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William Henry Harrison Bowen
Facts and Events
<a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~slknowles/js-whhb-eww-gm.jpg">Grave marker</a>
(Research):WHH Bowen's father supposedly fought in the Battle of Tippecanoe (7 Nov 1811) in Battle Ground, Indiana. That explains his name, as William Henry Harrison (future president of US), also fought there. There is a record of an Alexander Bowen who fought in that battle - this information can be found in 'A Pioneer History of Indiana' by William M Cockrum, p. 307 - published in 1907). However, so far there is no information that ties WHH Bowen with this Alexander, or anyone else for that matter.
The above was by way of a letter from Lillian Wedemeyer (now deceased), who chronicled a lot of Walker family history. There's a copy in my files.
References
- ↑ Barrett Whittemore. Historical Sketch of Bowen's Prairie. (Found in 'History of Jones County, Iowa', 1879, Western Historical.)
530.
"On the 16th of April, 1839, Harrison Bowen, a brother of Hugh Bowen, arrived with his family from Ohio, taking up his residence with his brother. Joseph Berryhill, a half-brother of Mr. Bowen arrived at the same time."
- ↑ H. F. Andrews (editor). History of Audubon County, Iowa. (B. F. Bowen & Company, 1915. Reprinted by Brookhaven Press, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, 2000.).
"WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON BOWEN married Eliza Watson. In 1853 he, with Walter J. Jardine and John Seifford and families, came here from Jones county, Iowa. Mr. Bowen bought out the claim of Reuben Carpenter and was a farmer. He went to Pikes Peak in 1860 and moved to Colorado in 1862. He returned to Audubon county in 1865, but later, went to Nebraska, where he lived several years and then returned to Cass county, near his old home. He was a Republican, a member of the board of supervisors in 1871-2, and the first assessor of Audubon county. He married for his second wife, Josephine Smith. His son, the late Hugh Bowen, succeeded to the home place many years ago. To William and Eliza Bowen the following children were born: Nancy Jane, who married Hon. William Walker; Rachel Elizabeth, married William B. Stone; John Wesley, married Nancy Cannon;
Anna L., died unmarried; Sarah E., married William Bales; Hugh, married Maggie Selladay; Juliette, married Joseph W. Walker; Emma Caroline, married John Lorah; James W., died unmarried; Charles E., married Mary Allen. By his second wife, Mr. Bowen had four children, Kittie, who married Leonard J. Whitney, Burns, Harry and Edward.
Submitted by Dick Barton"
- ↑ Dawn Bowen Christensen. Bowen Family History.
"William Henry Harrison Bowen was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, near Columbus, on July 28. 1812. About 1839 he and his brother, ______, moved to Bowen's Prairie near Monticello, Jones County, Iowa. In 1853 he moved to Audubon County and settled near Hamlin's Grove, where his son, Hugh, later lived. Being a man who loved the frontier, W.H.H. Bowen moved twice to Colorado, in 1860 and 1862, then again settled on the old home place until about 1880, when he went west again and settled in Nebraska after travelling through several of the western states. He came back to Audubon County about 6 yrs. before his death. He died at the farm of James Barhan in north Benton Township. Cause of death was a bad cold complicated by asthma. He was assessor of Audubon County in 1855, also County Supervisor for one or two terms. He was an active member of the Methodist Church for over forty years., with church and prayer meetings being held at his home. At his death he was survived by 9 children, 33 grandchildren, 46 great grandchildren." - this information is ostensibly from an obituary of WHH Bowen, but I have not been able to verify that. slk
- ↑ 1840 US Census
160, Jones County, Iowa Territory.
Listed as Harrison Bowen with 1 female 20-30 (his wife, Eliza); 1 female 5-10 (Nancy); 2 females under 5 (Rachel and Lucretia); 1 male under 5 (John); 1 male 10-15 (unknown - perhaps a younger brother, nephew or farmhand). They are living right next to Hugh Bowen, his older brother.
- ↑ 1850 US Census
209, Richland Township, Jones County, Iowa.
Listed with his wife - Eliza - and seven children - Nancy J., Rachel E., John W., Lucretia, Sarah E., Hugh L., Juliette.
- ↑ 1860 US Census
705, Hamlin's Grove, Audubon County, Iowa.
Listed with his wife - Eliza; six children - Sarah E., Hugh L., Julia, Emma C., James W., Charles; and one grown son - John W. and his wife Nancy A.
- ↑ 1870 US Census
574, Audubon Township, Audubon County, Iowa.
Listed with his wife - Eliza - and three children - Hugh, Jas Wm, Chas.
- ↑ 1880 US Census
2, District No. 25 (Exira Township), Audubon County, Iowa.
Listed as Harry Bowen with his second wife - Josephine - and two of their children - Ethel and William. This entry also indicates that his father (details unknown) was born in Virginia.
- ↑ IGI Record.
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