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in the Mexican war and in the war between the states, obtaining the rank of general. He owned and operated an extensive stock farm in Tazewell county, Virginia and was a man of great influence in that section of the state. He married Louisa Peery, of Tazewell county, Virginia, and they were the parents of six children: i. Reese Tate, of whom further. 2. Captain Henry, ex- United States congressman from the ninth Virginia district. 3. Thomas P., who served as major in the war between the states. 4. Hattie, who became the wife of John G. Watts. 5. Jane, who became the wife of a Mr. Gruver. 6. Louisa, who became the wife of Jerome P. Kroll.

Reese Tate (2) P)Owen, son of General Reese Tate (i) and Louisa (Peery) Bovven, was born on the old Bowen homestead, in Tazewell county, Virginia, and is residing there at the present time, a prosperous stock farmer of that famous "Blue Grass" region. He entered the Confederate army at the age of sixteen years, was twice wounded, once in the side and once in the head. He mar- ried Mary A., youngest daughter of Hon. Thompson Crockett, of Wythe county, Vir- ginia. Children: i. Sallie L., became the wife of S. J. Thompson. 2. Henry S., mar- ried a Miss Mustard. 3. Thompson Crock- ett, a lawyer of Tazewell county, Virginia ; married a Miss Hoge. 4. Reese Tate, mar- ried a Miss Ward. 5. Samuel Cecil, of whom further. 6. Mary, became the wife of H. A. Bowen, a lawyer of Tazewell, Vir- ginia. 7. Rachel, unmarried. 8. Jane Mc- Donald, became the wife of Senator J. P. Royall.

Dr. Samuel Cecil Bowen, son of Reese Tate (2) and Mary A. (Crockett) Bowen, was born on the old homestead in Taze- well county, Virginia, May 15, 1881. He was from the age of eight years taught pri- vately at home by a tutor, preparing in that manner for college. He entered Hampden- Sidney College in 1898, where he remained for two years, winning the prize scholar- ship in 1899. He attended the Ohio State University, session of 1900-01, entered the Medical College of Virginia in the fall of 1901, and was graduated Doctor of Medi- cine, class of 1905, taking high honors and during his senior year was president of the student body. Immediately after his gradu- ation he became resident physician at the Memorial Hospital, Richmond, continuing there eighteen months. He was then asso-

ciated in practice with Dr. George Ben Johnston, surgeon, and later spent three years at the New York Eye and Ear In- firmary, New York City, where he served in the capacity of house surgeon. He then returned to Richmond, and in association with Dr. R. H. Wright began the special practice of diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. He was instructor of ophthalmo- logy and otology at the Medical College of Virginia, 1912-13, and since the amalgama- tion of the University College of Medicine with the Medical College of Virginia has been associate professor of laryngology. Dr. Bowen has devoted himself with all his energy to mastering the difficult features of his profession, and is one of the rising young physicians of Richmond, already well estab- lished in public favor. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Tri- State Medical Society, the Medical Society of Virginia, the Richmond Academy of Medicine, Tazewell County Medical Society, Kappa Sigma and Pi A'lu fraternities. Dr. Bowen is unmarried.

James Ashby Moncure. James Ashby Moncure, a well-known business man of Richmond, is descended from an early Vir- ginia family, long identified with Stafford county, where the home of the family has continued down to the present time. By various intermarriages its blood has been mingled with many other old and promi- nent families of the state. The founder of the family in this country was Rev. John Moncure, a native of the parish of Kinofif, county Mearns (now county Kincardine), Scotland. He was born about 1709-10, came to Virginia in 1733-34, and was a teacher in Northumberland county, Virginia. He pur- sued the study of theology, and in 1737 re- turned to England, where he was ordained to the Protestant Episcopal priesthood. In the same year he came to Virginia, and was made assistant to Rev. Alexander Scott, rector of Aquia Church, Overwharton, Staf- ford county, Virginia. Within a short time the rector died, and Mr. Moncure was in- stalled as his successor. He died early in March, 1764, and was buried under the chancel of Aquia Church, Stafford county. He married, June 18, 1741, Frances Brown, born July 29, 1713, daughter of Dr. Gus- tavus and Frances (Fowke) Brown, of Rich Hill, Charles county, Maryland. The last- named was a daughter of Colonel Gerard