Individual Details
Lucy Ann Bowman
(29 May 1827 - 1 Mar 1897)
"Genealogy of a Bowman Family," by Byron Whitener Bowman, 1956:
Biography of Lucy Ann Chapman, 1827-1897
Lucy Ann was the oldest of the children of Benjamin and Sophia Bowman. She was
born May 29, 1827, just 22 years younger than her mother, and her oldest child,
Elizabeth Chapman, was born just 22 years after her mother's birth.
Elizabeth's oldest son, John Robbins, was born exactly 22 years later, and his
first born another 22 years later, making five generation of 22 years each.
Lucy Ann married John Chapman September 28, 1848, and to them were born
Elizabeth, Gideon, Benjamin, Annie, Tommie, Mollie, John Sam and Freddie.
Possibly there were others who died in infancy. Freddie and Tommie died while
small boys. Benjamin died of tuberculosis several years after his marriage,
but left no children. Annie married a Mr. Robbins, who abandoned her after a
short time, and she later married a Mr. McGuire, by whom she left several boys.
Mollie, who was one of the jolliest girls you ever saw, married a man named
Boman, not spelled as ours and not related. He died, leaving three children,
and Mollie remarried a German named Metz, a farmer living near Advance,
Missouri. Gideon, the oldest boy, and John Sam, the youngest, both married
twice and had families.
John Chapman was a cooper by trade. Both he and his wife died at a good old
age somewhere in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, and are buried near
Allenville, Missouri.
She was 69 years, 9 months and 2 days old. I have no record of his age, except
that he was about 20 years her senior. Lucy was one of those good, motherly
women that everybody loved. She was known as a very fine cook. She almost
always cooked on an open grate fire, and her oven bread was the finest ever.
Lucy was very much like her mother, Sophia, in many respects. She spent much
of her time visiting the sick and had quite a reputation as a nurse. She lived
a great part of her life in the country where she was known by everyone as Aunt
Lucy.
June 12, 1956
Biography of Lucy Ann Chapman, 1827-1897
Lucy Ann was the oldest of the children of Benjamin and Sophia Bowman. She was
born May 29, 1827, just 22 years younger than her mother, and her oldest child,
Elizabeth Chapman, was born just 22 years after her mother's birth.
Elizabeth's oldest son, John Robbins, was born exactly 22 years later, and his
first born another 22 years later, making five generation of 22 years each.
Lucy Ann married John Chapman September 28, 1848, and to them were born
Elizabeth, Gideon, Benjamin, Annie, Tommie, Mollie, John Sam and Freddie.
Possibly there were others who died in infancy. Freddie and Tommie died while
small boys. Benjamin died of tuberculosis several years after his marriage,
but left no children. Annie married a Mr. Robbins, who abandoned her after a
short time, and she later married a Mr. McGuire, by whom she left several boys.
Mollie, who was one of the jolliest girls you ever saw, married a man named
Boman, not spelled as ours and not related. He died, leaving three children,
and Mollie remarried a German named Metz, a farmer living near Advance,
Missouri. Gideon, the oldest boy, and John Sam, the youngest, both married
twice and had families.
John Chapman was a cooper by trade. Both he and his wife died at a good old
age somewhere in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, and are buried near
Allenville, Missouri.
She was 69 years, 9 months and 2 days old. I have no record of his age, except
that he was about 20 years her senior. Lucy was one of those good, motherly
women that everybody loved. She was known as a very fine cook. She almost
always cooked on an open grate fire, and her oven bread was the finest ever.
Lucy was very much like her mother, Sophia, in many respects. She spent much
of her time visiting the sick and had quite a reputation as a nurse. She lived
a great part of her life in the country where she was known by everyone as Aunt
Lucy.
June 12, 1956
Events
| Birth | 29 May 1827 | , Franklin, VA | |||
| Marriage | 28 Sep 1848 | John Chapman | |||
| Death | 1 Mar 1897 | Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, MO |  |  | |
| Burial | Allenville, Cape Girardeau, MO |
Families
| Spouse | John Chapman ( - ) |
| Child | Ms ( - ) |
| Child | Gideon Abner Chapman (1852 - 1927) |
| Child | Benjamin H. Chapman (1854 - 1894) |
| Child | Anna M. "Annie" Chapman ( - ) |
| Child | Mr ( - ) |
| Child | Ms ( - ) |
| Child | Mr ( - ) |
| Child | Mr ( - ) |
| Father | Benjamin Bowman (1804 - 1873) |
| Mother | Sophia Hill Ferguson (1805 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Mary "Betsy" Bowman (1829 - 1859) |
| Sibling | Charles Chisholm Bowman (1831 - 1837) |
| Sibling | John Otea Bowman (1833 - 1838) |
| Sibling | William Edwin Bowman (1835 - 1837) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Leroy "Lee" Bowman (1837 - 1920) |
| Sibling | James Orin Bowman (1839 - ) |
| Sibling | Columbus Carroll Bowman (1841 - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel Sterling Bowman (1843 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Sophia Perizade Bowman (1846 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Thomas Anderson Bowman (1850 - 1915) |
Notes
Death
Lucy Bowman died on the 3rd according to James Denlinger.Endnotes
1. Denlinger, James. Emal: jmding@aol.com.