Benjamin Bowman (abt. 1784 - 1856)

Born about 5 Feb 1784 in Bedford (later Blair) County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Shideler — married 1802 (to 1838) in Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Hannah Brumbaugh (Ulery) Bowman — married 9 Aug 1850 in Union Twp., Delaware Co., Indiana.

Descendants

Died 12 Mar 1856 at about age 72 in Delaware, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Benjamin was born about 1785.

Name: Benjamin F Bowman. Given Name: Benjamin F. Surname: Bowman. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Born EST 5 FEB 1784. Bedford (later Blair) County, Pennsylvania; Alternative 4 Feb 1785 per cemetery memorial.

Marriages and Children Married twice:

1st.1802 Elizabeth A. Shidler] (1787–1838), seven children

2md. 1850 Hannah Ulery (1789–1862), no children

Residence 1820 iBrownville, Indiana, 1830 Jackson Indiana

Ministry "Benjamin Bowman was the founder of a family that has furnished many members and ministers to [the German Baptist Brethren, later known as] the Church of the Brethren. He ... moved to the Nettle Creek [IN] church shortly after its organization [about 1820]. When David Miller moved to Northern Indiana, about 1830, Benjamin Bowman succeeded him as elder, remaining in charge a number of years. He was an able preacher, speaking freely in both English and German. He was active both in local and general church work. ... Late in life he married the widowed mother of George W. Studebaker. He then moved to her home in the Mississinewa congregation, where he died February 21, 1856. He lies buried in the Eaton cemetery. Four of his sons followed him in the ministry." (Winger 1917, p 315)

Died 12 MAR 1856. Delaware County, IN; Alternative 20 Feb 1856 per cemetery memorial.

Burial Union Cemetery, Eaton, Delaware County, Indiana, USA. Plot: Row 6, Mississinewa German Baptist Church Cemetery now Union Cemetery.

Sources

• Benjamin Bowman Sr. (1784–1856 ), profile provided by Family Search.
• Memorial for Benjamin Bowman, buried in Union Cemetery, Eaton, Delaware County, Indiana, USA.
• "History of the Church of the Brethren in Indiana," by Otho Winger. Brethren Publishing House, Elgin, Illinois (1917).
• Same book, another location: History of the Church of the Brethren in Indiana, By Otho Winger (1917) ISBN:9780722208458, 0722208456 Page count:479 Published:1917 Format:Hardcover Publisher:Brethren Publishing House Original from:Indiana University Digitized:November 5, 2008
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHV6-JJT : 12 April 2016), Benjamin Bowman, Jackson, Wayne, Indiana, United States; citing family 545, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).