Martin Bolar
1870 Census Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., West Va.
Bowler, Martin,65 m.wht...farm b.Ireland parents b. Ireland
Bowler, Ellen,60 f.wht.wife,b.Ireland,parents b. Ireland
Bowler, Bridget 16 f.wht, b. Va. parents b. Ireland
Bowler, Ellen, 13 f. wht, b. Va. parents b. Ireland
Bowler, Martin 7 m. wht, b. Va. parents b. Ireland
There may have been older children who were on their own by 1870 census. The family had immigrated at least by 1854 for Bridget to be born in Va.
1880 Census Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co. West Va.
Bowler, Ellen,50 f.wht,head, b. Ireland, parents b. Ireland
Bowler,Ellen, 20 f. wht. dau., b. Va. parents b. Ireland
domestic servant
Bowler, Martin 17 m. wht. son b. Va. parents b. Ireland
clerk in store
1890 Wedding, Martin Boles m. "Lizzie", Elizabeth Mary O'Brien Oct. 10, 1890 in Greenbrier Co. W.Va. (note name spelling change)
1897Martin Bowler/Boles died 1897-98.
1900 Census, Martin's widow Lizzie Boles/Boler had changed the family names spelling to Bolar when she moved her family to Ronceverte, W. Va. The name remains Bolar to this day.
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