Fayette County PA Archives Biographies.....Bowman, Henry G. February 18, 1838 - ????
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Source: Gresham and Wiley, 1889: Biographical & Portrait Cyclopedia, Fayette Co, PA, pg 316
Author: John H. Gresham & Samuel T. Wiley

    Henry G Bowman of German descent, was born February 18, 
1838, on the farm where he now resides in Franklin township, 
Fayette county, Penna, and was educated in the common 
schools of the township.  In politics he is a republican and 
the religion of the family is Baptist and Disciple.  He has 
always been a farmer, and owns 300 acres of land inherited 
from his father.  
    Andrew Bowman, the father, was born at Hagerstown, 
Maryland, May 16, 1797, and came to the farm now owned by 
Henry G Bowman with his parents when he was but two years 
old.  He was educated in the subscription schools.  In 
politics he was first a democrat, later a whig and 
afterwards a republican.  He was a Baptist in religion, but 
joined the Disciple church in 1844.  
    On May 19, 1825, he was married to Ruth Cook, daughter 
of Thomas Cook of Redstone township.  They had five 
children: John Bowman, born July 9, 1826, died July 2, 1877; 
Ann Eliza Bowman, born April 11, 1828, now living with her 
brother Henry; Thomas C Bowman, born May 25, 1830, died 
November 9, 1851; Henry G Bowman and Andrew Bowman, who died 
February 17, 1874.  
    John Bowman, grandfather, was born in Franklin county, 
Penna, in 1772, and was a wagonmaker by trade.  He married 
Miss Catherine Snively, daughter of Andrew Snively, in 1796. 
 After his marriage he removed to Hagerstown, Maryland, and 
in 1800 removed to Fayette county, Penna, where he died in 
1858.  He gave to each of his four daughters a quarter 
section of land.
    Henry Bowman, great grandfather, ran away from his home 
in Germany at the age of eleven years, came to the United 
States, and as was the custom in those days he was sold upon 
his arrival here to pay for his passage across the ocean.
    Andrew Snively, great grandfather, took out a patent in 
1778 for 307 acres of land, in what is now Franklin 
tonwhsip, which adjoined the lands of George Washington and 
Jacob Snively.  He deed this land to his two daughters, 
Catherine Bowman and Susan Newman.  John Bowman bought Susan 
Newman's half of the land and deeded the whole tract to his 
son, Andrew Bowman.
    Thomas Cook, maternal grandfather, was born in 
Nottingham township, Chester county, Penna, July 28, 1756, 
died February 14, 1842, and was married three times.  First 
to Susannah Cousins of Washington county, Penna, born 
September 18, 1783; second time to Elizabeth Cope, daughter 
of John and Mary Cope in 1786.  The Cope family in this 
country originated from Oliver Cope and Mary, his wife, who 
came over to this country with William Penn in 1682.  Four 
children were born to them: William Cook, Elizabeth Cook, 
Ruth Cook and John Cook.  John Cook was the father of Henry 
G Bowman's grandmother, Elizabeth Cook.  
    (Wait, isn't the grandmother Ruth Cook?)
    Henry G Bowman and his sister Ann live on his farm.  
They are both single, but their home is always full of 
children of their friends and relatives.  They are known 
throughout the whole surrounding countryside for their acts 
of philanthropy and charity.  They reared four orphans: In 
1854 they took Sarah J Sinclair, a relative orphan; in 1858 
Nancy Wadsworth; in 1866 Willaim Rodaback; and John Hodge 
was with them for three years, when he went West with his 
mother, remained there four years, then returned to the 
Bowman home and continued to live with them till his death.  
Only one of all these was related to the Bowmans. 

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