I am a direct descendant of William Marcus Fowler (1803-1884)who married Lucinda "Lucy" Elizabeth Nix (1808-1902). Their daughter Lydia S. Fowler (1846-1926)married Andrew J. Fowler (1840-1925). Andrew J. Fowler was a son of William Benjamin Fowler (1824-1909) and Martha Rachel Balote (1824-1910). William Benjamin Fowler was a son of Aaron Fowler (1796-1844) and Elizabeth Brown (1800-1874). William Benjamin Fowler and Martha Rachel Balote were married in Forsyth Co., Ga. on Sept. 4, 1842 per Marriage Book A, Page 138. If I am correct, I understand that Aaron Fowler died in Cherokee Co., Ga. in Oct. of 1844. I find his widow Elizabeth listed in household # 634 of the 1850 census Forsyth Co., Ga.. The Elizabeth Fowler household is listed as follows:
Household #634
Elizabeth Fowler 50 f 400 NC 1800
Andrew J. Fowler 21 m Farmer GA 1829
Mary A. R. Fowler 22 f SC 1828
Sarah S. Fowler 18 f GA 1832
Nathaniel M. Fowler 14 m GA 1836
Matthew C. Fowler 12 m GA 1838
Martha A Fowler 8 f GA 1842
Elizabeth J. Fowler 6 f GA 1844

And the William and Rachel Fowler in household # 671 of the 1850 census Forsyth Co., Ga.. The William Fowler Household was listed as follows:
Household #671
William Fowler 26 m Farmer 100 SC
Rachel 25 f ga
Lucinda 5 f ga
Elsberry C. 4 m ga
Andrew J. 2 m ga
Augustus R. 6/12 m ga

since the 1850 census of Forsyth Co., Ga. only shows the whole county listed as 31st District, I do not know what area of Forsyth Co., GA. Elizabeth Fowler Household or the William Fowler Household were located in Forsyth Co., Ga., but I understand that Elizabeth was buried in the Fowler Family Cemetery along with her son William Benjamin Fowler and his wife Martha Rachel Balote.

I found the following information:
FOWLER
Baptist Leader, 6 June 1902 says "East of Town Section - James Wheeler came from Hall Co., Ga. in 1842. Nobody lives here except W. B. Fowler who came in 1833."
Fowler Graves
Martha
Rachel (Mother)
W. B. (Father)

I do not remember the source of this note from the Baptist Leader, but I assume that W. B. Fowler lived East of Cumming, GA. near or on property where James Wheeler lived. Many may know where W. B. and Rachel Fowlers' graves are located but I have never been to their grave site.

My Question is this, Was Aaron Fowler and William Marcus Fowler brothers? I know that James Wheeler (1817-1908)and his wife Rosa Ann "Rosy" Davenport (1823-1899) are buried at Beaver Ruin Baptist Church which is East of Cumming, GA. and that their ninth child, Kansis Septemia Wheeler (1858-1938) married Rev. Elias A. Cochran (1845-1931)on Dec. 15, 1901. That Kansis was the third wife of Elias Cochran and that his first two wives were Jane Fowler (1830-1888)and Sarah Emaline "Emma" Fowler (1834-1901)and that these two Fowler Women were the daughters of James Fowler (1797-1876)who married Sarah Smith (1804-1875). James Fowler was a brother of William Marcus Fowler. This was shown from some research by Tracey Fowler Bean who posted the following message.
"This post is to all the descendants of James Fowler and William M Fowler of northern Cherokee Co and Southern Forsyth Co. I was at the archives pulling compiled confederate records and pension records for William T Fowler and George W Fowler. At first I assumed that this George W Fowler was the brother to William T Fowler and son of James Fowler. While reading the pension records of Sarah A Porter Fowler (wife of William T Fowler), I noticed that in the testimony of George W Fowler he states that he is the cousin of William T Fowler (not his brother as I had assumed). So I pulled the pension records of George W Fowler and he is the son of William M Fowler. George W Fowler’s son Benjamin L Fowler testified in his pension records. So since George W Fowler testified that he was a near neighbor and cousin of William T Fowler, it makes sense to me that William M Fowler and James Fowler were related and I believe probably brothers."

James and Sarah Fowler were also founding members of New Harmony Baptist Church which is located in Forsyth Co., Ga. on Heardsville Rd. about 1/4 of a mile east of the Forsyth and Cherokee Co. line off Hwy 20 or about 4 miles south of Hwy 369 close to where Lower Creighton/Franklin Gold Mine Rd. crosses Heardsville Rd. in Ducktown, GA. and is also the location of the old Parks and Fowler Gold Mine as mentioned in Don Shadburns' Book Pioneer History of Forsyth Co., Ga. in Chapter 4: Goldmining in the Cherokee Country, page 59 Parks and Fowler Mines.

William Marcus Fowler had a son named Charles B. Fowler (1855-?)who married Georgia Ann "Georgian" Caroline Campbell (1853-1924)in Forsyth Co., Ga. on April 1, 1875 per Marriage Book D, Page 355. Both Charlie and Georgian Fowler are buried at Hightower Baptist Church in Cheorkee Co., GA. Charlie was my gg-grandfather and William Marcus was my ggg-grandfather. My g-grandmother Lena Gertrude Fowler (1883-1972) and married Charles Wesley "Wes" Edwards (1883-1972)and Wes and Lena lived in Ducktown, GA. all there married lives.

Also Andrew J. Fowler is in the 1870 census of the Hightower District of Forsyth Co., GA. as follows:
Page 22
House 189
Family 159
Jett James M. 29 m w farmhand
Jett Lucinda 22 f w keeping house
Jett John L. 1 m w at home
Fowler Andrew J. 20 m w farmhand
Fowler Lydia 22 f w keeping house
Fowler Jeff Davis 7 m w at home
Fowler Josiah 5 m m at home
Fowler William 3 m w at home
Fowler Mary J. 2/12 f w at home

Given the facts that James and Sarah Fowler, along with Elias Cochran, Jane Fowler-Cochran, Sarah Emaline "Emma" Fowler-Cochran, Kansis "Kanse" Septemia Wheeler-Cochran, Charles and Georgian Fowler are all buried at Hightower Baptist Church in Cherokee Co. Ga. which is about a mile and a half west of the Cherokee-Forsyth Co. line on Hwy 369. And since William Marcus Fowler and Lucy Nix-Fowler are buried in their Fowler Family Cemetery in Cherokee Co., Ga. which is about a mile south of Hightower Baptist Church and a mile west of the Cherokee and Forsyth Co. line off Edwards Mill Rd. which is off Lower Creighton Rd/Franklin Gold Mine Rd. off Hwy 369, I am beleive that Aaron Fowler may have been a brother to James and William Marcus Fowler. I was told that there were several Fowlers who settled in Forsyth and Cherokee Co. in the early 1830's before the Cherokee Indians were removed in 1838. Also I found a Thomas (born about 1815)and Hannah Fowler (born about 1820) who lived in Household 319 in the 1870 Census of the Cross Roads 1000th District G. M. of Cherokee Co., Ga. and William Marcus Fowler lived in Household 316 of the same county and G. M. District.
If any of my information is incorrect or the individuals that I have found listed in the various census records are not the individuals that I have mentioned here, please let me know. Anybody who may be able to link James and William Marcus Fowler to either Aaron Fowler or Thomas Fowler as related please send me an e-mail at howard_w@bellsouth.net
Wayne Howard