African-American Heritage
Isaac Bowling
   Thanks to Rodney Barnett for this information.

• Marriage record: Book Number 3, Page 39, Line number 17

Date of Marriage: Feb 3, 1874
Place of Marriage: Tazewell County
Name of Groom: Issac Bowling, Age 50
Name of Bride: Narcissa Witten, Age 25
Marital status of groom: Widowed
Marital status of bride: Widowed
Place of birth of groom: Tazewell County
Place of birth of bride: Tazewell County
Place of residence of groom: Tazewell County
Place of residence of bride: Tazewell County
Parents of groom: _____ & C. Bowling
Parents of bride: Ed & P. Deskins
Occupation of groom: Farmer
Person perfoming ceremony: Charles Price
Comments: Colored
 

• Marriage record (Isaac's daughter):

Time of Mariage: Jan 11, 1888
Place of Marriage: Tazewell County
Full Name of Parties married: Julius Everett and Hellen E. Bowling
Colored
Age of Husband: 25
Age of Wife: 16
Condition of Husband: Single
Condition of Wife: Single
Place of Husband's Birth ------------
Place of Wife's Birth: Tazewell County
Place of Husband's Residence: Tazewell
Place of Wife's Residence: Tazewell
Name of Husband's Parents: Julius & Julia Everett
Name of Wife's Parents: Issac & Narcisy Bowling
Married by: Aaron Bell
 

• Slave data: 1850 Slave Census Tazewell County

I'm assuming that this is Cloe, Issac, and George
Jared Bowling - owner
50 Female Black
30 Male Black
23 Male Black
 

• 1880 Census Data

Bowling, Issac      50
            ,Narcissa 44
           ,John        12
           ,Helen       10
           ,Samuel      8
           ,Mary         3
           ,Everett      6/12
           ,Cloe         90
kids all listed as either sons or daughters and Cloe listed as mother.  More than likely John and Helen were Narcissa's children from her first marriage (don't know yet).
NOTE: Also found a George Bowling on 1870 census and there was an Issac and Christina
Bowling on the 1870 census.

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