Catherine "Caty" Bowman

Brief Life History of Catherine "Caty"

When Catherine "Caty" Bowman was born on 8 December 1775, in Linville Creek, Rockingham, Virginia, United States, her father, Johann Jacob Bowman Jr., was 42 and her mother, Susannah Rachel Milhouse, was 25. She married John Miller Sr on 19 November 1789, in Rockingham, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 6 daughters. She died in 1844, in Washington, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Knob Creek Church Of the Brethren Cemetery, Knob Creek Mill, Washington, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Miller Sr
1764–1822
Catherine "Caty" Bowman
1775–1844
Marriage: 19 November 1789
Mary Miller
1790–1850
Ezabella Miller
1790–1831
Jacob David Miller
1790–1840
Samuel Miller
1791–1873
Solomon Miller
1792–1875
Susanna Miller
1794–1882
Hiram Miller
1796–
Sarah Miller
1797–1860
Joseph R. Miller
1798–1885
John "Jack" Miller
1800–1874
Henry I Miller
1801–1863
George Miller
1802–1873
Abraham Miller
1804–1880
Margaret Miller
1805–1887
Catharine Miller
1810–1825

Sources (23)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Catherine Bowman - birth-name: Catherine Bowman
  • Caterine Miller, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Catherine Millhouse Bowman Miller, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

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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