John Farrar Bowman (abt. 1827 - 1866)

Born about 1827 in Kentucky, United States

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Died 17 Sep 1866 at about age 39 in Golconda, Pope, Illinois, United States

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Biography

"Faro" Bowman was born in 1827 in Kentucky, when his father, John Farrar Bowman, was 37 and his mother, Martha "Patsy" Townsend, was 29. Faro married Julia Ann HENSLEY on February 18, 1850, in Trimble, Kentucky. They had six children in 11 years. From the 1850 and1860 census enumerations, plus his 1863 draft registration, it is clear that as an adult he worked as a cooper, usually residing near a river or waterway that was used to ship goods in barrels. He seems to have died about 1866 in Golconda, Illinois. None of his immediate family have been identified in the 1870 Federal Census, although Julia and the children have been identified in 1880 and later. In 1880 Julia seems to have remarried and is listed as July Bowman Foth. Julia was living in the household of son Hugh Mack Collie Bowman in both the 1880 and 1900 census enumerations.

Sources

• 1850 United States Federal Census; District 1, Trimble, Kentucky; Roll: M432_220; Page: 413A; Image:

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=17517884&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt ;Ancestry.com; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

• 1860 United States Federal Census: Golconda, Pope, Illinois; Roll: M653_220; Page: 0; Image: 285;

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=38069541&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt ; Ancestry.com; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

• Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965; Farrow Bowman, 18 Feb 1850, Trimble, Kentucky, Julian Hensley. Film # 000420390; Ancestry.com; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; 2016; Lehi, UT, USA
• U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865; F Bowman, b. 1827, Kentucky, 36, White, Cooper, Golconda, Pope, Illinois; National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal; https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1666/images/32178_520307095_0022-00017?pId=1555100

Ancestry.com; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

• 1880 United States Federal Census; Ghent, Carroll, Kentucky; Roll: T9_408; Family History Film: 1254408; Page: 408.1000; Enumeration District: 34; Image: 0096.;

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=17262773&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt ; Ancestry.com; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

• 1900 United States Federal Census; Battery Rock, Hardin, Illinois; Roll: T623_305; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 59.

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=12140239&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt ; Ancestry.com; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.