This post is to all the descendants of James Fowler and William M Fowler of northern Cherokee Co and Southern Forsyth Co. I was at the archives pulling compiled confederate records and pension records for William T Fowler and George W Fowler. At first I assumed that this George W Fowler was the brother to William T Fowler and son of James Fowler. While reading the pension records of Sarah A Porter Fowler (wife of William T Fowler), I noticed that in the testimony of George W Fowler he states that he is the cousin of William T Fowler (not his brother as I had assumed). So I pulled the pension records of George W Fowler and he is the son of William M Fowler. George W Fowler’s son Benjamin L Fowler testified in his pension records. So since George W Fowler testified that he was a near neighbor and cousin of William T Fowler, it makes sense to me that William M Fowler and James Fowler were related and I believe probably brothers.

I was wondering if anyone else has noticed this or had other evidence as to their kinship. I had always thought that since they lived so near each other that they were probably related.

Let me know what you think.

Tracey Fowler Bean
Tbean95@bellsouth.net