Elias Fowler was the son of Lemuel H. Fowler, son of John Holter “the Hatter” Fowler, son of Henry Ellis Fowler.

On April 14, 1861, at the Union County Court House, Elias Fowler joined W.J.T. Glen’s Company, 5th Regiment of South Carolina Volunteers. This unit later became known as the 5th Regiment SC Infantry Company E. He was mustered into service on June 4, 1861 in Orangeburg SC.

Elias Fowler’s name was canceled on the roll. There are no other military records found for him. He may have had physical limitations that prevented him from serving.

He was listed in the 1880 census as “crippled, maimed, bedridden or otherwise disabled.”

There is documentation of his life back in Unionville after the war and there will be a forthcoming article.

Elias Fowler may have been married twice. His first wife was Elizabeth Burgess (1843– before 1870), and after her death, to Charlotte (b. 1833).

The children of Elias Fowler and Elizabeth Burgess:

• Isadora Fowler (1857–)
• Sarah Fowler (1860–1922)
• Ramoth L. Fowler (1866–1924)
• Catherine “Kattie” Fowler (1866–1919)

Elias Fowler died in 1908 and was laid to rest at Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery in Jonesville, SC.