West Virginia Pioneers

Family: Martin Bowles / Jemima C Harpold (F28490)

m. 6 Apr 1826


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  • Father | Male
    Martin Bowles

    Born  15 Jun 1805  Franklin County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Dec 1880  Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  6 Apr 1826  [1]  Mason County, West Virginia, USA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Jabel Sanders Bowles | F1295 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Nancy Mason | F1295 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Jemima C Harpold

    Born  17 Dec 1804  Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Aug 1839  Clay County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Vigo County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Nicholas Harpold | F28491 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Charity Hyde | F28491 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Amelia Jane Bowles

    Born  12 Feb 1827  Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Mar 1900  Barry County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  George Washington Tarvin | F28492 
    Married  2 Apr 1846  Vigo County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 4/6/1826 by Jonathan Wright
      Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States
      Martin Bowls
      Jemima Harpole

      Martin's autobiography was printed in the "History of Clay County, Indiana" by William Travis (New York: Lewis Pub. Co., 1909), Vol. 1, pp. 242-244 in which he gave his birthdate, his family’s move to Mason county in 1817 and his marriage to Jemima Harpold on 6th April 1826 in Mason County, Virginia.

  • Sources 
    1. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.