AKA James Bowie
Born: 10-Apr-1796Birthplace: KentuckyDied: 6-Mar-1836Location of death: San Antonio, TX [1]Cause of death: WarRemains: Buried, San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, TX
Gender: MaleReligion: Roman CatholicRace or Ethnicity: WhiteSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: Military
Nationality: United StatesExecutive summary: Knife fighter, Alamo combatant
Military service: US Army (1812-15)
Father: Rezin Pleasant Bowie (d. 1821)Mother: Alvina Ap-Catesby Jones ("Elve", d. 1838)Brother: John Jones Bowie (b. 1785, d. 1859)Sister: Sarah Bowie Davis (b. 1787)Sister: Mary Bowie Bird (b. 1789)Sister: Martha Bowie Sterrett (b. 1791)Brother: Rezin Pleasant Bowie, Jr. (b. 8-Sep-1793, d. 17-Jan-1841)Brother: David Bowie (d. drowning)Brother: Stephen Bowie (b. 1797, d. 1833)Girlfriend: Cecelia Wells (engaged, d. 7-Sep-1829)Wife: Ursula Maria de Veramendi (m. 25-Apr-1831, d. Sep-1833 cholera)
Shot Sandbar Fight (19-Sep-1827) Stabbed Slaveowners Converted to Catholicism Naturalized Mexican Citizen 5-Oct-1830 Shot: Battle 6-Mar-1836 Scottish Ancestry Risk Factors: Tuberculosis
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AKA James Bowie