Salome S. Bowman^[1]

1830 - 1882  (51 years)

• Name	Salome S. Bowman
  Born	26 Jul 1830	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Salome S. Clemens
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00002-232
  Died	24 Jun 1882	Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 4, 6, 8]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I7363	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Reeve Jonathan B. Bowman,   b. 25 Nov 1792, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1 Apr 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Maria "Polly" Snyder,   b. 8 Jan 1796, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 Feb 1883, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	20 Jul 1817  [10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F186	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George H. Clemens,   b. 25 Jul 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jun 1892, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Married	4 Feb 1851	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 13]
  Children	1. Salome Clemens,   b. 27 Dec 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jan 1852  (Age 0 years)   2. Menno B. Clemens,   b. 27 Feb 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Sep 1926, Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, United States  (Age 73 years)   3. Dr. Levi Bowman Clemens,   b. 27 Jun 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Mar 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)   4. Priscilla Clemens,   b. 29 Nov 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Dec 1932  (Age 74 years)   5. Milo B. Clemens,   b. 30 Oct 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Norah Clemens,   b. 25 Jun 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. George B. Clemens,   b. 12 Sep 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jan 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   8. Abraham Bowman Clemens,   b. 20 Oct 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Melinda Clemens,   b. 18 May 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Feb 1956, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F2218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Salome S. Bowman, "the second daughter of Jonathan Bowman, was born July 26th, 1830. On February 4th, 1851, she was married to George H., son of Deacon Abraham and Rachel (Dierstein) Clemens. He was born July 25th, 1831. They resided on a farm two miles south of Breslau where she died June 24th, 1882. They had a family of nine 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.]. _________________________ CLEMENS.- On the 24th of June, in Waterloo county, Ontario, Salome, wife of George H. Clemens, aged 51 years, 10 months and 29 days. She was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church, and beloved by all who knew her. She leaves 7 children and a sorrowing husband to mourn her departure. The remains were buried at Cressmans in the presence of many friends Herald of Truth Obituaries - Volume XIX, Number 14 - July 15, 1882 - p 221, 222

  
  

• 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..., 429. [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. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. gives age and country of birth [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . In memory of / Salome Bowman / wife of / George H.Clemens / who died / June 24,1882 / aged / 51 yrs.10 mo.29d. / Yet again we hope to meet thee / When the day of life is fled / Then in heaven with joy to greet thee / Where no farewell tear is shed [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 60. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, July 15, 1882 - Obituary of Salome S. Bowman. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 29. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 29 Jun 1882. 24 Jun 1882 Salome Clemens, wife of George H. Clemens, died in Riverside, Waterloo Township, at age of 51 years, 10 months and 29 days. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 7 Page 51. [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..., 68. [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..., 99. [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..., 326. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, July 15, 1892 - Obituary of George H. Clemens.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Jul 1830 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 4 Feb 1851 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth