Joseph R. Bowden

Joseph R. was born in 1848 in TN.¹   Joseph R.'s father was James Newton Bowden.  His paternal grandfather was John Bodine. He had eight brothers and four sisters, named John H., William Jasper, Lafayette T., Newton II, Columbus Washington, Henry B., Charles Went, James R., Elizabeth Jane, Mary E., Elizabeth and Madora Alice.  Joseph R. is no longer alive.¹