James "Moses" Sowards
and Louisa Branham

James "Moses" Sowards b about 1814 KY d 5 May 1895 Manassa, Conejos Co CO; s/o Peter Ford and Letitia Hall. James "Moses" Sowards m. 7 Sept 1837 Pike Co KY to Louisa Branham b about 1822 Floyd Co KY d 1 Jul 1896 Manassa, Conejos Co CO; d/o James Gannon and Delilah Branham. Children of James Moses Sowards and Louisa Branham;

1. Arminta Sowards b about 1839 KY; m. 6 Dec 1860 Pike Co KY to William Johnson b before 1839

2. George N Sowards b about 1840 KY

3. Diadema Sowards b 11 Jan 1842 KY d 14 Jul 1874 Toms Creek, Johnson Co KY; m. 10 Oct 1859 Pike Co KY to Thomas Jefferson Mullins b 4 May 1839 Shelby Creek, Pike Co KY d 28 Jun 1928 Myra, Pike Co KY; s/o John Alexander Mullins and Margaret "Peggy" Fleming. Children of Thomas Jefferson Mullins and Diadema Sowards;

i. Tandy W Mullins b about 1861 Pike Co KY

ii. Eveline Mullins b 11 Jan 1863 Pike Co KY d 11 Aug 1932 Santa Barbara, CA

iii. Roseann Mullins b after 1867

iv. Arminta Mullins b 5 Mar 1871 Logan Co WV d Aug 1888

4. Harman Sowards b 25 Oct 1844 Russell Co VA

5. Colbert Sowards b about 1846 Russell Co VA

6. Alvena Sowards b about 1850 Russell Co VA


1850 Russell Co VA Census
24 1496 1496 Sowards Moses 36 M Farmer KY
25 1496 1496 Sowards Louisa 28 F KY X
26 1496 1496 Sowards Arminta 11 F KY
27 1496 1496 Sowards George N. 10 M KY
28 1496 1496 Sowards Didema 8 F KY
29 1496 1496 Sowards Harman 6 M Russell Co. VA
30 1496 1496 Sowards Colberd 3 M KY
31 1496 1496 Sowards Alvena 3/12 F Russell Co. VA