Bernard
Bowman
Born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Son of George Bowman Sr.
and Susanna (Rugh) Bowman
Brother of
Mary Margaret (Bowman) Overmyer [half], Peter Bowman, John Bowman, Sarah Saloma (Bowman) Zeigler and Elizabeth (Bowman) Wirick
Husband of
Mary Elizabeth (Poorman) Bowers
— married
23 Mar 1826 (to 1829) in Perry County, Ohio
Husband of
Catherine (Poorman) Bowman
— married
17 Dec 1833 in Perry County, Ohio
Descendants 
Father of
Louisa B. (Bowman) Fisher, Levi Bowman, Peter C. Bowman, Phoebe (Bowman) Barnes, Melancthon Bowman, Amos L. Bowman, George Thomas Bowman and Susan Catherine (Bowman) Zartman
Died
at age 59
in Reading Township, Perry, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Apr 2011
This page has been accessed 308 times.
Biography
Bernard married sisters.
Children with Mary Elizabeth:
- Joel (1827-1898) - m. Mary Ann Binckley Bowman
- Mary Elizabeth (1829-1860) - her mother died two weeks after she was born - m. George Washington Overmyer
Sources
FamilySearch.org, including
- 1850 Reading, Perry, Ohio US Census - married to Catherine with seven children - occupation: grain miller
Find A Grave: Memorial #45542370 - New Reading Cemetery in Somerset, Perry County, Ohio
Profile History:
- Bowman-1241 was created by Krissi (Hubbard) Love on 11 April 2011.
- Bowman-8125 was created by Meredith Mendel on 10 May 2018.
- Merged Bowman-8125 into Bowman-1241 on 29 March 2022.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bernard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bernard:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bernard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bernard:
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~1.56%
Meredith Mendel
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member MeredithMendel
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~0.78%
Dana (Van Wormer) Schreder :
23andMe, GEDmatch M451194 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M451194 [compare], FTDNA kit #191954
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
DS Valentine :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A302794 [compare], Ancestry member Debra4CWVal
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~0.39%
Barbara Richardson :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Barbara (Hickey) Wagner :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A878740 [compare], Ancestry member Barbara_Wagner
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #b211677
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MyHeritage DNA
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Denise Ganopole
Bowman-1241 and Bowman-8125 appear to represent the same person because: Same guy. Found him as an orphan with no dates. Dated him up and located the duplicate. Please merge. Thank you!
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