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"Reason" "Rezin" Bowie

Male Abt 1758 - 1821  (~ 61 years)


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  • Name "Reason" "Rezin" Bowie  [1, 2
    Nickname Reason 
    Born Abt 1758  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died Between 1819 and 1821  Opelousa, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • The Handbook of Texas Online article about the family of James Bowie states that ". In 1794 Reason Bowie had moved his family from Tennessee to Logan County, where he farmed and operated a gristmill with the help of eight slaves. In February 1800 he moved to Madrid, in what is now Missouri. On May 2, 1801, at Rapides, Louisiana, Reason Bowie and his brothers David, Rhesa, and John swore allegiance to the Spanish government. In October the families settled on farms in what is now Catahoula Parish. There Reason's sons, James, John J., Stephen, and Rezin P. Bowie, grew to manhood. The family took an active part in community affairs and the elder Bowie reportedly became the largest slaveowner in his locale, with twenty slaves. About 1809 the Bowie clan moved to the Atakapa country in southeastern Louisiana; there Reason purchased 640 acres on the Vermilion River near the mouth of Little Bayou. He then developed a plantation near Opelousas, where he grew cotton and sugarcane, raised livestock, and bought and sold slaves. Reason Bowie died there around 1821."
    Person ID I17494  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Elve Catesby Jones,   b. Abt 1762, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1837, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Married 8 Mar 1782  Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Excerpts from Steve Goodson's article "Bowie"

      http://www.texfiles.com/texashistory/goodsonbowie.htm


      Reason, had served in the Revolutionary War and was captured in Savannah. Savannah prisoners were allowed visits from sympathizers who often brought them food and clothing. One such sympathizer, a young lady named Elve Jones, of a prominent Georgia family, became acquainted with Reason and after the war in 1782, married him. Elve bore Reason ten children, five girls and five boys. Reason Bowie left Kentucky for Louisiana where he first went to Catahoula, the Bayou Teche and Opelousas, where he died in 1819. Elve Jones Bowie died in Shreveport in the home of her youngest daughter in 1837.
    Children 
     1. David Bowie,   b. Abt 1784, Burke County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. John Jones Bowie,   b. Abt 1785, Burke County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1818, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 32 years)
     3. Sarah Bowie,   b. Abt 1787, Burke County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Mary Bowie,   b. Abt 1789, Burke County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Martha Bowie,   b. Abt 1791, Burke County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Mary Bowie,   b. 4 May 1792, Burke County, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Rezin Pleasants Bowie,   b. 8 Sep 1793, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1841, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     8. James Bowie,   b. Abt 1795, Logan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1836, The Alamo, San Fernando de B?xar, Coahuila And Texas, United Mexican States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 41 years)
     9. Stephen Bowie,   b. 1797, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1831, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2010 
    Family ID F6497  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1758 - Maryland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Mar 1782 - Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Between 1819 and 1821 - Opelousa, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.), Lawrence, David (david.lawrence@sdsu.edu) "Lawrence, Lyons , and Allied Families" (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi -bin/igm.cgi?db=samlyons) Ver. Fri Apr 4 08:55:13 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S907] Goodson, Steven "Bowie" ; http://www.texfiles.com/texashistory/goodsonbowie.htm.