When Robert Henry Bowman was born on 6 November 1872, in Owsley, Kentucky, United States, his father, David Bowman, was 27 and his mother, Martha A, was 24. He married Laura Belle Morgan on 28 February 1900, in Clay, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Sextons Creek, Clay, Kentucky, United States in 1930 and Magisterial District 3, Clay, Kentucky, United States in 1940. He died on 21 January 1958, in Clay, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Sextons Creek, Clay, Kentucky, United States.
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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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