Individual Details
Sylvester BOWLBY
(25 MAY 1836 - 4 JAN 1921)
Information on this branch of the family comes from the research and notes of LaVerne (BOWLSBEY) ABEL and Blanche (FORD) BOWLSBEY, both of Maryland. Apparently Sylvester was illiterate and, after moving to Maryland, his family accepted the spelling of their name as "BOWLSBEY". According to family tradition, Elizabeth was the daughter of John ASTLE, who emigrated to New Jersey and then moved to Maryland. Sylvester followed the ASTLE family to Maryland in order to marry Elizabeth.
Because Maryland was a southern state, Sylvester left his wife and two infant daughters, and returned to Flemington, NJ, where he and his brother, Aaron, enlisted on 3 SEP 1862 in Company E, 31st New Jersey Regiment. On 4 JUN 1863 he was honorably discharged and returned to his family in Maryland. Sylvester filed for a Civil War pension 26 FEB 1891.
Events
| Birth | 25 MAY 1836 | Asbury, Bethlehem Twp., Warren Co., NJ | |||
| Marriage | 3 MAR 1858 | Zion, Cecil Co., MD - Elizabeth ASTLE | |||
| Married by | Rev, Whitside, the Presbyterian minister - Elizabeth ASTLE |  | |||
| Marriage | 19 MAR 1896 | Bay View, Cecil Co., MD - Mrs. Almeda RAMSEY | | ||
| Married by | Rev. A. W. Martin - Mrs. Almeda RAMSEY | | |||
| Death | 4 JAN 1921 | ||||
| Burial | Zion Presbyterian Cem., Zion, Cecil Co., MD |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth ASTLE (1840 - 1894) |
| Child | Mary "Elizabeth" BOWLSBEY (1859 - 1936) |
| Child | Lucy Carrie BOWLSBEY (1861 - 1907) |
| Child | Christina BOWLSBEY (1863 - 1934) |
| Child | Rachel Adaline BOWLSBEY (1865 - 1912) |
| Child | Henry or Harry BOWLSBEY (1867 - 1903) |
| Child | Rebecca Rittenhouse BOWLSBEY (1870 - 1932) |
| Child | John Sylvester BOWLSBEY (1872 - 1935) |
| Child | Joseph William BOWLSBEY (1874 - 1973) |
| Child | Harry Walter BOWLSBEY (1877 - 1903) |
| Child | Charles BOWLSBEY (1878 - 1893) |
| Child | Aaron Stanley BOWLSBEY (1879 - 1943) |
| Child | Grace BOWLSBEY (1882 - 1882) |
| Child | Ruth BOWLSBEY (1884 - 1884) |
| Spouse | Mrs. Almeda RAMSEY ( - 1922) |
| Father | Aaron BOWLBY (1772 - 1857) |
| Mother | Mary LANNING (1804 - 1898) |
| Sibling | John BOWLBY (1834 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah BOWLBY (1835 - ) |
| Sibling | Aaron BOWLBY (1838 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Daniel BOWLBY (1842 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann BOWLBY (1843 - ) |
| Sibling | Joseph B. BOWLBY (1845 - 1913) |
Endnotes
1. Compiled by Blanche C. Ford Bowlsbey, Laverne Bowlsbey Abel and Raymond E. Bowlby, The Bowlsbeys of Maryland, Page 10.
2. Compiled by Blanche C. Ford Bowlsbey, Laverne Bowlsbey Abel and Raymond E. Bowlby, The Bowlsbeys of Maryland, Page 10.
3. Compiled by Blanche C. Ford Bowlsbey, Laverne Bowlsbey Abel and Raymond E. Bowlby, The Bowlsbeys of Maryland, Page 10.