ELLIS FOWLER is without a doubt, the most overlooked and misunderstood son of Henry Ellis Fowler.  The reasons for this are abundant and clear: extensive use of the name Ellis within this Fowler family undocumented research inaccurate family research published in two or more volumes widespread family trees containing misinformation lack of deeds recorded in the…

"I also give and bequeath unto my three daughters Salley, Suky, and Vina one bed and furniture each." Last Will and Testament of John Fowler, dated 18 February 1817. Three daughters. Salley. Suky. Vina. Who were they? What path did they follow? Did they survive childhood, get married, have children of their own? Were they…

When I first saw the name "Purchase" in the household of Ellis Fowler and his wife Sarah Clark Fowler, I thought the task of documenting her life would be an easy one. It was not a totally uncommon female name used in the 1800s, but it was an unusual name in the Union County Fowler…

If there is one name that defines my Fowler line -- it is this: GODFREY. Never mind that the first known ancestor in our Fowler family is John Fowler the First who immigrated from England to Virginia in the 17th century.  Never mind that there were enough John, Mark, Thomas, William, and Ellis Fowlers to…

SMITH COOK (1820-1872) son of Sampson Cook and Mary Smith; married Malinda Cook (daughter of Alfred Cook and Nancy Jane Foster) Sampson Cook and his wife Mary Smith had a legal agreement in 1823 stating that they mutually agreed to live separate.  Their son, Smith Cook, was born December 19, 1820. Mary Smith Cook was head…

Henry Ellis Fowler 1746-1808 m. Catherine Puckett MARK FOWLER  1785-1852 m.Elizabeth Moseley 1782–1883 Ellis Fowler 1803–1860 m. Jane Hodge 1826–1870 Jane Fowler 1840-  (Jane may not have been a child of Ellis Fowler) Martha Fowler 1848–1882 m. Felix Lee Quinn Sr 1852–1933 William Lorenzo "Ranzy" Quinn 1873–1943 m. Rosanne "Rosa" Whitener 1868–1928 Paul Quinn 1890– Howard…

Andrew Fowler was a blind man, a farmer, and the father of a large number of children. He was born about 1804, possibly a son of John Fowler "the Elder" and Fannie. Andrew married Nancy Hames, and later, Mary Scisson, daughter of Frances Scisson. Andrew was recorded in the Union County, South Carolina census records…

John Fowler.  Who was he and what do we know about him? John Fowler was born circa 1755 in Virginia, probably a son of Godfrey Fowler and brother to Henry Ellis Fowler.  DNA testing of John Fowler's documented male descendants has proven beyond all doubt that he was of the same Fowler family. He was…

There are many misconceptions out there in "family research land" about William Fowler married to Rhoda. I browse through the many on-line Fowler family trees and see that my fellow Fowler researchers are confused. I was too, once. For a long time, I believed that this William was the son of Godfrey Fowler and Nannie…

JANE.  She was born one hundred and seventy three years ago, and for the last one hundred and thirty plus years, she has been lying in her grave; her soul in eternal repose, her bones returned to dust. Yet, Jane has been constantly on my mind, invading my thoughts as I go about my daily…