Samuel D. Bowman (1781 - 1867)

Born 16 May 1781 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna C. (Diehl) Bowman — married before 1799 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 15 Jan 1867 at age 85 in Alexander. North Carolina, United states

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Tammie Cochran [send private message], Lauren Cheung [send private message], and Pat Quick [send private message]

Biography

Samuel D. Bowman was born on May 16, 1781 in Burke County (now Alexander County), North Carolina, United States. He was the son of Johann Daniel Bowman and Ann Maria Mouse. He married Susanna Deal/Diehl (1777-1857) in Burke or Lincoln County, North Carolina. He died on Jan 15, 1867 in Alexander County and is buried at the Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery.^[1]

Residences

Samuel and Susanna Bowman had moved to Burke County, now Alexander by 1820. This proof comes from the deed by the heirs of Jacob Deal to John McGee dated October 28, 1820. It states that they are residents of Burke County.

The following information is found in the Federal census records for Samuel Bowman:

• 1820 Burke County^[2]
• 1840 Burke County^[3]
• 1850 Alexander County: Familly #694: Samuel Bowman was listed as a 60 year old farmer with $350 in property value. His wife, Susanna, was 57 years old.^[4]
• 1860 Alexander County: Samuel Bowman was living with his son, Logan, in household #636 in 1860. His age was given as 77.^[5]

A Samuel Bowman shows up in the 1790 and 1800 Census in Mecklenburg County. However, Samuel may have been living as part of the household of his father in 1790 and 1800.

Children

Samuel and Susanna had the following children:

1. Jacob Bowman (about 1799 - about 1801), died when about a year and a half old^[6]
2. Abner Bowman (about 1800 - ?), married Rebecca Allen, moved to Indianna^[7]
3. George Bowman (1802 - 1876), married Elizabeth Hermon (daughter of Barbara, daughter of Johann Daniel Bowman^[8]
4. Mary Bowman White (1805 - 1870), married Joshua White^[9]
5. Paul Powell Bowman (1809-1879), married Lavinia Cecelia Fry^[10]
6. Henry Bowman (1811 - after 1880), married Annie Cline^[11]
7. Susan Bowman (about 1812-?), married James Reid^[12]
8. Samuel Bowman (1814 - 1880), married Susan Bowman (daughter of Daniel Bowman, son of Johann Daniel Bowman)^[13]
9. Jesse Troy Bowman (1815 - 1887), married Sarah Lucinda Hefner^[14]
10. Lovina Bowman (1817-1897), married David Wittenburg^[15]
11. Logan Bowman (1823 - 1918), married Elizabeth Catherine Starnes^[16]
12. Polly Bowman (about 1826 - ?), married Daniel Starnes (1826-1858) and Henry Yount (1836-?)-^[17]

In Rev. Crouse's book, he gives the following description of Samuel Bowman and his family^[18]:

"This man was the fourth son of "George Bowman" (sic, should be Johann Daniel Bowman), who was the pioneer. He married Susan Deal, a daughter of George Deal (Diehl), who came from Germany, probably about the time George Bowman Came. His home was about two miles from Oxford Ford, near where Friendship church now stands, and where his son Logan afterward lived and died. It is now the home of his grand-daughter, Miss Kate Bowman, and her two brothers, Wesley and Simon, who are deaf and dumb."

"His children were: Jacob, Abner (Ab), Mary, George,, Samuel, Paul, Henry, Jesse, Susan, Lavina, Logan, and Polly."

Relevant North Carolina Counties

• Burke County: Founded in 1777 from Rowan County
• Lincoln County: Founded in 1779 from the eastern part of Tryon County, In 1782 the southeastern part of Burke County was annexed to Lincoln County.
• Alexander County: Alexander County was chartered in 1847. It was formed from portions of what were then Iredell, Caldwell, Wilkes counties.

Samuel was born in 1790. He was the son of Daniel Bowman and Mary Mauser. He passed away in 1867.

Sources

1. ↑ #Birth, #FG, #Crouse, #Icenhour
2. ↑ #C1820
3. ↑ #C1840
4. ↑ #C1850
5. ↑ #C1860
6. ↑ #Crouse
7. ↑ #Crouse
8. ↑ #Crouse, #FG
9. ↑ #Crouse, #FG
10. ↑ #Crouse
11. ↑ #Crouse
12. ↑ #Crouse
13. ↑ #Crouse, #FG
14. ↑ #Crouse, #FG
15. ↑ #Crouse
16. ↑ #Crouse, #C1860, #FG
17. ↑ #Crouse
18. ↑ #Crousee

• Source: Find a Grave for Samuel D. Bowman, accessed Feb 8, 2017.
• Source: Historical Sketches of Alexander County, N.C., Book was published in 1905 and authored by Rev. A.L. Crouse, Subtitles is Friendship Lutheran, Hopewell Reformed , and Charity Baptist Churches and of the Bowman & Fry Families. Copies are located in Friendship Library and with descendents.
• Source: Samuel could have been born from 1781-1790 based on census records. His Find a Grave record gives his birth as 16 May 1781, which is confirmed by the Friendship Lutheran Church cemetery records.
• Source: Gary L. Icenhour, I Have Called You Friends--The Story of Friendship, 2008, book for sale at the Friendship Lutheran Church in Taylorsville, Alexander County.
• Source: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDDL-6F8 : 30 December 2015), Samuel Bowman in entry for Logan Bowman, 1860.
• Source: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4B3-RDZ : 9 November 2014), Samuel Bowman, Alexander county, Alexander, North Carolina, United States; citing family 694, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Source: "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHRR-9ZB : 24 August 2015), Samuel Bowman, Burke, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 287, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 355; FHL microfilm 18,092.
• Source: 1830 ?
• Source: "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHLX-7PK : accessed 9 February 2017), Samuel Bowman, Burke, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 81, NARA microfilm publication
• Source: S-1774386621 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.Ancestry Family Trees Ancestry Family Tree 45575179