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John Wesley Bowman 1824 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1824

Birth Location: Alabama, United States

Death Date: 1909

Death Location: Escambia, Alabama, United States

Father: James Bowman

Mother: Susanna Franklin

Spouse(s): Melinda Shepard, Sarah Presley

Children(s): James Bowman, Martha Bowman, Margaret Bowman, Julia Bowman, William Bowman, Edmund Bowman, Anthony Bowman, William Bowman, Robert Bowman, Mary Bowman, Harriet Bowman, Lucy Bowman, Dora Bowman, Frances Bowman, Susannah Bowman

It was in 1824 that John Wesley Bowman was born in Alabama, United States, a child of James Bowman and Susanna Franklin. John Wesley Bowman went on to marry Melinda Shepard and Sarah Frances Presley and had children such as James D Bowman, Martha E Bowman, Margaret C Bowman, Julia Ann Bowman, William A Bowman, Edmund Ratio Bowman, Anthony Bowman, William A Bowman, Robert Edmund Bowman, Mary M Bowman, Harriet Lora Hattie Bowman, Lucy Bowman, Dora Irene Bowman, Frances A Fannie Bowman and Susannah Lee Bowman. John Wesley Bowman was deceased by 1909 in Escambia, Alabama, United States.

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Parents

James Bowman
1755 – 1835
Birth Location: S. Carolina,USA
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Susanna Franklin
1795 – 1841
Birth Location: S. Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Melinda Shepard
1829 – 1864
Birth Location: Escambia, Florida, United States
MS
Sarah Presley
1844 – 1924
Birth Location: Butler, Alabama, United States
SP

Children(s)

James Bowman
1853 – 1896
Birth Location: Escambia, Alabama, United States
JB
Martha Bowman
1855 –
Birth Location: Escambia, Alabama, United States
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Margaret Bowman
1856 –
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
MB
Julia Bowman
1857 – 1884
Birth Location: Escambia, Alabama, United States
JB
William Bowman
1858 – 1923
Birth Location: Escambia, Alabama, United States
WB
Edmund Bowman
1860 – 1936
Birth Location: Escambia, Alabama, United States
EB
Anthony Bowman
1861 –
Birth Location: Escambia, Alabama, United States
AB
William Bowman
1858 – 1923
Birth Location: Escambia, Alabama, United States
WB
Robert Bowman
1860 –
Birth Location: Escambia, Alabama, United States
RB
Mary Bowman
1868 –
Birth Location: Escambia, Alabama, United States
MB
Harriet Bowman
1869 – 1961
Birth Location: Canoe, Escambia, Alabama, United States
HB
Lucy Bowman
1874 –
Birth Location: Canoe, Escambia, Alabama, United States
LB
Dora Bowman
1876 –
Birth Location: Escambia, Alabama, United States
DB
Frances Bowman
1878 –
Birth Location: Escambia, Alabama, United States
FB
Susannah Bowman
1881 –
Birth Location: Escambia, Alabama, United States
SB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: May 1824
    Event Place: Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 29 Jan 1852
    Event Place: Escambia, Florida, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1909
    Event Place: Escambia, Alabama, United States

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