James Isaac Bowman

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parents:  William H Bowman and Julia Ann Andis

this entire page updated 2018/2019

 

Birth:  30 Aug 1849  Martin Co, IN
Death:  12 Aug 1891 - no obituary found in Martin Co, IN
Burial:  Burns City Cemetery, Burns City, Martin, IN

Marriage #1

Elizabeth Woodruff

02 Oct 1871  Daviess Co, IN

Children

Amanda Melvina Bowman 22 Feb 1872
William Moses Bowman 13 Feb 1875
Jacob Wesley "Jake" Bowman 10 Jan 1878
David Dell Bowman 23 Oct 1880
Mary Catherine Bowman 31 Jul 1883
John Sherman Bowman 20 Nov 1885
James Everett Bowman 29 May 1888
Effie Mae Bowman 29 Dec 1890

children of James Isaac Bowman and Elizabeth (Woodruff) Bowman

 

Sources
1850 Federal census Brown Twp, Martin, IN - 20 Sep 1850 - age 1 (view census information)
1860 Federal census Brown Twp, Martin, IN - 02 Jul 1860 - age 11 (view census information)
1870 Federal census Brown Twp, Martin, IN - 15 Jul 1870 - age 20 (view census information)
1880 Federal census  Brown Twp, Martin, IN - 08 Jun 1880 - age 30 (view census information)
Ancestry.com WWI draft database; 
GenGathering.com Volunteer "Sherry" (obituaries); volunteer Nadine Coles (obituaries)
GenealogyBank.com Obituaries, news articles
FamilySearch.org Indiana marriages
Family History Center, Salt Lake City, UT Martin County IN Death Index (book)
"Billy Bowman Bugle" Issues 1-2, printed by Ned Alan Bowman 1986
Martin County Courthouse, Shoals, IN Marriage records; birth records; land records (personally viewed and copied or transcribed)
Daviess County Courthouse, Washington, IN Marriage records (personally viewed and copied or transcribed)
Pike's Peak Library - Colorado Springs, CO Online obituary for Mae Dene Elizabeth (Bowman) Ellis
Cemetery index Online cemetery index for Roselawn Cemetery
Cemetery index Online cemetery index for Hillcrest Cemetery, Rocky Ford, CO
Burns City Cemetery, Burns City, Martin, IN Viewed and photographed tombstones
Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo, CO Viewed and photographed tombstones
Church of Christ Cemetery, Fayetteville, Lawrence, IN Viewed and photographed tombstones
Hillcrest Cemetery, Rocky Ford, Otero, CO Viewed and photographed tombstones
Random Acts of Kindness, Lisa Collins Tombstone photos for David Dell Bowman & Cora Marie (Bennett) Bowman
Find a Grave volunteer Roger Spoonmore Tombstone photos - Silverville First Baptist Church Cemetery, Silverville, Lawrence, IN
Find-a-Grave volunteer Pamla Tombstone photos - Valleyview Cemetery, Sheridan Co, MT
Random Acts of Kindness volunteer Jerry Hicks, Lubbock, TX Tombstone photos - Resthaven Cemetery, Lubbock, TX
Find a Grave Sherry Duncan Tombstone and cemetery photos - Church of Christ Cemetery, Fayetteville, Lawrence, IN
Find a Grave volunteers Glenda Ragan and Mary/Ron Hysell Tombstone and cemetery photos - New Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Placer, CA
Find a Grave volunteer Herb Schwede Tombstone and cemetery photos - Painted Woods Cemetery, Williams Co, ND
Find a Grave volunteer "Betty From Oregon" Tombstone and cemetery photos - Riverview Heights Cemetery, Kennewick, Benton, WA
Find a Grave volunteers blake kerbaugh and Marlene Beyer Tombstone and cemetery photos - Riverview Cemetery, Williston, Williams, ND
Find-a-Grave volunteers Marilyn Kimmel and Autumn Eagan Tombstone and cemetery photos - Pattonville Cemetery, Patton Hill, Lawrence, Indiana
Family records Records and photos belonging to Linda Wakefield
Family records Records and photos belonging to Hal Bowman - Cary, NC
Family records Records and photos belonging to Elladine Foley
Family records Records and photos belonging to Eldon and Jacqueline (Girdley) Vickers
Family research Research belonging to Valerie Boman and Debra Branigan

 

Miscellaneous Information

1) We have a copy of James and Elizabeth's marriage license.

2) James Isaac's father (William H) mentions him in his will and in a deposition.


Photos and/or signatures

James Isaac Bowman

unknown date

thanks to Hal Bowman for this photo

James Isaac Bowman

Burns City Cemetery
Burns City, Martin, Indiana

photo taken by Valerie Boman