John BOWERS

  Birth Notes:

Since John's year of birth is difficult to pin down, it is unclear whether he was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia or Grayson County, Virginia.

  Death Notes:

John's date of death comes from a deed dated 4 Oct 1847, in which James Arwine sold 75 acres adjacent to land owned by Andrew Bowers to Cloe Bowers, widow of John Bowers, Dec'd. Note that this deed was not recorded until 14 June 1856.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Tax List: 1823-1837, Grainger County, Tennessee. ⁷

1823 Capt. William Clark's Company: John Bowen, 1 white poll

1824 Capt. Clark's Old Company: John Bowen, 1 white poll

1825 Capt. Adkins Company: John Bowers, 1 white poll

1826 Capt. Adkins Company (a list of free taxable inhabitants): #60, John Bower

1830 Capt. Atkinses Old Company: John Bower, 1 white poll

1831 Capt. Adkins Old Company: John Bower, 1 white poll

1832 Capt. John Brockes Company: John Bower, 1 white poll

1833 Capt. Brockes Company: John Bower, 1 white poll

1834 Capt. Brocks Company: John Bowen, 1 white poll

1835 Capt. James Brock's Company: John Bowers, 1 white poll

1837 District No. 12: Bower, John, 75 acres valued at $100, 200 acres school land valued at $20, and 1 white poll

2. Census: 1830, Grainger County, Tennessee. ⁴

John Bowers: 00001-0001.

In this census, John lived two families after Henry and seven families before Andrew.

Note that John's ages in the 1830 and 1840 censuses are not consistent.

3. Census: 1840, Grainger County, Tennessee. ⁵

Bowers, John: 0010001-0001

Note that in this census John lived next door to Andrew.

John married Chloe ARNWINE in Mar 1829 in Grainger County, Tennessee.^{1 2 3} (Chloe ARNWINE was born on 14 Apr 1811 in Tennessee,⁸ died on 13 Oct 1892 in Grainger County, Tennessee ⁸ and was buried in Arnwine Cemetery, Grainger County, Tennessee ⁸.)

  Marriage Notes:

Kennerly has: "Bowers, John [to] Cloe Arnwine, March 11, 1829. B. Andrew Bowers. Bond only." Fennel & Mason records the marriage the same way, except Cloe's name is spelled Arwine. The author has xerographic copies of the bond on record -- all that remains of the official records -- and it is dated 18 Mar 1929, it appearing that 11 may have been changed to 18. Both John and Andrew gave the bond, although only Andrew seems to have made his mark. The bond spells the bride's name as Chloe Arwine.