Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Henry S. Bowman[1]

Male 1880 - 1950  (69 years)


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  • Name Henry S. Bowman 
    Born 8 Dec 1880  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1921  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Farmer, own farm 
    Residence 1921  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00002-107.3 
    Died 12 Sep 1950  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7
    Buried Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7
    Person ID I6890  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Rev. Moses C. Bowman,   b. 1 Jan 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Lydia Shantz,   b. 22 Jan 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 5 Feb 1878  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10
    Family ID F2079  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lydia Ann Weber,   b. 2 Jun 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1937, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 12 Dec 1906  [11
    Children 
     1. Norman Edward Bowman,   b. 9 Nov 1907, Guernsey, Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
     2. Edna Melinda Bowman,   b. 18 Oct 1909, Guernsey, Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1984, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     3. Alton Clare "Clare" Bowman,   b. 20 Mar 1911, Guernsey, Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
     4. Walter Moses Bowman,   b. 13 Apr 1915, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1984, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     5. Paul Howard Bowman,   b. 20 Jul 1916, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1917, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. Mervin Stanton Bowman,   b. 16 Nov 1918, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1983, RR1, Plattsville, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F37827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Bowman. --- Henry S., son of the late Moses C. and Lydia (Schantz) Bowman, was born Dec. 8, 1880, in Wilmot Twp., Ont.; passed away at the K-W Hospital, Waterloo, Ont.; Sept. 12, 1950; aged 69 y. 9 m. 4 d. On Dec. 12, 1906, he was married to Lydia Ann Weber at Guernsey, Sask, who died Jan. 23, 1937. Surviving are 3 children (Walter, Mervin, and Edna), 4 grandchildren, 2 brothers (Edwin and Moses), and one sister (Melinda). Three children (Norman, Clare, and Paul), and one brother (Alvah) predeceased him. He was a faithful Christian and interested in the church. He was always willing to serve in a humble way, and was a regular attendant and member of the Erb Street Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the Erb Street Church, Waterloo, Ont., conducted by Clare Shantz and J. B. Martin.

      Gospel Herald - Volume XLIII, Number 40 - October 3, 1950 ---- page 990.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 79.

    2. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 3.

    3. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 15.

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 3, 1950 - Obituary of Henry Bowman.

    5. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 74.

    6. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist.. 13 Page 5.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14774417/henry-s-bowman.

    8. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 405.

    9. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 15, 1933 - Obituary of Moses C. Bowman.

    10. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 10849-78.
      Moses Baumann, 23, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp., res. Same, son of Moses and Anna, Married Lydia Schantz, 20, b. Wilmot Twp., res. Same, daughter of Joshua and Magdalena, Witn: William and Catharina Weber of New Hamburg, 5 Feb 1878 at New Hamburg

    11. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 18, 1937 - Obituary of Lydia Ann Weber.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Dec 1880 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer, own farm - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Sep 1950 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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