Percy Lorne Bowman^[1]

1879 - 1956  (76 years)

• Name	Percy Lorne Bowman
  Born	17 Nov 1879	Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1900	Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA   [2]
  	telegraph operator
  Eby ID Number	00002-228.2
  Died	8 Apr 1956	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States   [4]
  Buried	Greenwood Cemetery, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, United States   [4]
  Person ID	I7348	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Nelson S. Bowman,   b. 21 Dec 1853, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Nov 1907, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Catharine Singer,   b. 28 Jun 1855, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Apr 1915, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Married	10 Nov 1878	Cascade, Kent, Michigan, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F2215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Percy Bowman Rites Wednesday Services for Percy Bowman, 76 Grand Rapids, who died Sunday evening, will be held Wednesday at 2: 30 p.m. at the Stone Funeral Home. Mr. Bowman was born Nov. 77 1879 in Ontario and came to Petoskey when about 10 years old and attended school here. He worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad for 50 years, 35 of them is the Union Depot at Grand Rapids, He retired bout 10 years ago. Mr. Bowmen was a member of Durand Lodge, Ivanhoe Commandry Knights Templar Saldin Shrine of Grand Rapids. Surviving are one brother, Vern of Lansing Rev, Lloyd Brasure will be in charge of services assisted by the Knights Templar. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery. The body is at the Stone Funeral Home where friends may call.

  
  

• 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..., 103. [S238] Census - Michigan - 1900, 1900 United States Federal Census > Michigan > Emmet > Petoskey > District 90. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate. Percy Lorne Bowman Date of Birth: 17 Nov 1879 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father's Name: Nelson Bowman (clerk of St. Jacobs) Mother's Name: Catharine Singer [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, G., America, N., County, E., & Cemetery, G. (1879). Percy Lorne Bowman (1879-1956) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 10 July 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180898880/percy-lorne-bowman. [S670] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Film number: 2342463 Digital GS number: 4207597 Image number: 442 Reference number: v 2 p 139 rn 6889. Groom's name: Nelson S. Bowman Groom's age: 24 years, salesman of Grand Rapids, Groom's birth year: 1854 Groom's birthplace: West Montrose Bride's name: Cathren Singer, res. Caledonia Bride's age: 23 years Bride's birth year: 1855 Bride's birthplace: Watedo Co Marriage date: 10 Nov 1878 Marriage place: Cascade, Kent, Michigan

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Nov 1879 - Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - telegraph operator - 1900 - Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA Died - 8 Apr 1956 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Buried - - Greenwood Cemetery, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, United States  = Link to Google Earth