The Bowman Families of Stark County, Ohio

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The maiden name of our subject's mother was Hannah Klinger..She was a native of Pennsylvania and by her union with Mr. Bowman became the mother of the following children: Polly, Sally, Catherine. Lydia, Hannah,.John, Henr>', Jacob and Samuel. The wife and mother died at the age of eighty-eight years and, like her husband, was also a conscientious member of the Lutheran Church.

The original of this sketch made the best of his advantages for receiving an education and when not busy on the farm attended the district school and conned his lessons or. a slab bench, by the light of a greased-paper window. He proved of great assistance in aiding in the development of the farm and remained at home until twenty-two j'ears of age, when he established a fireside of his own and was married to Elizabeth Brothers, the date thereof being February 2.' 1849. Of their tion have been born four children: Hiiam, Mattie, Levi, and Albert, who died at the.age of two years. The wife and mother died in 1857, greatly mourned by her numerous friends and acquaintances.

The lady tliat]\Ir._Bowman those as his second wife was Miss Lucinda Van Meter, of Pike Township. She died in 1870, and the present wife of our subject, prior to their marriage, was Mrs. Ann Anderson, IMr, Bowman formerly owned one hundred and sixty acres of valuable land, but has since sold eighty acres to his son and retains the other half for his own use. He carries on mixed farming and makes a specialty of raising fine and coarse wool sheep. The Christian Church, which lie has served for many years as Elder, finds in him one of its most suijstantial and influential members. He affiliates with the Republican party in politics, and is greatly interested in the progress of his community. He has served as Land Appraiser of Pike Township for two terms and during the incumbency of the office gave satisfaction to all concerned.

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JACOB BOWMAN, tanner; P. 0. North Industry; is the eighth in a family of nine children born to Jacob and Hannah (Klinger) Bowman, who were natives of Northumberland Co., Penn., where Jacob was engaged in farming. In 1812, he came to Ohio, settling in Pike Tp.,

Stark Co.. on a farm of IGO acres, which was covered with a dense forest; he cleared the farm, and lived on the same up to the time of his death. He was a man universally esteemed for his sterling integrity and honesty. He and his wife were both members of the Lutheran Church. He died in 1863, aged 84 years; his widow died in 1872, aged 88 years. Jacob, the subject of this sketch, was born in Stark Co., Jan. 28, 1823; his childhood was spent <m the farm, interrupted but slightly by educational pursuits, as facilities of that kind were scanty and of an inferior order in the region of his home. He worked on the farm until he was 21 years of age; then he purchased a farm of 80 acres in this county; he, one Aear later removed to Crawford Co., this State, and settled on a farm of 240 acres, and there lived sixteen years; he returned to Stark Co.. and purchased a farm of 274 acres in Canton Tp., where he now resides. In 1844. he married Louisa, a daughter of Lewis Runyon, of Jefferson Co., Ohio; from that marriage there have been six children, three of whom are living, viz.: Belinda, Mary- J. and J. R. Mr. Bowman is a stalwart Republican, and during the war was the only Republican in Chatfield Tp.. Crawford Co., who dared to cast his vote.

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IRA BOWMAN, farmer; P. O. Magnolia; is a son of John Bowman, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1802, and came to Pike Tp., when he was a boy, with his parents; he remained in that township until he was married to Lydia Whitner, of Bethlehem Tp., when he removed to Saiidy 'J'p., and has been a resident there since, and until a few years ago engaged in farming; he is now li\ iiig with his son, Henry, who has purchased the old homestead rarn],aiid is taking care of his parents in their declining years; they have had seven children — five now living — Sarah Bonhrak, living in Indiana; John in Calit'fornia; Henry, Hannah Newton, a resident ol Carroll county; and Eli; Lydia, died while young; Samuel was a volunteer in the U. S. Service in the sist O. V. S; was taken prisoner at Chickamauga, and died in Anderson ville prison; Eli was born in Sandy Tp., in 1845, and has been a resident of the township since; he has devoted his entire attention to agriculture, and is one of the successful and respected farmers of that section; he bought his present location in 1870; he has 100 acres of improved land, and cultivates it to general farming; he was also in the late service, enlisting in the Itjnd O.

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ABRAHAM BOWMAN, farmer; P. O. Massillon; was born Dec. 15, 1813, in Franklin Co., Penn.; his father was Abraham Bowman, who was twice married-first to Barbara

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As printed in the source¹. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.