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<P>Amos Blue married Sarah Elizabeth Bowen-Smith on August 17, 1854 in Jackson
County. On November 19, 1854 he settled his land claim showing two references,
John B. Bowen and John McKee. John Bowen was Sarah's father and John Mckee and
his family arrived in Jackson County in 1853 along with the Bowen family from
Missouri. Amos' land was next to or near the Bowen's land on the east side of
Medford, Oregon. Their land was near what is now the Lone Pine School on Lone
Pine Road. Near their land is Roxy Ann Peak a dominant point directly to the
east of Medford (and visible from most parts of the city) named for Sarah
Elizabeth's Mother, Roxy Ann Bowen, wife of John B. Bowen, after the couple
settled near the base of the peak in the 1850s according to the reference book
"Oregon Geographic Names." </P></B></FONT></DIV>
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<A title=JudyRobertson39@aol.com
href="mailto:JudyRobertson39@aol.com">JudyRobertson39@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
href="mailto:or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 24, 2003 8:01
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [or-roots] Oregon names
Bowen/ Bonebraker</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>May we exchange info on the Bowen line. I imagine that
the east coast is full of people that are researching that line. They
had large families a few generations back and came from The chesapeake Bay
area so they migrated up and down the eastern seaboard quite a bit.
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