Jacob Wilson Bowman

parents: William H Bowman and Julia Ann Andis

11th child; 5th son

	*Birth:* 25 Oct 1856 Martin Co, IN
	*Death:* 29 Apr 1936 Brownsville, White, IL
	*Burial:* West Union Cemetery, Carmi Twp, White, IL

Marriage #1

Nackey Ann Manley

04 May 1877 Martin Co, IN

Children

Mary Ella Bowman		24 Jan 1878
Sarah Alice Bowman		02 Oct 1879
David Delmer Bowman		07 Aug 1881
Zola May Bowman		09 Jan 1884
Willmina Bowman		30 May 1886
Alva William Bowman		23 Jan 1891
Fay David Bowman		07 Feb 1892
Nora Bowman		20 Jun 1894
Mildred V Bowman		25 May 1897

notes regarding the children of Jacob Wilson Bowman and Nackey Ann (Manley) Bowman

Sources

1860 Federal census	Brown Twp, Martin, IN - 01 Jul 1860 - age 3
1870 Federal census	Brown Twp, Martin, IN - 15 Jul 1870 - age 14
1880 Federal census	Brown Twp, Martin, IN - 18 Jun 1880 - age 23
1900 Federal census	Harold's Prairie Twp, White, IL - age 43
1910 Federal census	Elbon Twp, Stanley, SD - age 53
1920 Federal census	Carmi Twp, White, IL - 16 Jan 1920 - age 63
1930 Federal census	Carmi Twp, White, IL - 19 Apr 1930 - age 73
National Archives, Washington D.C.	Service and pension records (personally viewed and copied or transcribed)
Ancestry.com	WWI draft registration cards; U.S. National Home for Disabled Soldiers information; City Directory listings;
Family History Center, Salt Lake City, UT	Cemeteries of White County, IL (book) (personally viewed and copied or transcribed)
"Billy Bowman Bugle"	Issues 1-2, printed by Ned Alan Bowman 1986
Martin Co, IN Courthouse, Shoals, IN	Marriage records; land records; wills (personally viewed and copied or transcribed)
State of Illinois	Death Index
Carmi Democrat Tribune	Obituary: Jacob Wilson Bowman
Volunteer Jason Presley, White Co, IL	Tombstone photos - West Union Cemetery, Carmi Twp, White, IL
Find-A-Grave volunteers "Fan of the site" and Marsha P	Tombstone and cemetery photos - Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, Meade, South Dakota
Family records	Records and photos belonging to Hal Bowman
Family records	Records and photos belonging to Sharon DeBolt
Family research	Research belonging to Valerie Boman and Debra Branigan

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Miscellaneous Information

1) Jacob's father (William H) mentions Jacob in his will.

2) Jacob's deposition was taken when his mother, Julia Ann, was attempting to acquire pension money after the death of her son, Pleasant H, in the Civil War. (click here to view all depositions)

3) Jacob worked the family farm for a brief time after the death of his father, William. He and his wife, Nackey, moved to Carmi, White, IL some time before August 1896.

4) Jacob is mentioned when his father's land was partitioned out to various family members.

5) In the 1920 and 1930 Federal census, Jacob Bowman was listed as a taxi driver. When asked about this, his grandson, Chares W Reedy said: "I used to go with my grandfather in the Model A (he had it enclosed) to pick up people at the train."

6) We have an obituary for Jacob.

Photos and/or signatures

The Bowman Family c. 1902

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

Thanks to Sharon DeBolt for this photo

The Bowman Family 1927
Jacob and Nackey's 50th Wedding Anniversary

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