The Bowen family web's Bowen & Duke family connections. William M.Bowen (1836-1915) married Mahala Duke (1850-1928) in Guadalupe County Texas on October 12, 1868. Mahala is the daughter of David Dukes & Matilda Killingworth. [ William & Mahala fact sheet ]
Bowen &  Duke family connections.   View pages from the Duke family Bible Mahala Duke Bowen's Guion Miller Roll, Application # 11726. Contributed by : Betty Joe Hillin Durrenberger Altered verion ( Image was "re-centered" )	From:Betty Joe Hillin Durrenberger e mail: Betty Hotmail Subject: Cousins: Matilda Killingsworth Duke(s) Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 Ben, I am a very distant cousin. Matilda Killingsworth Dukes mother, Martha "Frankie" Elliott, was sister to my ancestress, Mahala Elliott (who married Absalom Hillin). I have been working on the Elliott line for several years now and have a web site at the following: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bjhillin Please contact me if you have questions or corrections, if you want information, or just want to say hello. Thanks for your information, and I compliment you on your web pages. Regards, Betty Joe Hillin Durrenberger Joseph Elliott> Joseph Elliott> Mahala Elliott (Hillin)> James Bose Hillin> James Thomas Hillin> Joe Hillin> Betty Joe Hillin (Durrenberger)   Ben, I have gone to the archives and taken digital images of all the Elliott family Guion Miller Application files, just about, and I was wondering if you would like a copy of Mahala Duke Bowen's Guion Miller Roll, Application # 11726. I am in the process of checking and rechecking to see if I have all the information in my notes. And I have to name each frame, etc. I have J. L. Bowen, and William and assorted Duke children applications if you are interested. I used a high pixel format so that I might get the best and clearest picture, but there was not much light from the viewer and I had to, of course, hold as still as I could. That way, I didn't have to have a zillion quarters for copies, and the camera sometimes picks up better than the copy machine. Anyway, I have reduced the size so that it fits the screen from side to side and am sending you a sample. Thanks for your reply, Betty
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