Carr Bowers was sheriff of Southampton County, Virginia.
Dr Carr Bowers was the Southampton County school commissioner. In 1838, he and James Holmes built the Blackwater Free School.[2]
Carr Bowers was a slace owner but may have had abolitionist view. He was a contributor to the American Colonization Society.[1]
Carr Bowers was a physician.
Capt Carr Bowers served in 1805 in 65th Regiment, 2nd Batallion
BIRTHS FROM SOUTH QUAY BAPTIST CHURCH RECORDS
Father John Bowers
Married Sarah Applewhaite Lawrence (1779–) Daughter of John Lawrence (–1787) and Mary* Bridger* This was sarah's 2nd marriage Carr and Sarah hd one son, John Lawrence Bowers Marriage Carr Bowers 13 Feb1823 Norfolk, Virginia Sarah Bowers Sarah Bowers 13 Feb1823 Norfolk, Virginia Carr Bowers Mar 1805 Isle of Wight County, Virginia Chancery Suit 1820-053. Bill filed. Carr Bowers & Sarah his wife, against Mary Holmes, Administratrix of Estate of Joseph Holmes. Will 5 May 1860 • Southampton County, Virginia Will Book 17, page 371-374. 1810 Name: Carr Bowers Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Southampton, Shenandoah, Virginia Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 : 2 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 2 Numbers of Slaves: 11 Number of Household Members Under 16: 2 Number of Household Members Over 25: 4 Number of Household Members: 17 1820 Name: Carr Bowers Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Southampton, Virginia Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820 1830 Name: Carr Bowers Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Southampton, Virginia Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 Slaves - Males - Under 10: 3 Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 6 Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 3 Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 1 Slaves - Females - Under 10: 7 Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 2 Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1 Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 2 Free White Persons - Under 20: 2 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3 Total Free White Persons: 7 Total Slaves: 25 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 32 1850 Name: Carr Bowers Gender: Male Age: 72 Birth Year: abt 1778 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1850: Nottoway Parish, Southampton, Virginia, USA Occupation: Physician Industry: Medical and other health services, except hospitals Real Estate: 12000 Line Number: 23 Dwelling Number: 442 Family Number: 442 Household Members: Name Age Carr Bowers 72 Sarah A Bowers 71 John B Walthall 20 Josephus Turner 28 Catherine Council 26 Bettie Council 23 1850 Name: Carr Bowers Residence Date: 1850 Residence Place: Nottoway Parish, Southampton, Virginia, USA Number of Enslaved People: 18 All Enslaved People: Gender Age Male 60 Male 50 Male 45 Male 45 Male 40 Male 38 Male 31 Male 31 Male 26 Male 24 Male 16 Male 16 Male 1 Female 60 Female 45 Female 35 Female 16 Female 14 1860 Name: Carr Bowers Age: 81 Birth Year: abt 1779 Gender: Male Birth Place: Southampton VA Home in 1860: East Side Nottoway River, Southampton, Virginia Post Office: Jerusalem Dwelling Number: 638 Family Number: 620 Occupation: Farmer Real Estate Value: 18000 Personal Estate Value: 92000 Household Members: Name Age Carr Bowers 81 N Turner 30 C Council 35 E Council 25 R Barrett 46 Name: Carr Bowers Birth Date: abt 1779 Birth Place: Southampton, Virginia Death Date: 25 Mar 1861 Death Place: Southampton, Virginia Death Age: 82 Race: White Gender: Male Father Name: James Bowers Mother Name: Martha Bowers FHL Film Number: 2048586 U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815 Name: Carr Bowers Company: 65 REG'T (BLOW'S) VIRGINIA MILITIA. Rank - Induction: CAPTAIN Rank - Discharge: CAPTAIN I, James Rochelle, Clerk of the County Court of Southampton in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify, that Jeremiah Cobb, Thomas Pretlow, James W. Parker, Carr Bowers, Samuel B. Hines, and Orris A. Browne, esqr’s., are acting Justices of the Peace, in and for the County aforesaid, and were members of the Court which convened at Jerusalem, on Saturday, the 5th day of November, 1831, for the trial of Nat, alias Nat Turner, a negro slave, late the property of Putnam Moore, deceased, who was tried and convicted, as an insurgent in the late insurrection in the county of Southampton aforesaid, and that full faith and credit are due, and ought to be given to their acts as Justices of the peace aforesaid. —James Rochelle, C.S.C.C. (1831)
[1]Contributions, 13 AFR. REPOSITORY & COLONIAL J. 104, 104 (1837) (noting contribution from "Dr. Carr Bowers, Southampton, Va").
[2]Southampton County Diarists in the Civil War Era: Elliott L. Story and Daniel W. Cobb