It has been written that Womack Fowler was named after a Revolutionary War officer, a Colonel Wymac, who lived near Danville Virginia. The Colonel offered hospitality to Lieutenant Henry Ellis Fowler and the wife and children of Captain Charles Sims as they made their way from Union District in South Carolina to the safety of Virginia. In gratitude, as the story goes, Henry Ellis Fowler named his firstborn son after his Virginia host.
I do not know where this story originated. It is a nice story, to be sure, but I feel fairly certain that it is not entirely true. I do not doubt that there was a Colonel Wymac in Virginia, nor do I doubt that this kind man opened his home to Henry Ellis Fowler and the Sims family.
I do know from my research that Womack was not the first son of Henry Ellis Fowler. He was, in fact, not even the second son. I also know that it is very possible and most likely that Womack was named after his mother Catherine Puckett’s grandfather, Womack Puckett, son of William Puckett and Anne Womack.
It would be a nice twist of fate if Colonel Wymac who gave shelter to Henry Ellis Fowler and his weary charges had been a relative of the Womack family from which Henry Ellis Fowler’s wife Catherine Puckett descended.
Regardless of the way Womack Fowler received his name, there are many other events in his life that are documented and proven. This article is a journey through the life of Womack and those who came after him. He left a legacy in his many children and their children that still lives on in his descendants who walk the earth today.
Womack Fowler was the son of Henry Ellis Fowler and Catherine Puckett. He was born on January 3, 1785 in Virginia and died in Union County, SC on August 2, 1849. He married Susannah Moseley, daughter of James “High Key” Moseley and Nancy Anna Jasper, on February 7, 1808. He served in the War of 1812, and it is from his pension application of this war that we are able to discover the marriage date, death dates of both Womack and Susannah, and some of the years they were residents of Union County.
Womack Fowler and wife Susannah had two daughters in the two years following their marriage. The family is found in the 1810 Union County Census: Womack age 16-25, one female 16-25 (Susannah), and 2 females < 10 (daughters Martha Patsy and Tempa). The Womack Fowler family shares the census page with several other Fowler families as well as James Moseley, father of Susannah.
The Children of Womack and Susannah Moseley Fowler
- Martha Patsy Fowler 1809-1871
- Tempa Fowler 1810-1862
- William Fowler 1812-1872
- Henry Fowler 1814-1816
- Marindy Lucinda Fowler 1816-1872
- Melinda Fowler 1818-1819
- Susannah Fowler 1821-1866
- Rhoda Fowler 1823-1825
- Rufus Marion Fowler 1825-1863
- Maryan Catherine Fowler 1827-before 1830
- Felix Parham Fowler 1829-1864
- James Hervey Fowler 1831-1863
- Josephus Fincher Fowler 1833-1842
- Womack Matthew Fowler 1836-1861
Henry Ellis Fowler (1746-1808) m. Catherine Puckett
WOMACK FOWLER (1785-1849) m. Susannah Moseley (1792–1878)
- MARTHA PATSY FOWLER (1809–1872) m. John Jackson Hodge (1802–1882)
- Jane Hodge (1830–1870) m. (1) Ellis Fowler (1803–bef. 1860) (2) Simeon Fowler (1824- )
- Martha Fowler (1846–1882) m. Felix Lee Quinn Sr (1852–1933)
- William Lorenzo Quinn (1873–1943)
- Anderson D Quinn (1875–1951)
- Giles Thomas Quinn (1878–1961)
- John Quinn (1879–1951)
- Ellen Quinn (1880–1962)
- Mark Fowler (1849–after 1880)
- Susan Fowler (1854– ) m. James Gassaway Millwood (1859– )
- Millage Millwood (1872– )
- James H. Millwood (1877– )
- John Fowler (1856– )
- Samuel Fowler (1860– )
- Franklin Fowler (1861–1913)
- Elma Fowler (1866–1925) m. John Hill (1854–1915)
- Janie Hill (1884–1924)
- Willie Tate Hill (1886–1962)
- Charlie Simms Hill (1887–1958)
- Elzie Arthur Hill (1896–1962)
- Clara Hill (1898–1910)
- Walter George Hill (1901–1957)
- Lizzie Hill (1902–1980)
- Bessie Hill (1909– )
- Martha Fowler (1846–1882) m. Felix Lee Quinn Sr (1852–1933)
- Henry S. Hodge (1828–1885) m. E. Caroline Reeves (1831–1895)
- James M. Hodge (1854–1899) m. Mary Elizabeth “Babe” Horn (1858–1906)
- Martha “Mattie” Hodge (1875– )
- Gaston Garrett “Buster” Hodge (1879–1936) m. Leila Pearl McGalliard (1883–1973)
- Thelma Dean Hodge (1907–1999)
- Arthur Hodge
- Mary Hodge (1857–1870)
- Sarah Elizabeth Hodge (1857–1913) m. John Franklin Johnson (1863–1939)
- Lula Elizabeth Johnson Grant 1882–1961 m. Grant
- Alsie Meaner Johnson 1891–1985 m. Doane
- John Hodge 1859–
- Elias Zachariah Hodge 1861–1950 m. Elizabeth E “Betty” Hodge 1861–
- May H Hodge 1900–
- William Thomas Hodge 1866–1927 m. Nannie E (Bessie) Owens 1874–1921
- James William Henry Hodge Sr 1895–1959
- Mary E Hodge 1899–
- Susie Hodge 1902–1982
- Rochelle L Hodge 1904–1968
- Ethel O Hodge 1906–
- Oliver Woodrow Hodge 1920–1968
- Susan Caroline “Susie” Hodge 1871–1952 m. Darby Horn 1869–1937
- Henry Hoyt Horn 1893–1969
- Harris Horn 1894–
- Virgie Horn 1897–1985
- Darby Albert Horn 1899
- Marrie Horn 1901-
- Boyce Horn 1904–
- Cathalene Horn 1906–
- Brother Horn 1909–
- Clifford Horne 1909–
- Grover Horne 1911–
- James M. Hodge (1854–1899) m. Mary Elizabeth “Babe” Horn (1858–1906)
- Caroline Hodge1830–1912 m. James Fowler 1832–
- Desdamona Fowler 1854–1887 m. John A. Mize 1853–1912
- Charles Frederick Mize Sr. 1873–
- Nettie Mize 1876–1911
- John Mize 1877–
- Monroe Mimms Mize 1883–1945
- Albert Horace Mize 1885–
- Virginia James (May) Mize 1885–1955
- Mattie Mize 1887–1962
- William E. Fowler 1856–
- James Monroe Fowler 1858–1931 m. Harriet Fowler
- Kansaby Fowler 1860–
- Cynthia J Fowler 1869–
- Desdamona Fowler 1854–1887 m. John A. Mize 1853–1912
- Catherine Hodge1833– m. James Hays
- Minerva Hodge1835– m. Henry Addis
- William Franklin Hodge1837–1909
- Gasaway Hodge 1841-1916
- Neland Hodge 1843-1911
- John Wright Hodge 1849-1916
- Calvin Wister Hodge1850–1928
- Jane Hodge (1830–1870) m. (1) Ellis Fowler (1803–bef. 1860) (2) Simeon Fowler (1824- )
- TEMPA FOWLER1810– 1862 m. James Gibson 1810-
- Melinda Gibson1827–1855 m. William Burgess 1824–
- James Burgess 1846–
- Nancy Burgess 1847–
- Sarah Burgess 1848–
- Caroline Burgess 1850–
- Perry Burgess 1851–
- Rufus Burgess 1852–
- Elizabeth Gibson1831–
- Lucinda Gibson1834–
- Hulda Gibson1840–
- Stark Sims Gibson1841–1909 m. Margaret McDowell 1856–1934
- Annie Gibson 1891–1954 m. James Edgar Douglass Jr 1891–1956
- Anne Sims Douglass 1922–1977 m. Wesley John Melvin 1918–1976
- Margaret Jeanette Douglass 1923–1924
- Dorothy Douglass 1924–2009 m. William Ruff Traylor 1924–1970
- James Edgar Douglass III 1926–1973
- Carl Macie Douglass 1929–
- David McDowell Douglass 1930–1978
- Jimmie M Douglas 1935–
- Annie Gibson 1891–1954 m. James Edgar Douglass Jr 1891–1956
- Adaline M. Gibson1844– m.Damon P. Mosely 1838–
- William E. Mosely 1871–
- Daniel David Mosley 1874–1924 m. Sarah Catherine Killian 1888–1936
- Damon Edney Mosley 1904–1974
- Mamie Etta Mosley 1905–1975
- Addie Elizabeth Mosley 1908–1997
- Brady Lee Mosley 1910–1990
- Willie Coy Mosley Sr 1912–1964
- Myrtle Leona Mosley 1914–1963
- Ethel Ruth Mosley 1917–1985
- James Floyd Mosley 1920–1993
- Ruby Lucille Mosley 1922–1986
- Martha L. Mosely 1876–
- Minnie Mosely 1878–
- Starkey Mosley 1880–1941 m. Ola Mae Hart 1899–1984
- Lula Mae Mosley 1920–1997
- Willie Pressley Mosley 1922–2009
- Marion Roscoe Mosley 1924–2012
- Floyd Mosley 1927–1928
- Edna Lucille Mosley 1929–1978
- Johnnie Richard Mosley 1932–1953
- WILLIAM FOWLER1812–1872 m. Martha
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- HENRY FOWLER 1814–1816
- MARINDA LUCINDA FOWLER 1816–1879 m. John D. Long 1811–1897
- Mary Polly Long 1839–
- Susanna “Sookie” Long 1840–1914
- John Fincher Long 1843–1921 m. Nancy LeMaster 1843–1879
- Addie Long 1870–
- Willie Long 1873–
- Alfred Aldridge Long 1876–1939
- Edward Richard Long 1877–1952
- Sallie L. Long 1879–
- Pattie Martha Long 1846–1933
- James Gideon Long 1847–1921 m. Susan Lourena Gwinn 1849–1939
- James Gideon Long Jr. 1875–1965 m. Caroline Naomi Bobo 1879–1962
- John Davis Long 1901–1967
- Mary L. Long 1905–
- Gideon M. Long 1907–
- James G. Long 1909–
- Abell Gwin Long 1877–1893
- J A Long 1880–
- Bessie Long 1883–
- Louisa Long 1889–
- James Gideon Long Jr. 1875–1965 m. Caroline Naomi Bobo 1879–1962
- James Gideon Long 1847–1921 m. Susan Lourena Gwinn 1849–1939
- Joseph Long 1850–
- Calhoun Calvin Long 1855–
- Grant Long 1857–1932
- Richard Walker Long 1858–1923
- MELINDA FOWLER 1818–1819
- SUSANNAH FOWLER 1821–
- RHODA FOWLER 1823–1825
- RUFUS MARION FOWLER 1825–1864 m. Dorothy “Dorcus” Moseley 1828–1900
- Joseph Fowler 1856–1928 m. Isabella Fowler 1872–1938 (d. of william Earle and Taylor Harris Fowler)
- Eva Fowler 1891–1966 m. Holcombe
- Clara B Fowler 1899–1909
- Susan Esther Fowler 1902–1982 m. James Rufus Allen 1902
- France Allen 1925–
- Gracie Mae Allen 1928–
- Louise L Fowler 1907–1982
- Charles Brady Fowler 1909–1976 m. Annie L 1912
- Hazel Fowler 1928–
- Eison Fowler 1859–
- Joseph Fowler 1856–1928 m. Isabella Fowler 1872–1938 (d. of william Earle and Taylor Harris Fowler)
- MARYAN CATHERINE FOWLER 1827–before 1830
- FELIX PARHAM FOWLER 1829– m. Edith “Edy” Fowler 1841– (d. of William & Rhoda Moseley Fowler)
- Rhoda Fowler 1856–
- William Fowler 1859–
- Rufus Fowler 1861– m. Alice G. Foster 1856–1931
- Herbert Fowler 1881–1951 m. Annie Dessie Horn 1892–
- Jennings Rufus Fowler 1903–1967
- Ruth Fowler 1911–
- Pauline Fowler 1913–
- Herbert Blease Fowler 1915–1988
- Daisy Belle Fowler 1917–1968
- Eugene Fowler 1920–1997
- Hoyt Earl Fowler 1927–1993
- Lula Fowler 1883–1902 m. P. Vaughn
- Marnie Fowler 1885–
- Herbert Fowler 1881–1951 m. Annie Dessie Horn 1892–
- JAMES HERVEY FOWLER 1832–1862 m. Mary Cansada James 1833–
- John Fowler 1859–
- Harrison David Fowler 1860–1927 m. Nancy James 1866–1943
- Mary Dessie Fowler 1892–
- James David Fowler 1893–1971 m. Amanda Jones
- Harrison David “Sonny” Fowler 1924–2015 m. Hazel Mae Cookson
- Tommy Fowler
- Harrison David “Sonny” Fowler 1924–2015 m. Hazel Mae Cookson
- Lular Fowler 1895–
- Durvin F Fowler 1896–1961 m. Evie 1904–
- Lena Mae Fowler 1924–
- Fay Fowler 1926–
- Lucile Fowler 1928–
- James A Fowler 1930–
- Grady Cole Fowler 1932–
- Peggy Fowler 1934–
- Leila Fowler 1897–
- Sally M Fowler 1897–
- Janie Fowler 1899–
- Bertha (Aunt Bert) Fowler 1899–1992 m. William Jones 1897
- Nettie Ruth Jones 1920–
- Mary Edith Jones 1923–
- Dorris Jones 1924–
- William H Jones 1928–
- Johnnie Jones 1930–
- Ethel Jones 1932–
- Betty Jones 1934–
- Leila Jones 1935–
- Annie Fowler 1901–
- Nanny Fowler 1902–1932
- Belle Fowler 1903–1970
- Malcolm H Fowler 1906–1986 m. Bessie Marie Arnold 1901–1974
- Emma Mae Fowler 1928–2011
- James M. “Bogan” Fowler 1930–
- Mileage Ray Fowler 1934–1963
- Carrie Fowler 1908–
- Bennilverl Fowler 1915–
- Sarah Carter Fowler 1863– 1940 m. Coleman F. Kendrick 1858–1883; m. Russell Aubry Lee 1874-1949
- Malcolm Arthur Kendrick 1887–1963
- John Randolph Lee 1896-1966
- James Russell Lee 1899-1982
- JOSEPHUS FINCHER FOWLER 1833–1842
- WOMACK MATTHEW FOWLER 1836–1862 m. Jane 1839–
- James Madison Fowler 1858– after 1870
- Lula Fowler 1861–1877
- Melinda Gibson1827–1855 m. William Burgess 1824–
Womack Fowler died in 1849. His Last Will and Testament is below:
The Final Settlement of the Womack Fowler Estate
F.W. Eison et al. vs. Harrison Fowler et al.
The following was transcribed from Union County Court of Common pleas Judgment Roll No. 5624. These records are housed at the S.C. Dept. of Archives and History, Columbia, SC. (Transcribed by M. Becknell)
The State of South Carolina
County of Union Court of Common Pleas
F.W. Eison, Cansada Fowler, Martha Fowler, John D. Long, John F. Long, J. Gideon Long, Frank Long, Calhoun Long, Walker Long, Susan Long, Martha Long & Mary Long Plaintiff
Against
Harrison Fowler, Sallie Fowler, Jack Hodge, Henry Hodge, Minerva Addis and husband Henry Addis, Caroline Fowler, Gasaway Hodge, Catherine Hays and husband James Hays, Frank Hodge, Wright Hodge, Calvin Hodge, Neland Hodge, Sims Fowler, Martha Quinn and husband Felix Quinn, Ellis J. Fowler, Mark Fowler, Susan Millwood and husband James Gasaway Millwood, Samuel Fowler, Frank Fowler & Elmer Fowler Defendants
The plaintiffs above named complaining of the defendants allege.
That on or about the [day] of 1849 one Wymac Fowler of said County being owner in fee of the real property herein after described died leaving a last will and testament whereby he devised to his wife Susannah Fowler an estate for her life in the tract of land whereon he was living said tract of land contains one hundred & sixty acres more or less situated in Jonesville Township County & State aforesaid and bounded by lands of Lethe Coleman, Jefferson Mabry, Mrs. M.P. Dawkins, F.W. Eison & Mill Creek
That thereafter on the ___ day of ______ 18__ said Susannah died That subject to said life estate the premises described descended to the children of the said Wymac Fowler to wit: Rufus, Felix, James H., Wymac, Tempe, William, Martha and Lucinda
That the said Rufus Fowler and Felix Fowler have by deed duly executed conveyed their interest in said lands to the plaintiff F.W. Eison
That the said Wymac Fowler and Tempe Fowler (who afterwards married _______ Gibson) have by deed duly executed conveyed their interest in said lands to the said James H. Fowler who has since died intestate leaving his widow the plaintiff Cansada Fowler and two infant children the defendants Harrison Fowler and Sallie Fowler his only heirs at law surviving.
That the said William Fowler has since died intestate leaving the plaintiff Martha Fowler his widow surviving
That the said Martha (daughter of the said testator Wymac Fowler) intermarried with the defendant Jack Hodge and died intestate leaving her said husband, Jack Hodge, and ten children surviving to wit – the defendants, Henry Hodge, Minerva who has intermarried with the defendant Henry Addis, the defendants Caroline Fowler, Gasaway Hodge and Catherine Hodge who has intermarried with the defendant James Hays, the defendant Frank Hodge, Wright Hodge, Neland Hodge, and Jane Hodge who intermarried with the defendant Sim Fowler and afterwards died intestate leaving her said husband Sim Fowler and the following children surviving to wit – the defendant Martha Quinn who has intermarried with the defendant Felix Quinn, the defendant Elias J. Fowler, Mark Fowler, Susan Millwood who has intermarried with the defendant James Gasaway Millwood, the defendants Jane Fowler, Frank Fowler and Elmer Fowler
That the said Lucinda Fowler intermarried with the plaintiff John D. Long and afterwards died intestate leaving her said husband John D. Long and the following children surviving to wit – John F. Long, J. Gideon Long, Frank Long, Calhoun Long, Walker Long, Susan Long, Martha Long & Mary Long all of whom are plaintiffs J.F. Long
That the parties to this action plaintiffs and defendants have now the following undivided estate in fee in said premises
The plaintiff F.W. Eison seventeen sixty fourth (17/64) part
The plaintiff Cansada Fowler seventeen one hundred & twenty eights (17/128) part
The plaintiff Martha Fowler one sixteenth (1/16) part
The plaintiff John D. Long seventeen three hundred & eighty fourths (17/384) part
The plaintiff John F. Long, J. Giddeon Long, Frank Long, Calhoun Long, Walker Long, Susan Long, Martha Long & Mary Long each seventeen fifteen hundred & thirty sixth (17/1536) part
The defendants Harrison Fowler & Sallie Fowler each seventeen one hundred & twenty eights (17/128) part
The defendant Jack Hodge seventeen three hundred & eighty fourths (17/384) part
The defendants Henry Hodge, Minera Addis, Caroline Fowler, Gasaway Hodge, Catherine Hodge, Frank Hodge, Wright Hodge, Calvin Hodge, Neland Hodge each seventeen nineteen hundred & twentieths (17/1920) part
The defendants Martha Quinn, Elias J. Fowler, Mark Fowler, Susan Millwood, Samuel Fowler, Frank Fowler & Elma Fowler each seventeen twenty thousand one hundred & sixtieths (17/20160) part
That the defendants Harrison Fowler, Sallie Fowler, Sam Fowler, Frank Fowler & Elma Fowler are infants under twenty one years of age
That the plaintiffs own no other land in this state in common with said defendants.
Whereof the plaintiff ask judgment for a partition and division of said premises according to the respective rights of said parties or if a partition cannot be had without material injury to those rights, then for a sale of said premises and a division of the proceeds between the parties according to their rights after payment of the costs of this action and for any other relief that may be proper & just
Union, S.C. 3d Dec. 1879 Steedman & Rawls Plaintiffs Attys
Wymac Fowler died in 1847
Leaving widow who died in 1878 and children
William – who died in 1872 without children
Rufus M. – who died in 1863 leaving widow & 2 children Jos. E. Eison A. Fowler
He having sold his interest in his father’s estate to F.W. Eison
Cinda Long – wife of J.D. Long died in 1879 leaving children
Jas. Fowler who died in 1863 leaving widow and 2 children Harrison 20 years Sallie Fowler 18 years
Tempe Gibson died in 1862 leaving 3 children Starks Gibson, Lucinda _______ & Lizzie who died in 1876 without lawful issue
Tempe sold her interest in her father’s estate to Jas. Fowler
Susannah Fowler who died in 1866 without lawful heirs
Wymac Fowler Jr. – died in 1861 leaving widow still living (Jane Floyd) 2 children Jas. Fowler Lula Feaster since deceased in 1877 without issue
Felix Fowler died in 1864 leaving widow since dead and 3 children Rhoda Fowler William Fowler Rufus Fowler
Sold his interest to F.W. Eison
Martha Hodge
State of South Carolina
County of Union In Court of Comm[on] Pleas
F.W. Eison et al. Plaintiffs
Against Partition
Harrison Fowler et al.
To the Hon[orable] Court Pursuant to an order passed by his honor W.H. Wallace wherein it was referred to me to take testimony and report the names and respective rights of the persons entitled to the real estate of which partition is sought in the above action, beg to report
I. That I have taken the testimony of the witnesses produced which is attached and filed herewith as a part of this report
II. I beg leave to report as conclusion of law
That Jane Floyd & Dorcas Fowler are not intitled to any part of the land
That the parties whose names appear in Column #4 of Schedule “A” (which is a part of this report and filed herewith) are entitled to an interest in this land
That the amount of that interest to which each is entitled is shown correctly in column #3 of Schedule “A” opposite each persons name
III. I beg leave to report as conclusions of fact
1. That Womac Fowler died in 1862 Rufus in 1863 Tempe Gibson in 1863 James Fowler in 1864 Felix Fowler in 1864 Susan Fowler in 1866 Lucinda Long in July 1870, Martha Hodge in 1871 & Wm Fowler in 1872
2. That through Susannah Fowler 1866 there was for distribution among brothers and sisters & their children (1/9) one ninth; from Wm Fowler 1872 there was for distribution among bros. & sisters and their children (1/16) one sixteenth
3. That Rufus M. Fowler sold in 1863 and Felix Fowler sold in 1864 their interests to F.W. Eison
4. That in 1863 Tempe Gibson in 1862 Wymac Fowler sold their interests to James H. Fowler
All of which is respectfully submitted
January 21st 1881 S.C. Wallace
Reference
Schedule “A”
Heirs of Martha Hodge
Husband Jack Hodge 672 / 16128
10 children Gazaway “ 148 8/10 / 16128
9 children living Henry “ 148 8/10 / 16128
Jane Fowler dead and heirs Frank “ 148 8/10 / 16128
(husband Sim Fowler) Wright “ 148 8/10 / 16128
7 children Leland “ 148 8/10 / 16128
Calvin “ 148 8/10 / 16128 Minerva Adis 148 8/10 / 16128
Caroline Fowler 148 8/10 / 16128 Kate Hays 148 8/10 / 16128
Heirs of Jane Fowler Sims Fowler H 49 6/10 / 16128
Martha Quinn 14 12/70 / 16128
E.J. Fowler 14 12/70 / 16128 Mark Fowler 14 12/70 / 16128
Susan Millwood 14 12/70 / 16128 Jane Fowler 14 12/70 / 16128
Frank Fowler 14 12/70 / 16128 Elvira Fowler 14 12/70 / 16128
Heirs of Lucinda Long John D. Long Husband 672 / 16128
8 children all living
Mary Long 186 / 16128 Susan “ 186 / 16128
Martha “ 186 / 16128
John F. Long 186 / 16128
C.C. “ 186 / 16128
J.G. “ 186 / 16128
G.F. “ 186 / 16128
Walker “ 186 / 16128
From Rufus & Felix Fowler 186 / 16128
F.W. Eisen’s share 3584 / 16128
F.W. Eisen
William Fowler heirs Martha Fowler 
1008 / 16128
and 1/16for distribution
Heirs of James Fowler Kansandra F. W 792 / 16128
Wid (Kansaidy) Harrison Fowler 1976 / 16128
2 children Sallie Fowler 1976 / 16128
Heirs Rufus Fowler Jos. E. Fowler 184 / 16128
2 children 184 / 16128 Eison A. Fowler 184 / 16128
Heirs of Tempe Gibson Lucinda Long
5 children Starks Gibson 73 3/5 / 16128
Hulda Gibson 73 3/5 / 16128
Adeline Mosely 73 3/5 / 16128
Melinda Burgess died leaving Melinda Burgess heirs 73 3/5 / 16128
Children, ages, names & residence unknown
Felix Fowler’s heirs Rhoda Fowler 122 2/3 / 16128
3 children
Wm Fowler 122 2/3 / 16128
Rufus Fowler 122 2/3 / 16128
Heirs of Womac Fowler
one child James M. Fowler 368 / 16128
Susannsh Fowler 16128
All for distribution Bros. & Sisters
F.W. Eison et al. Plfs
against Partition
Harrison Fowler et al. Dfts
Reference held Jany 12th 1882. Testimony opened by Petitioners Jno D. Long Sworn by Petitioners Counsil
Wymac Fowler Sr. died leaving surviving him the following children as his heirs: Viz. Martha Hodge, Tempe Gibson, Lucinda Long, Susannah Fowler and William, Rufus, Felix, James & Womac Fowler. Wm Fowler died in Fall 1872, leaving widow Martha Fowler but no children. Rufus M. Fowler, having previously sold his interest in this estate of F.W. Eison, died in 1863 Leaving widow Dorcas and children Joseph E. & Eison A. Fowler, surviving him. Lucinda Long died 20th July 1870 Leaving Husband J.D. Long and eight children surviving her as her heirs, Viz. Mary, Susan, Martha, John F., J.G. C.C., G.F. & Walker Long. James Foweler died 7-30-`1864, Leaving widow Kassinda and two children, Harrison & Sallie, surviving him as heir heirs, both minors. Tempe Gibson died 1863 having sold her interest to James H. Fowler Nov. 10th 1863 and left surviving her as her heirs the following children Viz: Elizabeth (since deceased without heirs) Lucinda Gibson (wife of J.D. Long) Starks, Hulda, Adeline (now Mosely) and Cinda (who married Burgess and died before the war, leaving children surviving her, ages, names & residence unknown). Susan Fowler died in 1866 without heirs. Wymac Fowler, having previously sold his interest to James W. Fowler, died in 1862, leaving surviving him as his heirs the following children viz – Lula (since dead)(without heirs) and James M. Fowler Felix Fowler died in 1864, leaving surviving him, Edith, his widow (since deceased) and three children viz Rhoda, Wm & Ruth Rufus Fowler Felix Fowler in Dec. 6th 1863 sold his interest to F.W. Eison – Martha Hodge died in Jan. 1871, leaving as her heirs her husband Jacob Hodge & following children viz – Henry, Gazaway, Frank, Wright, Leland and Calvin Hodge and Minerva Adis, Catherine Hays, Caroline Fowler and Jane Fowler, who has since deceased leaving as her heirs her husband Jim Fowler and three children viz – Martha Quinn, Susan Millwood and E.J., Mark, Sam, Frank and Elvira Fowler Mess. Steadman and Rawls atts for plfs. in original petition admit the truth of the foregoing facts and that the heirs of Rufus, Wymac and Felix Fowler and Tempa Gibson have an interest in the property of Susannah and William Fowler (in the estate) River and McKissick and Johnson Jr. attys. for heirs just mentioned.
Reference closed
J.C. Wallace
Referee
THE FOWLER FAMILIES OF UNION COUNTY, SC 