 178A; Family #24/24.
Listed as Thomas C. Bowie, Sr; age 33; born in LA; married once for 4 yrs; lawyer; head of household.
3. Ashe Co, NC; WW I Draft Registration Card #57; Jefferson, NC Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Thomas Conlee (Bowie); age 42; born on 27 July (1876); living in West Jefferson; lawyer; nearest
relative, Mrs. Jean (Bowie); medium height with stout build; gray eyes and gray hair.
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4. 1920 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Jefferson Township; West Jefferson; taken on 21 Jan 1920; Page 91A;
Family #65/66.
Listed as Thomas C. Bowie; age 43; born in LA; married; lawyer, general practice; head of
household.
5. 1930 Census, Ashe Co, NC; West Jefferson; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 74B; Family #139/147.
Listed as Thomas C. Bowie; age 53; born in LA; married at 30; lawyer, general practice; head of
household.
6. North Carolina Manual; Secretary of State; 1921: Page 455.
"Thomas C. Bowie, Democrat, Representative from Ashe County, was born at Joseph, La., in 1876. He is a son of John Ruth and Frances (Calloway) Bowie. Received his preparatory education at Moravian Falls Academy, 1891; Trap Hill High School, 1892; and Mars Hill College, 1893. Received Ph.D. in 1899 from the University of North Carolina. Did post-graduate work at Yale College in 1900 in Political and Social Science. Attended law schools of Yale and University of North Carolina. Lawyer. Member of State Bar Association and American Bar Association. Represented Ashe County in the Legislatures of 1909, 1913, 1915, 1921, and was Speaker of the House in 1915. Mason, Odd Fellow. Episcopalian. Married Miss Jean Davis in 1906. Address: West Jefferson, N. C..."
1. 1910 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Jefferson; taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 178A; Family #24/24.
Listed as Jean D. Bowie; age 27; born in NC; married once for 4 yrs; 2 children, 1 living; in household
of husband, Thomas C. Bowie, Sr.
2. 1920 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Jefferson Township; West Jefferson; taken on 21 Jan 1920; Page 91A;
Family #65/66.
Listed as Jean D. Bowie; age 38; born in NC; married; in household of husband, Thomas C. Bowie, Sr.
3. 1930 Census, Ashe Co, NC; West Jefferson; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 74B; Family #139/147.
Listed as Jean Bowie; age 46; born in NC; married at 22; in household of husband, Thomas C. Bowie,
Sr.
1. "NC Marriages, 1759-1979"; LDS Web Site.
Carter Lee Redd; age 35; born in 1902; married on 12 Jun 1937 in West Jefferson, Ashe Co, NC;
Elizabeth Davis Bowie; age 25; born in 1912.
2. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Carter Lee Redd; born on 19 Sep 1901; died in Jan 1976; living at Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA at death.
1. Index to Vital Statistics, Ashe Co, NC; Births; Page 18; Vol #D-2; Page 96; NC Birth Index; 1800-2000;
Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elizabeth Davis Bowie; born 4 Jun 1912 in Jefferson, NC; daughter of Thomas Contee Bowie.
2. 1920 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Jefferson Township; West Jefferson; taken on 21 Jan 1920; Page 91A;
Family #65/66.
Listed as Elizabeth Bowie; age 7 ; born in NC; in household of father, Thomas C. Bowie, Sr.
3. 1930 Census, Ashe Co, NC; West Jefferson; taken on 8 Apr 1930; Page 74B; Family #139/147.
Listed as Elizabeth Bowie; age 17 ; born in NC; in household of father, Thomas C. Bowie, Sr.
4. "NC Marriages, 1759-1979"; LDS Web Site.
Carter Lee Redd; age 35; born in 1902; married on 12 Jun 1937 in West Jefferson, Ashe Co, NC;
Elizabeth Davis Bowie; age 25; born in 1912.
5. Social Security Death Index; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Elizabeth Redd; born on 4 Jun 1912; died in Oct 1982; living at Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA at death.
1. 1880 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Jefferson Township; taken on 23/24 Jun 1880; Page 508;
Family #338/342.
Listed as Daniel W. Adams; age 7; born in LA; at school; in household of mother, Mary V. (Calloway)
Adams.
2. 1900 Census, Ashe Co, NC; Obids Township; taken on 5 Jul 1900; Page 151B; Family #448/451.
Listed as Daniel W. Adams; age 29; born in LA in Dec 1870; married 6 yrs; merchant; head of
household.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, NC; Rural District; Old Fort Township; taken on 13 Jan 1920;
Page 159B; Family #239/240.
Listed as Dan W. Adams; age 47; born in LA; married; real estate agent; head of household.
4. 1930 Census; McDowell Co, NC; Old Fort Township; State Highway #10; taken on 7 Apr 1930;
Page 133B; Family #115/120.
Listed as W. Daniel Adams; age 57; born in NC (sic); married at 41; agent for Shell Oil and Gas;
head of household.
5. Buncombe Co, NC; Death Certificate #25278; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Daniel W. Adams; age 83; born on 11 Dec 1874 in LA; married ; husband of Pearl Cross Adams;
retired inventor and civil engineer; served in WW I; living at Old Fort, NC; son of Daniel W. and Mary
Virginia (Calloway) Adams; died on 19 Oct 1957 in the VA Hospital, Swannanoa, Buncombe Co, NC
from pneumonia; buried on 19 Oct 1957 (same day as death) in Adams Cemetery, Old Fort, NC;
information from hospital records.
(There is a conflict between his birth date and his father's death date. They are more than 9
months apart)