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Descendants of Rhodi Bowie

96. Amzie Rhodi⁷ Bowie (John⁶, Richard Price⁵, Rhodi⁴, John³, Abraham², John¹ Boye) was born 18 Dec 1872, and died 01 Feb 1953 in Weir, Choctaw, Ms, Usa. He married (1) Betty A.. He married (2) Betty Quinn 26 Dec 1902 ²⁴.

Notes for Amzie Rhodi Bowie:
Amzie Bowie is buried in Buelah Baptist Church Cemetery, Weir, Choctaw, MS.

More About Amzie Rhodi Bowie:
Burial: Weir, Choctaw, Ms, Usa
Record Change: 16 Mar 1999

Notes for Betty A.:
Maiden name of Betty A. is unknown.

More About Betty A.:
Record Change: 16 Jan 2001

More About Betty Quinn:
Record Change: 18 Mar 1998

Child of Amzie Bowie and Betty Quinn is:

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A. R.⁸ Bowie.

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Record Change: 16 Jan 2001

102. Nancy L.⁷ Bowie (James Price⁶, Richard Price⁵, Rhodi⁴, John³, Abraham², John¹ Boye) was born Oct 1858 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Al, Usa, and died 25 Apr 1932 in Weir, Choctaw, Ms, Usa. She married Thomas Neuton Rosamond Tommie²⁵ in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Al, Usa. He was born 1846 in , Choctaw, Ms, Usa, and died Abt. 1925.

Notes for Nancy L. Bowie:
Nancy L. Bowie is buried in Buelah Baptist Church Cemetery, Weir, Choctaw, Ms.,in an unmarke d grave. The church was destroyed in a storm in 1993. She was a mid-wife and delivered a baby , and the mother apparently died, because Nancy raised the child till he was old enough to ea t. The father had several
children and could not feed this one. There was no nurse, cow, etc in the
community. She raised him on coffee and biscuit with a little sugar in it.
One relative said Nancy was called "Dr. Rosamond" and was "a fine old lady."
She "doctored" everyone, not just delivering babies. She and her husband took in at leas t 6 persons and gave them a home. Another family member said she was left handed, and that sh e had scarlet fever which caused her hair to fall out, and grow back curly. She had brown hai r and brown eyes.
-courtesy: Gwen Rosamond Forrester
Henderson, Arkansas

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Record Change: 14 Jun 1999

Notes for Thomas Neuton Rosamond Tommie:
Tommie Rosamond attended church at Buelah Baptist Church, Weir, Choctaw, MS.
He is buried beside his wife Nancy L. Bowie in the church cemetery in an
unmarked grave. The church was destroyed by a storm in 1993. Everyone called
him Uncle Tom, a salutation of affection. He and Nancy owned a grist mill and sawmill, and m ade molasses on their farm below Ackerman, MS and near the
Natchez Trace Parkway, which totaled 294 acres according to the 1900 census.
Thomas and Nancy's land adjoined that of his father. His parents had a store with a post off ice in it. Thomas and Nancy raised James Thomas "J. T." Rosamond, after his mother died o f a fever caused by mosquitoes. J. T. was 10 years old when his mother died. Thomas and Nanc y were known to have taken in and given a home to at least six persons, if not more, at som e time or other. He was known to have a long white beard and would often sit under a tree i n his front yard and play his fiddle. Tommy was the son of John Rosamond and Sarah Graham.
-courtesy Gwen Rosamond Forrester
Henderson, Arkansas

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Record Change: 25 Jan 1999

Children of Nancy Bowie and Thomas Rosamond are:

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Benton Richard⁸ Rosamond ²⁶, died Abt. 1901.

Notes for Benton Richard Rosamond:
Benton Richard Rosamond is not shown on the 1900 Choctaw, MS census. However, Pearl Rosamon d Downs stated she had a brother named Benton Richard who died very young. He may have succu mbed to a virus or the plague that hit the area circa 1900-1901 that also claimed his bother s John and Silas.

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Record Change: 17 Apr 1999

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Moursia Cecilia Rosamond, born Nov 1877; died 1940 ²⁷. She married John Spivey.

Notes for Moursia Cecilia Rosamond:
Moursia Cecilia Rosamond married John Spivey and had no issue. Her name may
have been Missouri instead of Moursia. -Courtesy Gwen Forrester, Henderson,
AR.

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Record Change: 25 Jan 1999

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Record Change: 16 Jan 2001

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Lillie Mae Rosamond ²⁸, born Dec 1878 in , Choctaw, Ms, Usa; died in Drew, Sunflower, Ms, Usa. She married Wade Hampton Rosamond 06 Aug 1900 in , Choctaw, Ms, Usa; born 15 Aug 1861 in Kosciusko, Attala, Ms, Usa; died 17 Apr 1935 in Lepanto, Poinsett, Ark, Usa.

Notes for Lillie Mae Rosamond:
Lillie Mae Rosamond married her third cousin, Wade H. Rosamond, who was born in Kosciusko, At tala, Ms,Usa. Lillie Mae and Wade had seven children. Their first child, Mae Rosamond was bo rn in 1901 and died as an infant, probably from plague or flu that ravaged the area. It als o killed Mattie, Earnest and Wade L. Rosamond from Wade's first marriage. It also killed 2 o r 3 chilkdren of Thomas Neuton and Nancy Bowie Rosamond's children. Therefore, 6 or 7 childre n died in this same family. When Willie Timothy Rosamond was 2 years old, Wade went and got h im from his aunt and Lillie Mae raised him. Lillie Mae died in 1918 in Sunflower County, MS o f cancer. After her death, her brother Will took Lillie's three youngest children, Arthur Bo rden age 9, Arthena "Jackie" age 7, and Shirley Denver age 2, and raised them. After Lillie M ae's death, Wade stayed a lot with his daughter Eva. In 1935, Wade was visiting his children , Arthur and Marie, and Timothy and Florence, in Lepanto, Arkansas. While there he contacte d Pneumonia and died 17 April, 1935.

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Record Change: 25 Jan 1999

Notes for Wade Hampton Rosamond:
Wade H. Rosamond married his 3rd cousin, Lillie Mae Rosamond. He is buried in
Potter Memorial Cemetery, Lepanto, Ark., Poinsett County. He was a farmer

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Record Change: 16 Jan 2001

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John Rosamond, born Dec 1881 in , , MS, Usa ²⁹; died 1901.

Notes for John Rosamond:
John Rosamond died of a virus or the plague. A family member stated that a
plague came through ca 1901 and killed several of the children of Thomas Newton and Nancy L . Bowie Rosamond, probably John, Richard Benton, and Silas. It also killed Lillie Mae and chi ld Mae. Lillie Mae's husband, her 3rd cousin Wade Rosamond was marrried first to Mary Ellis . They had four children: Mattie, Earnest, Wade L., and William Timothy. The plague kille d the first 3 children. This happened after Lillie Mae had married Wade Rosamond. Mary Elli s died in childbirth when Willian Timothy was born. Mattie, Earnest, and Wade L. were bein g raised by Lillie Mae and Wade when they died. This information furnished by Gwen Forreste r who received it from Florence Stewart Rosamond, wife of William Timothy Rosamond.

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Record Change: 16 Apr 1999

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Nannie Sarah Rosamond²⁹, born Nov 1884; died 1947. She married Arthur Black²⁹.

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Record Change: 16 Apr 1999

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Record Change: 16 Apr 1999

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William Richard Rosamond I Will²⁹, born 26 Dec 1887 in Weir, Choctaw, Ms, Usa; died 19 Sep 1976 in Greenwood, Leflore, Ms, Usa. He married Virginia Lee Knight Virgie²⁹ 20 Jun 1912 in , Choctaw, Ms, Usa; born 14 Jul 1897; died 19 Sep 1979 in Greenwood, Leflore, Ms, Usa.

Notes for William Richard Rosamond I Will:
William Richard "Will" Rosamond and his wife Virginia Lee Knight are buried
in Evergreen Cemetery, Carrolton, Carrolton County, MS., Lot #403. Will was an excellent bask et weaver and as a young boy he spent many hours at an Indian Reservation near Ackerman, Choc taw County, MS., squatting and watching them weave baskets. Ila Mae, his daughter, remember s him stating that he was a "hobo for a few years and that he rode the train through Meridia n [MS]." He was a good singer with a fine bass voice. He could even make music by slapping h is knees and chest. He could also play a cross cut saw, and make it sing! He was an excellen t story teller and a lover of riddles. His daughter, Maxine, stated that in the 1920's afte r his mother, Nancy Bowie Rosamond sold the old home place, Will and wife Virgie moved from t he hills around Weir,
Choctaw, MS to the Delta area and share-cropped. They lived in several different counties, i ncluding Sharkey, Washington, and Humphreys. When his sister, Lillie Mae, wife of Wade Rosam ond died ca 1918 in Drew, Sunflower, MS., Will and Virgie took Lillie and Wade's three younge st children so raise (Arthur Borden age 9; Arthena [Jackie] age 7; and Shirley Denver age 2) . From 1943 to 1946 Will and his family lived in Pascagoula, Jackson, MS., where he worked i n the Ingalls Shipyard. In 1946 they moved to Carrolton, Carrolton County, MS., where they fa rmed on Mr. Dale Mann's farm. From 1953 to 1973 they were living in California.

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Record Change: 30 Jun 1999

Notes for Virginia Lee Knight Virgie:
Virgie Knight Rosamond is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Carrolton, Carrolton, MS., next to he r husband, who is buried in Lot #403. She was a sister to Jimmie Knight who married James Tho mas [Jim Tom] Rosamond.

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Record Change: 16 Apr 1999

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Nealie Nancy Conzatie Rosamond²⁹, born Nov 1890; died 17 Jan 1972. She married (1) Daniel Russie Bruce²⁹ 28 Dec 1913 in , Choctaw, Ms, Usa²⁹. She married (2) Reese Clark²⁹ 1932²⁹.

Notes for Nealie Nancy Conzatie Rosamond:
It is not known if Nealie was a nickname or was part of her given name. She is probably buri ed in the Chester, Choctaw, MS area. DShe had no children by either marriage.

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Record Change: 17 Apr 1999

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Record Change: 17 Apr 1999

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Record Change: 17 Apr 1999

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Joseph Thomas Rosamond²⁹, born Jan 1893 ³⁰.

Notes for Joseph Thomas Rosamond:
Joseph Thomas Rosamond died very young of pneumonia.

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Record Change: 17 Apr 1999

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Warner Thelma Rosamond³⁰, born 20 Dec 1896 in Chester, Choctaw, Ms, Usa; died 23 Aug 1972 in Ruleville, Sunflower, Ms, Usa. She married William Monroe Free³⁰ 1917³⁰; born 17 Feb 1894 in , Choctaw, Ms, Usa; died 02 Jun 1964 in Drew, Sunflower, Ms, Usa.

Notes for Warner Thelma Rosamond:
Warner Thelma Rosamond and her husband were farmers. They are buried in Drew Cemetery, Drew , Sunflower, MS. As a young woman she a stroke after the 3rd or 4th child was born and she w as crippled in one arm and one leg. She died in a diabetic coma in the Ruleville Hospital . Warner received part of her education at French Camp Academy, French Camp, MS. She had bro wn hair and brown eyes. Her death came at the age of 75.According to her obituary she had liv ed in the Drew, MS area since 1919.

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Record Change: 17 Apr 1999

Notes for William Monroe Free:
William Monroe Free died of a heart attack in his sleep. He and his bride, Warner Thelma Ros amond moved from the Choctaw County hills around Weir to Drew in Sunflower County, MS in 191 9 where they are shown on the 1920 census. He was 26 and she was 23 years of age. They had t en children with two dying as infants. They also had a set of identical twin girls, Arlene an d Earlene. According to Arlene Free Carter, "Warner and Monroe's children were talented. Th ey could play several stringed instruments: guitar, fiddle,and mandolin as well as piano, org an, and drums. They could also sing. In the late 1930's the boys played together in a ban d and called themselves the 'Delta Clodhoppers.' They played at barn dances around the countr y side. They would all jump into the wagon and go to the barn dances."

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Record Change: 17 Apr 1999

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Silas Rosamond, born Feb 1900; died Abt. 1901.

Notes for Silas Rosamond:
Silas died of a virus, plague, or flu. An epidemic swept through the area circa 1900/1901.

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Record Change: 20 Apr 1999

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Pearl Estell Rosamond ³¹, born 14 Sep 1902 in Ackerman, Choctaw, Ms, Usa; died 02 Dec 1997 in Pocahontas, Randolph, Ar, Usa. She married (1) C. Preston Rushing³¹ 25 Aug 1917 in , Choctaw, Ms, Usa³¹; born Abt. 1900. She married (2) John B. Turrell³¹ 20 Jan 1930³¹. She married (3) Ozie John Downs³¹ 08 Nov 1960³¹.

Notes for Pearl Estell Rosamond:
Pearl Estell Rosamond is buried in Randolph Memorial Gardens, Pocohonta, Randolph County, AR . Evelyn Rosamond Pasfchell, great niece had this to say about Pearl: "Aunt Pearl was alway s so enthusiastic and loved life. She was so outgoing and never met a stranger. I always sa id, when she was born, I think she came into this world saying, "Look out world, Here I come. " Pearl worked in Washington DC during World War II in a defense plant. At different times s he has been a beautician, nurse, and a missionary. Pearl was a member of the Bellevue Baptis t Church in Memphis, TN. Phyllis Collier, a friend that she went to church with, said the pa stor, Adrian Rogers, mentioned her in his sermons several times. She had such a love for eve ryone." She lived in a nursisng home in Pocahontas, Arkansas in her latter years. She died i n a hospital there at the age of 95. Gwen Forrester of Henderson, Arkansas, had this to sa y about her: "My great Aunt Pearl was a fine lady. She helped me tremendously with the Bowi e and Rosamond genealogy."

More About Pearl Estell Rosamond:
Burial: 06 Dec 1997, Pocahontas, Randolph, Ar, Usa
Record Change: 20 Apr 1999

Notes for C. Preston Rushing:
Birthdate esimated on the basis of the 1920 census.

More About C. Preston Rushing:
Record Change: 20 Apr 1999

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Record Change: 20 Apr 1999

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Record Change: 20 Apr 1999

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