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Oliver S. Bowman 1865–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1865

Birth Location: Benton, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 1941

Death Location: Inventor, research engineer, friend of Vice President Henry Wallace

Father: Francis Bowman

Mother: Isabella Priestly

Spouse(s): Alberta Fairbanks

Children(s):

In 1865, Oliver S. Bowman entered the world in Benton, Missouri, USA, born to Francis M Bowman And Isabella Priestly. Oliver S. Bowman married Alberta Fairbanks. Oliver S. Bowman passed away in 1941 in Inventor, research engineer, friend of Vice President Henry Wallace.

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Biography

  • In 1865, Oliver S. Bowman entered the world in Benton, Missouri, USA, born to Francis M Bowman And Isabella Priestly.
  • Oliver S. Bowman married Alberta Fairbanks.
  • Oliver S. Bowman passed away in 1941 in Inventor, research engineer, friend of Vice President Henry Wallace.

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Spouses(s)

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Oliver Bowman's Ancestors

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Oliver Bowman
1865–1941
Birth Place: Benton, Missouri, USA
Parents
Francis M. Bowman
1837–1888
Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Isabella Priestly
1841–1878
Benton, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Lindsay Bowman
1808–1880
Richmond, ,VA
Margaret Overshiner
1819–1831
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Overshiner
1793–1850
Nancy Harnish
1795–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Oberscheimer
1750–1805
Anna Smeltzin
1750–1795

Oliver Bowman's Timeline

2 Records

1865
27 Nov 1865
Birth of Oliver S. Bowman in Benton, Missouri, USA
Benton, Missouri, USA
1941
1941
Age 76
Death of Oliver S. Bowman
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1865
    Event Place: Benton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: overshiner1.ftw

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1941
    Record Source: overshiner1.ftw

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Inventor, research engineer, friend of Vice President Henry Wallace
    Record Source: overshiner1.ftw

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