Alvah Bowman^[1]

1879 - 1946  (67 years)

• Name	Alvah Bowman
  Born	23 Feb 1879	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farm Laborer
  Eby ID Number	00002-107.2
  Died	7 Oct 1946	Guernsey, Saskatchewan   [5]
  	Cause: heart attack
  Buried	Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Cressman, , Saskatchewan   [5]
  Person ID	I6889	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Moses C. Bowman,   b. 1 Jan 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Apr 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Lydia Shantz,   b. 22 Jan 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Mar 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years)
  Married	5 Feb 1878	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F2079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Angeline Knechtel,   b. 15 Jul 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1969, Watrous, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Children	1. William Bowman,   d. Jun 1946   2. Eldon K. Bowman,   b. 10 Jan 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Oct 1972  (Age 69 years)   3. Alfred K. Bowman,   b. 28 Oct 1904, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Nov 1988  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F7473	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bowman.-Alva Schantz Bowman was born near Mannheim, in Waterloo County, Ont., Feb. 23, 1879; died of a heart attack while working in his farmyard, Oct. 7, 1946; aged 67 y. 7 m. 14 d. In his youth he accepted Christ and was faithful to Him to the end. He was married to Angeline Knechtel. One son (William) preceded him in death in June. Surviving are 4 sons and 3 daughters: Eldon, Waterloo, Ont.; Alfred, Fred, Clayton, Mabel-Mrs. Dave Deckert, Bertha-Mrs. Elmer Snider, Florence-Mrs. Earl Gingerich, all of Guernsey, Sask. In 1905 he moved to Saskatchewan, where he resided until his death. He was prominent in the community and church, having served as vice-chairman of the Canadian Mennonite Board of Colonization since 1929. He was much concerned about the hungry in Europe, and in 1945 and 1946 he and Dan Schlabach canvassed the district to raise funds to feed the starving. Funeral services were held at the Sharon Church, Guernsey, Oct. 11, in charge of Dan Schlabach and Stanley Shantz, assisted by Jacob Dyck (in German), and J. J. Thiessen, chairman of the Colonization Board. Scriptures used: Ps. 90: 9, 10; I Thess. 5: 1, 2, 4-6; I Pet. 1: 3-5; II Cor. 1-3, 4; Ps. 116: 15. Interment was made in the Sharon Mennonite Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXIX, No . 33 - November 12, 1946 - page 719

  
  

• 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..., 79. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 32071-1879 Alvah Bowman. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 3. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 15. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, November 12, 1946 - Obituary of Alvah Bowman. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 74. [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..., 405. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 15, 1933 - Obituary of Moses C. Bowman. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 10849-78. Moses Baumann, 23, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp., res. Same, son of Moses and Anna, Married Lydia Schantz, 20, b. Wilmot Twp., res. Same, daughter of Joshua and Magdalena, Witn: William and Catharina Weber of New Hamburg, 5 Feb 1878 at New Hamburg

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Feb 1879 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Laborer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart attack - 7 Oct 1946 - Guernsey, Saskatchewan Buried - - Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Cressman, , Saskatchewan  = Link to Google Earth