Thomas Herbert Bowling (1798 - 1860)

Born 1798 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

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Died 15 Oct 1860 at about age 62 in Nelson, Virginia, United States

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1850: Nelson, VA ^[1]

• Thoss H Bolling 50
• Rheda Bolling 50
• William Bolling 20
• Pocahontas Bolling 17
• John Bolling 14
• James Bolling 12
• Cyrus Bolling 10
• Susan Bolling 7
• Martha Bolling

1860: Nelson, VA ^[2]

• Thos H Bowling 61
• Rheda Bowling 60
• Sarah A P Bowling 26
• Thos S Bowling 20
• Frances S Bowling 15
• Martha E Bowling 13
• Marcellus Bowling 8

Thomas' land holdings were divided after 1879, when his wife Rhoda passed. The mountain tract went to Powhatan, Pocohantus, John Taliaferro, and Frances Susan Bolling. 2 Campbells are mentioned: D. L. Campbell,guardian for Mittie Campbell. Homestead tract went to William Henry Bolling, and son Archibald Bolling and Nancy Massie, Marcellus Bolling. Marcellus was raised by Thomas and Rhoda, after his parents deaths. Nancy died in childbirth, Archibald died of pneumonis when Marcellus was 7.

I know there is a cemetery on the old Tom Bowling place,land which Rhoda Campbell Bowling inherited from her father John Campbell. I have seen it, but Mrs. White (who was living there) did not know if he was buried there. Shirley Craft, May 2013

Rhoda Campbell, the daughter of John and Frances (DeMasters) Campbell, was the mother of John T. Bowling.

Look in my book FOUR FAMILIES..... on pp. 52-60 and you will see that all of John Campbell's children were named in his will (Amherst Co. WB9, p. 379). John even named "Rhody" the "wife of Thomas Bowling."

And, secondly, Thomas Bowling named all his children in his will and the division of his property in Nelson County DB21,p. 272 and 273. You can find this in my book also on pp. 24-28. John T. Bowling was their 5th child.

Shirley Thompson Craft

Thomas H Bowling Virginia Deaths and Burials Name Thomas H Bowling Gender Male Burial Place Nelson County, Va. Death Date 15 Oct 1860 Death Place Nelson County, Va. Age 62 Birth Date 1798 Birthplace Amhust County Occupation Farmer Race White Marital Status Married Spouse's Name Rhoda Bomberg Father's Name Jm. Bowling Mother's Name Sarah Bowling Citing this Record "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Nelson, Virginia; Roll: M432_963; Page: 266A; Image: 98
2. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Nelson, Virginia; Roll: M653_1365; Page: 705; Family History Library Film: 805365