Doy Bowman

Male1872–1876

Brief Life History of Doy

When Doy Bowman was born in 1872, in Washington, Tennessee, United States, his father, James Polk Bowman, was 27 and his mother, Martha Ann Cox, was 27. He died in 1876, in his hometown, at the age of 4, and was buried in Fairview United Methodist Church Cemetery, Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Polk Bowman
1845–1924
Martha Ann Cox
1845–1875
William Bowman
1868–
Jacob L Bowman
1869–1891
Doy Bowman
1872–1876
Oscar Edward Bowman
1872–
John Madison Bowman
1874–1951

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  • Doy Bowman, "Find A Grave Index"

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Siblings (5)

World Events (6)

1872 · The First National Park

Age 0

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

1872 · The Amnesty Act

Age 0

A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

Age 3

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

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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