Lydia Jane Bowerman

Brief Life History of Lydia Jane

When Lydia Jane Bowerman was born on 2 February 1856, in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, her father, Judah Henry Bowerman, was 26 and her mother, Abigail Ellsworth, was 24. She married Hugh McCalmont Callwell on 25 December 1880, in Lane, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Springfield, Lane, Oregon, United States in 1880 and Portland City Election Precinct 48, Multnomah, Oregon, United States in 1900. She died on 14 December 1910, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 54.

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Family Time Line

Hugh McCalmont Callwell
1853–1940
Lydia Jane Bowerman
1856–1910
Marriage: 25 December 1880
George Ellwood Callwell
1883–1965
Mary Charlotte Callwell
1885–
Florence Emily Callwell
1889–1931
Henrietta McCance Callwell
1891–
Maud Miller Callwell
1894–

Sources (29)

  • Lydea Bowerman, "Canada, Ontario Census, 1861"
  • Mrs. Hugh McCalmont Callwell Callwell, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Births, 1842-1917"
  • Lydia J Bowerman, "Oregon, Lane County, Marriage Records, 1852-1921"

World Events (8)

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name from Middle English bureman, meaing either ‘chamberer, personal servant’ or ‘cottager’. See Bower 1.

Americanized form of German Bauermann, a variant of Bauer .

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

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