Bryant Fowler, born about 1824, was the son of Stephen Fowler (1800–1866) and Sarah (d. before 1840). Stephen was the son of Ephraim Fowler (1765-1822), son of Henry Ellis Fowler (1746-1808). Bryant Fowler enlisted in the South Carolina 18th Infantry, Company F on February 1, 1862. Records also indicate that he enlisted in Charleston, SC…
The Confederate Soldiers: CHARLES ELLIS FOWLER (1828-1900)
Charles Ellis Fowler was born in 1828, son of Thomas Gillman Fowler, son of Godfrey Fowler, son of Henry Ellis Fowler. Charles Ellis Fowler enlisted in the South Carolina 18th Infantry Company B on Feb 22, 1862 at John's Island near Charleston, SC. He became a Brigade Ambulance Teamster (or Driver) on July 25, 1864.…
The Confederate Soldiers: THOMAS W. FOWLER (1834-1861)
The following was published in the Union Daily Times: Thomas W. (Bunker) Fowler was the son of Mrs. Katherine Fowler and was born near Jonesville on May 21, 1834. During his childhood he attended the public schools taught on the outskirts of the present town limits of Jonesville and near Gilead Church, with William Meng his principle instructor. He was…
The Confederate Soldiers: JOHN RUBE FOWLER (1837-before 1912)
John Rube Fowler, born c. 1837, was the son of Reuben Fowler (1797-after 1860). Reuben Fowler has been my greatest research brick wall for many, many years. My great grandfather Thomas Gillman Fowler (1858-1944) was in the Reuben Fowler household in 1860 ... thus my interest in this particular Fowler family. Twenty-five year old John…
The Confederate Soldiers: JOHN TIPTON FOWLER (1842-1922)
John Tipton Fowler was born in 1842. Intensive paper and sketchy DNA research have not allowed me to yet come to a definite conclusion as to the Fowler family line from whom he descends. It is my belief that he was the son of Washington (AKA William) Fowler (born 1818), son of John Fowler (born…
The Confederate Soldiers: WILLIAM EARLE FOWLER (1832-1898)
William Earle Fowler was born ca. 1832, a son of "Little" Mark Fowler (1785-1862), son of John Fowler "the Elder" (d. 1833). William Earle Fowler joined the Confederate Army on December 23, 1861, enlisting in Captain Scaife's Company in Unionville, South Carolina. This unit later became known as the SC 18th Infantry Regiment, Company A.…
The Confederate Soldiers: GODFREY BUTLER FOWLER (1828-1906)
Godfrey Butler Fowler was born January 20, 1837. He was a son of Joseph Fowler, son of Godfrey Fowler, son of Henry Ellis Fowler. The Honorable Godfrey B. Fowler was a surveyor, a structural engineer who built bridges, a leader of community organizations, and a politician. He was elected to the South Carolina House of…
The Confederate Soldiers: ELIAS FOWLER (1836-1908)
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…
The Confederate Soldiers: FELIX PARHAM FOWLER (1829-1865)
Felix Parham Fowler was born August 30, 1829, a son of Susannah Moseley and Womack Fowler, son of Henry Ellis Fowler. In the mid 1850's, Felix Fowler married his cousin Edith "Edy" Fowler (b. 1841), daughter of William Fowler and Rhoda Moseley. Felix and Edy had two sons and a daughter before he marched off…
The Confederate Soldiers: WILLIAM GOODE FOWLER (1825-1899)
William Goode Fowler was born in 1825, and lived in the Kelly/Pea Ridge area of Union County among the Henry Ellis Fowler descendants, but who was he... really? Many years of research and I still do not know. Fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair, 5'10" tall. He fit the Fowler profile. William Goode Fowler enlisted…