Brief Life History of Jacob R
When Jacob R Bowman was born on 12 March 1831, in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States, his father, Jacob Bowman Jr, was 34 and his mother, Catharine Robbins, was 25. He married Henrietta Kesselmire on 23 September 1854, in Wayne, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Wayne, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Ohio, United States in 1870. He died on 3 May 1893, in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (19)
- Jacob R Bowman in entry for Frederick Eugene Bowman, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- J R Bowman, "United States Census, 1870"
- Jacob Bowman in entry for Frederick E. Bowman and Mary MacFarland, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
Spouse and Children
1831–1893 Male
1837– Female
Children (5)
1855– Female
1857–1947 Female
1859– Female
1863–1944 Female
1873–1949 Male
Parents and Siblings
1796–1861 Male
1806–1880 Female
Siblings (14)
1824–1824 Male
1825–1825 Male
1826–1892 Male
1827–1890 Female
1829–1907 Male
+9 More Children
World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Age 1
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
Age 5
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 29
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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