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Amanda Bowman 1849 – 1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Dec 1849

Birth Location: Timberville, Rockingham, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 04 Feb 1935

Death Location: Arcadia, Hamilton, Indiana, USA

Father: Matthias Bowman

Mother: Nancy Kipps

Spouse(s): George Shaffer

Children(s): Wesley Shaffer, Charles Shaffer, Arvil Shaffer, Raymond Shaffer, Zola Shaffer, Ella Shaffer

According to available records, Amanda Bowman was born in 1849 in Timberville, Rockingham, Virginia, USA, the child of Matthias Bowman and Nancy Kipps. Following those early years, Amanda Bowman married George Washington Shaffer, and their family grew to include Wesley Perry Shaffer, Charles Franklin Shaffer, Arvil Everett Shaffer, Raymond Bertram Shaffer, Zola Marie Shaffer and Ella Shaffer. In the later years of life, Amanda Bowman died in 1935 in Arcadia, Hamilton, Indiana, USA.

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Parents

Matthias Bowman
1818 – 1889
Birth Location: Timberville, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
MB
Nancy Kipps
1822 – 1901
Birth Location: Rockingham Co, Virginia, United States
NK

Spouses(s)

George Shaffer
1852 – 1939
Birth Location: Indiana
GS

Children(s)

Wesley Shaffer
1874 – 1955
Birth Location: Arcadia, Indiana
WS
Charles Shaffer
1878 – 1893
Birth Location: Arcadia, Hamilton, Indiana, United States
CS
Arvil Shaffer
1881 – 1909
Birth Location: Arcadia, Indiana
AS
Raymond Shaffer
1883 – 1967
Birth Location: Arcadia, Hamilton, Indiana, USA
RS
Zola Shaffer
1893 – 1979
Birth Location: Arcadia, Hamilton, Indiana, USA
ZS
Ella Shaffer
Birth Location: –
ES

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 07 Dec 1849
    Event Place: Timberville, Rockingham, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 04 Feb 1935
    Event Place: Arcadia, Hamilton, Indiana, USA

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