Died Age at Death: 61, Cancer.
10 JAN 1902.
Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA. [27][28]
Property: $3000 Property and $500 Personal Prop.
1870
Campbell, Virginia, USA.
Military Service: Enlisted in Company G, Virginia 11th Infantry Regiment on 23 Apr 1861.Promoted to Full Priv on 15 Sep 1862.
23 APR 1861.
Virginia, USA. [29][30]
Service: Name: William James Bowling Occupation: Farmer Age at Enlistment: 23 Enlistment Date: 23 Apr 1861 Rank at enlistment: Corporal State Served: Virginia Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Virginia 11th Infantry Regiment on 23.
BET 1861 AND 1865.
Virginia, USA. [31][32]
Buried Presbyterian Cemetery.
11 JAN 1902.
Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA. [33]
Residence Age: 62; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head.
1900
Seneca, Campbell, Virginia, USA. [40][41]
Castel Craig, Western District, HOH, Jerusha was living with him.
1860
Campbell, Virginia, USA. [42]
FarmerPost Office: Lynchburg; Age: 33Western Division.
1870
Campbell, Virginia, USA. [43]
18 APR 1918.
Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA. [44]
Age: 40; Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self.
1880
Seneca, Campbell, Virginia, USA. [45]
Note N471860 Census; mother Jerusha was living with him.
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Name: William James Bowling.
Occupation: Farmer.
Enlistment Date: 23 April 1861.
Side Served: Confederacy.
State Served: Virginia.
Birth Date: 31 January 1840.
Death Date: 10 January 1902.
Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 23 April 1861 at the age of 23.
Enlisted in Company G, 11th Infantry Regiment Virginia on 23 April 1861.
Absent, sick on 15 December 1861.
Returned on 15 February 1862 (Estimated day).
Wounded on 30 May 1862 at Seven Pines, VA.
Promoted to Full Private on 15 September 1862 (Reduced to ranks).
Returned on 06 March 1863 (To duty).
Detailed on 15 March 1863 at South Quay, VA (For guard duty).
Returned on 15 May 1863.
Detailed on 27 October 1863 (To QM Dept, to end of war).
Paroled on 29 May 1865 at Campbell Court House, VA.
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about William James Bowling.
Name: William James Bowling.
Occupation: Farmer.
Age at enlistment: 23.
Enlistment Date: 23 Apr 1861.
Rank at enlistment: Corporal.
State Served: Virginia.
Survived the War?: Yes.
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Virginia 11th Infantry Regiment on 23 Apr 1861. Promoted to Full Priv on 15 Sep 1862.
Birth Date: 31 Jan 1840.
Death Date: 10 Jan 1902.
Sources: The Virginia Regimental Histories Series.
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File M1124. File: C:\Users\Staci Cloughley\Documents\Family Tree Maker\Haden Tree Media70 United States Federal Census - William James BOWLING.jpg. 1870 United States Federal Census - William James BOWLING.
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↑ Source: #S174 Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Seneca, Campbell, Virginia; Roll: T623_1703; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 28. Record for William J Bowling FOOT Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Seneca, Campbell, Virginia; Roll: T623_1703; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 28. File @M595@
↑ Source: #S385 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 499
↑ Source: #S328 Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Western District, Campbell, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: 538; Image: 549. Record for Wm J Bowling FOOT Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Western District, Campbell, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: 538; Image: 549. File @M596@
↑ Source: #S174 Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Seneca, Campbell, Virginia; Roll: T623_1703; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 28. Record for William J Bowling FOOT Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Seneca, Campbell, Virginia; Roll: T623_1703; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 28. File @M595@
↑ Source: #S191 Database online. Side served: Confederacy; State served: Virginia; Enlistment date: 23 Apr 1861. Record for William Bowling FOOT Historical Data Systems, comp., American Civil War Soldiers (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999), Database online. Side served: Confederacy; State served: Virginia; Enlistment date: 23 Apr 1861.
↑ Source: #S385 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 499
↑ Source: #S191 Database online. Side served: Confederacy; State served: Virginia; Enlistment date: 23 Apr 1861. Record for William Bowling FOOT Historical Data Systems, comp., American Civil War Soldiers (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999), Database online. Side served: Confederacy; State served: Virginia; Enlistment date: 23 Apr 1861.
↑ Source: #S385 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Confederate Organizations, compiled 1903 - 1927, documenting the period 1861 - 1865; Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109; Roll #: 499
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