TWELFTH GENERATION

2285. Salamis BOWLBY ^{(9845) (760)} was born on 23 Aug 1844 in Stark Co., OH.

Salamis was the only name known of seven children. His younger years were spent in Findlay and Carey, Ohio. He enrolled in Company A., 49th Ohio Volunteer Infantry for three years then re-enrolled in the same company for the duration of the war. He served as corporal, and was honorably discharged at Columbus, Ohio in 1865. He participated in the battles of Shiloh, Stone River, Chickamouga, Mission Ridge, and Atlanta campaign, Nashville, Tennessee, and New Hope Church. At the battle of Stone River, 31 DEC 1862, he was severely wounded and captured, being later taken to Richmond, and held in prison for 69 days. He was again wounded in the battle of Nashville. After the war he bought land and began truck farming, supplying the towns of Findlay, Carey, and Fostoria with garden produce. He was a member of the school board. He was known for his ingenuity in mechanics. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, being a trustee and past grand master of the order, a member of the Methodist Church, and an uncompromising Republican though independent in local elections.

He was married to Lucretia SOUTHERLAND in 1883.