Catherine (Bowman) Klepper (1796 - 1867)

Born 29 Dec 1796 in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States

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Died 18 Feb 1867 at age 70 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Catherine Bowman was born on December 9, 1796, in Rockingham County, Virginia, the daughter of John Jacob Bowman and Elizabeth Eva Steele Bowman. Her family were descendants of immigrants from Switzerland, Baumann- Bowman.^[1] When Catherine was very young, they moved to Washington County, in Eastern Tennessee. When Catherine was 21, she married Jacob Benjamin Klepper on December 23, 1817, in Washington, Tennessee^[2]and they had thirteen children.^[3] She died on February 18, 1867, in Limestone, Tennessee, at the age of 70, and was buried in the Limestone Church of Brethren Cemetery, Washington Co., Tennessee^[4]

1850 Census Household

Jacob Klepper Age 59, Catharine Klepper Age 53, Wm Klepper Age 13 , Catharine Klepper Age 15, Henry Klepper Age 11, Eliza Klepper Age 7, Elizabeth Sherfy Age 49.

Sources

1. ↑ Bittinger, Dr. Emmert F. “The Jacob and Varena Bowman Family, Brethren Pioneers of Maryland and Virginia,” Mennonite Family History, Vol. XVI, No. 3 (July 1997); Vol. XVI, No. 4 (October 1997) (page 158); and Vol. XVII, No. 1 (January 1998).Page 33.
2. ↑ Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002. 25 APR 1796; Washington County, Tennessee. Catharine Bowman. Marriage Date 23 Dec 1817. Marriage Place Washington, Tennessee, USA. Spouse Jacob Clipper.
3. ↑ Year: 1850; Census United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6S-29P : 4 April 2020), Catharine Klipper in household of Jacob Klipper, Washington county, Washington, Tennessee, United States; citing family 2174, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Household: Jacob Klepper Age 59, Catharine Klepper Age 53, Wm Klepper Age 13 , Catharine Klepper Age 15, Henry Klepper Age 11, Eliza Klepper Age 7, Elizabeth Sherfy Age 49.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #54136437 Photo of gravestone.

See Also

• Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9TS-HB9 : 26 August 2019), Catherine Bowman in entry for John Bowman Klepper, 6 Jul 1915; Death, Limestone, Washington, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
• Probate Records, 1778-1950; Author: Tennessee County Court (Washington County); Probate Place: Washington, Tennessee. Will Books, Vol 1-2, 1779-1889. Catharine Klepper. Probate Date: 16 Feb 1867. Probate Place Washington, Tennessee, USA, Inferred Death Year Abt 1867.