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Susan Caroline (Sizemore) Bowling (abt. 1784 - abt. 1862)

Susan Caroline Bowling formerly Sizemore aka Bolling
Born about in Virginia, United Statesmap
Daughter of [uncertain] and [uncertain]
Sister of , , , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 1798 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , and
Died about at about age 78 in Perry County, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 10 Mar 2011
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Biography

The original version of this profile claimed she:

  • was born about 1784, the daughter of Agnes "Aggie" Shepherd and George "All" Sizemore. [citation needed];
  • married about 1798 John E Bowling/Bolling[citation needed]
  • was the mother of:
    • Mary (Bolling) Combs
    • Henrietta (Bowling) Asher
    • Agnes (Bowling) Muncy
    • Margaret (Bowlin) Hollen
  • Moved to Arkansas[citation needed]
  • According to some, while visiting her daughter in 1862, Susan died in Kentucky and was buried at Bowling-Bald Point Cemetery in, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA. [1] with her daughter Sylvainia (Sizemore) Mosley and son-in-law, Granville Mosley. It has been said that the reason she is buried so high on the mountain is so "she could be close to her God" per Walter Sizemore and Ralph Howard.[citation needed]
Why would she have a daughter with the maiden name Sizemore?

We seek evidence for all of the unsourced information above.

Research Notes

It is not clear if any of the following has anything to do with THIS Susan Sizemore Bowling/Bolling:

In 1840, a Susan Bowling (age btw 70-80, suggesting born btw 1760-1770) was enumerated as head of household, with no other residents in the home, in Hart Co., Kentucky. Enumerated on the same page are three other Bowling families-- possibly her children:[2]

  • W.B. Bowling, b btw 1790-1800
  • G.W. Bowling, b btw 1800-1810
  • J.W. Bowling, b btw 1800-1810

In 1850, a Susan Bowling, 86, (b 1774) VA, was enumerated as head of household in Clay Co., Kentucky with [offspring or grandchildren? ] Stokes/Stokely Bolling (23), John (17), and Ashley (11).[3]

In 1860, a Susan Boling, 86, was enumerated in the home of Stokes/Stokely Bolling, 28, in Perry Co., Kentucky.[4].

Sources

  1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #152746234 for Susan (Sizemore) Bowling, b: 1784 USA; d: 1862 Perry County, Kentucky, USA; buried: Bowling-Bald Point Cemetery, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA; grave marked by a fieldstone; with personal & gravestone photos
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBS-2RD?cc=1786457&wc=31SK-2JL%3A1588665941%2C1588666122%2C1588665902 : 24 August 2015), Kentucky > Hart > Not Stated > image 5 of 76; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DY3X-28?cc=1401638&wc=95R3-VZK%3A1031325101%2C1031325102%2C1031325103 : 9 April 2016), Kentucky > Clay > Clay county > image 45 of 118; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9B9V-BMW?cc=1473181&wc=7QGH-YZ6%3A1589426984%2C1589422275%2C1589422502 : 24 March 2017), Kentucky > Perry > 1st District > image 80 of 98; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
Does anyone have a reliable source for Susan being the daughter of George "All" Sizemore?
posted by Jillaine Smith
Susan Smith
With such a lack of citations (URL address) for the line sources (which need citations) and a liminted number of line sources indicating perhaps a more intensive search could be profitable ... it would be hard to form an opinion based on what has been presented so far - and in fact the only "evidence" is the find a grave ... has no one thought to search the familysearch.org archives?

There's a biog on their son, bookhiker.com/2022/02/25/elijah-bowling-jr/ Elijah Bowling Feb 1828 to Feb 1908, comes with census also - 1850 onward of Breathitt County, Kentucky Federal Census

posted by Susan Smith
Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
Susan,

The blog you link to is for an Elijah Bowling, son of Elijah Bowling Sr and Susannah Roberts.

Different couple.

posted by Jillaine Smith
Susan Smith
However it appears that some attention to items needing citations and other improvements has occurred?
posted by Susan Smith
Weddington-53 Eric Weddington
It may be that it's not "no one thought of to search FamilySearch", but more of "no one has done the work".
posted by Eric Weddington
Susan Smith
Well someone has been busy 😀 and added citations from Ancestry.com. I prefer familysearch.org myself since the material is freely accessible and there is no requirement for a membership fee. But we all have our preferences.

There's a 5-person committee for this profile, and the persons editing recenly are not members in that committee. Three committe members are recently active in 2023, if not on this profile.

AND my silver lining is I now have the template for "citations needed".

So whatever the causes and cures of this one profile, there has been some improvement in at least this one profile. Gotta be seen as a plus.❤

posted by Susan Smith
Weddington-53 Eric Weddington
Well, I wouldn't think of it as a "committee". When profiles merge, every Profile Manager keeps getting added to the merged profile. It doesn't mean that everyone is an active Profile Manager. WT is a collaborative platform. If you think something needs changed, then go ahead and do it. Just source your work and all is good.
posted by Eric Weddington
Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
I've been working on it, adding sources from FamilySearch.org, but the more I work on it, the more uncertain I am that what I found has anything to do with THIS Susan (supposedly Sizemore) Bowling/Bolling.
posted by Jillaine Smith
Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
UPDATE: I've separated out what I found into research notes because I'm not convinced what I found is for this Susan.
posted by Jillaine Smith
Susan Smith
[Comment Deleted]
posted by Susan Smith
deleted by Susan Smith
flagged by Eric Weddington
Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
Unfortunately, the original question remains unanswered: What evidence supports Susan, wife of Bowling being a Sizemore or daughter of George Sizemore of Kentucky?
posted by Jillaine Smith
Susan Smith
Well, if you are still up to it, have the time, you might be able to find something. Whether pro or con or both, ay out your arguments about this.

You've been a WikiTreer for some time and have excellent skills, so this should not be difficult for you. I'm going back to what I was doing before I interrupted myself with this.

posted by Susan Smith
edited by Susan Smith
Weddington-53 Eric Weddington
Susan, you put words in my mouth I did not say, with a tone that was uncalled for.

My point is that there are many instances where people are listed as a Profile Manager where they don't contribute any work to the profile. Characterizing the group of Profile Managers as some group that consistently collaborates on managing the work on a profile may not be a good metaphor to use.

My other statement still stands: If someone wants to see improvements on a profile, then go ahead and make them.

posted by Eric Weddington
flagged by Susan Smith
Smith-32867 Jillaine Smith
I don't see any Ancestry.com citations/sources.
posted by Jillaine Smith
Susan Smith
That is good to know, forced me to open to Edit and try to discern what was there in the crowd of text. And you are correct that it is not citations from Ancestry.com
posted by Susan Smith
N Gauthier
Sizemore-1140 and Sizemore-65 appear to represent the same person because: dups with same parents and same siblings
posted by N Gauthier
Baker-9370 Anne Baker
Sizemore-751 and Sizemore-65 appear to represent the same person because: clear duplicate
posted by Anne Baker
N.-17 Maggie N.
Sizemore-362 and Sizemore-65 appear to represent the same person because: Same lady , location and dates
posted by Maggie N.
N.-17 Maggie N.
http://hattiesue33.tripod.com/johnbollingdecendents/

No sources listed for this one . Looking for more ....

posted by Maggie N.

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