Theodore Wilson Bowman

Brief Life History of Theodore Wilson

When Theodore Wilson Bowman was born on 27 August 1912, in Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States, his father, Harvey Wilson Bowman, was 39 and his mother, Ada May Heard, was 21. He married Margaret Rachel Bennett on 5 September 1933, in Laclede, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Laclede, Missouri, United States in 1930 and Osage Township, Laclede, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. He died on 11 August 2007, in Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Theodore Wilson Bowman
1912–2007
Margaret Rachel Bennett
1915–2009
Marriage: 5 September 1933
Harvey Lee Bowman
1937–1974
Jean Bowman
Theodore Franklin Bowman
1939–1962
Jerry Joe Bowman
1941–

Sources (14)

  • Theodore W Bowman, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Theodore Wilson Bowman, "Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
  • Theodore W Bowman, "United States Social Security Death Index"

World Events (8)

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

1913 · The Seventeenth Amendment

The Seventeenth Amendment allows the people of each state to elect their own Senators instead of having the state legislature assign them.

1937 · The Neutrality Act

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.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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