My BOWMAN line is from White (& perhaps Overton) County, TN and thence to Laclede Co., MO Included here are census and cemetery records for BOWMAN's in White Co., TN & Laclede Co., MO 1 James Bowman b: Dec 1843 in White Co., TN d: 07 Nov 1891 in Lebanon, LaClede Co., MO . +Eliza Eden Johnson b: Abt. 1848 in Loudon Co.?,, TN m: 11 Dec 1871 in Lebanon, Leclede, MO d: 20 Dec 1897 in Laclede County, MO 2 Dolphard B. Bowman b: 02 Jan 1869 d: 13 Jul 1949 .... +May Bennett m: 08 Feb 1900 in Laclede Co., MO 2 Dora Lee Bowman b: 09 Feb 1870 in Lebanon, Laclede Co., MO d: 26 Nov 1906 .... +Edward Hawk b: Abt. 1870 2 Albert Bowman b: 20 Jun 1876 in Lebanon, Leclede Co., MO d: 17 Aug 1952 in Coffeyville, Montgomery Co., Kansas .... +Scytha Elizabeth Anderson b: 09 Dec 1879 in Lebanon, Leclede County, MO m: 12 Oct 1899 in Leclede County, MO d: 21 Sep 1961 in Springfield, Fairfax, VA 2 Ida E. Bowman b: 30 Sep 1878 in Lebanon, Leclede, MO d: 09 Aug 1963 in Napa, Napa, CA .... +Curtis Michael German b: 24 Apr 1885 in Mansfield, Wright, MO m: 13 Jul 1903 in Coffeyville, Montgomery, KS d: 28 Nov 1966 in Napa, Napa, CA 2 Josephine Bowman b: 25 May 1879 in Laclede, Lebanon, MO d: 03 Apr 1942 .... +Robert Gidian Bell m: 24 Dec 1897 in Laclede Co., MO 2 Nora Bowman b: 03 Mar 1887 in Leclede, Lebanon, MO d: 07 Nov 1967 .... +Riley H. Fitzpatrick b: Abt. 1885 2 [1] William M. Bowman b: 08 Jun 1890 d: 27 Aug 1974 .... +Florence m: Bef. 1910 *2nd Wife of [1] William M. Bowman: .... +Mary m: Bef. 1913 *3rd Wife of [1] William M. Bowman: .... +Salley b: Abt. 1890 m: 18 Aug 1913 in Coffeyville, Montgomery, KS White Co., TN District 11 97 1321 James R. BOWMAN age 23 b: TN Susan age 23 F b: TN Juden (?) C age 16 M b: TN Mary E. age 1 F b: TN My James BOWMAN would have been age 7 in 1850. The James R. BOWMAN above is 23 in 1850. Chances are he is not the father of my James, although he is probably related somehow. There is a Jack (John?) BOWMAN b: abt 1822 in the Laclede Cemetery in Missouri with wife Sephronce or Sephronia. "Laclede County, MO 1993 obituaries, death notices, funeral cards" Lebanon, Mo : Laclede County Historical Society (1994?) Lebanon Cemetery Permit Age Lot Blk Cause BOWMAN, Sephronce 17 Jan 1897 59 23 3 (Col) BOWMAN, Jack 28 Apr 1902 80 23 3 -- BOWMAN, Robert 5 Oct 1900 39 23 3 BOWMAN, Jane 20 Jun 1912 63 1 5 BOWMAN, Eliza E. 20 Dec 1897 48 46 7 (wife of my James) BOWMAN, James 09 Nov 1891 (my James) Porter Cemetery Lebanon, Row 4, Leclede, MO The 1880 Laclede census lists: 1880 Census Leclede Co., MO 492-504 BOWMAN, Jack age 56 b: 1824 Farm TN TN TN Sophronia age 45 b: 1835 Wife TN TN TN Martha age 15 Dau b: 1865 TN TN TN Amanda age 11 b: 1869 dau MO TN TN Wesley age 10 b: 1870 son MO TN TN Dolly age 6 dau b: 1874 MO TN TN Maggie age 2 b: 1878 dau MO TN TN While Jack is old enough to be my James father, Sophronia is not old enough to be his mother. I have also found these before 1843 marriages: White County, TN Bowman, Andrew J. Spouse : Denton, Susan Marriage date : 13 Sep, 1842 Bowman, (Vance) Bethel Spouse : Burgess, Elender Marriage date : 6 Apr, 1840 Bowman, Lewis P. Spouse : Whitson, Mary Marriage date : 5 Feb, 1840 Bowman, William Spouse : Whitson, Dolly Marriage date : 2 Jul, 1839 I found Lewis' family in 1850 Census White Co., TN Lewis T. BOWMAN age 29 b: TN Mary age 28 b: TN William C. age 12 b: TN Sarah J. age 9 b: TN Susan age 7 b: TN James W. age 5 b: TN (close!!) Jeremiah age 4 b: TN Rachel age 1 b: TN Any help appreciated! Dianna German Anderson