Walter Wesley S. Bowman

1911 - 1943  (~ 32 years)

• Name	Walter Wesley S. Bowman
  Residence	1911	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Born	Mar 1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Walter Bauman
  Residence	1921	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-169440
  Died	12 Aug 1943	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: Struck by Lighting
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I169440	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Abraham M. Bauman,   b. 19 Feb 1885, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 May 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Lydia Ann Shoemaker,   b. 28 Nov 1888, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jan 1976, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	16 Mar 1910	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F168108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Evelyn Bowman,   b. 5 Dec 1913, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jul 1998, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1934	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Clare Bowman   2. David Bowman   3. James Bowman   4. Rev. Kenneth Bauman,   b. 1938,   d. 7 Feb 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F39784	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Floradale Farmer Killed By Bolt of Lightning STRUCK WHILE CROSSING OPEN FIELD AFTER DELIVERING TELEPHONE MESSAGE TO NEIGHBOR Walter W. Bauman, Floradale farmer, aged 32 years, was struck by a bolt of Lightning and instantly killed on Thursday night while crossing an open field after delivering a telephone message to a neighbor who did not have a telephone. It was after he had delivered the message a severe electric storm broke suddenly and he was caught out in the bad weather. The body was found when a search was instigated by his wife, who woke up about three o'clock and finding her husband had not returned, she called neighbors who formed a search party. The deceased was found lying face down, one hand in his pocket and the other clutching his raincoat. The back of his cap was burned and one overall leg was tattered. Mrs. Bauman did not feel uneasy after her husband went on the errand and went off to bed. It was when she woke up at three o'clock and discovered he had not returned she thought something was wrong. Phoning Mahlon Snider, a neighbour, it was not long before the party found the body. Walter Bauman was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Bauman and a member of the Evangelical Church and also an active member of the Sunday School. He is survived by his wife, the former Evelyn Bowman, also four small sons, Clare, Kenneth, David and James. Two brothers survive, Edward and Earle, of Floradale. Funeral services were held at the home and the Evangelical Church, thence to the Union Cemetery, Elmira, for interment. The funeral was attended by a large number of relatives and friend. The body rested at Dreisinger's Funeral Chapel following the accident. The Kitchener Daily Record 13 Aug 1943

  
  

• Sources

  [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div.. 17 Page 3. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist. 16 Page 12. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 21503 (1910), Bauman-Shoemaker. Abraham Bauman, 25, Farmer, of Floradale, Son of Menno Bauman & Sussannah Martin Married Lydiann Shoemaker, 21, of Elmira, daughter of Benjamin Shoemaker & Lydia Brox, Witn: Milton Snider of Elmira & Louisa Brox of Floradale, 16 March 1910 In Elmira

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Born - Mar 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Jan 1934 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Struck by Lighting - 12 Aug 1943 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth