Brief Life History of George W.
When George W. Bowman was born on 3 August 1854, in Neave Township, Darke, Ohio, United States, his father, John Bowman, was 55 and his mother, Marchel Blizzard, was 35. He married Jane Jennie E. Cook on 4 March 1886, in Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Newcomb Township, Champaign, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died on 1 August 1928, in Champaign, Illinois, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Willowbrook Cemetery, Fisher, Champaign, Illinois, United States.
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- George W Bowman, "United States Census, 1910"
- George W. Bownman, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Geo W Boorman, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
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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