Nora May Bowman

parents: William Howard Bowman and Margaret Sims

this entire page updated 2020

	*Birth:* 09 Apr 1885 Bogard Twp, Daviess Co, IN
	*Death:* 17 Apr 1973 Washington, Daviess, IN
	*Burial:* Walnut Hill Cemetery, Odon, Daviess, IN

Marriage #1

John Benjamin Stotts

01 Nov 1905 Daviess Co, IN

Children

Carval John "Cobb" Stotts

09 May 1906

children of John Benjamin Stotts and Nora May (Bowman) Stotts

Sources

1900 Federal census	Bogard Twp, Daviess, IN - age 15 (view census information)
1910 Federal census	Madison, Daviess, IN - age 24 (view census information)
1920 Federal census	Madison, Daviess, IN - age 34 (view census information)
1930 Federal census	Madison, Daviess, IN - age 44 (view census information)
Family History Center, Salt Lake City, UT	The History of Odon Indiana - book (viewed and copied or transcribed)
"Billy Bowman Bugle"	Issues 1-2, printed by Ned Alan Bowman 1986
Walnut Hill Cemetery, Odon, Daviess, IN	Viewed and photographed tombstones
Wendy Cranfill (friend/contact)	Tombstone photo - Robert D Stotts & Eliza Jane Phipps
Family records	Records belonging to Beth Severidt
Family records	Records and photos belonging to Hal Bowman
Family research	Research belonging to Valerie Boman and Debra Branigan

Miscellaneous Information

1) Husband of Nora May Bowman: John Benjamin Stotts - born 06 Jun 1885 Daviess Co, IN; photo including John (see below); died 24 Mar 1947 Odon, Daviess, IN; obituary; death certificate; cause of death: angina pectoris, coronary stenosis; buried Walnut Hill Cemetery, Odon, Daviess, IN (see tombstone photo below); WWII draft registration card; signature:

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son of Robert D Stotts (1851-1911) and Eliza Jane Phipps (1850-1927); Robert and Eliza are buried Mt Olive Cemetery, near Odon, Daviess, IN; tombstone photo. In 2011, we were contacted regarding a book signed by John.

2) John and Nora's wedding announcement and marriage record.

3) A news article regarding the public sale of Stotts property.

4) A news article regarding Nora.

5) Nora's obituary, death record, and death certificate; cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage, reticulum cell sarcoma skull.

Photos and/or signatures

thanks to Hal Bowman for all personal photos (except as noted)

Bowman siblings
back: Allegra, Starlin, Victor and Nora
front: Alpha, Ira, Sidney

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John Ben Stotts
from The History of Odon (Indiana)

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Nora May Bowman

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William and Margaret Bowman family

back: unknown, Margaret, William, Ira, James Taylor,
John Ben Stotts, Allegra (Bowman) Taylor
front: Nora (Bowman) Stotts, probably Carval Stotts,
Arla (Myers) Bowman, Sidney,
Jeanne (Manteaux) Bowman, Victor,
children on left: probably Alene Bowman, probably Orin Bowman

c. 1920

Nora (Bowman) Stotts

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Bowman siblings
Victor, Allegra, Starlin, Nora and Sidney

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Nora May (Bowman) Stotts and her husband John Ben Stotts

Walnut Hill Cemetery
Odon, Daviess, Indiana

photo taken by Valerie Boman