Malinda Bowie

1813 -

• Name	Malinda Bowie  [1, 2]
  Birth	1813	Louisiana   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Burial	Macune Baptist Church Cemetery, Macune, San Augustine County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	White and Toole add a footnote indicating that a HOUSTON POST article quoted noted Texas Historian Lewis Kemp as stating that Malinda was a niece of James Bowie of Alamo fame.
  Person ID	I17460	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John Jones Bowie,   b. Abt 1785, Burke County, Georgia d. Bef 1818, Louisiana (Age ~ 32 years)
  Mother	Nancy Scoggins,   b. Bef 1795   d. Abt 1833 (Age ~ 38 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1806	Louisiana
  	On Sept 15, 1817, John Jones Bowie and wife Nancy Scoggins Bowie (whom he married in 1806, the dtr of Jonas Scoggins) bought cattle, a saddle, and bridle at the Succession sale of Jonas Scoggins. The record states that John J. Bowie was bro-in-law of John Scoggins, son of Jonas. In Dec, 1817, John and Nancy moved to Harrisonburg according to Catahoula Parish records. (White and Toole, p 43).
  Family ID	F6496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Jefferson Haggerty,   b. Abt 1807   d. Bef 1860 (Age ~ 52 years)
  Marriage	Additionally, some Harvey children (Amanda b. 1823, Charles Clavin b. 10 Feb 1825, John Austin b. 26 Jan 1827)moved to the Ayish in San Augustine county in 1834 with Jefferson Haggerty and wife Malinda Bowie Haggerty. Jefferson Haggerty was Chief Justice (County Judge) of San Augustine County (1840), but was killed soon after in an ambush resulting from the Shelby County Feud. Malinda Bowie Haggerty was said to have been a niece of James Bowie of Alamo fame. "It is a known fact by descendants still living that she was a half-sister of the three Harvey children whom she brought to Texas and reared." (White and Toole, p 43).
  Children	1. Araminta M. Haggerty,   b. Abt 1831, Louisiana d. Abt 1875, San Augustine County, Texas (Age ~ 44 years)   2. Obediance "Bede" Jane Haggerty,   b. 1835, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6498	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1813 - Louisiana Burial - - Macune Baptist Church Cemetery, Macune, San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Macune Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas Historical Cemetery Marker Dedication. One of the earliest cemeteries in San Augustine county, with the earliest burial dating to 1845. Pictured are seventh and eighth generation descendants of Malinda (Bowie) Haggerty who is buried there.

  
  

• Sources

  [S633] Davis, Kathryn Hooper "San Augustine County, Texas Census Records 1860", p 16 (Reliability: 3). [S350] Schluter, Helen Gomer "1835 Sabine District, Texas Census" c. 1983 Distributed by Ericson Books, p 34 (Reliability: 3). [S302] Dalby, Jane (dalby@direcway.com) "Dalby_Huffman" Ver. July 8 08:13:15 2003 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=j1dalby.