The James A. Supan Family of Chesapeake, VA

The Supan family is interested in tracing our Supan, Brehm, Bowen, Flowers and Slaughter heritages.

The Supan name is Slovenian and John Supan came to America around 1880 and settled in Moundsville, West Virginia as a coal miner. The Bowen name dates back to Irish immigrants from 1770.

Many of the Flower’s and Bausell’ were pre-civil war Virginian’s and at least two served to the Confederacy. Conversely most of the Bowen lineage is from Pennsylvania/West Virginia with at least one person serving in the Union army.

Research into the Slaughter name has been a lost cause, yet the name itself can be traced to colonial sea captains in Virginia

There is one Family story of Spicers (who late married Bowen) who were raised by Native Americans. The Brehm name is German and they came to America around 1890. The Flowers and Slaughter names has been in Virginia at least since the Civil war.

My wife’s family heritage includes the family names of Lucado, Fentress, Bausell and Byrd to name a few. The Lucado ancestry includes some of the early French Huguenots in Virginia.

Other family names of interest are Strauss, Straus, Rutledge and Reamer.

Email enquiries can be sent to jsupan at dlba-inc dot com or jsupan at cox dot net. (spelled out for security reasons)

My Family History

• Surname List


• Index of Individuals


• InterneTree


• Sources

Books

• Hannah Michele Supan (view PDF)

GEDCOM Trees (viewing trees requires 4.0 or later)

• Ancesters of Hannah Michele Supan (791 KB)
  The families contained herein are the compilation of Ancestors of my daughter Hannah Michele Supan. Data has been researched through family recollections, other genealogies and microfilm/census data. Sources are stated were available. Some information was obtained through other Family Tree Maker files and their validity is not guaranteed.
• Supan Tree 2005 (1458 KB)
  Supan Family Tree

Family Photos

• Jim Supan, author of web page (34 KB)
  This is a portrait of Jim when he was hired at Donald. L. Blount and Associates, February 1998
• Paul Bernard Supan and Sons (115 KB)
  This is my Grandfather & Grandmother, Father (Jim) and 3 Uncles (Bernard, Howard and Bob)

Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees

• InterneTree: Ancestor Tree of Hannah Michele Supan


• Ancestor Tree of Hannah Michele Supan (PDF Format)

Related Links

• The Other Supan Family page
• Blackman Ancestors and Cousins
• The Bausell Family Kinfolk
• Donald L. Blount and Associates, Inc.