BOWLING, Elizabeth Marshall

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• Education: Washington High School in Alexandria, VA, attended Longwood College, graduated from Richmond Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Commonwealth University)
• Obituary: From San Jose Mercury News: Elizabeth Marshall Bowling Resident of San Jose Aged 72, died on 11/10/2010, in San Jose, California after a long illness. Ms Bowling was the daughter of the late John Travers Bowling and Jane Brockenbrough Trapnell. She was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Alexandria, VA, where she graduated from George Washington High School. She attended Longwood College (now Longwood University), and transferred to Richmond Polytechnic Institute (now Virginia Commonwealth University), from which she graduated in 1961. She had a 15 year association with American Airlines, working in reservations; she began her career with American in the Washington, D.C. area, and moved with the company to San Jose, CA. She adopted San Jose as her home, embracing the area with great vigor. She was active in the Olinder Neighborhood Association, and was very active with a Food Group distributing free food to all comers twice weekly from the Olinder Center. Her volunteer work also included working for San Jose Public Television KTEH, 1995-1998. In her retirement, she continued her education, pursuing a Master's Degree in history at San Jose State University, which she was unable to complete due to her failing health. She was however quite proud of her over all GPA at SJSU of 3.94. She was an artistic and creative person, painting in both watercolor and oil, and was very accomplished in knitting, and Crochet, which she learned from her grandmother, Elizabeth Colston Trapnell. However, her great passion was counted cross-stitch. Her mastery of the form extended beyond the many beautiful pieces that she created for family and friends; she designed her own patterns and her work was honored with many prizes in various competitions. Retirement also had her become active with the American Red Cross. Before her failing health got in the way she traveled as a volunteer, finding great satisfaction in helping others. She was called upon to go to Louisiana for many weeks due to Katrina. She was also dispatched to Massachusetts and Alaska for extended periods to render assistance. She is survived by her younger brother, Thomas Clagett Bowling, III, President of Ivy Hill Cemetery Company in Alexandria, Virginia and Karen Lynn Rourk, her San Jose neighbor and friend of more than 30 years, as well as by a large extended family. There will be a private interment of the cremains in the family cemetery with her sister, parents, both sets of grandparents, great grandparents just to list a few of her relatives buried in Zion Episcopal Church Cemetery, Charles Town, WV, 19 March 2011

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• Education: Augusta Military Academy, and University of Virginia (Class of 1931)
• Obituary: From Spirit of Jefferson Farmers Advocate: John T. Bowling Funeral services will be held Friday morning, Mar 2, at 11 o'clock from St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Va, for John Travis Bowling, 64, of 807 Enderly Drive, Beverly Hill, Alexandria, formerly of Charles Town who died Wednesday morning in Alexandria Va. Hospital of cerebral thrombosis. Following the services the remains will be brought to Charles Town for graveside services at 2:30, conducted by the Rev. Roger Henshaw, rector of Zion Church where burial will be made in the family lot. The family requests that in lieu of floral memorials that contributions be made to the heart fund in the county. The deceased was born in Charles Town, a son of the late Thomas Clagett and Mary Crowle Bowling. He attended Augusta Military Academy and was graduated from the University of Virginia in the class of 1931. He was an avid fan of and contributor to the sports programs of both the University of Virginia and Virginia Military Institute. In 1936 he was married to the late Jane Brockenbrough Trapnell, who died five years ago in a highway accident. His wife was a niece of the late Rebecca and Jack Trapnell, of Charles Town. He had one brother, Thomas Bowling, Jr., who was killed in World War II. Surviving are a daughter, Elizabeth Marshall Bowling of Sunnyvale, California; a son, Thomas C. Bowling, manager of the Ivy Cemetery in Alexandria, Va.
• Religion: Episcopalian
• Cause of Death: Stroke
• Residence: Feb 1973, 807 Enderly Drive, Beverly Hill, Alexandria, VA, USA

John married TRAPNELL, Jane Brockenbrough on 1 Jun 1936 in Charlestown, WV. Jane (daughter of TRAPNELL, William and COLSTON, Elizabeth Marshall) was born on 18 Feb 1913 in Romney, WV; died on 23 Nov 1967; was buried in Zion Cemetery, Charles Town, Jefferson, WV, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Cause of Death: Auto accident

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From History of Camp Crowle draft

“Mother’s aunt (Rebecca M Trapnell) that lived across the street from the Bowling home, that’s how Dad met Mother”

Thomas married CROWLE, Mary Drury. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married COLSTON, Elizabeth Marshall on 1 Mar 1902 in Martinsburg, WV. Elizabeth (daughter of COLSTON, William Brockenbrough and SUMMERS, Marian) was born on 6 Nov 1872 in Hedgesville, WV; died on 28 Feb 1950. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Obituary: From Spirit of Jefferson, March 19, 1912 Mr Joseph Trapnell a prominent member of the Jefferson County Bar, died at his home in this place on Saturday last. He was a native of Maryland, but had lived here since 1865. Living in Maryland at the beginning of the War Between the States, he was arrested because he refused to take the oath to the U. S. Government, but escaped and came to Virginia and joined Company G, 7th Virginia Cavalry, in which he served as a faithful soldier to the end of the war. He had studied law with Judge Maulsby in Frederick, Maryland, and continued his studies after he came here in 1865.After getting his license to practice he formed a partnership with Nathan S. White Esq., whose daughter he married in the fall of 1866. The firm had a large and lucrative practice for a number of years. For several years prior to Mr. Trapnell's death was so impaired that he unable to give the attention to his practice to which he had been accustomed since he came to the Bar. Mr. Trapnell was highly esteemed by the community in which he lived and by his brethren of the Bar with whom he was associated. He was a vestryman of the Protestant Episcopal Church and was frequently sent as a delegate to the conventions of that denomination. He is survived by his widow, seven sons and two daughters. Benjamin, Joseph, White and Thomas, of New York, William, of Romney: Rev. Richard Trapnell of Bluefield, West Virginia; John M. of this vicinity: Mrs H. F. Kloman, of Portland Me., and Miss Rebecca at home. Service will be conducted at Zion Episcopal Church, by Rev. J. S. Alfriend, assisted by Rev. J. H. Blake of Georgetown, D. C. Members of the Jefferson County Camp, U. C. V. and the members of the Bar will attend. Pallbearers are J. William Brown, Forrest W. Brown, W. O. Norris, S. W. Washington, John M. Daniel, Thomas R. Moore, W. L. Saunders and John Porterfield,
• Obituary: From Bluefield Daily Telegraph: Joseph Trapnell Church Paper Pays Tribute to Deceased Father of Bluefield Rector The following on the death of Joseph Trapnell, father of Rev. R. W. Trapnell, of this city, is taken from the Southern Churchman: Joseph Trapnell, of Charles Town, W. Va., died Saturday, a.m. March 16, 1912. Born in the city of Annapolis, Md., Sept 1, 1842. A grandson of Rev. Joseph Trapnell, who was born at Ottery St. Mary, Devonshire, England, November 8, 1775. Oldest son of Rev. Joseph Trapnell, D. D., who was born at Bemerton, Wiltshire, England, June 19, 1814. Our subject’s boyhood days Baltimore, Bristol, R.I., and Keokuk, Iowa, where his father was rector of churches in these places. He commenced the study of law in the office of Belknap & Lomax, at Keokuk, Iowa, in 1859. In 1861 (his father having moved to St. Marks parish, Frederick Co, Md.) he continued his legal studies with Joseph Palmer, esq., a noted attorney of Frederick, Md., until Sept, 1862, when he entered the confederate army on the 12th, Company G, 7th Va. Cavalry, where he remained until the late fall of 1864, when he joined the Maryland Battalion, which had the honor of being the last army of northern Virginia to surrender. In the summer of 1865 he continued his interrupted studies in the offices of the late N. S. White esq., at Charles Town, W. Va.. In Oct, 1866, he was admitted to the bar at Frederick, Md., and commenced the practice of his profession with his late preceptor, N. S. White, making the firm of White & Trapnell. On Nov. 20, 1866, he was united in marriage in Zion church, Charles Town, with Miss Rebecca Holmes White, only child of his preceptor and partner. The Rev. Joseph Trapnell officiated. His long useful life in the practice of his profession was spent in this ancient and beautiful town. He was the chancellor of the diocese of West Virginia, a lay deputy to the general convention of the church, which meets every three years, since 1889; a vestryman, of Zion Church, Charles Town, or warden, for upwards of forty years. Throughout the whole valley of Virginia, especially, and in all parts of the state and adjoining states of Virginia and Maryland, in many parts his professional ability makes him much sought after — especially in the intricacies of the great science, he was known to be a master of the law. Respected, honored, loved by the whole community, after a life spent there of nearly 47 years, he will be missed in the church and state. He leaves a widow and one sister. His brother is Dr. R. Watkins Trapnell, of Point of Rocks, and his sister, Miss Ella Trapnell, of Middletown, Md.
• Occupation: Lawyer
• Religion: Episcopalian
• Military: 12 Sep 1862, Knoxville, Frederick, MD, USA
• Residence: Apr 1870, S. George Street, Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia
• Residence: 1880, Charlestown, Jefferson, West Virginia, United States
• Residence: 1900, Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia
• Residence: 1910, Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia

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Military:
Enlisted in Company G, Virginia 7th Cavalry Regiment on 12 Sep 1862.

Residence:
“A dwelling house was completed in Charles Town for Joseph Trapnell, S. George St.” (Ultimately was 416 S. George Street, Charles Town, WV)

Joseph married WHITE, Rebecca Holmes on 20 Nov 1866 in Charlestown, WV. Rebecca (daughter of WHITE, Nathan Smith and MACKY, Frederica) was born on 4 May 1845 in Charlestown WV; died on 3 May 1931 in Charles Town, WV; was buried on 5 May 1931 in Zion Church yard, Charles Town, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Obituary: From The Morning News, Wilmington, DE Mrs. Rebecca H. Trapnell Mrs. Rebecca H. Trapnell, 85 years old. widow of Joseph Trapnell, of Charlestown. West Virginia, died in that town on Sunday, according to news received here yesterday. Mrs. Trapnell was the mother of the Rev. Richard W. Trapnell, now cf Norfolk, Va. Mr. Trapnell was rector of St. Andrew's P. E. Church, in this city, and was well known here, leaving for Norfolk last year. Mrs. Trapnell was a daughter' Of Nathan S. White, a member of the Charlestown bar. for many years. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. H. F. Kloman, wife of the Rev. H. F. Kloman, rector of the Episcopal Church at Cumberland, Md., and Miss Rebecca R. Trapnell, of Charlestown, and four sons, William Trapnell, superintendent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Western; Captain Thomas T. Trapnell, U. S. A.; the Rev. Richard W. Trapnell, Norfolk, Va., and J. M. Trapnell, of Charlestown. Funeral services will be held in Zion Episcopal Church this afternoon.
• Residence: 1910, Charles Town, Jefferson, West Virginia

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Married:
Officiated by his father, Rev. Joseph Trapnell

William married SUMMERS, Marian. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]