Person:Caesar Bowens (1)

Caesar Bowens: Biographical Information

Caesar Bowens was formerly enslaved at Drayton Hall Plantation on the Ashley River, St. Andrews Parish, Charleston, South Carolina. Caesar's siblings were Catherine and John. The names of their parents await discovery. Caesar, Catherine and John were born into slavery. After Emancipation Caesar, Catherine and John officially took the surname Bowens.

After the War, Caesar stayed on at Drayton Hall, where he was the caretaker for the property. He lived in the north flanker (one of the buildings surrounding the main house).

Our work in the Antebellum records for the Drayton family continues. We hope to learn the names of Caesar, Catherin and John Bowens' mother and father.

Family Group Sheet

• Person:Unknown (Enslaved) (1)
  • +Person:Unknown (Enslaved) (2)
    • Person:Caesar Bowens (1)
      • +Person:Ellen Unknown (155)
        • Person:Mary Bowens (1)
        • Person:Charlie Bowens (1)
        • Person:Henry Bowens (1)
        • Person:Julia Bowens (1)
        • Person:Richmond Bowens (1)
        • Person:Samuel Bowens (1)
        • Person:Allen Bowens (1)
        • Person:Joseph Bowens (1)
        • Person:Isaiah Bowens (1)
        • Person:Eloise Bowens (1)
        • Person:Ageline? Bowens (1)
        • Person:Lizzie Bowens (1)
        • Person:Hinny Bowens (1)
    • Person:Catherine Bowens (2)
    • Person:John Bowens (1)

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About This Page

This page is part of a groundbreaking research project to rediscover the family lineages of enslaved people on Drayton family plantations in Barbados and the United States. To read more about this historic research, please visit the article below:

Genealogy of Enslaved Communities on Drayton Family Plantations: A Research Project Sponsored by the Magnolia Plantation Foundation of Charleston, SC

1.   1900 Census of the United States.

   Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Saint Andrews, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: T623 1521; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 126.

2.   1880 Census of the United States.

   Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Saint Andrews, Charleston, South Carolina; Roll: T9_1223; Family History Film: 1255223; Page: 69.1000; Enumeration District: 81.