Elizabeth and Aaron Fowler of Forsyth Co Ga. were my gg grandparents. Their son Nathanial Mears Fowler was my g grandfather. I have been in touch with some cousins but have lost e-mails . Please if cousins read this contact me. Nathanial married Margaret Vandiver. Thanks much Davine

Davine,

Sarah Susannah Fowler, b. 1832, Rabun County, GA is my gg grandmother. She is also the sister to your Nathaniel Mears Fowler. Sarah and her husband, Henry Tidwell, b. 1832, Forsyth County, GA had a son (my g grandfather) who they named after your N M Fowler. His name was Nathaniel Mears Tidwell. My Nathaniel (and his 2 brothers, James and Aaron Anderson Tidwell) were raised by their grandmother, Elizabeth Fowler in Forsyth County, GA. The Tidwell boys moved to Arkansas around the 1880s. I have some (at least one census record showing your Nathaniel Mears Fowler living at home with mother Elizabeth. And of course, Elizabeth was married to Aaron Fowler. These are my ggg grandparents. Currently, there is land in Forsyth County being preserved as a historical site where the Fowlers lived. I just happened to be in Cummin, GA when the article in the paper came out.

Do you have a copy of NM Fowlers DAWES enrollment card?, and if so, can you share the information on it?

Am anxious to hear from you.

Denise Tidwell Morris
Washington State

Thanks so much for answering my message.I don't know if N.M. Fowler had a Dawes number. I will be glad to share anything with you that I have. Thanks again. Davine

I am working on the Vandiver family. Do you have records of the parents of the Vandiver who Nathaniel married. Several Vandivers lives in Forsyth County, including my Grandfather and his family.

Thanks for the reply. Margaret Vandiver that married Nathanial Mears Fowler was the daughter of Enoch and Nancy(Bates) Vandiver. They were from Cherokee Co Ga. I will gladly share any information that I have. Davine

I have looked and looked for years to find something of the geneology of my husband's ggrandfather, William Henry Fowler who was married to Martha J.A. Landsdown. Is that name familiar? They lived in Forsyth County GA and William Henry was born in 1822 in Forsyth County. I'm sorry I know nothing of your names, but I have searched those names before in my search for the ancestors of William Henry. Lots of luck!

Are your Fowlers related to Wyche Fowler, the GA politician?

I have no knowledge of the Fowler line. I only replied in the hope that you had information on the Vandiver line. I have limited info on Vandivers in Dawson and Forsyth Counties.

Regretfully, I do not have anything on your Fowlers. If I run across your names in my research, I will let you know.

Best wishes,
Denise

I have been looking up the fowlers that were from forsyth co i found a family tree that cotains a lot of them my grand father was Thomas M Fowler do you know if you are related to him . Thanks Robert Fowler

I too am a cousin of yours. My webpage has been taken off line however, I hope in the near future to add all my information along with the things ya'll are researching back.

My lineage follows:

Aaron (1796-1844) and Elizabeth (Brown) (1800-1874)Fowler

Matthew Callaway (1837-1920) and Cornellia Ann (Goolsby) Fowler

Bluford T (1862-1923) and Deloran Adeline (Born) Fowler

Luther Ezell (1891-1952) and Fannie Lee (Johnson) Fowler, Sr.

Luther Ezell (1926) and Ruby Lee (Dockery) Fowler, Jr.

Janis Dianne Fowler
Dahlonega, Lumpkin, GA

My ggg grandparents were Aaron (1796-1844) and Elizabeth (Brown) (1800-1874)Fowler also. I have never found Elizabeth's last name until I read your posting. Thank you! I come from their daughter Sarah Suzannah Fowler. Do you, by chance, have any information about Sarah, i.e., where she is buried and if in fact she had Indian blood?

Thanks much,
Denise

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

I don't have any info at hand on the Fowler-Tidwell family other than the union. Somewhere in all this mess, that I am trying to get back up online and in the Family Tree Program, I have the census records of them and their children.

Anything you would care to share with me on the lineage, I would greatly appreciate for I enjoy placing all of us cousins together in my files.

I have not had the time in the past 5 years to do any research but perhaps in the months to come I can once again enjoy placing the puzzles together.

Best Wishes and we will keep in touch.
Janis

There ia a document at the Forsyth County Court House filed by Elizabeth Fowler, widow of Aaron Fowler dated 20 May 1855 where she list the minor children (Sarah Susannah, Nathaniel Meers, Mathew Callaway, Martha Armind?, Elizabeth Irena) and asking for pension from her husbands service to the Florida War.

There are several documents and regiments and dates are a little confusing to me because of the handwritting on some however In his service document it states that he appears on the Mustered Out Roll dated the 7th of May, 1838, Camp Cell, Hall County, GA. He joined as a private of Capt. Montgomery's Company of GA Mountes Volunteer on 5 Oct 1837 in Hall Co. GA. He mustered in the 28 Dec 1837 and placed at Fort White, FL then there is listed a Regiment of Col. Elijah W Chastian.

"Fowler, Aaron, Montgomery Co., Wilson's Batt'n, Georgia Mtd. Vols. Florida War, Private, Card Number 12428466, 12428528"

He returned home in a wagon from Florida where he contined to suffer with "dropsy of the chest". He lived with his wife and children in Cherokee County GA until his death (5th of Oct 1844) at the home of Stephen Bates. He died of general debiliy (?) supposed to have been caused by exposure while in the time of his duty in the service. Dr John Bates was his physician at the time of death.

It is stated they married in Pendleton District, SC on the 8th of Feb 1821 however there is to be no other record of said marriage. However, for the purpose of proof, a witness had signed an affidative. At that time of the application for pension, she was residing in Forsyth County however they had lived in Rabun County GA previous.

On the 15 of May 1868 at the age of 71 yrs. Elizabeth returns for an increase of pension. She is a resident of Forsyth Co, GA. She was awarded $8.00 from her original $3.50

All information above is from written documents filed at the Cummin, Forsyth Co, GA Court House. They are the words of Elizabeth Fowler and public officials making record of said documents.

I hope this helps some of you researching Aaron and Elizabeth Fowler.

The Fowler Cemetary you are speaking of exist. Their are only about 3 legable tombstones and W B and his wife is one. Elizabeth is suppose to be buried there however, we do not know where her marker is for many of them that still exist are just little field stones (rocks). I have a picture of the cemetary and tombstone and will be happy to scan and email to anyone that request it. It will be on my site as soon as I can get it back online.

The Forsyth Co and Cherokee Co Fowler's are related. I have a full chart joining these familes which are massive but will get back online.

As for Aaron's brother, I have been researching a Moses, b- 1799 SC who was married to Mary (Park) b 1798 SC. With the following children 1. John M who married Delila (Vaughn), 2. Andrew, 3. William, 4. Nancy E who married 1st J P Hutchins and 2nd John Stuart, 5. Basheba E and 6. Susan. Trying to make the connection there.

I am going to add another post since this is so long and want to speak of Charles B Fowler because this is also part of my lineage interest.

I do hope ya'll found this of interest and help.
Best Wishes,
Janis

My aunt Florance (Fowler) Johnson passed away this past year. I had tried on occasion to tie her lineage into my fathers Fowler line but had not really had the time to work on in.

It seems the two of you were directly relatied.

She called him Charley but you have him as Charles as I believe I found on the 1860 census (#841/895) in Cross Roads Dist in Cherokee County GA. Tombstone has it as "Charley".

Wm Fowler with wife Lucy S and children: George W, Sarah S, Lydia S, Mary E, Charles B, Wiley, Williams S, William B.

In the 1910 census for Cherokee Co GA @ Cross Roads Dist Charlie B Fowler is listed with his wife Georgia A and children Grady, Harrison H, Emma B. however in the 1900 census there was children Lena, Miner and his mother Sarah listed.

All I have on the line is:
Pictures from the cemetary tombstones and the following:

Charley B Fowler b. May 1853 and Georiga Ann (Campbell) b. April 1849, Fowler buried at Hightower Cem, Cherokee Co GA.

Harrison H Fowler, b 4 July 1892, d 10 Sep 1948 buried at Hightower Cem " GA WAGONER 36 INF 12 DIV WWI"

Henry Grady Fowler b 17 Dec 1889 in Opkin area, Cherokee Co, GA; d 14 Feb 1958 Married Eller Gravitt b. 20 May 1894, d. 15 Jun 1983. Both are buried at buried at Hightower Cem, Ballground GA.
Children: Fletcher Roy; Martha "Mattie" Mae; Florance b 16 May 1916 Cumming, Forsyth Co, GA, d 2002; Walter E "Henry" b 1922 d 1945 buried at Hightower Cem.

Florance Fowler married Albert Jerome Johnson with the following children: Helen Frances, William Eugene and Alian Jerry. They lived in Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA. Buried at Hillcrest Cemetary, East Point, Fulton, GA.

I have pictures of the above tombstones at Hightower and will send upon request.

Any help you can share I would greatly appreciate.
Best Wishes,
Janis

I have a Sarah Fowler in my family line. I don't know her birth date. She married a Bearden. She has a daughter Sarah born abt. 1852 and died 1877 along with her husband Jeptha Ridings. Jeptha was my gg grandfather. They lived in Cherokee and Pickens County. I believe Sarah and Jeptha may be buried at Four Mile Church. They had four boys- John (my grandfather), George, Sylvester and William.
I sure would like to know who raised Sylvester and William. I always heard it was Sarah Fowler Bearden. Any help would be appreciated.
Maye Turner

are you the one who sent me the picture of N.M. Tidwell and one of Nathanial Mears sisters? I had a crash and lost them. would appreciate a copy again. I didn't have them backed up. thanks . Davine

To find ancestry on Margaret E Vandiver, just type George Vandiver into any search engine. She was descended from- Enoch George/ George [Jr -or- III -or-Rs]/ George Vandiveer/ George of Queen Anne Co,MD d 1759, Kent Co, DE.

My Great Grandfather was Nathaniel Meirs Tidwell. My Grandfather was Henry Grady Tidwell. If you find a copy of a photo of Nathaniel, please send a copy to me.
I have not started to research the Fowler side. Can you give me some help.

My Great Grandfather was Nathaniel Meirs Tidwell. I have not started with the Fowler side of the family. Do you have any information that you can share?

You should be able to find most everything you are looking for
in Forsyth county Ga. Chattahoochee dist from 1840 through
1880 census Henry Tidwell married susannah Fowler she was the daughter of Aaron and elizabeth Fowler her brother was
Andrew J. Fowler married Martha J. Gravitt January 29th 1859.
henry remarried Judy Gravitt widow of Gilford Gravitt in 1860
after susannah fowler died. You will find a connection between
the tidwells, fowlers, and gravitts also local churches have valuble info they include Beaver Ruin Babtist, Bethel Babtist,
shady grove Babtist. nathaniel meirs Tidwell was the son of Henry Tidwell and susannah Fowler, he was raised by his grand mother Elizabeth Fowler, her maiden name is thought to be Duncan, according to my family history she was the daughter of Young Charles Duncan and Dorcus benge lightfoot
full blood cherokee. This however has yet to be proved this is only what has been handed down through my family. I hope this info helps.

Jeff,

Thanks for your reply. I have posted my family tree at:

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/l/a/w/John-Lawson...

and as always can use all the help I can get to continue on and to correct mistakes.

I really appreciate hearing about Henry Tidwell marrying Judy Gravitt. Can you tell me where you found that record?

It is in the forsyth county marrage book records I will dig
through my files and find the book and page number and repost it for you also in the beaver ruin church records.
I will need a little time to go back through my records
to find it it is packed in some boxes or I will go back to the forsyth county Ga. probate court and get another copy.

He also had another brother named James Tidwell.
Sarah,s middle name was susannah. "Sarah susannah Fowler"
Two of these brothers went to Arkansas one stayed in georgia
but I can,t remember which ones went I beleive it was
Nathaniel and Aaron anderson Tidwell. They are listed in the 1870 census forsyth county Ga, with Elizabeth Fowler grand mother.
Judy Gravitt is sometimes listed as Judah her maiden name was hendrix, sometimes spelled hendricks.

After looking over your site all the info that you have
matches what I have except Elizabeth Fowlers maiden name
you have it listed as Brown is there proof of this? if so
would you be kind enough to share it with me, also it has been pasted down through my family of Indian decent have you heard this, I am aware of winny Tidwell and Young Deer I was
raised on young deer creek in forsyth county Ga. It has also been said that our Elizabeth was 1/2 cherokee and that the Gravitt,s and Hendrix families are of Indian decent.

Nathanial Mears Fowler ,son of Elizabeth and Aaron Fowler is my ancestor. I am fascinated by this information. I would like more information about the Tidwells and Gravitts. My Nathanial(Fowler)went to Arkansas and then into Indian Territory, founding the town of Fowlerville, later to be Valiant Ok. Would love to share information. I had a picture of Nathanial Mears Tidwell but lost it. Maybe some one has it. Thanks so much for the information. Davine(Fowler)Glasscock

Jeff,

I believe that I got the information about Elizabeth from a posting of Janice Fowler:

Here is a recent posting from Janice with that information:

Re: Fowler cousins
Author: Janis Fowler Date: 2 Jul 2003 6:12 AM GMT
Surnames: Fowler, Goolsby, Born, Johnson, Dockery
Classification: Query
In Reply to: Fowler cousins by: davine glasscock
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I too am a cousin of yours. My webpage has been taken off line however, I hope in the near future to add all my information along with the things ya'll are researching back.

My lineage follows:

Aaron (1796-1844) and Elizabeth (Brown) (1800-1874)Fowler

Matthew Callaway (1837-1920) and Cornellia Ann (Goolsby) Fowler

Bluford T (1862-1923) and Deloran Adeline (Born) Fowler

Luther Ezell (1891-1952) and Fannie Lee (Johnson) Fowler, Sr.

Luther Ezell (1926) and Ruby Lee (Dockery) Fowler, Jr.

Janis Dianne Fowler
Dahlonega, Lumpkin, GA

My great great grand father is Andrew J. Fowler married
Martha J. Gravitt January 29th 1859 he was the son of Aaron
and Elizabeth Fowler he was born in 1829 in Rabun county Ga.
his older brothers and sisters were born in what is now
pickens oconee county,s south carolina "Old pendelton dist"
Martha J. Gravitt was born in May of 1839 in Forsyth county
Ga. There is some dispute as to who her mother and father were however it has been told in my family that her mother and father were Alfred Gravitt and Jane Langley as refernce
to the 1900 census where Martha states she was born in May
of 1839 if this is true she shows in the house hold of Alfred Gravitt in the 1840 Forsyth county census he shows
1 male child under 5 years of age and 1 female under 5 years of age and his wife and mother 1 female 20 to 30, 1 female 50 to 60. His brother Gilford Gravitt married Julia "Judah" Hendrix they list no children in the 1840 census.
However in the 1850 census Martha J. Gravitt shows up in Gilfords and Julia,s house along with Alfred and Gilford,s
mother Mary Hammond Gravitt and Julia,s mother Martha Hendrix. So these 2 moved from Alfred,s
home to Gilfords home between 1845 and 1850. The 1845 Forsyth county state census list,s 5 people in Alfred,s home. When Gilford Gravitt died in 1856 Julia requsted 12 month support for her and her children Martha was not listed as a child of hers. It has been said that she is there daughter but in the 1840 Forsyth county census they list no children. Also Alfred Gravitt married Andrew J. Fowler and
Martha J. Gravitt as referenced by the marrage License.
It has been said and carried down that Gilford Gravitt died
on a fox hunt when his horse fell on him. My family has lived in the Chatahoochee dist of Forsyth county for over 160 years. Tidwells Fowler's Gravitt's, Hendrix or Hindricks, Youngbloods, Shadburn's and many more old Forsyth countynty families.

Hi Wayne

I have also heard or suspected that Aaron and Thomas might be brothers to James and William. But the only proof I have is for James and William (pension records of their sons). They continue to be on my list of things to research when I have more time.

Please keep me posted if you happen to come across anything and I will do the same.

Tracey Fowler Bean

Do you have any info on the marriage of Cora Maness and Charles G. White... That was his first wife and his second was Minnie Marie Fowler...

Thank You

Linda ( White ) Riness

I am afraid I don't at this time.

My books are packed away since a move and have not found all of them.

Happy Hunting.
Janis

Have ( Bootsy ) he was Luther .. Bluford .Fowler and Deloram Adline Born was his parents ..
Cornelia Ann Goolsby and Mathew C. Fowler was his parents..
I met Gloria Sisk a few times .. she is a nice person.. Dad would take her shopping and the doctors....
Last I heard her brother still lives over here ..
I also met Tammy but it was almost 2 yrs before we knew we were kin to each other.. she is a grandma now and she kept looking at picture on the wall and ask who that man was .. and , we did get a good laugh
told her it was my daddy...
Have a Happy Mothers Day

Prayers

Linda

I am directly related to Charles bailey Fowler, he is my great grandfather, Emma bell fowler was my grandmother and Mattie Bryson was my mother, I am Bobette Lynn Devers Givens. I too am looking for the connection between the Willian Benjamin Fowler and William Marcus Fowler, I descend down from them both through Andrew j and Lydia S Fowler's..I would be interested in any info you have connecting them 2 fowler's and also if Aaron is :

(The Forsyth Co and Cherokee Co Fowler's are related. I have a full chart joining these familes which are massive but will get back online.

As for Aaron's brother, I have been researching a Moses, b- 1799 SC who was married to Mary (Park) b 1798 SC. With the following children 1. John M who married Delila (Vaughn), 2. Andrew, 3. William, 4. Nancy E who married 1st J P Hutchins and 2nd John Stuart, 5. Basheba E and 6. Susan. Trying to make the connection there.

I am going to add another post since this is so long and want to speak of Charles B Fowler because this is also part of my lineage interest.) So if you would email with any info that would help would be greatly appreciated and if i can help any please let me know !
Bobette Lynn Devers Givens/Cousin

Ms. Givens,
My name is Wayne Howard. My father was Broughton Howard, married Betty Holbrook. My grandfather was Lewis Grafton Howard, married Ether Loma Edwards. My great grandparents were Charles Wesley Edwards, married Lena Gretrude Fowler.
My great great grandparents were Charles B. Fowler, married Georgia Ann Campbell.
I did not know that Charlie's middle name was Bailey. Thanks for the info.

I am sorry to say that I do not know of any connection between William Marcus Fowler and William Benjamin Fowler. I also descend thru Charles B. Fowler. My great grandmother Lena Gretrude Fowler was the sister to your grandmother Emma Bell Fowler. I meet Emma once over 45 years ago when she came to visit Granny Edwards. Lena was married to Wes Edwards and even tho she was my great grandmother, I always called her Granny Edwards. I was born in 1951 and I think that I was only about 10 or 11 when Emma visited Granny, but I remember walking to New Harmony Church Graveyard to clean the grave of their brother Minor. Minor was the husband of Lessie Edwards, grandpa Wes Edwards sister.
In my research, I have Charles B. Fowler as married to Georgia Ann Caroline "Georgiann" Campbell on April 1, 1875. This marriage is recorded in Forsyth Co. Marriage Book D, Page 355. I have a copy of it. My grandmother Ether Loma Edwards did not die until 1997 and I started my research about 1991 so I talked to her as much as I could. She told me her grandparents were buried at Hightower Baptist Church and I found the grave very easily. There was an error on Georgiann's grave in that it listed her last name as Cammel. Grandma Ether told me her maiden name was Campbell and records bear that to be a fact.
I found the graves of William Marcus Fowler and his wife Lucinda Elizabeth "Lucy" Nix. You will find William and Lucy N. Fowler listed in the 1850 census of Cherokee Co., Ga. in the 15th Division in Dwelling 1008. In 1850 they were listed as follows:
1850 Census, 15th Division, Cherokee Co., GA
Dwelling 1008
Family 1012
William Fowler 37 m SC
Lucy N. Fowler 31 f SC
George W. Fowler 10 m GA
Martha E. Fowler 7 f GA
Sarah Fowler 5 f GA
Lydia S. Fowler 3 f GA
Wiley Fowler 2/12 m GA
The 1870 census of the Crossroads District of Cherokee Co., Ga. showed the following:
26 316 316 Fowler, William 62 M W Farmer S C
27 Lucy L. 56 F W Keeping house S C
28 Mary E. 18 F W GA
29 Charles B. 16 M W Farm labor GA
30 Wiley P. 14 M W Farm labor GA
31 William J.E.B. 10 M W Farm labor GA
32 Williams, Adeline 9 F W GA

I do not know who the last name in the 1870 census, Adeline Williams, is, but I suspect that she might have been a relitive. William and Lucy are buried in a private family plot located behind the Green Home, which is near the intersetion of Edwards Mills Rd. and Franklin Goldmine Rd.

If you ever try to find it please remember that Franklin Goldmine Rd, which goes north off GA Hwy 20, forks and the name of the larger road changes to Creighton Rd and the smaller rd is Franklin Goldmine Rd. William and Lucy's old log cabin still stands near the intersection of Franklin Goldmine and Edwards Mill Rd. There is still an artisian well running on the property.

As far as the ancestory of William Marcus Fowler, It is thought that James Fowler was his brother, but no proof to that fact. Tracey Fowler Bean suggested that they were probably brother when she posted the following:

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.

I was wondering if anyone else has noticed this or had other evidence as to their kinship. I had always thought that since they lived so near each other that they were probably related.

Let me know what you think.

Tracey Fowler Bean
Tbean95@bellsouth.net

F.Y.I. William T. Fowler who married Sarah Porter was the son of James and Sarah Smith-Fowler. All of this family are also buried at Hightower Baptist Church in Cherokee Co., GA.

A person named Jackie Kleger posted the following:
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999

From: Jackie kleger@omnicast.net

Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999

My family surname is Fowler from S.C. I have been working on the family since 1982. My gggrandfather James Fowler was born in S.C. in 1797 and the story goes there was a young man by the name of Barton who went to war. When he returned his family had been killed or moved away, so the young man went to live with neighbors or? and took their name Fowler. I have always wondered if this was true and probably is because it came down through the family. They also named the boys in all the lines down either James, William or Thomas. If I can ever trace the Fowler's to the Barton's it might be the same line.

Lee Fowler's ggrandfather (Phillip K) and my ggrandfather (William Thomas) were brothers. I believe James Fowler 1869-1936 (W.T. son) lived at one time in Hall County because my dad use to go to Gainsville to cut trees on one of the mountains. They also had the first Case steam tractor in the county (Hall or Forysth).

My elderly Uncle said after the war when he (Barton) returned home and the family was gone he went to a neighbor to live and took their name, so there might not have been an adoption. I need to figure out what war and where in S.C. this took place.

An earlier post from a person named Lee Fowler reads:

Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 From: Lee lfowler@hiwaay.net

Rumors handed down thru several lines of Fowlers has it that we were originally Bartons and were adopted by a Fowler family. James Fowler b. 1797 in SC migrated to GA in early 1820's. Also brother William and possible brother Thomas (no proof). Several Fowler descendants have the given name