Elisha Hess Bowlby

1819 - 1912

• Born	3 Oct 1819	Newton, Sussex, New Jersey   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Wolf River Township, Doniphan, Kansas   [1]
  	Elisha Bowlby, 50, farmer, real estate $5000, property $1320, born in New Jersey. Eliza Bowlby, 42, keeping house, born in Ohio. Isaac G. Bowlby, 11, works on farm, born in Indiana. John W. Bowlby, 9, born in Indiana. Henry V. Bowlby, 6, born in Indiana. James Bowlby, 5, born in Indiana. Ira M. Bowlby, 2, born in Kansas.
  Census	1880	Union, Doniphan, Kansas   [4]
  	E. H. Bowlby, 60, farming, born in New Jersey. Lyda Bowlby, 39, keeping house, born in Missouri. Isaac G. Bowlby, 21, farming, born in Indiana. John W. Bowlby, 19, born in Indiana. James H. Bowlby, 14, born in Indiana. Ivan Bowlby, 12, born in Kansas. Charles F. Bowlby, 1, born in Kansas. W. G. Woodland, 17, step daughter, born in Kansas. Belle Woodland, 12, step daughter, born in Kansas.
  Died	Jun 1912	Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma
  Notes	The facts of Elisha's life come from a history of Kansas by A. T. ANDREAS, and the research of Jack N. REYNOLDS of Wichita, Kansas. According to Elisha's sketch in the history, Elisha was six years old when his family moved to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where he was reared and educated-actually he would have been around ten years old in 1828 when his parents are believed to have moved. In 1835, he moved to Warren County, Ohio, where he engaged in farming for ten years. He then moved to Clinton County, Indiana, where he lived for some time. In 1868, he arrived in Doniphan County, Kansas, where his biographical sketch was published in 1883. He married twice. He first married 28 June, 1849, ELISA JANE ANDERSON, born 7 May, 1828, Ohio, died 23 May, 1873, Severance, Kansas. There were five known children by this marriage: Isaac Gilbert, John William, Henry V., James Hervey, and Ira Melly. Elisha secondly married 23 May, 1874, Severance, Kansas, LYDIA JANE (WOLLARD) DARBY, daughter of James W. and Lydia WOLLARD, who had four children by a former marriage of whom three are known: Belle Darby, Samantha Darby, and Mina Darby; the fourth child was a male whose name is not known. Lydia was born 20 October, 1841 Troy, Kansas, died 29 August, 1924, Savonburg, Kansas, or Stillwater, Oklahoma. Elisha and Lydia had two known children: Charles Festus, and Estella May. The following is from: KANSAS COLLECTION BOOKS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DONIPHAN COUNTY, Part 18 http://www.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/books/cutler/doniphan/doniphan-co-p18.html E. H. BOWLBY, farmer, P. O. Severance, was born in Newtown, Sussex Co., N. J., October 3, 1819. His parents were Samuel and Johanna (Parkhurst) Bowlby. When he was six years of age he came to Fayette County, Penn. and was reared and educated in that county. In 1835 he moved to Warren County, Ohio, where he was engaged in farming for ten years; from Warren County he moved to Clinton County Ind., where he lived for some time. In 1868 came to Kansas and settled in this county. He has been twice married, first to Miss Eliza Anderson, June 28, 1849, a native of Ohio, born May 7, 1828, died May 23, 1873. He married for his second wife Miss Lydia Darby, born in Cedar County, Mo., October 15,1846. He has seven children - Isaac G., John W., Henry V., James H., Iva M.,Charlie F., and Stella M. Mr. Bowlby is a Democrat.
  Person ID	I49766	7_families
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2004

  
  

  Family	Eliza Jane Anderson,   b. 7 May 1828, Marion, Hancock, Ohio ,   d. 23 May 1871, Severance, Doniphan, Kansas
  Married	28 Jun 1849	, Boone, Indiana
  Children	1. Isaac Gilbert Bowlby,   b. 1859, , , Indiana ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John William Bowlby,   b. 1861, , , Indiana ,   d. Yes, date unknown > 3. Henry V. Bowlby,   b. Abt 1863, , , Indiana ,   d. Yes, date unknown > 4. James Hervey Bowlby,   b. 6 Aug 1865, Indianapolis, Hamilton, Indiana ,   d. 26 May 1953, Parsons, Labette, Kansas   5. Ira Melly Bowlby,   b. 1868, , , Kansas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2005
  Family ID	F19114	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Oct 1819 - Newton, Sussex, New Jersey Married - 28 Jun 1849 - , Boone, Indiana Died - Jun 1912 - Sapulpa, Creek, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S290] Kansas, Doniphan, Wolf River - 1870 - Federal Census, Kansas, Doniphan, Wolf River, (www.ancestry.com). [S825] Our Darby Family, Earle H. Brown, Maxine Fullerton, (Salt Lake City [Utah] : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1981), 21, 28, 29 (Reliability: 3). [S826] Bowlby Families In England And America, Raymond E. Bowlby, ([St. Petersburg Beach, Fla. : R.E. Bowlby, 1991]), 3:44, 3:97 (Reliability: 3). [S686] Kansas, Doniphan, Union - 1880 - Federal Census, Kansas, Doniphan, Union, (www.familysearch.org).