Charles William Bowman

Brief Life History of Charles William

When Charles William Bowman was born on 27 April 1889, in South Weber, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, Benjamin Franklin Bowman, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Jane Kendell, was 25. He married Ruth Emily Bambrough on 12 January 1915, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949 and Sterling, Bingham, Idaho, United States in 1950. He died on 25 June 1952, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles William Bowman
1889–1952
Ruth Emily Bambrough
1892–1975
Marriage: 12 January 1915
Charles LeRoy Bowman
1915–1990
Elva Bowman
1917–1984
Reta Bowman
1921–
Melvin Leonard Bowman
1923–1988
Glen Matthew Bowman
1925–1944
Lois Ruth Bowman
1928–1936

Sources (41)

  • Charles W Bowman, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Charles W Bowman, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"
  • Charles W Bowman, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1890

Idaho is the 43rd state.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: occupational name for an archer, hunter or soldier armed with a bow, from Middle English bow(e)man, bouman (from Old English boga ‘bow’ + mann ‘man’). This word was distinguished from Bowyer , which denoted a maker or seller of bows.

Americanized form of German Baumann or the Dutch cognate Bouwman .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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