William Andrews Bowman

1842 - 1921  (78 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	William Andrews Bowman
  Born	17 Aug 1842	Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	have also seen his year of birth as 1841
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Green Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 3 2172 James Bowman 43 1807 male farmer Pennsylvania 4 2172 Martha Bowman 45 1805 female Pennsylvania 5 2172 Mary Bowman 22 1828 female Pennsylvania 6 2172 Rebecca Bowman 20 1830 female Pennsylvania 7 2172 Hugh Bowman 18 1832 male farmer Pennsylvania 8 2172 James Bowman 14 1836 male Pennsylvania 9 2172 Margaret Bowman 11 1839 female Pennsylvania 10 2172 William Bowman 8 1842 male Pennsylvania 11 2172 Mary McGill 74 1776 female Pennsylvania   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=kwf3_611
  Census	1860	Green Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 7 890 James Bowman 53 1807 male farmer Pennsylvania 8 890 Martha Bowman 57 1803 female Pennsylvania 9 890 Mary Ann Bowman 30 1830 female Pennsylvania 10 890 Margarette Bowman 20 1840 female Pennsylvania 11 890 William Bowman 18 1842 male Pennsylvania   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=9xkr_612
  Draft Registration	Jun 1863	French Creek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Although he served the Confederacy during the Civil War; William did register for the Union draft in June of 1863 in French Creek Township, Venango County, Pa. At the time he was listed as being single and a practicing physician.
  		Civil War Draft Registration for William Bowman
  Census	1870	French Creek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 36 98 W.A. Bowman 29 1841 male white merchant Pennsylvania 37 98 Nancy Bowman 29 1841 female white keeping house Pennsylvania 38 98 Mary Bowman 6 1864 female white at home Pennsylvania 39 98 Mattie Bowman 4 1866 female white at home Pennsylvania   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=rztc_623
  Census	1880	Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Occupation Street 24 121 Wm. A. Bowman head male white 1842 38 married Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania clerk 25 121 Nancy Bowman wife female white 1841 39 married Pennsylvania Ireland Ireland keeping house 26 121 Mattie Bowman daughter female white 1866 14 single Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 27 121 Dora E. Bowman daughter female white 1872 8 single Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 28 121 Byron H. Bowman son male white 1879 1 single Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=qwrc_622
  Census	1900	Pine Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 43 189 William Bowman head male white Aug 1844 58 married 12 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania dry goods salseman 44 189 Mary Bowman wife female white Oct 1854 45 married 12 0 0 Pennsylvania Ireland Ireland 45 189 Mattie Bowman daughter female white Feb 1873 27 single Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 46 189 Dora Bowman daughter female white Apr 1875 25 single Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania millinery 47 189 Hugo Bowman son male white Mar 1879 21 single Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania dry goods salesman   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=y0rj_624
  Census	1910	Sadsbury Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 26 54 John H. Richards head male white 1857 53 married 2x 26 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania drayman 27 54 Myrtle A. Richards wife female white 1866 44 married 1x 26 5 5 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania none 28 54 Joseph M. Richards son male white 1895 15 single Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania odd jobs laborer 29 54 Leona M. Richards daughter female white 1897 13 single Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania none 30 54 Pearl J. Richards daughter female white 1899 11 single Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania none 31 54 Clarence M. Richards son male white 1902 8 single Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania none 32 54 Gerald T. Richards son male white 1908 2 single Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania none 33 54 William A. Bowman boarder male white 1842 68 widowed Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania manager Conneaut Lake Supply Co   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=1jg3_625
  Military Service	Civil War - Confederate. Not much is known about William's military career, except that he served in a Louisiana infantry unit during the war. Before the war he was a practicing physician, after the war he joined the mercantile business. Was he a physician in the military? Did he give up the occupation during the war, or because of the war?
  		Crawford County Veteran's Burial Card William Andrews Bowman
  Died	23 Jan 1921	Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA
  	cause of death: cerebral apoplexy, paralysis of right side from the January 26, 1921 issue of the Linesville Herald: The Funeral of Wm. A. Bowman Funeral services in memory of William A. Bowman will be held Wednesday, Jan. 26, in Linesville in U.P. church, at 1:30 p.m. Mr. Bowman died at his home in Canton, Ohio, Jan. 23, aged 79. Surviving members of his family are two daughters, Miss Mattie Bowman and Mrs. Snively, and son, Dr. Hugo Bowman. Deceased was a son of James and Mattie Bowman and was born in Mercer county where he was educated and became a practicing physician which he relinquished to follow a mercantile career. About 1877 he became a member of Bowman & Gaugh, Linesville merchants, and was identified with mercantile business in this place most of his life after coming here until he moved to Canton, Ohio, seven years ago. He was the last of his father's family.
  		Ohio Death Certificate William Andrews Bowman
  Age	78 years
  Buried	26 Jan 1921	Linesville Cemetery, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Section B, Lot 16, Grave 3 - HAS NO TOMBSTONE
  		Bowman Lot in the Linesville Cemetery William Andrews Bowman rests in an unmarked grave - he owns the row in front of his brother, James Dowling Bowman, and the American flag marks the location of his grave in this lot. Plot: Section B, Lot 16, Grave 3
  		Bowman, William Andrews 1942-1921 the Linesville Rotary Club purchased and installed this tombstone for William in October of 2022. He did not have a marker at all until this date. Plot: Section B, Lot 16, Grave 3
  Person ID	I29994	Local Families
  Last Modified	15 May 2023

  
  

  Father	James Bowman,   b. 25 Dec 1802, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 13 Jan 1888, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Martha Andrews,   b. 25 Aug 1802, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 14 Jul 1881, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F10166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy Dickson,   b. 21 Mar 1841, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 8 Oct 1883, Lorraine County, Ohio, USA  (Age 42 years)
  Children	1. Mary A. Bowman,   b. 30 Jul 1864, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 30 Sep 1877, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 13 years)   2. Mattie Bowman,   b. 17 Feb 1866, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA   3. Dora E. Bowman,   b. Abt 1872, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 6 Mar 1963, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA  (Age ~ 91 years) + 4. Dr. Byron Hugo Bowman, DDS,   b. 4 Mar 1879, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 31 Mar 1949, Canton, Stark County, Ohio, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	15 May 2023
  Family ID	F16214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary E. Rodgers,   b. Oct 1854, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 28 Aug 1907, Conewango Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Married	5 Oct 1886	Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2019
  Family ID	F27664	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - 26 Jan 1921 - Linesville Cemetery, Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Miscellaneous News

  Fire At Linesville Ten Buildings Burned in the Business Center of the Town from the May 21, 1891 issue of the Conneautville Courier

  
  

• Notes

  William was appointed Post Master of Linesville on July 29, 1885 - a position he held until Thomas Limber was appointed July 12, 1889. from the October 30, 1912 issue of the Linesville Herald: Mr. William A. Bowman, of the Linesville Store Company, last week, visited his son, Dr. B.H. Bowman, a dentist at Mount Vernon, Ohio.