Brief Life History of Henry
When Henry Bowman was born on 1 May 1837, in Greene, Tennessee, United States, his father, Joseph Bowman, was 46 and his mother, Honour Newman, was 37. He married Mary Perkins on 26 November 1868, in Seligman, Barry, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 9 daughters. He lived in Roller Ridge Township, Benton, Arkansas, United States in 1880 and Garfield, Benton, Arkansas, United States in 1900. He died on 25 March 1906, in Seligman, Barry, Missouri, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Perkins, Scott, Missouri, United States.
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- Henrey Bowman in household of Joseph Bowman, "United States Census, 1850"
- Henry Bowman, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Henry Bowman, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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World Events (8)
1839
Historical Boundaries - 1839: Benton, Arkansas, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1861
Arkansas supplied an estimated 50,000 men to the Confederate Army andabout 15,000 to the Union Army.
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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