Amanda Melvina Bowman

parents: William H Bowman and Julia Ann Andis

this entire page updated 2020

	*Birth:* 28 Jan 1848 Martin Co, IN
	*Death:* 30 Dec 1875 Martin Co, IN
	*Burial:* Burns City Cemetery, Martin, IN

Marriage #1

James Harrison Cannady

07 Apr 1867 Martin Co, IN

Children

James Isaac Cannady		21 Jan 1868
William Matthew Cannady		17 Aug 1869
Sarah Ida Cannady		31 May 1872
Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cannady		29 Apr 1873

children of James Harrison Cannady and Amanda Melvina (Bowman) Cannady

Sources

1850 Federal census	Brown Twp, Martin, IN - 20 Sep 1850 - age 3 (view census information)
1860 Federal census	Brown Twp, Martin, IN - 01 Jul 1860 - age 12 (view census information)
1870 Federal census	Center, Martin, IN - July 1870 - age 23 (view census information)
Ancestry.com	City Directory listings; WWI and WWII draft registration cards;
"Billy Bowman Bugle"	Issues 1-2, printed by Ned Alan Bowman 1986
Burns City Cemetery, Burns City, Indiana	Viewed and photographed tombstones
Martin Co, IN Courthouse, Shoals, IN	Marriage records; birth records (personally viewed and copied)
Find a Grave volunteer Ann A	Tombstone photos - Calvary Cemetery, Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma
Find a Grave volunteer David Oxford	Tombstone photos - Sandborn Cemetery, Sandborn, Knox, IN
Find a Grave volunteers Louis Mata, Mike Valeanu and Jason C	Tombstone and cemetery photos - Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, CA
Family records	Records and photos belonging to Dennis Boring
Family records	Records and photos belonging to Kristen Story
Family research	Research belonging to Valerie Boman and Debra Branigan

Miscellaneous Information

1) Amanda's father (William H) mentions her in his will and in a deposition.

2) James and Amanda's marriage license.

Photos and/or signatures

James Harrison Cannady
with unknown woman
(likely his 1st wife, Amanda Melvina Bowman)*

date unknown

thanks to Ed Teague for this photo
(original is a tin-type)

* note: We strongly believe this woman is Amanda (Bowman) Cannady. This looks to be a wedding photo, and both Harrison (already identified in this photo) and the woman look very young. Amanda Bowman was 19 and Harrison Cannady was 23 when they married. We have a photo of Harrison's 2nd wife, Amanda Gee, and he not only looks much older than in this photo, but we know what Amanda Gee looks like, and this is clearly not her.

Amanda Melvina (Bowman) Cannady

Burns City Cemetery
Burns City, Martin, Indiana

photos taken by Valerie Boman