Family Group Sheet
NameJames Harvey Bowlin
Birth30 May 1855, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherBailey Bowling (~1826-)
MotherLouisa Eliza Day (~1827-)
Marriage31 Aug 1878, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseJuda C. Day, 2C5R
Birth1858, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherArchibald Day (1813-1900)
MotherSarah Anna Cox (1824-1915)
Children
1 FMida [Day] Bowlin, 3C4R
Birthabt 1876, Morgan Co., Kentucky
2 FFrances A. Bowlin, 3C4R
BirthAug 1879, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Notes for James Harvey Bowlin
Morgan Co., Ky birth records list Harvey Bowlin, born 30 May 1855 in Black Water, Morgan Co., Ky, father Bailey Bowlin, mother’s maiden name Louisa Day, midwife Sarah Spradlin.
Notes for James Harvey & Juda C. (Family)
Morgan Co., Ky marriage records list the marriage on 31 Aug 1878 of James H. Bowlin and Juda Day, at Arch Day’s by Abe Ingram, witnesses Jefferson Day and Elizabeth Day.
James and Judah were first cousins on the Day side.
James and Judah were first cousins on the Day side.
Census
1880 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Black Water precinct, enumerated 15 June, lists on p. 16 as family #135/138:
Bowlin, Harvey, 26, farmer, b. Ky Va Ky; Juda C., 22, wife, b. Ky Ky Ky; Francis A., 9/12, b. Aug, Ky Ky Ky, dau; Day Mida, 4, dau, b. Ky Ky Ky; George Bowlin, 19, brother, b. Ky Ky Ky.
The line for “Day Mida” begins with the dash that indicates a dittoed surname, so following the official formatting conventions, that would mean that her name was “Day Mida Bowlin”. Common sense, though, suggests that her name is really Mida Day, and that she was born to Juda out of wedlock. (Similarly, Harvey’s brother is obviously George Bowlin, even though the “surname first” convention followed on the page in general would imply that it was “Bowlin George”.)
Bowlin, Harvey, 26, farmer, b. Ky Va Ky; Juda C., 22, wife, b. Ky Ky Ky; Francis A., 9/12, b. Aug, Ky Ky Ky, dau; Day Mida, 4, dau, b. Ky Ky Ky; George Bowlin, 19, brother, b. Ky Ky Ky.
The line for “Day Mida” begins with the dash that indicates a dittoed surname, so following the official formatting conventions, that would mean that her name was “Day Mida Bowlin”. Common sense, though, suggests that her name is really Mida Day, and that she was born to Juda out of wedlock. (Similarly, Harvey’s brother is obviously George Bowlin, even though the “surname first” convention followed on the page in general would imply that it was “Bowlin George”.)
