Individual Details

I originally believed that Elizabeth was the daughter of Elisha Williamson Bowman & Sarah McMonigle since she married in Estill Co where he was then living. I have more than one autosomal DNA matches to a descendants of Elizabeth and Joseph Spencer so it would seem she does belong in the Bowman family. Others have placed her in the family of Nicholas Bowman and Isabelle Moore - but they were in Clay County. However other children of Nicholas & Isabelle did marry into the Spencer family. It's a puzzle...

1850 Census. Owsley Co, KY
Joseph Spencer, 38, b. VA
Isabella, 30, b. KY
John, 12
Nicholas, 11
Simeon, 9
Henry, 7
Brantley, 3
Lucinda, 8 months

1860 Census. Owsley, KY
Joseph Spencer, 48, b. VA
Elizabeth, 40, b. KY
Simeon, 18
Henry, 16
Brantley, 13
Lucinda, 12
Isabella & Armstrong, both 7 (twins)
William, 2
Julian Barker, 19, Domestic

1870 Census. Thomas Precinct, Beattyville P.O., Lee Co, KY, Hh 8
Simeon Spencer, 28
Elizabeth, 48
Brantley, 23
Armstrong & Lucinda, both 11
Libby, 15 [Lucinda & Isabelle confused - the twins would have been at least 15]
William, 10

Birth	1820	Kentucky
Marriage	12 Nov 1835	Estill County, Kentucky - Joseph Spencer
Death	2 Feb 1876	Estill County, Kentucky

Spouse	Joseph Spencer (1812 - 1860)
Child	Nicholas Bowman Spencer (1839 - 1919)
Child	Armstrong Spencer (1853 - 1923)
Child	Brantley B. Spencer (1846 - 1907)

Father	Nicholas BOWMAN (1797 - 1861)
Mother	Isabell Moore (1800 - 1891)
Sibling	Henry Clay Bowman (1822 - )
Sibling	Eleanor Bowman (1824 - 1880)
Sibling	Lucinda Bowman (1826 - 1880)
Sibling	Emeline Bowman (1828 - 1921)
Sibling	John Wesley Bowman (1831 - 1899)
Sibling	Mariam Bowman (1833 - 1920)
Sibling	Martha Bowman (1835 - 1853)
Sibling	Deborah Bowman (1838 - 1926)
Sibling	Rachael Bowman (1841 - 1924)
Sibling	William Fletcher Bowman (1842 - 1863)