Mary Ann Bowman

4 June 1840–28 June 1928 (Age 88)
Ohio, United States

The Life of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Bowman was born on 4 June 1840, in Ohio, United States, her father, Michael Harding, was 29 and her mother, Bridget McCormick, was 28. She married Edward Stephen Sweeney on 30 September 1861, in Vinton, Ohio, United States. She lived in Jefferson Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900 and Rockwood, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920. She died on 28 June 1928, at the age of 88.

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Family Time Line

Edward Stephen Sweeney
1838–1863
Mary Ann Bowman
1840–1928
Marriage: 30 September 1861

Spouse and Children

    Edward Stephen Sweeney

    Male1838–1863Male

    Mary Ann Bowman

    Female1840–1928Female

MARRIAGE
30 September 1861
Vinton, Ohio, United States

Parents and Siblings

    Michael Harding

    Male1811–1870Male

    Bridget McCormick

    Female1811–1885Female

siblings

(4)

    Mary Ann Bowman

    Female1840–1928Female

    Patrick Harding

    Male1846–1883Male

    Mary Ann Harding

    Female1850–1929Female

    Bridget Harding

    Female1853–1909Female

World Events (8)

1846

Age 6

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846

Age 6

Tennessee was known as the Volunteer State because during the Mexican War the government asked Tennessee for 3,000 volunteer soldiers and 30,000 joined.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

Age 23

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

Name Meaning

1 English and Scottish: occupational name for an archer, 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 the articles. It is possible that in some cases the surname referred originally to someone who untangled wool with a bow. This process, which originated in Italy, became quite common in England in the 13th century. The vibrating string of a bow was worked into a pile of tangled wool, where its rapid vibrations separated the fibers, while still leaving them sufficiently entwined to produce a fine, soft yarn when spun.2 Americanized form of German Baumann ( see Bauer ) or the Dutch cognate Bouman .

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

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Mary A Bowman in household of Henry Bowman, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Marry A West, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Mary A West in household of Urias F Maule, "United States Census, 1920"

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