Brief Life History of Camelia Catherine
When Camelia Catherine Bowman was born on 27 February 1867, in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States, her father, William Cosby Bowman, was 23 and her mother, Sarah Narcissa Wilkie, was 25. She married Benjamin Franklin Deaton in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Crockett, Tennessee, United States in 1900 and Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States in 1910. She died on 25 January 1953, in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States.
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- Catherine Denton, "United States Census, 1910"
- Camelia Catherine Deaton, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
- Bowman in entry for De Witt Deaton, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1877 · Last Troops Leave
In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.
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.
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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