John R Bowman
parents: William H Bowman and Julia Ann Andis this entire page updated 2019/2020
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1) Wife (1) of John R Bowman: Nancy Jane Spalding - born c. 1845 IN; died c. 1880-1885 KS; buried Jackson Cemetery, New Albany, Wilson, KS (photos); daughter of Valentine Spalding (1820 KY-28 Oct 1861 Daviess Co, IN; buried St Mary's Cemetery, Barr Twp, Daviess, IN - no discernible maker found in 2009; son of James Ignatius Spalding (c. 1782 MD-23 Jun 1842 Loogootee, Martin, IN; War of 1812) and Julia Ann Montgomery (22 Aug 1786 MD-22 May 1876 Daviess Co, IN); James and Julia buried St Mary's Cemetery, Barr Twp, Daviess Co, IN - tombstone photos) and Mary Ann Spalding (1818 IN-1847) - Valentine and Mary Ann are also found here.
2) Wife (2) of John R Bowman: Mary Alice Fortner born 05 Mar 1853 IN; died 21 Feb 1923 near Cory, Clay Co,
IN; obituary;
death certificate; cause
of death: influenza; buried Rhule Cemetery, Brazil, Clay, IN;
census records for Mary;
3) Wife (3) of John R Bowman: Virginia Beck - born 19 Mar 1858 Kankakee, Kankakee, IL; died 09 Jan 1912 Marland, Noble, OK; obituary and burial notice; buried Odd Fellows Cemetery, Ponca City, Kay, OK; tombstone photo; daughter of Peter Beck (born c. 1821 Canada) and Soloma ____ (born c. 1826 Canada); Virginia married (1) to Basil Durant 04 Feb 1877 IL (marriage record), and had 3 children (Napoleon, Bertha and Mae Durant). 4) John's father (William H) mentions John in his will and in a deposition. 5) John is mentioned when his father's land was partitioned out to various family members. 6) We have a copy of the purchase and sale of land in Daviess County, Indiana by John and Nancy. 7) When the family moved from Indiana to Kansas, they took the train. They first made camp south of Virgil, Greenwood Co, Kansas (per Jesse Ralph Boman). They lived - at different times - in the areas of Keck, New Albany and Independence, Kansas (per Charles Monroe Boman obituary). 8) Boman/Bowman note: Regarding this family line: All descendants of William and Julia Bowman spelled their name "Bowman" with the exception of John R Bowman. After migrating from Indiana to Kansas, he changed his last name to "Boman". Be sure to check both spellings of all Boman/Bowman entries when searching! There are two family stories that might give an indication as to why the name was changed in this line: 1) John R Bowman and his father, William H Bowman were not on good terms when he left for Kansas. 2) The name was changed to take care of surname mix-ups at the local Kansas post office. Neither story has been verified, so they remain just that - "stories". 9) We have a copy of John R's will and final distribution of property.
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Photos and/or signatures John R Bowman thanks to Robert Dorn for this photo
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(click here for layout diagram and information on Bowman/Boman family plot in Virgil, Greenwood Co, Kansas) Virgil Cemetery cemetery photos taken by Dean and
Valerie Boman |
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