help finding parents of George W Bolen

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I have not been able to find the parents of my 2nd great-grandfather Bolen-977.  I have documents showing he was born in Missouri..  As of this date I have hit a brick wall. I would like to know if someone out there may some more information. Thanks for your help
WikiTree profile: George Bolen
in Genealogy Help by Eugene Hoover G2G Crew (400 points)

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You may try different spellings of his last name. I have Bowlins' in one of my lines and have found it spelled as Bolin, Bowling, Bolling, Bollen, and Bolen. I think that way back when, some of them were illiterate and the census workers spelled their name how it sounded to them, resulting in several different spellings.
by John Vaskie G2G6 Pilot (256k points)
selected by Susan Laursen
I agree, I see some civil war records that could be his, showing he mustered in in Stone county, Missouri.  There are a lot of Bowlings in that area.  Most seem to be born in Tennessee, not Missouri, but that doesn't mean it couldn't be the same.
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Dear Eugene,

   I added some source records to George's profile.  Nothing about his parents, but the sources reflect some alternate surname spellings.  Good luck! -NGP
by Nanette Pezzutti G2G6 Pilot (150k points)

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