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535. Jacob M. BOWLBY ⁽³⁾⁽³³⁵⁶⁾⁽³³⁵⁷⁾⁽⁸¹⁶⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born on 19 Jan 1804 in Washington Township, Warren County, New Jersey.⁽³³⁵⁸⁾⁽³³⁵⁹⁾⁽³³⁶⁰⁾ He died on 21 May 1864 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.⁽³³⁶¹⁾ Bill Mullowney descends from Jacob M. and Effie (Wagner) Bowlby's ninth child, William L. Bill has done extensive research, and offers the following case regarding the relations of Jacob M. Bowlby as being the son of Thomas, Jr. and Hannah Bowlby, and therefore grandson of Thomas, Sr. and Sarah (Cowell) Bowlby:

In the 1830 Census for Bethlehem in Hunterdon Co. (adjacent or part of Lebanon, but not always clear), a Jacob Bolsby is listed between 20 and 30, living with a female also between 20 and 30. Jacob and Effie's oldest daughter, Lydia was not yet born (1831).

Bill rules out that this Jacob as either of the other two 1st cousins named Jacob Bowlby. One of the 1st cousins was only 5 years of age at the time. The other Jacob 1st cousin, was not yet married in 1830. He married Abigail Higgins in 1831.

This 1830 census holds additional information regarding Jacob Bolsby's mother. Jacob is listed directly below Hannah Bolsby, a Head Of Household , living with a male between 10 - 15, a male between 15 - 20, a female between 30 -40, a female between 60 - 70 and a female between 90 - 100. Bill's hypothesis is that this Hannah is the widow of Thomas Bowlby Jr., son of Thomas Sr. and Sarah Cowell, whom Thomas Sr. had provided for in his will. It is reasonable that Thomas, Jr., and Hannah either lived in Bethlehem, where Thomas Sr. and Sarah lived, or that Hannah came to live there after her husband died in 1823.

The age groups of the other people in the house are consistent with some of the children listed for Thomas and Hannah in Raymond Bowlby's work. The identity of the 90-100 Years Of Age women is unknown. However, it could not have been Sarah Cowell as she was dead by 1830. Bill suggests that perhaps this was Hannah's mother.

Indeed, Jacob being listed just below Hannah suggests a relationship. Either they were living next door, or in the same house but counted as a separate family unit. Bill points out that this implies a family tie, and the age differential likely indicates a parent/child relationship.

In the 1840 Census, which also only lists Head Of Household by name and all others by sex in age groupings, a Jacob M. Bowlsby is found in Lebanon in Hunterdon County with 2 males under 5, 3 females between 5 and 10 and a female between 30 and 40. This matches exactly with the 1850 Census, subtracting 10 years.

The 1850 census of Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, gives Jacob M. Bowlby living there aged 46 years, with his wife, Effa _______, aged 43 years, and the names and ages of eight of their nine children. William L., having been born in 1851 according to both his birth record and death certificate, missed the 1850 census.

No record for this family has been found in the 1860 census, but in 1870, Bill believes this family is again found as Eva Bowlby, Head Of Household in Phillipsburg, NJ. Bill makes this assumption because 1) three of her children, Samuel, Robert, and Mary, are still living with
her and are 20 years older than they were in the 1850 census, and 2) because a 6 year old child, Ida Drake, is also living with this family.

Bill found Ida's birth record. It lists her parents as Sylvester and Emma Drake. Subsequently, Bill obtained the marriage record of Sylvester Drake and Emma Bolby. It is clearly reasonable to assume that Emma was Jacob and Effie's daughter, Emeline. Perhaps Ida's parents died and left their daughter in the care of Ida's maternal grandmother, Effie.

Based on Bill's belief that Eva is Effie, he further assumed that Jacob M. was dead at this point. This was bolstered by the fact that in William L.'s marriage record in 1868, the column for parents lists Effie Bowlby and Mary Nixon, but neither father. A genealogist at the NJ State Archives helped to confirm Bill's theory when suggesting this could mean the fathers were deceased and only living parents were listed.

Bill also found a death record for a J.M. Bowlby as being May 21, 1864. Although no first name was given, J.M. Bowlby's age is given as 60 and occupation as boatman, both of which agree with facts listed for Jacob M. Bowlby in the 1850 Census. An additional important piece of information in this record is that J.M. Bowlby's father is given as Thomas Bowlby. Unfortunately, J.M. Bowlby's mother is not listed on this record.

Clearly Bill's research and reasoning have done much to substantiate his theory. No other
evidence has been identified to counter his most reasonable claim. Bill remains interested in
obtaining more documentation and evidence regarding this branch of our family.

Information in the database regarding this branch, has come from him.

He was married to Effa WAGNER.⁽³³⁶²⁾⁽³³⁶³⁾⁽³³⁶⁴⁾ Effa WAGNER⁽⁸¹⁶⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born in 1807.⁽³³⁶⁵⁾ ⁽³³⁶⁶⁾ Birth year extracted from 1850 census for Lebanon Township, Hunterdon
County, New Jersey. She was also known as "Effie, Etta, Eva".⁽³³⁶⁷⁾ From Bill Mullowney, "Other variations of Effa Wagners name are Effie
(on several documents), Etta (or her son John's Death Cert.) and Eva
in the 1870 Census. Jacob M. BOWLBY and Effa WAGNER had the following children:

1445 i. Lydia BOWLBY⁽⁸¹⁶⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born in 1831.⁽³³⁶⁸⁾ ⁽³³⁶⁹⁾
1446 ii. Hannah BOWLBY⁽⁸¹⁶⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born about 1833.⁽³³⁷⁰⁾ ⁽³³⁷¹⁾
+1447 iii. Emeline BOWLBY.
1448 iv. Henry S. BOWLBY⁽⁸¹⁶⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born about 1837.⁽³³⁷²⁾ ⁽³³⁷³⁾
1449 v. Samuel BOWLBY⁽⁸¹⁶⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born about 1839.⁽³³⁷⁴⁾ ⁽³³⁷⁵⁾
+1450 vi. Robert S. BOWLBY.
1451 vii. Mary BOWLBY⁽⁸¹⁶⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born about 1844.⁽³³⁷⁶⁾ ⁽³³⁷⁷⁾
+1452 viii. John W. BOWLBY.
+1453 ix. William L. BOWLBY.