Clay County, Kentucky 

April 11, 1853

Solomon Garland and Polly Bowlin       Adultery

        This day came as well the attorney for the Commonwealth and the defendant tho called came not but made default.  It is therefore considered by the court that the defendant each make good their fine to the Commonwealth by the payment of $10 and the Commonwealth recover her costs.

Clay County, Kentucky 

September 3,1853 (pg 174)   

Commonwealth vs Blevins Bowling     Indict

        The prisoner was brought to this __ in custody ___and the jury___ and sworn in yesterday returned into court and after completing the testimony and the argument of ___ both for and against the prisoner.  The jury after due deliberation thereon returning into court their verdict to wit:

We, of the jury, find the defendant Blevins Bowling guilty of the charge of manslaughter as contained in the ______ indictment and further find that he be confined in the jail and Penitentiary house of the Commonwealth for the full period and term of ten years.

    Signed:  Joshua Whitehead     

The prisoner was remanded to jail there to await the judgment of the court.

September 6, 1853        Commonwealth vs Blevins Bowling

     This day came the attorney for the Commonwealth and the prisoner being brought to the bar and a jury demanded of him whether he had anything further to say why sentence should not now be pronounced against him according to the verdict of the jury who nothing further says. 

It is considered by the court that the prisoner be confined in the jail and penitentiary house of the Commonwealth to hard labor for the space of two years.

Clay County, Kentucky:  Collins   

September 3,1854 (Page 285 Vol 5)

Commonwealth vs Margaret Collins & Elizabeth Collins

        Being in custody charged with the offense of stealing a child under the age of ten years old and being admitted to bail in the sum of $100 We, Amos Collins, Pleasant Sisemore & Benjamin Collins of Clay County undertake that the above named Elizabeth & Margaret Collins shall appear in the Clay Circuit Court on the first day of next April term to answer said charge and shall then render themselves amendable to the orders and process of the court in the prosecution of said charge and of _____shall render themselves _____ (the rest is difficult to read)

Isaac McCollum, F.I. Gilbert, Gilbert Collins, Wm M. McCollum, Calvin Collins, Claiborn Smith, Aggy Sizemore, Aaron Collins, Pleasant Sizemore, Eliza Scalf, Rebecca Scalf, Elizabeth Collins, Jesse Scalf, & Mahala Woods each acknowledged themselves indebted to the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the penal sum of $100 to be levied of their respective goods & chattels lands & tenements to the use of the Commonwealth rendered but to be void upon their appearance here on the first day of next term of this court as witnesses for the Commonwealth against Margaret Collins and not depart without leave of the Court.

Commonwealth vs Susan Collins

Being in custody charged with stealing a child under the age of ten years old

Kentucky land grants par 1 chap VI, KY land warrants 1816-1873  p. 584

Harlan County

- Shadrach Helton     

50 acres 21 mar 1822  Wallins Creek   

      50 acres 8 aug 1818 

      50 acres 8 aug 1818 

Thomas Gregory       Malinda Goins       7 Jul 1894  

Jesse Hatfield       Belle Goins         19 Nov 1898    

Rafe Hatfield        Polly A. Goins       9 Jun 1894

Dan Hensone          Liza Goins          22 Jul 1898  

George Frazier       Susan Goins          6 Jul 1881

Asa Goins            Esther Teague       12 Apr 1866      

Joseph Goins         Sarah Russel        27 Sep 1864      

William Hays         Nicy Goans          29 Jan 1885

Felix Patrick        Kizzey Goins        12 Nov 1872      

Dan Hensone          Liza Goins           4 Oct 1888  

John Bundy           Gussie Goins         1 Mar 1900  

James Casy           Sallie Goins        10 Dec 1900     

Dier Collett         Nancy A. Goins      11 Nov 1897     

Alexander Goins      Delora Davidson      7 Mar 1895  

Beverly Goins        Nicy Bodkins        24 Sep 1892     

Henry Goins          Sylvania Davidson   14 Dec 1891 

J.B. Goins           Jennie Depew         7 Sep 1899  

John Goins           Catherine Dezarn    30 Mar 1895    

S.G. Goins           Ida Bundy           23 Nov 1899       

Sidney Goins         Mariah Jones         5 Jul 1890

Helton, James        Bishop, Sarah J.    13 July 1891    

Gibson, William      Bowling, Betsy      6 Feb 1868

                                (license 31 Jan 1868)   

Gobson, John         Bowling, Seally     2 Nov 1890  

Gibson, Frank        Bowling, Viola      10 Dec 1918  

Gibson, America      Bowling, Levi       6 Sep 1898

                               (license 5 Sep 1898)        

some who paid taxes in  Clay County, Kentucky

1893 -Bowlin, James          

1894 Cornett's Dist No. 2, Clay County, Kentucky

William Reid's Fee Bill Book, pages 50-67

     Taxpayer     Neighbor

Bowlin, Sarah        Harrison Baily     

Bowlin, Jerry        Elijah McGee        Delinquent

Bowlin, J. W.        Isaac Penington     

Bowlin, Benj         Alex Proffit        Delinquent

Bowlin, Henry        Alex Proffit        paid by James Bowlin

Bowlin, Christopher  Alex Proffit  

Cornett, Henry    J.W. Bowlin    

Feilds, John      Isreal Maggard          Delinquent

Gregory, Thos     John Bowlin          

Proffit, Alex     Sarah Bowlin 

Philpot, Christopher  Sim Bowlin   

York, Wm          J.W. Bowlin     

1894 Manchester District No. 1, Clay Co, KY

William Reid's Fee Bill Book, pages 70 - 101

Bowlin, Robert     Wm Reid           Delinquent

Bowlin, Fred       G.W. Price        Delinquent

Bowlin, Wolford    Wm. Reid   

Bowlin, Adam       John Napier

Bowlin, Wm.        Hiram Herd 

Bowlin, George     Tyre Hays       

Bowlin, Daniel     Tyre Hays       

Bowlin, Eli        Allen Hensley     

Bowlin, Captain    T.T. Garrard           

Bowlin, David      Daniel Bowlin     

Bowlin, James      Hogan Bowlin      

Bowlin, Hiram      George McCreary    

Bowlin, Hogan      Jas Bowlin       

Hensley, Henry C.  David Bowlin                 

Hoskins,General    Gen Bowlin                                                                 

Hayes, Tyre        George Bowlin        

Robinson, Charles  Adam Bowlin  

Webb, Julius       David Bowlin       

Witamore, Wm. Jr.  Wm. Bowlin     

1820 Clay County 

the Key to the 1820 census is as follows:

males   under10, 10-16, 16-18, 16-26, 26-45, 45 and over

females under10, 10-16, 16-25, 26-45, 45 and over

free colored m-f

slaves  m-f

Stephen Fields   2 1 0 0 1 0 - 1 1 0 1 0 - 0 - 0

Charles Elles    0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 2 0 0 1 - 0 - 0

James Bowling    3 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 1 2 0 0 - 0 - 0

John Bowling Sr.   1 1 1 1 0 1 - 3 1 3 1 0 - 0 - 0

John Field       1 2 0 1 0 1 - 1 1 1 1 0 - 0 - 0

John Bowling     2 0 1 1 1 0 - 1 0 1 0 0 - 0 - 0

William Bowling  1 1 0 1 0 1 - 0 1 2 0 0 - 0 - 0

Jesse Bowling Sr 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 0 1 0 0 1 - 0 - 0

Justus Bowling   2 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 0 0 1 0 - 0 - 0

John Bowling     0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 0 0 - 0 - 0

Elijah Bowling   0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 0 1 0 0 - 0 - 0

Jesse Bowling Jr 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 0 - 0 - 0

Christ Bowling   2 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 0 0 0 1 - 0 - 0