Fay David Bowman

WWI
US Army

parents: Jacob Wilson Bowman and Nackey Ann Manley

this entire page updated 2019


	*Birth:* 07 Feb 1892 Brownsville, White, IL
	*Death:* 18 Dec 1965 San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
	*Burial:* Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo, CA

Marriage #1

Margaret Ann Schwarz

19 Jun 1920 San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Children

Charles Harold Fay "Hal" Bowman		03 Apr 1921
Virginia Irene Bowman		15 Jul 1923

children of Fay David Bowman and Margaret Ann (Schwarz) Bowman

Marriage #2

Louise Wilhelmina Mueller

16 Dec 1935 San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Children

no children

Sources

1900 Federal census	Harold's Prairie Twp, White, IL - age 8 (view census information)
1910 Federal census	Elbon Twp, Stanley, SD - age 18 (view census information)
1920 Federal census	San Francisco, San Francisco, CA - age 28 (view census information)
1930 Federal census	Burlingame, San Mateo, CA - age 38 (view census information)
1940 Federal census	Burlingame, San Mateo, CA - age 48
Ancestry.com	WWI draft registration cards; City Directory listings;
GenGathering.com	Various obituaries from volunteers
Find a Grave volunteer Danica Burdine	Crypt photos - Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, California
Find a Grave volunteers Kathy Knickmeyer and M F	Tombstone photos - Mt Shasta Memorial Park, Mt Shasta, Siskiyou, CA
Find a Grave volunteers Rhonda Hammer and Gary Mumper	Tombstone and cemetery photos - Dunsmuir City Cemetery, Dunsmuir, Siskiyou, CA
Family records	Records belonging to Margaret Morrison
Family records	Records and photos belonging to Sharon DeBolt
Family research	Research belonging to Valerie Boman and Debra Branigan

Miscellaneous Information

1) Fay's WWI and WWII draft registration cards.

2) Fay David served in the US Army in WWI in France. He enlisted 10 Dec 1917 Sioux Falls SD and was discharged 11 Mar 1919 Camp Dodge, IA. We have a copy of his enlistment record and discharge records.

3) Wife (1) of Fay David Bowman: Margaret Ann Schwarz - born 1892 MO; died 24 Jul 1931 San Mateo, San Mateo, CA; death record; obituary; cause of death: pneumonia; cremated; buried Cypress Lawn, Colma, San Mateo (in Jun 1932 ashes were removed from Cypress Lawn Cemetery and inurned at Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo, CA - see crypt photos below); daughter of Charles A Schwarz (born c. 1869 MO) and Matilda Schultz (born 1890 MO).

4) Wife (2) of Fay David Bowman: Louise Wilhelmina Mueller - born 13 Mar 1901 CA; died Sep 1991; obituary; death record; buried Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo, CA - see crypt photos below; daughter of Rudolph Mueller (born Feb 1864 Germany) and Sophie ____ (born Aug 1875 Germany).

5) Fay and Louise's wedding announcement.

6) Two newspaper articles regarding Fay (one includes a photo).

7) Fay's death records, burial records and obituary.

Photos and/or signatures

thanks to Sharon DeBolt for all photos

The Bowman Family
back row, left to right: Willmina (Ina),
Mary Ella, David Delmer,
Sarah Alice, Zola May
front row, left to right: Fay, Jacob, Nora,
Mildred (in front), Nackey, W Alva

c. 1902

siblings: Ina, Fay and Zola

unknown date

The Bowman Family
Jacob and Nackey's 50th Wedding Anniversary

1927

back row, left to right: Margaret (Schwarz) Bowman, Howard Reedy, Wilma Weirauch, Gerald Honsinger, Mildred (Bowman) Honsinger, Clarence Weirauch, Ruth Weirauch, Curtis Reedy Sr

middle row, left to right: Fay Bowman, Zola (Bowman) Waggoner holding Robert Lee Waggoner, Willmina (Bowman) Reedy, Jacob Bowman holding Robert L Honsinger, Nackey Bowman, Mary Ella (Bowman) Griesel, Sarah Alice (Bowman) Weirauch, Alva Bowman

front row, left to right: Charles Reedy, Curtis Reedy Jr, Hal Bowman, Virginia Bowman, Wilma Waggoner, Lorraine Waggoner