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John Bowman 1750 – 1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jul 1750

Birth Location: Greenwich, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 7 March 1816

Death Location: Timberville, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

Father: JOHANN BOWMAN

Mother: MARIA KELLER

Spouse(s): Mary SURFACE

Children(s): George Bowman

John Bowman was born in 1750 in Greenwich, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of JOHANN GEORGE BAUMAN\ BOWMAN and MARIA BARBARA KELLER. John Bowman married Mary Magdalena (Zerfass) SURFACE, and had children including George Luther Bowman. John Bowman passed away in 1816 in Timberville, Rockingham, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • John Bowman was born in 1750 in Greenwich, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of JOHANN GEORGE BAUMAN\ BOWMAN and MARIA BARBARA KELLER.
  • John Bowman married Mary Magdalena (Zerfass) SURFACE, and had children including George Luther Bowman.
  • John Bowman passed away in 1816 in Timberville, Rockingham, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHANN BOWMAN
1712 – 1786
Birth Location: Bödigheim, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
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MARIA KELLER
1711 –
Birth Location: Mosbach, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Mary SURFACE
1755 – 1835
Birth Location: Agusta, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

George Bowman
1780 – 1850
Birth Location: Timberville, Rockingham Co., Virginia, USA
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John Bowman's Ancestors

Self
John Bowman
1750 – 1816
Birth Place: Greenwich, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
JOHANN GEORGE BAUMAN\ BOWMAN
1712 – 1786
Bödigheim, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
MARIA (BARBARA) KELLER
1711 –
Mosbach, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Grandparents
Johann (Michael) Baumann
1681 – 1746
Mosbach, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Maria (Catharina Kampp) Kamppen
1689 – 1755
Bodigheim, Mosbach, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg
Johann (Andreas) Keller
1671 – 1752
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Elonora (Eleonora Eva EveCatharina Keller) Haller
1673 – 1741
Massenbach, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann Baumann
1639 – 1726
Elisabetha Hartmann
1640 – 1718
Georg Kamp
1668 – 1713
Dorothea Assfelder\Achsfelder
1654 – 1723
Johann Keller
1644 – 1711
Barbara Kauzmann
1648 – 1722
Elias Haller
1645 – 1675
Catharina Rechenberger
1651 – 1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Baumann
1607 – 1640
Elisabeth Keiser
1608 – 1678
Vallten Hartmann
1615 – 1710
Elisabeth Baumans
1620 –
Johannes Kamp
1635 – 1706
Eulalia Röder
1640 – 1694
Hans Assfelder\Achsfelder\Aessfelder
1630 –
Veroncia Fronica
1630 –
Joerg Keller
1607 – 1666
Barbara Ruckertin
– 1704
Hannss Kauzmann
1617 – 1675
Magdalena Kilian
1620 – 1694
Mattheus Haller
1594 – 1667
Elisabetha Maurer
1604 – 1678
Hannß Rechberg
1622 – 1691
Agatha Krämer
1624 – 1689

John Bowman's Descendants

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John Bowman (1 Jul 1750 – 7 March 1816) m. Mary (Magdalena (Zerfass)) SURFACE (30 Oct 1755 – 3 Dec 1835)
  1. 1. George (Luther) Bowman (27 Jan 1780 – 29 Apr 1850) m. Margaret Miller (23 DEC 1783 – 24 SEP 1824)
    1. 1. Jacob Bowman (25 Oct 1803 – 5 May 1868) m. Sarah Brinker (3 Feb 1806 – Abt. 1897)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Bowman (25 Nov 1805 – 11 Jun 1876) m. John Sowerwine (17 Sep 1796 – 14 Jun 1876)
      1. 1. William Sowerwine (17 Jun 1826 – 4 Nov 1906)
      2. 2. Mary (E) Sowerwine (20 Mar 1830 – 5 Sep 1902)
    3. 3. Abraham (H) Bowman (14 April 1807 – 25 July 1863) m. Rebecca Bowers (10 May 1810 – 19 Apr 1893)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Bowman) Pence (30 Apr 1830 – 13 Apr 1885)
      2. 2. Samuel (W) Bowman (Abt 1833 – 1863)
      3. 3. Catherine Bowman (04 Oct 1834 – 18 Aug 1918)
      4. 4. Noah (Webster) Bowman (25 Mar 1839 – 26 Aug 1916)
      5. 5. John (Robert) Bowman (17 Aug 1841 – 28 May 1910)
      6. 6. Mary (Bowman) Miller (08 May 1844 – 18 Oct 1888)
      7. 7. William (Henry) Bowman (07 Sep 1847 – 08 Nov 1903)
    4. 4. Margaret Bowman (17 Dec 1809 – 20 Jul 1897) m. Shem Bowers (25 May 1805 – 24 Sep 1859)
      1. 1. Malinda Bowers (23 Nov 1833 – 19 June 1910)
      2. 2. Leannah Bowers (15 Nov 1836 – 11 Feb 1922)
      3. 3. William (F) Bowers (3 Mar 1839 – 29 Jul 1913)
      4. 4. Sarah (A) Bowers (3 Sep 1841 – 9 Jul 1929)
      5. 5. George Bowers (28 Mar 1845 – 31 Jan 1862)
    5. 5. George Bowman (11 Apr 1811 – 14 Jun 1892) m. Elizabeth Harpine (4 Dec 1811 – 17 Jan 1872)
      1. 1. William (Harpine) Bowman (Aug 26, 1833 – )
      2. 2. Isaac Bowman (2 Nov 1834 – 27 Jul 1929)
      3. 3. Siram Bowman (1835 – )
      4. 4. Susannah Bowman (11 Sep 1837 – 13 Jul 1919)
      5. 5. Mary Bowman (1843 – )
    6. 6. Moses Bowman (2 Jun 1812 – 2 Feb 1876) m. Catherine Harpine (5 October 1813 – 17 January 1862) m. Sarah Walter
      1. 1. Anna Bowman (13 Jan 1836 – 14 May 1903)
      2. 2. Margaretha Bowman (14 Jun 1837 – )
      3. 3. Sarah Bowman (21 Jan 1841 – 28 Feb 1906)
      4. 4. Casper Bowman (27 Jan 1843 – 14 Nov 1922)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Bowman (8 Apr 1845 – 20 May 1896)
      6. 6. Johnathan Bowman (14 Feb 1847 – 10 Nov 1888)
      7. 7. Susannah Bowman (11 Nov 1849 – 29 Mar 1895)
      8. 8. George (Franklin) Bowman (29 March 1850 – 29 June 1940)
      9. 9. Jacob Bowman (31 Mar 1855 – 16 Feb 1934)
      10. 10. Jackson Bowman (Abt 1862 – )
      11. 11. David (M.) Bowman (Abt 1866 – )
    7. 7. Samuel (Shem) Bowman (15 Sep 1813 – 26 Dec 1874) m. Hannah (Price) Bowman (15 Sep 1823 – 28 Jul 1899)
      1. 1. Hannah (Rebecca Bowman) Dundore (15 Jan 1846 – 25 Nov 1883)
      2. 2. Samuel (Godfrey) Bowman (20 Apr 1847 – 06 Nov 1917)
    8. 8. Elias Bowman (07 DEC 1814 – 26 JUL 1861) m. Catherine (Lohr) Bowman (1 Mar 1819 – 15 Nov 1882)
      1. 1. Sarah (Catherine "Kate") Bowman (8 Apr 1855 – 15 Nov 1940) m. David (N) Hawse (20 Oct 1853 – 11 Feb 1916)
        1. 1. Ernest (Lowery) Hawse (6 Oct 1899 – 12 Nov 1955) m. Martha (Edna) Hartman (15 Apr 1903 – 05 Jun 1975)
    9. 9. Solomon (G) Bowman (02 Feb 1816 – 19 Oct 1871) m. Sarah Kipps (24 Nov 1815 – 8 Sep 1874)
      1. 1. Hannah (Rebecca) Bowman (9 Feb 1841 – 5 Jan 1934) m. John (Blanchard) Wiles (15 Sep 1838 – 23 Jul 1918)
        1. 1. Richard (Lee) Wiles (5 Apr 1882 – 1953) m. Effie (M) Carey (15 Aug 1891 – 14 Feb 1979)
    10. 10. Ephraim Bowman (14 Apr 1817 – 7 Jul 1897) m. Josephine (Margaret) Dyer (11 Sep 1830 – 25 May 1911)
      1. 1. Sarah (Margaret) Bowman (Mar 1851 – Aug 1870)
      2. 2. Mary (Virginia) Bowman (18 Dec 1853 – 26 Apr 1943)
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Frances) Bowman (16 Mar 1856 – 27 May 1885)
      4. 4. Rebecca (Dyer) Bowman (18 Oct 1858 – 9 Mar 1935)
      5. 5. Josephine ("Jossie" Dorcas) Bowman (30 Nov 1860 – 27 Apr 1937)
      6. 6. James (Rufus) Bowman (11 July 1863 – 16 October 1865)
      7. 7. Martin (Luther) Bowman (4 Feb 1866 – 15 May 1933)
      8. 8. Martha (Ellen) Bowman (23 Apr 1869 – 13 Nov 1929)
      9. 9. William (Fisher) Bowman (15 Aug 1871 – 24 Jan 1892)
    11. 11. Matthias Bowman (27 Aug 1818 – 01 Mar 1889) m. Nancy Kipps (7 APR 1822 – 29 OCT 1901)
      1. 1. Elenora Bowman (5 Jun 1845 – 12 Oct 1940) m. James (K) Hershman (11 May 1843 – 9 Nov 1914)
        1. 1. William (Elvin) Hershman (6 Jan 1870 – 24 May 1927)
        2. 2. Laura (Ellen) Hershman (1883 – 1952)
      2. 2. Lewis Bowman (22 Dec 1846 – 1881)
      3. 3. Amanda Bowman (07 Dec 1849 – 04 Feb 1935) m. George (Washington) Shaffer (12 Jan 1852 – 21 Jan 1939)
        1. 1. Wesley (Perry) Shaffer (12 Jul 1874 – 18 Dec 1955)
        2. 2. Charles (Franklin) Shaffer (3 Mar 1878 – 18 Apr 1893)
        3. 3. Arvil (Everett) Shaffer (8 Aug 1881 – 19 Jun 1909)
        4. 4. Raymond (Bertram) Shaffer (11 Sep 1883 – 12 Jun 1967)
        5. 5. Zola (Marie) Shaffer (13 Mar 1893 – 29 Dec 1979)
        6. 6. Ella Shaffer
      4. 4. Mary (Catherine) Bowman (22 Sep 1851 – 06 May 1929) m. James (Green) Noble (1849 – 1909) m. James (Green) Noble (Sep 1849 – 1909)
        1. 1. Nancy (Estella) Noble (abt 1879 – )
        2. 2. William (M) Noble (Feb 1881 – )
        3. 3. Louella Noble (Sep 1882 – )
        4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Noble (09 Aug 1884 – 10 Aug 1954)
        5. 5. Noah (Preston) Noble (04 May 1888 – )
        6. 6. Sidney (Albert) Noble (abt 1893 – )
      5. 5. Perry (DeWitt) Bowman (23 Nov 1854 – 1945) m. Philena (Elizabeth) Shaul (1854 – 1930)
        1. 1. Irving Bowman (12 May 1877 – 3 Dec 1948) m. Amy (Ellen (Mamie)) Tingle (22 Mar 1881 – 22 Nov 1958)
        2. 2. Milton ("Mallie" Mathias) Bowman (31 Aug 1881 – 11 FEB 1951) m. Grace (Mary) Conrad (15 Apr 1885 – 29 Aug 1983)
        3. 3. Orlanda Bowman (Nov 1883 – 10 OCT 1885)
        4. 4. Henry Bowman (29 January 1886 – 3 April 1978) m. Laura Griffin (7 Apr 1888 – 4 Oct 1930)
        5. 5. Eula (Rex) Bowman (12 MAR 1888 – 23 JAN 1955) m. Hazel PICKETT\McCONNELL (10 SEP 1888 – 09 FEB 1978)
      6. 6. Sarah (Elizabeth) Bowman (29 May 1857 – 1862)
      7. 7. Mary (Catherine) Bowman (22 SEP 1857 – 1929)
      8. 8. Nancy (Elvira) Bowman (26 Jun 1862 – 03 Oct 1955) m. Henry Waltz (abt 1856 – )
        1. 1. Harry (L) Waltz (Nov 1889 – )
    12. 12. William Bowman (1819 – 30 Mar 1874) m. Mary (S) Sowerwine (23 Jun 1827 – 27 Sep 1881)
      1. 1. Laura (Elmira) Bowman (Abt 1857 – 3 Dec 1878)
      2. 2. Benjamin (Christian) Bowman (31 Mar 1858 – 25 May 1918)
      3. 3. George (Henry) Bowman (Abt 1860 – 20 Jan 1883)
      4. 4. William (Albert) Bowman (12 Feb 1862 – 25 Feb 1933)
      5. 5. Walter (Oren) Bowman (26 Jul 1867 – 30 Jun 1934)
    13. 13. John Bowman (6 Jul 1821 – 19 Dec 1894) m. Catherine Hinegardner (15 Mar 1824 – 30 Jan 1877)
      1. 1. Silon (James) Bowman (18 Aug 1845 – 30 Jul 1917)
      2. 2. Mary (Adeline) Bowman (6 Sep 1847 – 13 Jul 1932)
      3. 3. Sarah (M) Bowman (8 Apr 1849 – 26 Feb 1895)
      4. 4. Amanda (Catharine) Bowman (4 May 1851 – 11 Jun 1913)
      5. 5. Isaac (Franklin) Bowman (1 Jun 1853 – 31 Aug 1921)
      6. 6. John (Hinegardner) Bowman (19 Apr 1855 – 9 Jun 1940)
      7. 7. Asenath (Elizabeth) Bowman (15 Apr 1857 – 19 Nov 1940)
      8. 8. Laura (V.) Bowman (31 Jul 1859 – 25 Nov 1928)
      9. 9. Anna (Eliza) Bowman (5 Mar 1862 – 6 Feb 1944)
    14. 14. Noah Bowman (20 May 1823 – 19 Feb 1862) m. Anna Zigler (18 Jan 1825 – 22 Jan 1874)
      1. 1. Paul (Cornelius) Bowman (2 Sep 1847 – 28 Jul 1921)
      2. 2. Elizabeth (M) Bowman (abt 1849 – Bef 1860)
      3. 3. David (E) Bowman (9 Mar 1852 – 31 May 1930)
      4. 4. Mary (Catherine) Bowman (5 Sep 1855 – 8 Jul 1900)
    15. 15. Sarah Bowman (5 Sep 1824 – 3 Jan 1853) m. Harper

John Bowman's Timeline

2 Records

1750
1 Jul 1750
Birth of John Bowman in Greenwich, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Greenwich, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
1816
7 March 1816
Age 66
Death of John Bowman in Timberville, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Timberville, Rockingham, Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1750
    Event Place: Greenwich, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 March 1816
    Event Place: Timberville, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
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