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

Solomon G. Bowman[1, 2]

Male 1842 - 1925  (83 years)


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  • Name Solomon G. Bowman 
    Born 29 Mar 1842  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1851  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1865  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation 1881  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    farmer 
    Occupation 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    farmer 
    Occupation 1904  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    gardiner 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Income 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Church of God 
    Eby ID Number 00002-402 
    Died 31 Aug 1925  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: chronic prostatitis 
    Person ID I7989  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Christian W. Bauman,   b. 26 Sep 1806, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Barbara Catharine Guenther,   b. Abt 1806, of, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 27 Sep 1836  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Family ID F2045  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Ann H. Eby,   b. 5 Nov 1845, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 5 Mar 1865  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Children 
     1. Magdalena Bowman,   b. 13 Jan 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1955  (Age 89 years)
     2. Edward E. Bowman,   b. 1 Jul 1867, , Barry Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1952, Charlvoix, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     3. Bowman,   b. Abt 1869,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Simon E. Bowman,   b. 5 Sep 1871, , USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Julianna Bowman,   b. 7 Sep 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Philo Bowman,   b. 3 Apr 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
     7. Oscar Bowman,   b. 20 Jan 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1886, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
     8. Otto Bowman,   b. 20 Jan 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1900  (Age 19 years)
     9. Henry Bauman,   b. 1883, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F2384  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Bergey,   b. 7 Apr 1852, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1924  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 24 May 1904  Jordan, Lincoln Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F6926  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Solomon G. Bowman, "the third son of Christian W. Baumann, was born in Woolwich Township in 1842. He resides about two miles from St. Jacobs, on the Heidelberg road, where he is engaged in raising vegetables for the market, also has a small tannery where he is engaged in tanning robes and furs. He is married to Mary Ann, daughter of David and Christina (Hauck) Eby. She was born November 5th, 1845. Their family consists of seven children,.."


      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.].

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      A grandson, Eli Brubacher is living in the Solomon Bowman household on the 1901 Berlin census.

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link .
      Bowman / Sarah Bergey / beloved wife of / Solomon Bowman / born / in Montgomery Co.Pa. / Apr.7,1852 / died Sept.14,1924 / At rest

    2. [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..., 606.

    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..., 141.

    4. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, a-1 pg 8.

    5. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Solomon Baumann, aged 22, res. Woolwich, born. Waterloo, son of Christian and Catherine married 5 Mar 1865 to Maria Eby, aged 19 res Berlin, born Waterloo daughter of David and Christina.

    6. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 21 Household Number 105.

    7. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 1 Page 21.

    8. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11961 (1904), Solomon Bowman-Sarah Bergy.
      Sarah Bergy (resident of Berlin) Birth Place: Montgomery Co PA Age: 52 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852 Father Name: Daniel Bergy Mother Name: Mary Souder Spouse Name: Solomon Bowman (gardiner of Berlin) Spouse's Age: 62 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo Spouse Father Name: Christian W Bowman Spouse Mother Name: Catharine Guedes Bowman Marriage Date: 24 May 1904 Marriage Place: Lincoln, Jordan

    9. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 21.

    10. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 20 Page 2.

    11. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 16.

    12. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate.
      Sarah Bergy (resident of Berlin) Birth Place: Montgomery Co PA Age: 52 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852 Father Name: Daniel Bergy Mother Name: Mary Souder Spouse Name: Solomon Bowman (gardiner of Berlin) Spouse's Age: 62 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo Spouse Father Name: Christian W Bowman Spouse Mother Name: Catharine Guedes Bowman Marriage Date: 24 May 1904 Marriage Place: Lincoln, Jordan

    13. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Christ. Baumann married 27 Sep 1836 Berlin by banns to Barb. Cathr. Gonder or Guenther witnesses: John Hett and G. Henry Froelich.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Mar 1842 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1865 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Mar 1865 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - gardiner - 1904 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 May 1904 - Jordan, Lincoln Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Income - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of God - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: chronic prostatitis - 31 Aug 1925 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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