Mary Bowman

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Bowman was born on 19 April 1805, in Briar Creek, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, George Christopher Bowman, was 21 and her mother, Sarah Millard, was 26. She married George Markel on 12 October 1822, in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in LeRoy Township, Boone, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 25 February 1888, in Story, Iowa, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Blaine, Boone, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Markel
1795–1875
Mary Bowman
1805–1888
Marriage: 12 October 1822
Thomas Ware Markle
1825–1915
Charles Kalbfus Markle
1842–1862
Sally Markle
1828–1832
Sarah Millard Markle
1828–1857
Mary Merkle
1831–1903
Jesse B Markle
1832–1925
Fannie Bowman Markle
1835–1895
Margaret Ann Markle
1839–1915
Caroline Matilda Markle
1844–1929
George Bowman Markle
1847–1921
Minerva Markle
1849–1930
Benjamin B. Markle
1852–1916

Sources (8)

  • Mary Marble in household of George Marble, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Mary Markle, "Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990"
  • Mary Bawman in entry for Minerva N Jory, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1813

Historical Boundaries 1813: Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

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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