TENTH GENERATION

494. John C. BOWLBY ^{(3)(5) (6)(7) (8)} was born on 29 Jun 1799 in Warren County, New Jersey.⁽²⁹⁸⁶⁾ He died on 8 Apr 1890.^{(2987) (2988)(2989)} Maddy Hume shares what she believes to have been his obiturary

John C. Bowlby was born in New Jersey on June 29, 1799 and married
Miss Ann Young in 1820. In 1851 John C Bowlby and family moved to
Tazewell County from Ohio where he was engaged in farming and
continued to farm in Dillion township on rented land until 1866. He
then bought a valuable tract of land in Section 30, in Dillon, and
continued to raise stock and farm. They raised a family here and were
identified with the Methodist Church. The children were each given an
80 acre farm when they were married, and it was on of of these farms
that Charles Bowlby, a son of John and Ann, got his start farming.

Charles married Josephine Shay and lived here and raised their family.
This farm was located about two mile northeast of Green Valley. The
children were Melvin, Myron, Lewis, Warren, and Lillian, who cared
for her parents in later life. After the boys were grown, married and
moved away, The Bowlbys moved to Green Valley to live, and a so, Myron
C., worked the farm. Sandy Dowler <rsatjt@aol.com> writes:

"History of Tazewell County, Illinois, Together with Sketches of Its
Cities, Villages, ....." 1879 page 454 John C. Bowlby was born in
1799, in New Jersey; received a common school education; has
followed the pursuit of farming; came to this county in 1868. Mr.
Bowlsby went with 1,000 others, to Hockistown under Colonel
Williamson, to fight in the war of 1812. Has held numerous offices in
his time. Mr. Bowlsby married in 1819 to Ann Young; is the father of
twelve children, eight of whom are now living. P.O., Green Valley."

Sandy further notes that he moved to Tazewell Co., Ill. abt. 1850

He was married to Ann YOUNG about 1819.⁽²⁹⁹⁰⁾ John C. BOWLBY and Ann YOUNG had the following children:

+1258 i. Mary Ann BOWLBY.
+1259 ii. Thomas J. BOWLBY.
+1260 iii. John BOWLBY.
+1261 iv. William R. BOWLBY.
+1262 v. Sarah BOWLBY.
+1263 vi. Rebecca BOWLBY.
+1264 vii. Tamson BOWLBY.
+1265 viii. Charles H. BOWLBY.
+1266 ix. George BOWLBY.
+1267 x. Elliot BOWLBY.