George Henry Bowman

Born [date unknown] in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died about 25 Nov 1832 in Manchester, Adams, Ohio, United States

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Biography

George Henry Bowman was born in Pennsylvania. He had two sons during his marriage. He died on November 25, 1832, in Manchester, Adams, Ohio, having lived a long life of 85 years.

It is probable that the George Bowman in the Brown County Census is the same as found in Adams County in the 1806 Tax List, Brown County being formed in 1817 from parts of Adams County. The history of Adams Co. Ohio says that the Bowmans came in 1797 with the Roush and Pence families to found the "Dutch Settlement". This settlement straddles the county line of Brown and Adams in modern times. The article in the book under Ambrose Bowman indicates that George came down the Ohio River from Pennsylvania in the keelboat times.

Find a Grave lists George's birth and death dates and that he was born in Virginia. However, the source for this information is unclear and there is no picture of a headstone? The Ambrose Bowman article in the History of Adams County, Ohio says that George was a native of Pennsylvania, so I'm unsure of where the Virginia birthplace comes from on the Find a Grave site. (Note: See Research Notes below).

Research Notes

• I have been doing some research, with little luck, but I have found that there was George Bowman born in Northampton, Pennsylvania in 1773 and died in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia in 1786. His parents were Bernard Henry Bauman and Catherine driesbach. Some records are showing him married to Elizabeth Roush in 1786 with children. This is unlikely, as George would have been 13 years old, for one thing, and another is that he could not have children, since he was dead ( see the Prather Family Tree at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/6388595/person/-1294385433/facts; Fraley Family Tree at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/10151915/person/649690692/facts). I personally believe that all these records are flawed regarding the marriage. I am going to adhere to the idea that George was born in Virginia and moved to Ohio as records are showing. (Arthur Van Riper, 23 Mar 2024)
• Looking at this profile and the information that is provided and comments I have received, I have concluded that this George Bowman was not married to Elizabeth Roush. This George had two sons, Philip and Benjamin, whereas the George from VA had 2 sons, Andrew and George. For these reasons, I am removing Elizabeth as spouse and Hans Jerg Baumann and Maria Elizabeth DuBois Hite as parents, since he had different parents beingborn in Pennsylvania.

Sources

• 1806 Adams County Ohio Tax List George Bowman. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7FFD-683Z
• 1810 Adams County, Ohio Tax List - Duplicate of Land Tax - Henry and Benjamin Bowman. http://ohiogenealogyexpress.com/adams/adamsco_taxlist1810.htm
• 1830 Census Huntington Twp. Brown County Ohio. George Bowman age 60 to 70 years (1760-1770). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGJ-4P2
• The book "A History of Adams Co. Ohio says the Roush, Pence and Bowman families came to Adams Co from PA in 1796 and founded the "Dutch Settlement" in Sprigg Twp. Pg. 847 "Alexander Roush". Also, see article on Ambrose Bowman, Great Grandfather George a native of Pennsylvania. https://archive.org/details/ahistoryadamsco01stivgoog/page/680/mode/2up
• Find a Grave - George T Bowman born 24 MAR 1747 in VA died 25 NOV 1832 in Manchester, Adams County, Ohio. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198774812/george-bowman
• Ohio Probate Records 1789-1996 Brown County, Ohio - George Bowman, Executer Elizabeth Bowman Case #7695. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MG-9996-9?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=GWH1-D72&i=14
• Ohio Probate Records 1789-1996 Wills 1817-1851 Vol 1 and 2. Brown County, Ohio. 21 JUL 1830. George Bowman - Says my wife Elizabeth, my oldest son Phillip J, and my son Benjamin. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MK-22YY?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=GWH1-D72&i=103.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198774812/george-bowman : accessed 13 May 2022), memorial page for George Bowman (24 Mar 1747–25 Nov 1832), Find a Grave Memorial ID 198774812, ; Maintained by Dana Palmer (contributor 47156258) Burial Details Unknown.

Trees

• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=22265477&pid=464.

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Marilyn Cardwell and Jerry Bowman for creating this profile.