Brief Life History of Martha V
When Martha V Bowman was born in 1859, in Indiana, United States, her father, Solomon Bowman, was 43 and her mother, Sarah Kipps, was 44. She lived in Arcadia, Jackson Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States in 1900 and Hamilton Township, Jackson, Indiana, United States in 1910. She died on 18 May 1918, in Jackson, Indiana, United States, at the age of 59.
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- Martha W Bowman in household of Soloman Bowman, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Martha V. Bowman - Government record: Census record: birth: about 1859; Indiana, United States
- Martha V. Bowman, "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
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.
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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