Reuben Bowen was born 1849. He married Martha E. Mullins on November 14, 1868 in Pope county, Arkansas. She was born 1856 in Ga. They had 4 children
1. James Bowen was born 1870 and died 1948
2. Nancy Bowen was born 1872
3. Ellen Bowen was born 1877
4. Thomas Bowen was born 1879