Reuben Turner (Bowles) Bolles (1803 - 1885)

Born 1803 in Saybrook Point, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

Husband of Susan R (Lowry) Bolles — married 2 Aug 1824 (to 1863) in Warren, Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Died Oct 1885 at about age 82 in Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Rueben was the son of Samuel "Isiaah" Bolles.

Married first to Susan Lowry; 02 Aug 1824 in Warren, Kentucky, USA.^[1]

Children:

1. Albert Ewin Bolles b.1831 in Kentucky–1891)
2. Minerva Jane Bolles Atchley b. 1831 in Kentucky–1924)
3. Robert Carroll Bolles b. 1833 in Kentucky–1901
4. Sarah Bolles Crow b. 1837 in Pennsylvania–1869
5. James Edward Bolles 1839–1875
6. Susan America Barber 1839–1912
7. Nancy Ann Boles Burns 1844–1915
8. Eliza E. Bolles Jolley 1849–1913

Married secondly to Elizabeth Ann Allison Rogers on June 16, 1868 in Laclede County, Missouri. (b.1826-d.1907). She brought 2 or 3 Roger's children to the marriage. Infant Rogers, Margaret H. Rogers Cowlishaw 1859–1930, and Jefferson Davis Rogers 1861–1942.

Elizabeth's Children from her marriage to Reuben Bolles:

1. Elrey Bolles 1867–1959

The family was found in the 1880 US Federal Census in Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri^[2]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Rueben Bowles Self Male 70 Virginia, United States
• Ann Bowles Wife Female 55 North Carolina, United States
• Ellery Bowles Son Male 13 Missouri, United States
• Margaret Rogers Stepdau Female 20 Missouri, United States
• Jefferson Rogers Stepson Male 18 Missouri, United States
• Ervin Rogers Stepson Male 16 Missouri, United States

Rueben passed away in 1885 and was interred in the Old Bolles Cemetery, Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri, USA.^[3]

Research Notes

I heve been searching for years for the lineage of Reuben T. I can trace back to marriage to Susan Lowery but not earlier. From census data. Census info suggests Reuben T was born in Virginia. My mother is Esther May Bolles I was Bolles Family Associaton president for 4 years (2007) When the newsletter editor passed away in 2007, I served as editor untl 2017.

The Bolles book by George E Williams has some errors. Those being that he was married to Fanny Baker and naming His parents as Isaiah Bolles and Phebe Daniels. Reuben P Bolles was their child. Reuben P. died in Iowa. Regards, Mike Fischer

Sources

1. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QD-QBF7 : 17 May 2018), Rueben Bowles and Susan Lowry, 2 Aug 1824; citing Marriage, , Warren, Kentucky, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 339,890.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6XN-ML1 : 14 January 2022), Ellery Bowles in household of Rueben Bowles, Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #33298985  : accessed 20 January 2020), memorial page for Rueben Turner Bolles (1803–1885), citing Old Bolles Cemetery, Lebanon, Laclede County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Teresa B. (contributor 47956991) .