Henry Eyring Bowman Sr

Brief Life History of Henry Eyring

When Henry Eyring Bowman Sr was born on 10 February 1859, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Isaac Bowman, was 32 and his mother, Bertha Odelia Louise Eyring, was 22. He married Mary Gubler on 3 September 1885, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 30 May 1933, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Eyring Bowman Sr
1859–1933
Mary Gubler
1863–1937
Marriage: 3 September 1885
Henry Eyring Bowman Jr.
1886–1933
Othello C. Bowman Sr.
1888–1986
Claudious Bowman
1890–1958
Waldemar Bowman
1892–1965
Harold Israel Bowman
1895–1974
Deveroux Washington Bowman
1897–1961
Bowman
1901–1901
Bernardo Bowman
1902–1925
Mary Bertha Bowman
1904–1975

Sources (138)

  • Henry Bowman in household of Melissa Bowman, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Henry Eyring Bowman - birth: 10 February 1859; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  • Henry Eyring Bowman, "United States Western States Marriage Index"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1864

War: Prussia and Austria vs. Denmark.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

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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Henry Eyring (1835-1902) JOURNAL

HENRY EYRING (1835-1902) JOURNAL See also *************************************************************** This journal was begun July 22nd 1877 and the last entry was on December 23rd 1896. Henry us …

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