Samuel M. Bowman^[1]

1892 - 1940  (48 years)

• Name	Samuel M. Bowman
  Born	22 Jul 1892	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50130755
  Occupation	1911	Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer Son
  Residence	1911	Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer, Farm
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Misfortune	1940
  	Acciden - killed by being run over by a team of horses hitched to a grain binder.
  Eby ID Number	00002-542.8
  Died	9 Aug 1940	Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Conestogo Old Order Mennonite Cemetery, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I8585	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel B. Bowman,   b. 25 Aug 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Sep 1938  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F1173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  FARMER DIES UNDER BINDER (By Staff Reporter) HAWKESVILLE. Hurled underneath his heavy binder when the team of horses suddenly bolted, Samuel M. Bowman, Hawkesville farmer was crushed to death Saturday. Hawkesville is situated 15 miles northwest of Waterloo. While no one witnessed the accident, it is believed that Bowman was hitching the horses to the machine when they became frightened and ran away, knocking him to the ground in the path of the binder. Orie Martin, his son-in-law, discovered the tragedy. "I was taking another team of horses into the barn when Mr. Bowman's team went racing by, pulling the binder behind them, Martin told The Chronicle. After locating Bowman, Martin hurriedly summoned Dr. L. Wagner, Elmira, but the injured man succumbed five minute after he arrived. According to Dr. Wagner, death was caused by a fractured skull. "Mr. Bowman probably wouldn't have been working at the time he was killed, under ordinary circumstances, but due to the scarcity of farm help we have had to keep on working over the noon hour," stated Martin. Bowman is survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs. O. Martin and one son, David, at home. Waterloo Chronicle, 16 Aug 1940, p. 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] 168. [S148] Woolwich F-7 Page 5. [S348] Div.. 18 Page 2. [S2121] Woolwich Twp. 1921 Sub Dist. 14 Page 5.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Jul 1892 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer, Farm - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Aug 1940 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Conestogo Old Order Mennonite Cemetery, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth