Person:Hiram Bowen (1)

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Hiram Bowen
b.9 Apr 1839 Kalamo, Eaton, Michigan, United States
d.9 Aug 1867 Benzie, Michigan, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1828
  1. Jane B. Bowen1831 - 1888
  2. Harriet B. Bowen1833 - 1925
  3. Louisa Ann Bowen1834 - 1896
  4. William L. M. Bowen1835 - 1864
  5. Hiram Bowen1839 - 1867
  6. Edward E Bowen1847 - 1913
  7. Sarah L. Bowen1850 - 1920
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1862
  1. Frederick Eugene Bowen1862 - 1958
  2. Harriet "Hattie" BowenAbt 1866 - Aft 1880
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Facts and Events
Name Hiram Bowen
Gender Male
Birth[2] 9 Apr 1839 Kalamo, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Marriage Abt 1862 to Julia Abbie Williams
Death[2] 9 Aug 1867 Benzie, Michigan, United States
Burial[2] Lake Ann, Benzie, Michigan, United StatesGreenbriar Cemetery

A Hiram Bowen is listed several times in the Land Records for the state of Michigan: 160 acres in Kalamazoo (record issued May 1, 1839); 80 acres and 40 acres in Ionia (issued Aug 1, 1841); 40 acres in Ionia (issued Oct 1, 1860); and 40 acres Traverse City (issued Nov. 1, 1864). The first of these is probrobably Hiram Sr.

Name: Hiram Bowen
Issue Date: 1 Nov 1864
State of Record: Michigan
Acres: 40
Accession Number: MI2400__.105
Land Office: Traverse City
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Number: 2548
Legal Land Description:
Section Twp: 25
Range: 27-N 13-W
Meridian: Michigan-Toledo Strip
County: Benzie

The Michigan Business Directory of 1863 lists a Hiram Bowen as carpenter.

A veteran of the Civil War (died shortly after war)
Military record:
Name: Hiram Bowen
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Michigan
Regiment Name: 15 Michigan Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 15th Regiment, Michigan Infantry
Company: D
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private
Film Number: M545 roll 5

1850 Census:
Name: Hiram Bowen
Age: 11, Estimated Birth Year: abt 1839, Birth Place: Michigan
Home in 1850: Kalamo, Eaton, Michigan
Household Members:
Hiram Bowen 49
Louisa Bowen 39
Jane Bowen 18
Harriett Bowen 17
Wm L M Bowen 15
Louisa A Bowen 14
Hiram Bowen 11
Edward E Bowen 2

1860 Census:
Name: Hiram Bowen
Age in 1860: 21, Birth Year: abt 1839, Birthplace: Michigan
Home in 1860: Assyria, Barry, Michigan
Household Members:
Albert Shepherd 28
Harriett Shepherd 27 = Hiram's sister
William F Pierce 5
Hiram Russell 29
Hiram Bowen 21

"Hiram was a member of a Michigan regiment in the war of the Rebellion and died about one year after its close as the result of disease contracted while in the field." (Hiram's bio)

References
  1.   U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, Primary quality.

    National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Find A Grave.

    Tombstone shown, with veteran plaque: [[1]]

  3.   United States Census, 1850.

    FamilySearch [2]; citing family 293, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

  4.   United States Census, 1860.

    FamilySearch [3], Assyria, Barry, Michigan. Living in household of sister Harriet and brother-in-law Albert Shepherd.

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