This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/JaB.2ACE/2037.1.2.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: The first thing I see is that the Jacob you give was born after my Christian Bowman, b. 1794 , my grgrgrgrandfather. Second, you are switching families, from Johannes Bauman to Wendel Bowman family. There was a Jacob Bowman, son of Christian Bowman and Elizabeth Oberholtzer that moved from Berks Co. to Cumberland Co probably in the 1770's and had Christian Bowman, Samuel , Elizabeth, Magdelena and Abraham. Jacob was married to Mary Fohanzer 10 Jan 1752, and Elixabeth was born 25 july 1777. Jacob was buried in the Diller Mennonite Church Graveyard. I was giving info from Yvonne Bentz and Noel Trout. But, these are descen- dants of Wendel Bowman.