Greenberry Fowler was born in 1837, the son of William and Charity. William Fowler (1810-after 1870) was the son of Jasper Fowler (1785-before 1849), son of Ephraim Fowler (1765-1822), son of Henry Ellis Fowler (1846-1808). Charity Fowler (1822– after 1880) was the daughter of John Fowler (1787-before 1840), son of Ephraim Fowler, (1765-1822) son of…
The Confederate Soldiers: WYMAC FOWLER (1836-1862)
Wymac Matthew Fowler was born September 27, 1836, south of the Pacolet River in Union County, South Carolina. He was the youngest son -- the fourteenth child -- born to Susannah and Womack Fowler (1785-1849). Wymac Matthew Fowler, grandson of Henry Ellis Fowler (1746-1808), married Jane (b. 1839) and had two children: James Madison Fowler…
The Confederate Soldiers: LEONARD FOWLER (1831-1903)
Leonard Fowler was born in 1831 in Union County, South Carolina, a son of William G. Fowler of the Israel Fowler family line with earliest known origins from Wight Island, Virginia. Although a few stayed in Union County, many of the Israel Fowler family line moved into nearby counties, and by 1850, the William G.…
The Confederate Soldiers: WILLIAM E. FOWLER (1827-1862)
Born in 1827 in Union County, South Carolina, William E. Fowler was the son of William G. Fowler (1805-1886), grandson of Israel Fowler II, and great grandson of Israel Fowler from the Isle of Wight, Virginia. It is probable that William E. Fowler married a woman named Elizabeth before 1850. My speculation is that Elizabeth…
The Confederate Soldiers: JAMES W. FOWLER (1832-1862)
James W. Fowler, born in 1832, was a son of William Fowler and Rhoda Moseley. He married his cousin Caroline Hodge (1830-1912) a decade before the war began, and a child was born every two years until he heeded the call to battle. Desdamona Fowler (1854–1887) William Edward Fowler (1856–1894) James Monroe Fowler (1858–1931) Kansaby…
The Confederate Soldiers: MARCUS FOWLER (1818-1898)
On December 18, 1861, Marcus Fowler enlisted in Captain J. Felix Walker’s Company E, 18th Regiment South Carolina Volunteers at the Davis Old Field in Union District.. From there he went to Camp Hampton and was mustered into service on December 28, 1861. This regiment later became Company F of the 18th Regiment South Carolina…
The Confederate Soldiers: ISRAEL S. FOWLER (1844-1918)
Israel S. Fowler was from the Isle of Wight Fowler family line.... a Fowler line that made its way from Virginia to Union County, South Carolina, yet paternally unrelated to the Henry Ellis Fowler line (also known as the Henrico Clan). I have volumes of research on the Israel Fowler line. These men and women…
The Confederate Soldiers: NEWTON F. FOWLER (1846-1864)
Newton F. Fowler was born in 1846 to Henry Fowler, son of Stephen Fowler, son of Ephraim Fowler, son of Henry Ellis Fowler. Only seventeen or eighteen years old, Newton F. Fowler enlisted in Company F, 18th Regiment South Carolina Infantry on January 28, 1864 in Charleston, South Carolina. His brother John Fowler had enlisted…
The Confederate Soldiers: SHELTON FOWLER (1818-after 1880)
Shelton Fowler was born circa 1818, a son of Stephen Fowler (1800-1866), son of Ephraim Fowler (1765-1822), son of Henry Ellis Fowler (1746-1808). Census records indicate that Shelton Fowler may have married twice: first to Mary (b. 1820) and second to Huldie (b. 1826). No children. Shelton Fowler enlisted in the Holcome Legion Company D…
The Confederate Soldiers: SIMEON FOWLER (1824-after 1880)
Simeon Fowler was born in 1824, a son of William Fowler (1795-after 1850) and Rhoda Moseley (1798-after 1870). He married his cousin Jane Hodge (1826- after 1870) and they had two sons and a daughter: Samuel Fowler (1860–1892) Franklin Fowler (1861–1913) Elma Fowler (1866–1925) Simeon Fowler enlisted in the 5th Regiment of the South Carolina Infantry,…
THE FOWLER FAMILIES OF UNION COUNTY, SC 