John Fowler, Hatter.  This is how our John was often referred to in documents of the early 1800's in order to distinguish him from the elder John Fowler who lived in Union County in the late 1700's and early 1800's.  There are many records where he was referred to as "John Fowler, Hatter." Who was…

The Last Will and Testament of William Fowler  Notes of interest:   William requested to be buried in the graveyard with his parents.   This may indicate that he is buried in the Joe Kelly Cemetery.  It also confirms that the first wife of Henry Ellis Fowler, Catherine Puckett, is buried there. William left his…

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Thomas Gillman Fowler (1798-1880) was the son of Godfrey and Nannie Kelly Fowler. He married to Susannah Hames (1804-1863).  A single headstone marks their graves at Gilead Baptist Church in Jonesville, SC. A document from 1822, where Thomas Fowler agreed to take care of his mother and father, Godfrey and Nannie Fowler, as well as…

Nancy was the wife of Ephraim Fowler, son of Henry Ellis Fowler. Ephraim was born circa 1765 and died in 1822.  He left a will upon his death naming wife Nancy and ten children, dividing his estate between them.  I want to take a look at his wife Nancy.  Who was she?  There are many unanswered questions…

Mark Fowler, son of Henry Ellis, and Mark Fowler, son of the elder John Fowler.  There were two men named Mark Fowler living in Union County, SC as the 1700's transitioned into the next century.  They were both born about the same time, 1780 to 1785. Although some researchers believe that John Fowler"the elder" was…

Thomas Gillman Fowler is my great grandfather.  Although he died many years before I was born, I have been fortunate enough to talk to relatives who knew him and were kind enough to share their memories with me.  This has given me insight into and an understanding of the life he lived.  For this, I…

When Susan Fowler, daughter of Jasper, signed her name to a simple, legal document in 1849, I do not think that she could have ever imagined the sheer joy I would feel when my eyes fell upon that document one hundred and sixty seven years later. Yet, she is part of my journey into the…

The Union County, SC Fowler families, as many families do, had a tradition of naming their offspring after themselves and their relatives.  Although it is a respectable and common practice, it leaves us with many of the same names to sort out decades later.  Ellis, Thomas, William, John, James, Gillman, Joseph, Henry, Lemuel........ these were…