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Name |
Charlie Bowens |
Gender |
Male |
Charlie Bowens: Biographical Information
Charlie Bowens was the son of Caesar Bowens and Ellen Unknown. Charlie's father Caesar was formerly enslaved on Drayton Hall Plantation on the Ashley River, St. Andrews Parish, Charleston, South Carolina.
Charlie was listed in his parents' household on the 1880 Federal Census for St. Andrews, Charleston, South Carolina. Their household was:
Name |
Age |
Gender |
Color |
Relationship |
Birth |
Bowen, Caesor |
35 |
M |
B |
|
SC |
Bowen, Ella |
40 |
F |
B |
Wife |
SC |
Bowen, Mary |
11 |
M |
B |
Daughter |
SC |
Bowen, Charles |
7 |
F |
B |
Son |
SC |
Bowen, Henry |
5 |
M |
B |
Son |
SC |
Bowen, Julia |
3 |
M |
B |
Daughter |
SC |
Bowen, Richmon |
1 |
F |
B |
Son |
SC |
Charlie was also listed in Caesar and Ellen's household in the 1900 Federal Census. Their household in 1900 was:
Name |
Relationship |
Color |
Gender |
Birth Year |
Age |
Birth |
Bowen, Caesar |
Head |
M |
B |
Dec 1851 |
59 |
SC |
Bowen, Ellen |
Wife |
F |
B |
Oct 1861 |
49 |
SC |
Bowen, Richmond |
Son |
F |
B |
1879 |
21 |
SC |
Bowen, Charlie |
Son |
M |
B |
1873 |
27 |
SC |
Bowen, Samuel |
Son |
M |
B |
1884? |
16 |
SC |
Bowen, Allen |
Son |
M |
B |
1887 |
13 |
SC |
Bowen, Joseph |
Son |
M |
B |
1889 |
11 |
SC |
Bowen, Isaiah |
Son |
M |
B |
1890 |
10 |
SC |
Bowen, Eloise |
Daughter |
M |
B |
1891 |
9 |
SC |
Bowen, Ageline |
Daughter |
M |
B |
1895 |
5 |
SC |
Bowen, Lizzie A. |
Daughter |
M |
B |
1900 |
0 |
SC |
Bowen, Hinny |
Daughter |
M |
B |
1893 |
7 |
SC |
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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
References
- 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.
- 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; .
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