1850 Census for Butler Township, Richland, Ohio, Roll 724, p 258
Robt Bowen, 47, Farmer, $700, New York
Sarah Bowen, 48, Penn
Isabella Bowen, 21, Ohio
Rebecca Bowen, 18, Ohio
Elizabeth Bowen, 16, Ohio
George Bowen, 13, Ohio, Attended School
Franklin Bowen, 11, Ohio, Attended School
Eli Bowen, 8, Ohio, Attended School
Robert Bowen, 6, Ohio, Attended School
Mary Bowen, 4, Ohio, Attended School

1860 Census for Butler Township, Richland, Ohio, Roll 1029, p. 341
Robert Bowen, 53, Farmer, $1600, $600, N Y
Sarah Bowen, 54, Penn
Elizabeth Bowen, 24, seamstress, Ohio
George Bowen, 22, Carpenter, Ohio
Franklin Bowen, 20, Carpenter, Ohio
Eli Bowen, 18, At School, Ohio, Attended School
Robert Bowen, 16, Farm Laborer, Ohio, Attended School
Mary Bowen, 14, Ohio, Attended School

1870 Census Ohio, BUTLER TWP, RICHLAND, Roll: 1261 Page: 19
Sarah Bowen, 64, F, Keeping House, $2000, $200, Penn.
Eli Bowen, 23, M, Travels with Circus [hard to read 3rd word], $1600, $1300, Ohio
Harriett Wood, 19, Domestic Servant, Ohio
Jimy Wood, 23, Farm Laborer, Ohio [could be a C or G, very hard to read this one name, every other name by this census taker is so easy to read!]
No other Bowen listings in Richland County, Ohio in 1870

1880 Census: Census Place: Reading, Hillsdale, Michigan, Roll 581, p. 271D
Eli BOWEN, Self, 37, OH, Occ: Showman, Fa: NJ, Mo: PA
Martha N. BOWEN, Wife, 31, OH, Occ: Keeping House
Frank BOWEN, Son, 10, OH, Occ: At School
Robert BOWEN, Son, 4, OH, Occ: At Home
Adrian BOWEN, Dau, 1, MI, Occ:At Home

Does anyone have a FENTON connection to this family ??