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

Menno S. Bowman

Male 1838 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Menno S. Bowman 
    Born 13 Sep 1838  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number 00002-235 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I7379  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Jonathan B. Bowman,   b. 25 Nov 1792, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Maria Snyder,   b. 8 Jan 1796, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1883, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 20 Jul 1817  [3, 4, 5
    Family ID F186  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Amelia Baber,   b. Abt 1838, Of, Riverside, , California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 3 Aug 1863  [1
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F2227  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Menno S. Bowman, "the seventh and youngest son of Jonathan and Polly (Schneider) Bowman, was born September 13th, 1838. In the year 1859 he went to Ohio. Not finding the country to his taste he went to Indiana, thence to Illinois, where he lived for seventeen years. Leaving here he moved to Iowa where he resided for five years, then in 1883 he moved to Riverside, California, where he still lives. He is engaged in a boot and shoe business, also has an interest in an orange ranch. He was married August 3rd, 1863, to Amelia, daughter of Charles and Mary (Marsh) Baber. They have no family."


      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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

  • 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..., 104.

    2. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 73.

    3. [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.

    4. [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.

    5. [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.

  • Event Map
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