I have often wondered where the Rawls Coston Bowen name came from. This morning I discovered that at the time my grandfather Rawls Coston Bowen was born, there was a physician practicing in Fayetteville, TN named Hamilton Ralls Coston. Even though the name ended up being spelled differently, I suspect he may have gotten his name after this doctor.
Naming a child after a doctor was a common thing at one time, particularly the doctor who delivered the child.
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