Interested in learning what I can about the Wesley and Tamar BOWMAN family shown in Freeport in 1850. Also with them is Rebecca Elward, 79; Eliza Elward, 52; Eliza Estep, 68; Emeline Bowman, 22; Joseph Bowman, 14; Elizabeth, Bowman, 12; and Thomas, 6. I believe that Rebecca and Eliza Elward, may be my 4th and 3rd ggrandmothers repectively. John and Rebecca Alward had son Henry who married Eliza Awl Elder in 1818 in Dauphin County. They removed to Pittsburgh sometime between 1830 and 1840. By 1850, Henry and family had disappeared. One of his sons, John E. Alward is living in Armstrong County in 1850. Another is in Pittsburgh. My relative, Forster Alward, was living in Pittsburgh from 1850 on according to his pension records, although I have been unable to locate him in the 1850 census. Any help on the BOWMANs would be greatly appreciated. Linda