JOHN BOWLES SR, WAS THE FATHER OF JAMES BOWLES, JOHN BOWLES, AND THOM AS BOWLES.
JOHN BOWLES, SR WAS THE FIRST OF THE BOWLES/BOLES TO ARRIVE IN AMERIC A, AND THE
DATES BACK UP TO PRE-REVOLUTIONARY WAR DAYS. JAMES FOUGHT AT THE BAT TLE OF
KING'S MOUNTAIN.
JAMES BOWLES, 1763, WAS THE FATHER OF JOHN BOLE 16 Jun 1802 - 18 Ma r 1860
JOHN BOLES WAS THE FATHER OF ROBERT BOLES AND GRANDFATHER OF SAVAGE B OLES.
SAVAGE WAS MARRIED TO NICIE SMITH BOLES.
JOHN WAS MARRIED TO MATILDA BEATY BOLES. MATILDA WAS THE SISTER OF " TINKER
DAVE" BEATY (INDEPENDENT SCOUTS FOR THE UNION ARMY DURING THE CIVIL W AR)
MATILDA BEATY WAS THE DAUGHTER OF GEORGE BEATY, 1785, AND LYDIA A. WI LSON, OF
BOATLAND, TN.
JOHN BOLES WAS A POLITICIAN, HE REPRESENTED OVERTON COUNTY IN THE GEN ERAL
ASSEMBLY, 1851-1853, FROM 1853 TO 1857 HE WAS A SENATOR FOR OVERTON , FENTRESS,
AND MORGAN AND SCOTT COUNTIES.
DURING THE CIVIL WAR, JOHN BOLES SERVED WITH CPT TINKER DAVE BEATY, I N THE
INDEPENDENT SCOUTS FOR THE UNION. (GUERILLA WARFARE). JOHN WAS MARR IED TO
TINKER'S SISTER, MATILDA BEATY BOLES.
JOHN'S SON, ROBERT BOLES WAS IN THE 2ND TN VOL REGIMENT DURING THE CI VIL WAR,
AND WAS INJURED BY A MUSKET BALL IN HIS KNEE, AND CAPTURED BY THE CON FEDERATES
AND IMPRISONED AT BELLE'S ISLAND, BUT ESCAPED.
ON 3 OCT 1835 JOHN AND HIS SON ROBERT "BOB" WERE LARGE LAND OWNERS I N FENTRESS
COUNTY. HE RECEIVED 1,000 ACRES FROM A
TENNESSEE LAND GRANT FOR SERVICE DURING THE CIVIL WAR, EAST FORK OBE Y RIVER.
ON 31 JUL 1882 BOB TRANSFERRED FOR $1.00 AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS, T O CLAIRBORNE
BEATY 3,000 ACRES ON PINEY CREEK, FENTRESS COUNTY, TN.
BOLESTOWN WAS FORMED, WHICH IS NOW PICKETT COUNTY, NEAR HWY 52, WES T OF
JAMESTOWN, WHERE THE EARLY BOLES ARE BURIED.
INFO OBTAINED FROM THE HISTORY OF FENTRESS COUNTY, BY THE FENTRESS CO UNTY
HISTORICAL SOCEITY, F70. Matilda Beaty and John "Capt" Boles had the following children:
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Robert Boles.
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