When Benjamin B. Bowman was born on 11 June 1850, in Summit Mills, Summit Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Soloman J. Bowman, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth Summy, was 25. He married Mary Elizabeth McQuain on 24 March 1871, in Preston, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Reno District, Preston, West Virginia, United States for about 30 years. He died on 28 September 1919, in Preston, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Ridgway Cemetery, Sinclair, Preston, West Virginia, United States.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
"West Virginia was given statehood status with the ""agreement"" the citizens would phase out slavery. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln approved the Statehood Bill for West Virginia. West Virginia was proclaimed a state on April 20, 1863, with the bill becoming effective 60 days later, June 20, 1863. When West Virginia first entered statehood in 1863, there were only 46 counties. That same year, four other counties voted themselves into West Virginia. Today, there are 55 counties in the Mountain State. The oldest county in the state is Hamsphire County formed in 1754 as part of Virginia. The youngest county is Mingo formed in 1895. The smallest county is Hancock located in the northern panhandle of the state with Randolph being the largest. When the Legislature convened for its first session, there were only 47 members of the House of Delegates and 18 members of the State Senate. Through the years, the number has increased to 100 members of the House of Delegates and 34 members of the State Senate."
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
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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