Benjamin
Bowman
Born about in Greene, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Sparling Bowman Sr
and Eleanor (Hixson) Bowman
Brother of
Sparling Bowman Jr, Joanna Bowman, Rachel (Bowman) Waddle, Nancy (Bowman) Blake, Kennedy Bowman and Amey Emeline (Bowman) Morelock [half]
Husband of
Mary (Skyles) Bowman
— married
16 Sep 1823 in Greene, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Andrew Joseph Bowman
Died about
at about age 66
in Dent, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Mar 2020
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Biography
Benjamin, son of Sparling Bowman and Elanor Hixson, was born about 1789 at Green County, TN. He died about 1855 at Dent County, MO, and was buried in the Bowman Family Cemetery there.[1]
He married Mary 'Millie' SKILES, daughter of William SKILES Jr and Elizabeth MILLER, on 16 Sep 1823 at Greene County, TN.[2]
The 1840 census of Greene County, TN, listed Benjamin Bowman with 1 male 5-9, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 30-39, 2 females 10-14, and 1 female 30-39.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Ken Fiebelman, Dent Co. Cemeteries, Bowman Family Plot; giving "BOWMAN, BENJAMIN c1790, Greene Co., TN – c1855, Dent Co., s/o Sparling Bowman (Rev. War Soldier, d. Greene Co., TN); m. Millie Skiles (Skyles), 6 ch.: Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin M. (m. Susan E. Pewitt, 1867, Dent Co., m. Mary E. Pewitt, 1894, Dent Co.) Jane (m. John Skiles, 1867, Dent Co.)."
- ↑ Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, online : https://www.ancestry.com, (Lehi UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.: 2008), Milly Skyler and Benjamin Bowman.
- ↑ 1840 United States Federal Census, digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com, NARA microfilm M704, roll 525, Greene County TN, page 20, Benjamin Bowman.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin 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 Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin 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 Benjamin:
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~1.56%
Donavan Wells
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
Barbara (Matthews) Smythe :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A959839 [compare], Ancestry member Bsmythe56
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Elizabeth (Ledford) Landers :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Lance Hall :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lancehall
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Geneva (Owsley) Williamson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A858728 [compare], Ancestry member floydowsley
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B217196
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Rhonda (Parris) McMahel :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A764992 [compare]
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