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
Sources (1)
- Doy Bowman, "Find A Grave Index"
Parents and Siblings
1845–1924 Male
1845–1875 Female
Siblings (5)
1868– Male
1869–1891 Male
1872–1876 Male
1872– Male
1874–1951 Male
World Events (6)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 0
1872 · The Amnesty Act
Age 0
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 3
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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