Brief Life History of Robert Henry
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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- R H Bowman, "United States 1950 Census"
- Robert Bowman, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Robert H Bowman, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
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.
1892 · The Radio is invented
Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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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