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Wright Johnson Bowers + Mulvina (Lavina) Shannon

No children
Birth: about 1798 — North Carolina, United States
Petition: 1825 — Miller County, Arkansas Territory, United States
Delinquent tax list: July 24, 1827 — Miller County, Arkansas Territory, United States
Marriage: February 4, 1830 — Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Military commission: May 9, 1831 — Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas Territory, United States
Property: June 18, 1836 — Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Lawsuit: October 1837 — Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Census: June 1, 1840 — Saline Township, Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Property: Federal land patent — March 1, 1843 — Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: about 1850
Census: June 1, 1850 — Franklin Township, Sevier County, Arkansas, United States
Property: September 13, 1852 — Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Inheritance: January 25, 1853 — Sevier County, Arkansas, United States
Property: 1856 — Sevier County, Arkansas, United States
Court of Claims petition: August 18, 1858 — Falls County, Texas, United States
Death: September 1859 — Falls County, Texas, United States
Research log: October 15, 2026
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Polly Wilson ? Bowers ?? Bowers Jinsey Bowers George Bowers Family with spouse Mulvina (Lavina) Shannon
Wright Johnson Bowers
1798–1859
Birth: about 1798 — North Carolina, United States
Death: September 1859 — Falls County, Texas, United States
Birth: October 15, 1826 51 41 — Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: August 14, 1842 — Sevier County, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: about 1850
Census: June 1, 1850 — Franklin Township, Sevier County, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: April 26, 1860 — Blue Ridge, Falls County, Texas, United States
Census: June 1, 1860 — Falls County, Texas, United States
Census: June 1, 1880 — Justice Precinct 5, Robertson County, Texas, United States
Property: Samuel Heath Headright Claim — from 1874 to 1882 — Comanche County, Texas, United States
Mexican War widow's pension claims: from September 19, 1896 to May 1, 1902 — Hockley, Harris County, Texas, United States
Death: between March 6, 1902 and February 10, 1909
Research log: October 15, 2026
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John W Robbins Family with spouse Wright Johnson Bowers Family with spouse Elias Roberts
Mulvina (Lavina) Shannon
1826–1909
Birth: October 15, 1826 51 41 — Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States
Death: between March 6, 1902 and February 10, 1909
Birth: 1775
Event-Misc: April 1821 — Post Arkasas, Arkansas Territory
Event-Misc: January 21, 1834 — Arkansas Post, Arkansas
Event-Misc: November 3, 1835 — Arkansas Post, Arkansas
Event-Misc: November 13, 1838 — Sevier County, Arkansas, USA
Person-Source:
Death: after 1839
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Penelope Ward Mulvina (Lavina) Shannon
William Shannon
1775–1839
Birth: 1775
Death: after 1839
Birth: 1785
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Shannon Mulvina (Lavina) Shannon
Penelope Ward
1785–…
Birth: 1785

Facts and events

Marriage
about 1850
Citation details: 1850 census, Franklin Township, Sevier, Arkansas; page 195 (stamped 389); dwelling and family 116. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M674-SM7
Note: Johnson Bowers and Lavinia were one household in Sevier County, Arkansas, in October 1850; no marriage record found.

Johnson Bowers and Lavinia were one household in Sevier County, Arkansas, in October 1850; no marriage record found.

  • 1850 census: Johnson Bowers, 52, born North Carolina, and Lavinia, 24, born Arkansas
  • 18 Nov 1896: W. J. Peil gave her former married name as Mulvina Bowers; 2 Jan 1897: her first husband was Johnson Bowers, whose death no living person could prove
Last change
October 16, 2026 – 00:47:49
Author of last change: daveh