Mary Arilla E J (Bowen) Brady (1868 - 1909)

Born 29 Apr 1868 in Gwinnett, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Allen Brady — married 5 Mar 1899 in Georgia, United States

Died 20 Jun 1909 at age 41 in Dacula, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States

Biography

Rilla was born in 1868, the only daughter and oldest of two children to Elias Henry Bowen and Millie Ann C Dillard. Her sibling was James Lemuel.

• Fact: Residence (1870) Hog Mountain, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States^[1]

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Est Birth	Birthplace	Occupation
Elias H C Bowen	Head	M	25	abt 1845	Georgia	Farm Laborer
Milly C Bowen	Wife	F	25	abt 1845	Georgia	Keeping House
Mary A E J Bowen	Dau	F	2	abt 1868	Georgia

• Fact: Residence (1880) Hog Mountain, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States^[2]

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Est Birth	Birthplace	Occupation
E C Bowen	Head	M	35	abt 1845	Georgia	Farmer
Miliann Bowen	Wife	F	31	abt 1849	Georgia	Works on Farm
Mary E Bowen	Dau	F	11	abt 1869	Georgia	Works on Farm
James S Bowen	Son	M	10	abt 1870	Georgia	Works on Farm

She married Henry Allen Brady (parents unknown) on 5 Mar 1899 in Gwinnett County, Georgia.^[3] She was about 30 years old and was his first wife. They had 4 children together:

1. Lillie Bell Brady
2. Willie H T Brady
3. Millie M Brady
4. George L Brady

• Fact: Residence (1900) Harbin, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States^[4]

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Est Birth	Birthplace	Occupation
Allen Brady	Head	M	22	abt Feb 1886	Georgia	Farm Laborer
Riller Brady	Wife	F	32	abt Apr 1865	Georgia
Lillie B Brady	Daughter	F	3 mo	abt Dec 1899	Georgia

Rilla passed away in 1909 at the age of 41.

• Fact: Burial (1909) Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Dacula, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: MC3Q-TCC : accessed 28 May 2021), Mary A E J Bowen in entry for Elias H C Bowen, Subdivision 160, Auburn, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district Hog Mountain, sheet 66 (page 149B), line 20, family 504, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.) roll 154. Ancestry.com, database with images (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #14198605 : accessed 30 Sep 2022)
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: M8G3-3SY : accessed 13 Jan 2022), Mary E. Bowen in household of E. C. Bowen, District 152, Cains, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 123, sheet 27 (page 543C), line 22, dwelling 243, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.) roll 150. Ancestry.com, database with images (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #7799807 : accessed 30 Sep 2022)
3. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: KXJB-8QG : accessed 7 Feb 2020), Marriage of Allen Brady and Riller Bowen, 5 Mar 1899, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States; citing Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 310,857. Ancestry.com, database with images (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4766 #20443254 : accessed 30 Sep 2022)
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: M3JM-YLV : accessed 30 Sep 2022), Riller Brady in household of Allen Brady, District 478, Harbin, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 0045, sheet 30B, line 17, family 531, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.) roll 201; FHL microfilm 1240201. Ancestry.com, database with images (Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #52913419 : accessed 30 Sep 2022)
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #156036497 : accessed 29 Sep 2022), Memorial Page for Rilla Bowen Brady (29 Apr 1868–20 Jun 1909); citing Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Dacula, Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States; Maintained by Theron Rogers (contributor 46889755).

See Also

"Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 30 Sep 2022, 13:53), entry for Mary Arilla E J "Rilla" Bowen (PID FamilySearch Person: MHB7-KWB ); contributed by various users.

Acknowledgement

Brady-5013 was created by Living Thomas on 27 Aug 2020. Bowen-11298 was recreated on 29 Sep 2022 by Karen Ivey Herndon for new LNAB. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Living and others.