>Hi Lois, >I don't have a John Bowman in my database, but I do have a couple of >Bowman's who married into my family, and they were born around the York >County, PA area. I know that there were many Bowman's in that area. > >Marilyn >-----Original Message----- >From: Lois Gumz-Calisal <lois_gumzcalisal@hotmail.com> >To: OHWAYNE-L@rootsweb.com <OHWAYNE-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 7:38 PM >Subject: John Bowman (Bauman) and George Lisor (Leiser? Lizer), 1816 > > >>In Deed Book 1, p. 141 is the following: >> >>"William Henry and wife to John Bauman and Geo Lisor" >> >>"... William Henry and Abagail Henry his wife of the County of Stark in the >>State of Ohio for ... the sum of ... paid by John Bowman and George Lizer >of >>Stark county and State of Ohio ... lots in the Town of Wooster numbered" >>(183-188), etc. >> >>George Lisor, my gg-gfather, originally came from somewhere in PA, and, by >>1817, was living in Wayne Co. I have as yet been unable to determine where >>in PA he was from, so thought it might be helpful to learn John Bowman's >>place of origin, in the event that they both might have come from the same >>area in PA before going to Stark Co. >> >>Is there anyone out there with info on John Bowman? Also, after whom is >>Bowman St. in Wooster named? >> >>Thanks in advance for your assistance. >> >>Lois in Vancouver