Individual Details

Joel Bowman lived in Franklin County, Virginia his entire life.

One source listed Joel's surname as "Peters." I have not been able to verify whether "Peters" or "Bowman" is the proper surname.

Birth	5 Sep 1816	, Franklin, VA
Marriage	3 Oct 1838	, Franklin, VA - Irene Layman
Death	28 Dec 1858	, Franklin, VA
Burial		Bowman Cemetery, , Franklin, VA

Spouse	Irene Layman (1819 - 1908)
Child	John Edd Bowman (1839 - 1921)
Child	Frances "Fanny" Bowman (1843 - 1929)
Child	David L. Bowman (1845 - 1929)
Child	Martha Ann Bowman (1847 - 1918)
Child	Daniel A. Bowman (1849 - 1936)

Father	John Bowman Junior (1783 - 1871)
Mother	Parizade Ferguson (1790 - 1869)
Sibling	Leroy H. Bowman (1813 - 1881)
Sibling	John F. "Jack" Bowman (1818 - )
Sibling	Martha A. Bowman (1821 - 1900)