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TENTH GENERATION

605. Levi BOWLSBY ⁽⁵⁹⁸⁾⁽⁵⁸²⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born between 1796 and 1799 in Brideport, Addison County, Vermont.⁽³⁷⁹⁰⁾ He died after 1870 in probably Madison County, Iowa.⁽³⁷⁹¹⁾ He was also known as "Lewis".⁽³⁷⁹²⁾ Levi made three land purchases in Liberty Township, Delaware County,
Indiana: 80 acres on 20 May 1829; 80 acres on 31 October 1829; and 160
acres on 13 June 1836.

He was married to Juliann SHANNON about 1820.⁽³⁷⁹³⁾ Levi "Bowlesby" and Juliann Shannon applied for a marriage license in
Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana 29 March 1820, but the marriage
was not finally recorded there.
On Shannon genforum, Alan Albright share the following informaiton:

Levi Bowlsby & wife Julia Ann of Delaware Co.Indiana sold to Ebenezer
Hayward(brother in law that married her sister Sarah Shannon) by quit
claim 3-25-1836 for $ 160.00 Interest in Estate of Samuel
Shannon-father of Julia Ann.

Raymond Edwin Bowlby writes:

In 1855, this family moved to Madison County, Iowa. Juliann SHANNON⁽³⁷⁹⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁵⁸¹⁾⁽⁵⁸²⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born about 1800 in Pennsylvania.⁽³⁷⁹⁵⁾ She died before 1870.⁽⁵⁹⁸⁾ Levi BOWLSBY and Juliann SHANNON had the following children:

1666 i. Samuel S. BOWLSBY⁽⁵⁾⁽⁵⁸¹⁾⁽⁵⁸²⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born in 1821.⁽³⁷⁹⁶⁾ He died on 29 Nov 1847.⁽³⁷⁹⁷⁾ He was buried in Smithfield Cemetery, Liberty Township, Delaware County, Indiana.⁽³⁷⁹⁸⁾
+1667 ii. Willson P.S. BOWLSBY.
1668 iii. Avi BOWLSBY⁽⁵⁾⁽⁵⁸¹⁾⁽⁵⁸²⁾⁽³⁷⁹⁹⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born about 1827 in Indiana.⁽³⁸⁰⁰⁾ She was also known as "Ari".⁽³⁸⁰¹⁾
+1669 iv. Enos BOWLSBY.
+1670 v. Sarah Ann BOWLSBY.
+1671 vi. Isabella BOWLSBY.
+1672 vii. William H. BOWLSBY.
1673 viii. Martha Jane BOWLSBY⁽³⁸⁰²⁾ ⁽⁵⁸¹⁾⁽⁵⁸²⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born about 1843/44 in Delaware County Indiana.⁽³⁸⁰³⁾
She moved to Madison County, Iowa in 1855.
1674 ix. Sarah J. (Richardson) BOWLSBY⁽³⁸⁰⁴⁾⁽⁵⁸¹⁾⁽⁵⁸²⁾⁽³⁸⁰⁵⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾.
She may have been the adopted daughter of Levi and Juliann (Shannon)
Bowlsby. The Delaware County, Indiana census of 1850 lists her as
Sarah Richardson two years old living with Levi and Juliann Bowlsby.
The name Richardson indicates she was related to Elthera Richardson
who married Levi's son Enos in 1850. After Levi's family moved to
Madison County, Iowa, in 1855, she was listed as having the name of
Bowlsby in 1856 census, and as Sarah J. Bowlsby twelve years old in
the 1860 census.