"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (Index Link : 9 November 2014), James Bowman in household of George Bowman, Carroll county, part of, Carroll, Virginia, United States; citing family 383, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (Index Link : 5 December 2014), Jas. Bowman and Hortense E. Reynolds, 18 Jan 1866; citing Patrick County, Virginia, reference im 505; FHL microfilm 2,048,468.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (Index Link : 17 October 2014), James Bowman, Virginia, United States; citing p. 61, family 467, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,169.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (Index Link : 13 December 2015), James Preston Bowman, 1877; Burial, Laurel Fork, Carroll, Virginia, United States of America, Bowman, Scott, Shelor Cemetery; citing record ID 42925664, Find a Grave.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
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