Aaron C. Bowman^{[1, 2]}

1837 - 1885  (48 years)

• Name	Aaron C. Bowman
  Born	11 Aug 1837	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1880	Gaines, Kent, Michigan   [5]
  Misfortune	18 Sep 1885
  	instantly killed by a runaway of his horse in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  Eby ID Number	00002-280
  Died	18 Sep 1885	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States   [2, 3]
  	Cause: accident
  Buried	Gaines Cemetery, Gaines Township, Kent Co., Michigan
  Person ID	I7555	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Elias B. Bauman,   b. 4 May 1809, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 21 Aug 1875, , Kent Co., Michigan  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" Clemens,   b. 12 Jul 1811, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 May 1886, Gaines Township, Kent Co., Michigan  (Age 74 years)
  Married	1829	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F2033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Barbara Bechtel,   b. 25 Feb 1838, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Oct 1873, Near Caledonia, Michigan  (Age 35 years)
  Children	1. Collin Bowman   2. Austin J. Bowman,   b. 1865, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Otto I. Bowman,   b. 1868, , Michigan, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F2280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah Meyer,   b. 14 Mar 1846, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Byron Bowman,   b. 1876, , Michigan, USA ,   d. 8 Jul 1945, , California, USA  (Age 69 years)   2. Nettie Barbara Bowman,   b. 1876, , Kent Co., Michigan ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F2281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Aaron Bowman, "the fourth son of Elias Bowman, was born August 11th, 1837. He resided in Kent County, Michigan, where he was engaged in farming. He met with an accident in Grand Rapids which caused instant death. This took place September 18th, 1885. He was married twice, first to Barbara Bechtel, with whom he had three children, namely: Austin, Otto, and Colin. After her death he married Hannah, daughter of John Meyer of St. Jacobs. With her he had a family of two children (twins), namely: Nettie and Byron." 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

  [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..., 216. [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..., 88. [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..., 115. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 79. [S1639] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1880 10th Census, Gaines, Kent, Michigan; Roll: 588; Family History Film: 1254588; Page: 174C; Enumeration District: 131; Image: 0049. Aaron C. Bowman42 Canada Hannah Bowman34 Austin J. Bowman14 Michigan Otto I. Bowman11 Byron M. Bowman3 Nettie B. Bowman3 Mariah Bowman69 Pennsylvania [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..., 112. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, Obituary of Maria Clemens Vol. XXIII, Number 13, July 1, 1886, page 205.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Aug 1837 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1880 - Gaines, Kent, Michigan Died - Cause: accident - 18 Sep 1885 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Buried - - Gaines Cemetery, Gaines Township, Kent Co., Michigan  = Link to Google Earth