Individual Details

The manuscript, "The Bowlby Family History," by Colonel Herbert BOWLBY is the best source of information on the descendants in this lineage. It reports that, in 1850, George and his brother, Sylvester, were employed as shoemakers when they followed the gold rush as far as Sherman, Texas, where they were stopped by the army because of Indian raids. Sylvester remained in Texas, but George returned to New Hampton where he spent the remainder of his life. He first prospered as a miller between 1860 and 1870, then set up a general store and became the local postmaster. It was probably in his younger years that he herded five hundred sheep from Ohio back to New Hampton.

Birth	9 FEB 1828	New Hampton, Hunterdon Co., NJ
Marriage	1857	New Jersey - Elizabeth L. FISHER
Death	31 JAN 1902	New Hampton, Hunterdon Co., NJ
Burial		Musconetcong Valley Presbyterian Church Cem., Hampton, Hunterdon Co., NJ

Spouse	Elizabeth L. FISHER (1833 - 1895)
Child	Clara Sarah BOWLBY (1852 - 1943)
Child	Benjamin Shevill BOWLBY (1854 - 1921)
Child	George McPherson BOWLBY (1854 - 1933)
Child	Albert BOWLBY (1856 - 1935)
Child	Louise S. BOWLBY (1864 - 1940)

Father	Joseph Lanning BOWLBY (1787 - 1873)
Mother	Sarah M. "Sallie" PHERSON/MCPHERSON (1795 - 1881)
Sibling	Sylvester BOWLBY (1811 - 1887)
Sibling	Alexander Hamilton "Alex" BOWLBY (1813 - 1896)
Sibling	Euphemia BOWLBY (1816 - 1886)
Sibling	Dr. Wilson BOWLBY (1818 - 1895)
Sibling	Mary Robins BOWLBY (1820 - )
Sibling	Elizabeth BOWLBY (1822 - )
Sibling	Sarah S. BOWLBY (1824 - )
Sibling	Randolph N. BOWLBY (1829 - )
Sibling	Emilie Marie BOWLBY (1830 - )
Sibling	John McPherson/MacPherson BOWLBY (1831 - 1855)