Henry S. Bowman^[1]

1880 - 1950  (69 years)

• Name	Henry S. Bowman
  Born	8 Dec 1880	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer, own farm
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00002-107.3
  Died	12 Sep 1950	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7]
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7]
  Person ID	I6890	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Lydia Ann Weber,   b. 2 Jun 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jan 1937, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Married	12 Dec 1906  [11]
  Children	1. Norman Edward Bowman,   b. 9 Nov 1907, Guernsey, Saskatchewan ,   d. 12 Jan 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)   2. Edna Melinda Bowman,   b. 18 Oct 1909, Guernsey, Saskatchewan ,   d. 24 Nov 1984, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   3. Alton Clare "Clare" Bowman,   b. 20 Mar 1911, Guernsey, Saskatchewan ,   d. 18 Feb 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)   4. Walter Moses Bowman,   b. 13 Apr 1915, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jul 1984, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   5. Paul Howard Bowman,   b. 20 Jul 1916, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Feb 1917, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   6. Mervin Stanton Bowman,   b. 16 Nov 1918, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Aug 1983, RR1, Plattsville, Oxford Co., Ontario  (Age 64 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  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

  [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. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 3. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 15. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 3, 1950 - Obituary of Henry Bowman. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 74. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist.. 13 Page 5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14774417/henry-s-bowman. [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. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 15, 1933 - Obituary of Moses C. Bowman. [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 [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 18, 1937 - Obituary of Lydia Ann Weber.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Dec 1880 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer, own farm - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Sep 1950 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth