Anna Kansas Bowman

Female23 May 1854–1 March 1936

Brief Life History of Anna Kansas

When Anna Kansas Bowman was born on 23 May 1854, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, her father, Ralph Bowman, was 45 and her mother, Anne W, was 34. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1854. She died on 1 March 1936, at the age of 81, and was buried in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ralph Bowman
1809–
Anne W
1820–
Anna Kansas Bowman
1854–1936
Ralph Haswell Bowman
1859–

Sources (8)

  • Annie Bowman in household of Ralph Bowman, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Anna Kansas Bowman, "United States Births and Christenings, 1867-1931"
  • Anna Kansas Bowman, "Find A Grave Index"

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Siblings (2)

World Events (8)

1863

Age 9

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

1867

Age 13

Nebraska is the 37th state.

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

Age 22

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

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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