Rev. Tobias Bowman^{[1, 2]}

1829 - 1909  (80 years)

• Name	Tobias Bowman
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	26 Jun 1829	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1853	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Minister
  Eby ID Number	00002-127
  Died	2 Sep 1909  [5, 6]
  Buried	5 Sep 1909	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I6986	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Benjamin H. Bauman,   b. 15 Feb 1787, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 7 Dec 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Susannah Bechtel,   b. 16 Jun 1797, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 Dec 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	1818  [10]
  Family ID	F2017	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Schneider,   b. 19 Feb 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 May 1918  (Age 86 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1853	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 6, 10, 12, 13]
  Children	1. Christian S. Bowman,   b. 14 Jun 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Oct 1897, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)   2. Sarah S. Bowman,   b. 21 Oct 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Oct 1858  (Age 2 years)   3. Rev. Benjamin S. Bowman,   b. 15 Jan 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Sep 1936, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   4. Absolom Bauman,   b. 1860, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Absalom S. Bowman,   b. 6 Mar 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Sep 1876  (Age 16 years)   6. Dilman S. Bowman,   b. 23 Oct 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jan 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   7. Moses Bauman,   b. 1864, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Moses S. Bowman,   b. 15 Aug 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Lea Bauman,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Leah S. Bowman,   b. 16 Sep 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Aug 1918  (Age 51 years)   11. Tobias Bauman,   b. 1868, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Tobias S. Bowman,   b. 13 Oct 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   13. Anna S. Bowman,   b. 25 Jan 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   14. Anna Bauman,   b. Feb 1871, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   15. Levi S. Bowman,   b. 7 Dec 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1964  (Age 91 years)   16. Aaron S. Bowman,   b. 5 Mar 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Oct 1911  (Age 34 years)   17. Enos S. Bowman,   b. 22 Jan 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F2105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Tobias Bowman, "the fourth son of Benjamin Baumann, was born June 26th, 1829. On April 24th, 1853, he was married to Anna, daughter of Christian and Anna (Cressman) Schneider. She was born February 19th, 1832. They reside near St. Agatha, Wilmot Township, where he is engaged in farming. Some years ago he was ordained as a minister of the Gospel for the Mennonite body. He is a fluent speaker and a good worker in the Lord's vineyard. His sermons always make a deep impression upon the minds of the attentive audience. His family consists of twelve children". Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. _________________________ BOWMAN - Tobias Bowman was born June 26, 1829; died Sept. 2, 1909; aged 80 y. 2 m. 6 d. On April 24, 1853, he was united in holy matrimony with Anna Snyder. To this union were born 12 children of whom 8 are living, who with the mother mourn the loss of one who has been kind and affectionate as husband and father. Bro. Bowman was ordained to the ministry in the Mennonite church of Waterloo Co., Ont., in 1875, in which office he labored faithfully for many years. Though for a number of years he had not done any active ministerial work, yet he kept the faith and was glad to be with the brethren in worship and at communion. The end did not come unexpectedly. Last winter he believed the end of his life was near, and had chosen the text and also who was to officiate at his funeral. But when Spring came he recovered considerably again until about two weeks before his death. Funeral on Sunday, Sept. 5. Services at the house and at the Cressman Mennonite Church near Breslau, Ont. Services were conducted in English by C. B. Snyder from Rev. 14: 13, and in German by Jacob Woolner, Sr., from Isa. 3: 10. GOSPEL HERALD - Vol. II, No. 27 - Sept. 30, 1909, page 431

  
  

• 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..., 303. [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..., 200. [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..., 82. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-3 Page 10. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . Tobias Bowman / died Sept.2,1909 / aged 80 yrs.2 mo.5 ds. / Annie Snyder / his wife / born Feb.19,1832 / died May 9,1918 / aged 86 yrs.2 m.20 d. / Aaron Bowman / died Oct.12,1911 / aged 34 yrs.7 mo.7 ds / At rest / Bowman [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Sept. 30, 1909 - Obituary of Tobias Bowman. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 27. Tobias BOWMAN Labourer Birthplace: Canada Age 23 Mennonite b. 15-Jul [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 17. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 4 Page 44. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div. 1 Page 1. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 61. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Tobias Baumann, farmer of Waterloo T. married 24 Apr 1853 Greenbush by banns to Anna Schneider of Waterloo T. witnesses: Isaac Baumann of Waterloo & Isaac Kressman of Waterloo [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..., 83.

  
  

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  Born - 26 Jun 1829 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1853 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Apr 1853 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Minister - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 5 Sep 1909 - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth