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1 Charles Boles, b. abt 1748, d. aft 1819 + Elizabeth Torbit, b. abt 1751; m. 14 May 1771 2 Martha Boles, bap. 22 Aug 1773 in (now) Adams co PA 2 Thomas Boles, b. 5 July 1776; d. 15 Sept 1848 in Humphreys co TN + Margery Dunning, b. 11 Feb 1786, d. 7 Aug 1870 in Yell co AR 2 Elizabeth Boles, bap. 23 Sept 1779 in (now) Somerset co PA 2 Charles Boles, Jr. 2 James Boles, b. abt 1784 in PA + Nancy (possibly Powers, b. abt 1791 in TN; d. 19 Jun 1848 in Newton Co MO) 3 Thomas Bowles/Boles, b. abt 1813, d. abt 1845 in MO + Matilda Elizabeth Dodson, b. Dec 1817 (sister of Susan who md Sampson Bowles) 4 Susan Bowles, b. abt 1839 4 Charles Andrew Bowles, b. abt 1840 4 David N. Bowles, b. abt 1840 4 Mary E. Bowles, b. abt 1840 4 William B. Bowles, b. abt 1842 4 Nancy Bowles, b. abt 1845 3 Charles Bowles/Boles, b 2 Jan 1819 in Bond Co IL; d. 26 Feb 1902 in Johnson Co KS + Mary Tyner, b. abt 1819; md. 3 Jul 1836 MO; d. abt 1844 in TX 4 Thomas Bowles, b. abt 1838 in MO; d. abt 1842 in MO 4 Margaret N Bowles, b. abt 1842 in MO; d. abt 1856 in KS 4 Nancy Jane Bowles, b. 18 Oct 1841 in MO; d. 17 May 1877 in KS + Elizabeth E Boyl, b. abt 1822 in TN; d. abt 1863 in KS; md. 29 Aug 1851 in MO 4 Alice Boles, b. abt 1854 in KS 4 Eddie Boles, b. abt 1855 in KS 4 Mary E. Boles, b. Jul 1858 in KS + Anna S. Masterson, b. 4 Feb 1838 in VA; md 23 Mar 1865 at Westport MO; d. 8 Mar 1885 in Arkansas City KS 4 James Wesley Boles, b. 2 Jan 1871; d. 20 Feb 1871 in KS 4 Charles Lee Boles, b. Jan 1869 in KS 4 Margaret F. Boles, b. Jul 1872 in KS 4 Frank M. Boles, b. Jan 1877 in KS + Elizabeth Nall Duncan, b. Mar 1843 in TN, md. 17 Oct 1889 in KS 3 Mary Bowles/Boles, b abt 1820 in TN + Mr. Moore 4 Samuel H. Moore, b. abt 1838 in TN 4 Martha E. Moore, b. abt 1840 in TN 3 Sampson Bowles/Boles, b. abt 1825 in TN + Susan Dodson, b. abt 1822 in TN 4 Thomas A. Bowles, b. abt 1844 in MO 4 John C. Bowles, b. abt 1846 in MO 4 James K. P. Bowles, b. abt 1849 in MO 4 Charles T. Bowles, b. abt 1851 in MO 4 Mary S. Bowles, b. abt 1853 in MO 4 William N. Bowles, b. abt 1855 in MO 4 Sampson E. Bowles, b. abt 1858 in MO 3 Ella Bowles 2 Robert Boles 2 Sampson Boles, b. 1789/90; d. aft 1839 * possible sibling of Charles and Sampson. 1820 Federal Census: Illinois, Bond County, Powers, page 4 James Boles - 200010-12010-01 Bond Co, IL Original Land Owners Boles, James - from Bond, description - NW, sec-10, twp-04N, rng-03W, acres-160.00 date-02/15/1817, vol 318, p. 49 When a young boy Charles' family moved to Tennessee for several years and then on to southern Missouri. He was ordained a Methodist minister in 1849 in Missouri. He came to Kansas as a missionary to the Shawnee Indians. He died 1n 1902 and had lived in Kansas till his death. 1850 Federal Census: Missouri, McDonald County, District 53, page 95B household 37/37 James Bowles - 66 M, farmer, born PA household 40/40 Mary Moore - 30 F, born TN Samuel H. Moore - 12 M, born TN Martha E. Moore - 10 F, born TN household 41/41 Samuel Hunter - 51 M, farmer, born TN Matilda Hunter - 32 F, born TN Margaret R. Hunter - 15 F, born IL Rebeca Hunter - 18 F, born IL Susan (Bowles) - 13 F, born MO Mary (Bowles) - 11 F, born MO David N. (Bowles) - 11 M, born MO Charles (Bowles) - 11 M, born MO William (Bowles) - 7 M, born MO Nancy (Bowles) - 5 F, born MO James B. Hunter- 3 M, born MO Martha E. Hunter- 3 F, born MO --- Matilda Elizabeth Dodson Bolles married Samuel Hunter on 10 April 1847 in Seneca Co. later McDonald County. It is his third marriage and her second; they had five children: James b. 1847; Martha E. b. 1847; Isabelle Elizabeth, b. 1850; Samuel D. b. 1854 ; Sarah Frances, b. 1859. --- 1860 Federal Census: Missouri, McDonald County, Mountain Township, page 41, household 275/275 Sampson Bowles - 35 M, farmer, born TN Susan Bowles - 38 F, born TN Thos A. Bowles - 16 M, born MO John C. Bowles - 14 M, born MO James K. P. Bowles - 11 M, born MO Charles T. Bowles - 9 M, born MO Mary S. Bowles - 7 F, born MO Wm N. Bowles - 5 M, born MO Samson E. Bowles - 2 M, born MO Cornelius Shane - 29 M, school teacher, born TN 1870 Federal Census: Kansas, Johnson County, Monticello, page 123 household 889/889 Bowles, Charles - 52 M W, farming(?), born IL Bowles, Annie - 32 F W, keeping house, born VA Bowles, Eddie - 15 (F) W, born KS Bowles, Mary - 13 F W, born KS Bowles, Lee - 2 M W, born KS Bowles, Alice - 16 F W, born KS 1880 Federal Census: Kansas, Johnson County, Monticello, District 97, pages 70D-71A household 104/105 Boles, Charles - W M 61, self, clergyman, born IL, father born PA, mother born KY Boles, Ann - W F 48, wife, keeps house, born VA, parents born VA Boles, Molly - W F 22, daughter, at home, born TN Boles, Charles Lee - W M 12, son, at home, born TN Boles, Maggie - W F 8, daughter, born KS Boles, Frank M. - W M 4, son, born KS 1900 Federal Census: Kansas, Johnson County, Oxford Township, page 133A household 51/54 Boles, Charles - head, W M Jan 1819, 81 md10yrs, born IL, father born PA, mother born VA, minister Boles, Elizabeth - wife, W F Mar 1843, 57, no children, born TN, parents born NC Boles, Mary E. - daughter, W F Jul 1858, 41, single, born KS Boles, Charles L. - son, W M Jan 1869, 31, divorced, born KS Boles, Margaret F. - daughter, W F Jul 1872, 27, single, born KS Boles, Frank M. - son, W M Jan 1877, 23, single, born KS