His possessions were auctioned for only $99.50. This straight-backed knife sports a checked ebony handle and a tiny cross guard and was given as a gift by Bowie's older brother Rezin in the late 1830s, and so bears the stamp of Bowie family . Edmondson (2000), p.122. Hopewell (1994), p. 119. Immediate Family Mary Bowie wife John Bowie, II son James Bowie son Eleanor Clagett daughter Allen Bowie, I son Lucy Bowie daughter Capt. In 1818, Bowie and his brother Rezin P. were introduced to the pirate Jean Lafitte. "[89], On February 3, Davy Crockett appeared with thirtyTennesseans. [70] Anglo colonists in Texas supported Santa Anna and General Jos Antonio Mexa, who led soldiers into Texas to oust commanders loyal to Bustamante. The attacker hit Bowie over the head with his empty pistol, breaking the pistol and knocking Bowie to the ground. According to his older brother, John, James Bowie was born in Logan County, Kentucky, in the spring of 1796. James Bowie's birthday is 01/02/1964 and is 59 years old. It's unclear who designed the original version of this iconic knife. [58], On April 25, 1831, Bowie married nineteen-year-old Maria Ursula de Veramendi, the daughter of his business partner, who had become the vice governor of the province. The attempts at parley failed and Bowie and his group fought for their lives for the next 13 hours. [96] Thirty-five years after the Alamo fell, a reporter identified Louis "Moses" Rose as the only man to have "deserted" the Texian forces at the Alamo. By then, the United States had outlawed the importation of slaves, and most southern states allowed anyone who informed on a slave trader to receive half of what the imported slaves would earn at auction as a reward. Alan Ladd plays Bowie in The Iron Mistress, a 1952 film that begins near Bayou Sara in 1825 and ends with his marriage to Ursula Veramendi (Phyllis Kirk) and therefore never shows the Battle of the Alamo. At the end of the fight, the Texians had two wounded men, but had captured many horses and mules. He stopped at Nacogdoches, at Jared E. Groce's farm on the Brazos River, and in San Felipe, where Bowie presented a letter of introduction to Stephen F. Austin from Thomas F. McKinney, one of the Old Three Hundred colonists. According to the book, Bowie's father kept slaves as the family moved south from Kentucky before settling in what became Louisiana. He is best known for documenting the court appearances of people who protested at the Canada Convoy protest in 2022. Travis ordered all the Texian forces into the Alamo. The latter politely thanked him, but remarked that he did not think Crain had acted properly in firing upon him when he was exchanging shots with Maddox. Spouse: BORN IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. Brother of John Jones Bowie; Sarah Davis; Martha Nugent / Sterret; Mary Bird; Rezin Pleasant Bowie, Jr. and 4 others; Stephen Bowie; David Bowie; Orpha McDaniel and John Jones Bowie less During the War of 1812, Bowie and his brother joined the Louisiana militia, but saw little action. The Texans returned fire and the Battle of Nacogdoches began. At the time of his marriage, James listed more assets than he may have owned; however, he at least had an interest in the Acadia Plantation in Louisiana, which sold later for $90,000. The ashes were interred at the Cathedral of San Fernando. The article focused primarily on the exploits of Jim Bowie. [88], Because of Bowie's fluency in Spanish and his connections through his marriage, the predominantly Mexican population of San Antonio often furnished him with information about the movements of the Mexican army. [11] After mustering out of the militia, Bowie settled in Rapides Parish,[5][12] where he supported himself by sawing planks and lumber and floating it down the bayou for sale. HE MARRIED CHANEY (B. CIRCA 1795, D. after 1850) AROUND 1817. [27] The knife he carried had a huge blade that was 9.25 inches (23.5 cm) long and 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) wide. San Rafael Hospital Clinic 400 Benedicta Avenue Trinidad, CO 81082 Office: 719-846-2206 Dr. Bowie joined the Mt. [112] Other witnesses maintained that they saw several Mexican soldiers enter Bowie's room, bayonet him, and carry him, alive, from the room. JAMESBOWIE 1796-1836. by William R. Williamson. He had nine siblings. Colby James Price, 16 of Bowie, TX went to be with our Heavenly father on Monday, January 2nd, 2023. This name has been the synonym of personal bravery, and a hundred tales are told of alleged duels and quixotic encounters in which he is made to figure as a hero. He convinced fourteen or fifteen other citizens to apply for land in order to turn it over to him, giving him 700,000 acres (280,000 ha) for speculation. In November he asked to be relieved of his command. Children: TOGETHER THEY HAD SEVEN CHILDREN: STEPHEN, JAMES, HEMAN, RUFUS (MY GGG-GRANDFATHER), ALBERT, The Arkansas Superior Court received 126 claims in late 1827 from residents who claimed to have purchased land in former Spanish grants from the Bowie brothers. [48] To fulfill his promise, Bowie entered into partnership with Veramendi to build cotton and wool mills in Saltillo. Some of the writers alleging that more than a dozen men lost their lives in the affray. [95] It was erected by the Grand Lodge. Bowie migrated with his parents to Missouri (1800) and then to Louisiana (1802). Thirty-fiveyears after the Alamo fell, a reporter identified Louis "Moses" Rose as the only man to have "deserted" the Texian forces at the Alamo. [13], Bowie and his brother John were involved in a major court case in the late 1820s over their land speculation. There was conflict between the two leaders and their troops in the tiny Alamo. [97] After its publication, several other eyewitnesses confirmed the account,[98][99] but as Rose was deceased the story can only be authenticated by the word of the reporter, who admitted to embellishing other articles, "and thus many historians refuse to believe it. [68] Before the group reached the building housing the town officials, they were attacked by a force of 100Mexican cavalry. In the ensuing fighting, the Texians suffered only a few casualties, including Milam, while the Mexican army lost many troops to death and desertion. Bonham signed the resolution first, with Bowie's signature second. James Bowie - Builds. From then on, he drank heavily and became "careless in his dress". Six miles (10 km) from their goal, the group stopped to negotiate with a large Indian raiding party following them. [30][31] When the disgruntled purchasers considered suing the Bowies, they discovered that the documents in the case had been removed from the court. The perilous adventures of his early life heralded his name to the country coupled with exaggerated accounts of desperate deeds, and he was thus credited with many sanguinary acts entirely foreign to his really generous and heroic character. He arrived with 30 men on January 19,[78] where they found a force of 104 men with a few weapons and a few cannons, but little supplies and gunpowder. Bowie met the attack, and, seizing his assailant, plunged his "Bowie knife" into his body, killing him instantly. He was the grandson of the late Wallace and Mary Lou Bowie of Ware Shoals, SC and the late Claude and Sallie Watt of Hartsville, SC. [60], The couple built a house in San Antonio, on land Veramendi had given them near the San Jos Mission. Wright drew his sword cane and impaled Bowie. Many accounts state Bowie's brother, Rezin, made it and had it forged by blacksmith Jessie Clift. The battle ended on March 6, one day after the infamous line drawn in the sand, when all 188 remaining defenders . Santa Anna responded to the rumblings by ordering large numbers of Mexican troops to Texas. Col James "Jim" Bowie Born 10 Apr 1796 in Terrapin Creek, Logan, Kentucky, United States Ancestors Son of Reason Bowie Sr. and Elvira Ap Catesby (Jones) Bowie Brother of David Bowie, Larissa Bowie, John Jones Bowie, Martha (Bowie) Sterrett, Mary (Bowie) Bird, Rezin Pleasant Bowie, Sarah (Bowie) Davis, Stephen Bowie and David Bowie Last edited on 26 December 2022, at 01:39, films have depicted the events of the Battle of the Alamo, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Bowie&oldid=1129555526, This page was last edited on 26 December 2022, at 01:39. "[34] The fight cemented Bowie's reputation across the South as a superb knife-fighter. as his name became a terror throughout the Southwest to threaten reckless class of law-breakers who infest a new country. The stalemate ended shortly after Bowie led a charge to seize one of the Mexican cannons, at that time only 80 yards (73 m) away. It is said that on one occasion James Bowie and a neighboring Spanish planter, descended of a haughty Castilian family, became involved in a difficulty and decided to fight it out with knife and dagger. He was born in Greenwood, SC on August 8, 1953, son of Sara Watt Bowie and the late William Maurice Bowie.Jim grew up in Ware Shoals, SC. Elvira Jones Bowie (1766 - 1837) [5][13][22] The plantation became known as a model estate, but, on February 12, 1831, they sold it and 65 slaves for $90,000. Jim Bowie was an American military leader and folk hero. There he hunted, fished, rode wild horses, and rode alligators. James and Rezin Bowie,7 other men,and 2 servant boys repel 164 native americans near the San Saba River only one Texan died and one man was injured Jan 1, 1833 . This left Fannin who was intending to go with Johnson.[24]. [20][21], In 1825, the two brothers joined with their younger brother Stephen to buy Acadia, a plantation near Alexandria. [6][5] [1], James "Jim" Bowie was born April 10, 1796 to Rezin Bowie and Elvira Catesby Jones. Bowie and two brothers subsequently got into the slave. Some witnesses claimed that Bowie shot himself. [5] In his 1948 book, Bowie Knife, historian Raymond Thorp gives Bowie's birth date as April 10 but does not support it with any documentation. 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Of the twelve men who took part in the affray, Wright and Cuney were killed Bowie, Carine, and Blanchard badly wounded: The remaining seven men escaping any serious injury. [43] Bowie was baptized into the Roman Catholic faith in San Antonio on April 28, 1828, sponsored by the alcalde (chief administrator) of the town, Juan Martin de Veramendi and the wife of the administrator, Josefa Navarro. Cs surrendered and returned to Mexico, taking with him the last Mexican troops in Texas. Birth: Apr. [48], In 1828, after recovering from the wounds he received in the Sandbar Fight, Bowie decided to move to Coahuila y Texas, at that time a state in the Mexican federation. Here on Feb.26 they were besieged by Santa Ana with an army variously estimated as numbering between four and six thousand men. Spouse (s) Helen Liddell 1807 - 1871. Before the latter could recover he was seized by Dr. Maddox, who held him down for some moments, but, collecting his strength, he hurled Maddox off just as Major Wright approached and fired at the wounded Bowie, who, steadied himself against a log, half buried in the sand, fired at Wright, the ball passing through the latter's body. "[77], An hour after the battle ended, Austin arrived with the rest of the Texian army to begin a siege of San Antonio de Bxar, where General Martn Perfecto de Cs, the overall commander of Mexican forces in Texas, and his troops were garrisoned. Bowie was born in Kentucky in 1796. [99] Santa Anna and his army began a siege of the Alamo on February 24. Later, they lived in Missouri, and finally settled in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, where he grew up. He was among the Americans who died at the Battle of the Alamo. They chose Bowie, infuriating Travis. James Veramendi Bowie (1833 - 1833)* In response to the rumblings, Mexican troops established military posts in several locations within the province, including San Antonio de Bxar. [89] In another letter, to Governor Smith, he reiterated his view that "the salvation of Texas depends in great measure on keeping Bxar out of the hands of the enemy. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie. In 1827, he was in a brawl in Mississippi which resulted in his being wounded and several men killed. In Houston's correspondence with Governor Brown he states he had selected Colonel Bowie for this important service on account of his great ability, perfect coolness in the presence of danger, and remarkable courage. In late 1827, the Arkansas Superior Court received 126claims from residents who claimed to have purchased land in former Spanish grants from the Bowie brothers. Parents: The cholera epidemic instead struck Monclova, and between September 6 and September 14, Ursula, their children, her brother, and her parents all died of the disease. Bowies daring and courage have become legendary through Western song and ballad. Texas, USA, Folk Figure, Alamo Defender. After the cavalry retreated, they laid siege to the garrison. "[114] Oneyear after the battle, Juan Seguin returned to the Alamo and gathered the remaining ashes from the funeral pyre. 2008 - 2023 INTERESTING.COM, INC. Just do what you can. Janet Bowie 1829 - 1900. [16][4] [5], Gen. Sam Houston, in a letter dated December 17, suggested a different assignment for Bowie. [10] His father was wounded while fighting in the American Revolutionary War, and in 1782 he married Elve, the young woman who nursed him back to health. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. Father of John C Bowie. The doctors who had been present for the duel retrieved the bullets and patched Bowie's other wounds. IMPORTANT LINKS. The duelists each fired two shots and, because neither man had been injured, resolved their duel with a handshake. James Bowie was born on March 10, 1796, in Logan County, Kentucky. James is 17 degrees from Jennifer Aniston, 20 degrees from Drew Barrymore, 20 degrees from Candice Bergen, 23 degrees from Alexandre Dumas, 16 degrees from Carrie Fisher, 30 degrees from Whitney Houston, 19 degrees from Hayley Mills, 18 degrees from Liza Minnelli, 15 degrees from Lisa Presley, 21 degrees from Kiefer Sutherland, 18 degrees from Bill Veeck and 22 degrees from Brian Nash on our single family tree. James Bowie, byname Jim Bowie, (born 1796?, Logan County, Ky., U.S.died March 6, 1836, San Antonio, Texas), popular hero of the Texas Revolution (1835-36) who is mainly remembered for his part in the Battle of the Alamo (February-March 1836). One Texian and ten Mexican troops had been killed. Houston delegated the task to James Bowie but Bowie did not receive the orders for several weeks. [67], Between 1830 and 1832, the Mexican Congress passed a series of laws that seemed to discriminate against Anglo colonists in the province of Coahuila y Tejas, increasing tension between the Anglo citizenry and Mexican officials. [23] In Spanish Texas the Bowies learned Mexico was selling 11 league land grants to Mexican citizens. "[117] Although Bowie's name and knife were well known during his lifetime, his legend grew after October 1852, when DeBow's Review published an article written by his brother, John Jones Bowie, called, "Early Life in the SouthwestThe Bowies." Thanks Frankie, actually the land speculation was in Texas. James BOWIE was born on April 10, 1795 in Logan County, KY. and died on March 6, 1836 in Alamo, San Augustine County, Republic of Texas, at age 40. ix. James Bowie was born near Terrapin Creek (now Spring Creek) where it crosses Bowie's Mill Road (Turnertown Road), nine miles northwest of Franklin, Logan County (now Simpson County), Kentucky, probably on April 10, 1796.He was the son of Reason (or Rezin) and Elve Ap-Catesby Jones (or Johns) Bowie. After moving to Texas in 1830, Bowie became a Mexican citizen and married Ursula Veramendi, the daughter of Juan Martn de Veramendi, the Mexican vice-governor of the province. broad, single-edged and with a curved point. [114], Bowie also is the namesake of rock star David Bowie, who was born David Robert Hayward-Jones. James Bowie was not an angel. Several days before the ceremony he signed a dowry contract, promising to pay his new bride 15,000 pesos (approximately $15,000) in cash or property within two years of the marriage. [73] The scouting party left with 92men, many of them members of the New Orleans Grays, who had just arrived in Texas. James Bowie was born April 10, 1796 in Logan County, Kentucky, the ninth of ten children born to Rezin Bowie and Elve Ap-Catesby Jones. Jim was soon confined to a cot. Since 1810 to about 1820, John J. Bowie and Rhesa Bowie lived on the Rhesa Bowie, land, Section 44 and 52. "[39] His fame, and that of his knife, spread to England, and by the early 1830s many British manufacturers were producing Bowie knives for shipment to the United States. [108] His larger legacy is his position as "one of the legendary characters of the American frontier". Travis arrived in February, accompanied by a group of army troops to bolster the numbers defending the Alamo. Bowie was the ninth of ten children born to Reason (or Rezin) and Elve Ap-Catesby (ne Jones, or Johns) Bowie. [62], Maria Ursula, her parents, and both children died in September 1833 during a cholera epidemic that swept through the South and along major waterways. His family owned a large farm with plenty of animals and several slaves. John Bowie, the first of his name in the annals of Maryland, came from Scotland, according to family tradition, about the year 1705-06, at the invitation of his maternal uncle, John Smith, who preceding him many years had settled on the Patuxent river, a few miles above the present village of . [54], Shortly after his marriage Bowie became fascinated with the story of the "lost" Los Almagres Mine, said to be west of San Antonio near the ruin of Santa Cruz de San Sab Mission. "[41] Bowie's reputation as a superb knife fighter was set across the South. 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