William was born about 1823 in Illinois. William appears to be the son of John Bowling and Elizabeth Woodhead. In the 1850 census they are listed next to each other.[1][2] This Elizabeth would be about 45 at the time of William's birth, so they may have been grandparents or an uncle and aunt.
Family
WIlliam married Ellen Cunningham in 1843.[3] They were the parents of eight children:
Private William Bowling served in the United States Civil War. Enlisted: 1862 Side: USA Regiment(s): 115th Regiment, Illinois Infantry
WIlliam, and his eldest son Silas, served in the Civil War. He was a member of the 115th Illinois Infantry, Company D. He mustered in during the fall of 1862 and died in Danville, Kentucky a few months later on 25 Jan 1863.[4][5][6] He probably died of disease as records used the word "died" in official records, while others are listed as "killed" along with a battle name. At the time of his death the 115th Infantry was not engaged in any battles or campaigns.
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85S-NYK : 12 April 2016), William Bowling, Bainbridge, Schuyler, Illinois, United States; citing family 171, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ Combined History of Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois: With Illustrations Descriptive of Their Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers, (1882), p. 179; digital images, Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=L85MAQAAMAAJ).
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