Abraham M. Bauman^{[1, 2]}

1874 - 1964  (90 years)

• Name	Abraham M. Bauman
  Born	14 Jan 1874	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Abraham M. Bowman
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Carpenter
  Occupation	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Manufacturer
  Residence	1911	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1958	Preston, Fillmore, Minnesota, USA   [8]
  Eby ID Number	00002-537.3
  Died	24 Apr 1964	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Conestogo Old Order Mennonite Cemetery, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I8530	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Levi B. Bauman,   b. 3 Jul 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jan 1927, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Barbara B. Martin,   b. 3 Dec 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Oct 1906, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)
  Married	1 Apr 1873	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Family ID	F2501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catharine Brubacher,   b. 13 Aug 1873, Chicopee (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Oct 1964, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Children	1. Manassa Bauman,   b. 19 Apr 1898, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Sep 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)   2. Henry Brubacher Bowman,   b. 4 Jun 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Sep 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   3. Sarah Bauman,   b. 28 Oct 1901,   d. 6 Nov 1902  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F6583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Abraham M. Bauman image from Waterloo Region Muesum

  
  

• Notes

  Biographical sketch: Abraham M. Bowman (Jan. 14, 1874-Apr. 24, 1964) was the eldest son of Levi Bowman and Barbara Martin. On February 23, 1897 he married Catharine Brubacher (Aug. 13, 1873-Oct. 3, 1964). She was the daughter of Henry M. Brubacher (1838-1910) and Magdalena Algeiger (1843-1911). Abraham and Catharine had three children; only one, Henry, survived to adulthood. Although an Old Order Mennonite, Bowman was never a farmer. He apprenticed at Elias Kreutzinger's from 1891-1894, and worked at H.J. Hall's in Waterloo until 1897. He and an uncle then set up a planing mill on the Heidelburg Road, but it burned in 1900. He then returned to work for H.J. Hall for several years, then for Charles Mueller Coopery until 1910. The family moved to Elmira in 1911 where he set up a contracting and building materials business. In this capacity he gained some contracts to dig and install parts of the new water system in the town. He began to work for Elmira Water Works in 1914, and then worked for the Elmira Public untility until 1947. He was superindentendent beginning in 1918, and manager of the Utility from 1932-1947. He worked for a time at the Preston P.U.C. until 1958 after they moved to Preston. Bowman took many correspondence courses from the International Correspondence School in Scranton, Pennsylvania, even though his public school education had ended with grade 8. His studies eventually qualified him as a professional engineer in 1938 both for electrical and water work. This was of course very unusual for an Old Order Mennonite. At the time of the division in the Old Order Mennonite community, Abraham and Catharine joined the Markham-Waterloo Mennonite Conference. They purchased their first car in 1937. He had been baptized Sept. 21, 1892 at the old Conestoga meetinghouse; Catharine was baptized Sept. 13, 1891 at Martin's meetinghouse in Waterloo. "Abraham M. And Catharine Bowman | Mennonite Archives Of Ontario". 2012. Mennonite Archives Of Ontario. https://uwaterloo.ca/mennonite-archives-ontario/personal-collections/abraham-m-and-catharine-bowman. ___________________ Abraham M. Bowman, 90, of Fairview Mennonite Home, Preston, formerly of Elmira, died Friday at South Waterloo Hospital, Galt, after a brief illness. Born Jan. 14, 1874, in Woolwich Township, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Levi B. Bowman. In 1897 he married Catherine Brubacher, who survives. A resident of Elmira for 40 years until 1961, he was a professional engineer and superintendent of the Elmira PUC. He took up residence in Preston in 1931 and was associated with the Preston PUC for a number of years. Surviving besides his wife are a son, Henry of Preston; a sister, Mrs. Menno Wideman of Three Bridges and a brother, Simeon of Conestogo. He was predeceased by a son, a daughter and two sisters. The body was at the Stager-Barthel Funeral Home, Preston, until Sunday at 10 am when removal was made to the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor, Elmira, where the body rested until Monday noon. The funeral was conducted Monday at 1 pm standard time at the Conestogo Mennonite Meeting House, Three Bridges. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Elmira Signet Apr 29 1964 pg 9

  
  

• 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..., 167. [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..., 53. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-10 Page 10. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 16. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 16. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Abraham M. Bowman - Apr 29 1964 pg 9. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 17. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 1, 1958 - Obituary of Levi Baumann. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012833-73. Levi BAUMAN, 21, farmer, Woolwich, Woolwich, s/o Levi & Magdalena married Barbara MARTIN, 24, Waterloo, Waterloo, d/o Abraham & Veronica, witn: Levi BAUMAN & Peter MARTIN of Woolwich, 1 April 1873 in Woolwich.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Jan 1874 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1958 - Preston, Fillmore, Minnesota, USA Died - 24 Apr 1964 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Conestogo Old Order Mennonite Cemetery, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth