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ELEVENTH GENERATION

1231. Joseph BOWLBY ⁽⁶⁴⁷⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born on 9 Feb 1833.⁽⁶⁴⁷⁵⁾ He died on 13 Jul 1907.⁽⁶⁴⁷⁶⁾ He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Dunkard Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania.⁽⁶⁴⁷⁷⁾ He was also known as Joel.⁽⁶⁴⁷⁸⁾⁽⁶⁴⁷⁹⁾ HISTORY OF WEST VIRGINIA, Volume II, American Historical Society,
1923, has this to say about Joel:

:...Joel Bowlby was a prominent man in his county for many years. He
was a member of the County Court when the present Monongalia
Courthouse was built at Morgantown, and was regarded as one of the
best commissioners the county has ever had. He was a large land owner
and most prosperous farmer, and was a devout and helpful member of the
Baptist Church, in which he served as deacon..."

He was married to Rachel Ann EVANS (daughter of ) on 17 Oct 1861.⁽⁶⁴⁸⁰⁾ Rachel Ann EVANS⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born on 17 Oct 1838 in Greene County, Pennsylvania.⁽⁶⁴⁸¹⁾ She died on 1 Jan 1875.⁽⁶⁴⁸²⁾ Joseph BOWLBY and Rachel Ann EVANS had the following children:

+3030 i. Evans Plummer BOWLBY.
3031 ii. Ella Madora BOWLBY⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born in 1865.⁽⁶⁴⁸³⁾ She died in 1866.⁽⁶⁴⁸⁴⁾ She was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Dunkard Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania.⁽⁶⁴⁸⁵⁾
3032 iii. Edward Franklin BOWLBY⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born in 1867.⁽⁶⁴⁸⁶⁾ He died in 1920.⁽⁶⁴⁸⁷⁾ He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Dunkard Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania.⁽⁶⁴⁸⁸⁾
+3033 iv. Iona L. BOWLBY.
+3034 v. Harry Clay BOWLBY.
+3035 vi. Arthur W. BOWLBY.

He was married to Eliza EVANS (daughter of ) in 1875.⁽⁶⁴⁸⁹⁾ ⁽⁶⁴⁹⁰⁾ Eliza EVANS⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born in 1847.⁽⁶⁴⁹¹⁾ She died in May 1918.⁽⁶⁴⁹²⁾