1751 Jacob Bowman, son of Christian and Elizabeth Bowman, was born on February 20. [1] [2] [3]
1777-78 Christian, Wendle, and Jacob Bauman were listed for exercise fines (not appearing for military exercises) in Captain Rheim's company, Berks County. [4]
1785 Jacob Bowman [Bauman] was listed as 5 class on a class roll of Capt. Weidner's Company of April and May 1765 of the First Battalion of Berks County, commanded by Col. Lutz. [5]
Jacob Bowman married Maria Schantz [6] or Maria Fohantzer [7]
1790 Jacob Bowman (of Chrn) lived in Cumru Twp, Berks County, Pennsylvania. [8]
1802 Jacob Bowman entered the [Mennonite] ministry. [9]
1816 Jacob Bowman left Lancaster for Ontario. [10]
1820 Jacob Bowman died on July 4, in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. [11] [12] [13]
Research Notes:
Jacob's wife has been reported by some researchers to be Mary Fohanzer (10 Jan 1752-24 Mar 1814). [14] We seek evidence to clarify the identity of the wife of Jacob Bowman.
[1] "Genealogical Tips Baumann/Bowman," [cites a bible assumed printed in 1720 and assumed to have belonged to Wendel Bowman (1681-1735), but which was actually printed in 1753, and belonged to Christian Bowman (1724-1790) and his son Wendel] Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 9 (April, 1986), 46.
[2] Ezra E. Eby, A Biographical History of Waterloo Township, Vol. 1 (1895), 64, [GoogleBooks].
[3] Jerold A Stahly, "The Family of Jacob Oberholtzer (1704-1755) of Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (April, 1989), 13-26, at 23, person O12.
[4] William Henry Egle, Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series, Volume 6 (Revolution 1777-1789, Lieutenants) (1896), 286, right, and 274, for description of the list, [InternetArchive], [GoogleBooks].
[5] Thomas Lynch Montgomery, Pennsylvania Archives, Sixth Series, Volume 3 (Muster Rolls Bedford-York) (1907), 56, of 55-6, [GoogleBooks].
[6] Barbara B. Ford, The Oberholtzer Book (1995), 116, [GoogleBooks].
[7] Jerold A Stahly, "The Family of Jacob Oberholtzer (1704-1755) of Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (April, 1989), 13-26, at 23, person O12.
[8] United States Federal Census, 1790, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[9] Leo Schelbert, Swiss Migration to America: the Swiss Mennonites (1966), 194, [GoogleBooks].
[10] Leo Schelbert, Swiss Migration to America: the Swiss Mennonites (1966), 194, [GoogleBooks].
[11] "Genealogical Tips Baumann/Bowman," [cites a bible assumed printed in 1720 and assumed to have belonged to Wendel Bowman (1681-1735), but which was actually printed in 1753, and belonged to Christian Bowman (1724-1790) and his son Wendel] Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 9 (April, 1986), 46.
[12] Ezra E. Eby, A Biographical History of Waterloo Township, Vol. 1 (1895), 64, [GoogleBooks].
[13] Jerold A Stahly, "The Family of Jacob Oberholtzer (1704-1755) of Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (April, 1989), 13-26, at 23, person O12.
[14] Jerold A Stahly, "The Family of Jacob Oberholtzer (1704-1755) of Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 12 (April, 1989), 13-26, at 23, person O12.