Individual Details
Samuel Sterling Bowman
(27 Oct 1843 - 16 Aug 1916)
Cape Girardeau County, MO - Marriage Records - 1868-1886
Samuel S. Bowman and Sarrilda C. Abernathy
5 Nov 1868 at Jackson, Missouri
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Goodspeed's History of Southeast Missouri, 1888
Samuel S. Bowman, proprietor of Oak Ridge Mills, was born in Kanawha County, W.
Va., on October 27, 1843. He is the son of Benjamin and Sophia H. (Ferguson)
Bowman, both natives of Franklin County, Va. The father was born in 1804, and
lived in his native State until the fall of 1857, when he and family came to
Missouri and located at Jackson. He was a miller by trade, and upon his
arrival at Jackson took charge of a mill, which he managed for three years. He
afterward ran several other mills in the county, among which were those at
Pocahontas and Wilkinson. Samuel S. learned the mill business with his father,
and afterward had charge of the mill at Millersville for ten years, and a mill
at Burfordville for two and one-half years. In 1883 he engaged in a mercantile
business at Pocahontas, where he remained for about two years. He then, after
farming a short time, purchased his present mill which is doing a good
business. Mr. Bowman was married on November 2, 1868, to Serilda, daughter of
Aaron Abernathy, and a native of Cape Girardeau County. They have four
children living, viz.: Lulu, Russell, James and Lyman, and four dead, the
oldest of whom, Robert D., died March 4, 1884, at the age of fifteen years.
The others died in early childhood and infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Bowman are
consistent members of the Baptist Church. He is also a member of the A.O.U.W.
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Genealogy of a Bowman Family by Byron Whitener Bowman, 1956
Biography of Samuel Sterling Bowman - 1843-1916
Samuel Sterling Bowman, the seventh son in succession of Benjamin and Sophia
Bowman, was born October 7, 1843 at Kanawha Salt Works, opposite Charleston,
Kanawha County, Virginia, now West Virginia, and it was suggested he he ought
to become a doctor; but just at the time of life such things are decided, there
were squally times surrounding young Samuel, caused by the Civil War, and he
shouldered a gun and joined the Confederate Army.
When he was about 14 years old, the family migrated to Missouri, just as the
war cloud was rising, and in 1864 he was pressed into the Federal militia, much
against his inclination, but being at home on furlough when General Price made
his whirlwind raid through Missouri, he followed up and enlisted in the Eighth
Missouri Calvary, Bill Jeffries, Colonel, in command, and was assigned to
Captain Stephan Campbell's company. He first smelled powder at Ironton,
Missouri, after which that was a daily experience, for he was in thirty
skirmishes in his first thirty days of service, though he was never scarred.
After a long time he was sent to Richmond, Virginia, paroled and put in a
parole camp at Columbus, Georgia, to be exchanged, but General Sherman came
along that way and the parole squad was hastened off to Macon, Georgia, given
furloughs and turned loose, but the war closed before he reached his old
command.
After peace was made he returned to his home and, as many of his ancestors had
done, began to learn how to make flour. He became the peer of any man on that
job and after he retired from active milling he retained his interest in the
mill at Pocahontas, Missouri, where he had a home. He had another home in Oak
Ridge, Mo., but finding the Missouri winters too severe for his advancing
years, he moved to Taft, Florida, and spent his last years there. (Note: The
State of Florida claims to have no record of his death in that state for the
year 1916.)
On November 5, 1868, he was married to Miss Surilda C. Abernathy, who proved to
be a helpmate indeed. (Note: She was the daughter of Aaron Abernathy and
Nancy King who were married 21 Sep 1837.)
They had ten children born to them, four who died in infancy. Robert DeWitt
died just as he was reaching manhood and James after he reached his majority.
The others were: Mrs. Lou Starrett, whose husband was a farmer living near
Neely's Landing, Mo.; Mrs. Grace Haldorf, wife of a farmer at Taft, Florida;
Rev. Samuel Russell , who was a pastor of the Baptist Church at Farson, Iowa;
and Lyman, who was an engineer and lived at home with his parents. Russell was
an expert miller when he entered the ministry.
Sam Bowman had perhaps as many friends and as few enemies as any man ever had.
He was an honored and loved Deacon in his church and said that he might have
been a preacher if he had "gumption" enough, but as it was he chose the next
best trait of his family and became a flour miller. He was always an
industrious hard worker and deserved the quiet retirement of his Florida home,
with a competency for his remaining days. His wife proved to be a true and
worthy companion, a woman of great energy and with an eye to business, for she
always made money on the side with her fowls, pigs, and calves, and was the
first of the name, I think, to own an automobile. Her youngest son, Lyman,
though already an engineer, went to St. Louis and took a course in a school for
chauffeurs and soon learned to drive the car well.
The Historian tried to contact relatives in Taft, Florida, but had no results.
Samuel S. Bowman and Sarrilda C. Abernathy
5 Nov 1868 at Jackson, Missouri
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Goodspeed's History of Southeast Missouri, 1888
Samuel S. Bowman, proprietor of Oak Ridge Mills, was born in Kanawha County, W.
Va., on October 27, 1843. He is the son of Benjamin and Sophia H. (Ferguson)
Bowman, both natives of Franklin County, Va. The father was born in 1804, and
lived in his native State until the fall of 1857, when he and family came to
Missouri and located at Jackson. He was a miller by trade, and upon his
arrival at Jackson took charge of a mill, which he managed for three years. He
afterward ran several other mills in the county, among which were those at
Pocahontas and Wilkinson. Samuel S. learned the mill business with his father,
and afterward had charge of the mill at Millersville for ten years, and a mill
at Burfordville for two and one-half years. In 1883 he engaged in a mercantile
business at Pocahontas, where he remained for about two years. He then, after
farming a short time, purchased his present mill which is doing a good
business. Mr. Bowman was married on November 2, 1868, to Serilda, daughter of
Aaron Abernathy, and a native of Cape Girardeau County. They have four
children living, viz.: Lulu, Russell, James and Lyman, and four dead, the
oldest of whom, Robert D., died March 4, 1884, at the age of fifteen years.
The others died in early childhood and infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Bowman are
consistent members of the Baptist Church. He is also a member of the A.O.U.W.
_________________________________
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Genealogy of a Bowman Family by Byron Whitener Bowman, 1956
Biography of Samuel Sterling Bowman - 1843-1916
Samuel Sterling Bowman, the seventh son in succession of Benjamin and Sophia
Bowman, was born October 7, 1843 at Kanawha Salt Works, opposite Charleston,
Kanawha County, Virginia, now West Virginia, and it was suggested he he ought
to become a doctor; but just at the time of life such things are decided, there
were squally times surrounding young Samuel, caused by the Civil War, and he
shouldered a gun and joined the Confederate Army.
When he was about 14 years old, the family migrated to Missouri, just as the
war cloud was rising, and in 1864 he was pressed into the Federal militia, much
against his inclination, but being at home on furlough when General Price made
his whirlwind raid through Missouri, he followed up and enlisted in the Eighth
Missouri Calvary, Bill Jeffries, Colonel, in command, and was assigned to
Captain Stephan Campbell's company. He first smelled powder at Ironton,
Missouri, after which that was a daily experience, for he was in thirty
skirmishes in his first thirty days of service, though he was never scarred.
After a long time he was sent to Richmond, Virginia, paroled and put in a
parole camp at Columbus, Georgia, to be exchanged, but General Sherman came
along that way and the parole squad was hastened off to Macon, Georgia, given
furloughs and turned loose, but the war closed before he reached his old
command.
After peace was made he returned to his home and, as many of his ancestors had
done, began to learn how to make flour. He became the peer of any man on that
job and after he retired from active milling he retained his interest in the
mill at Pocahontas, Missouri, where he had a home. He had another home in Oak
Ridge, Mo., but finding the Missouri winters too severe for his advancing
years, he moved to Taft, Florida, and spent his last years there. (Note: The
State of Florida claims to have no record of his death in that state for the
year 1916.)
On November 5, 1868, he was married to Miss Surilda C. Abernathy, who proved to
be a helpmate indeed. (Note: She was the daughter of Aaron Abernathy and
Nancy King who were married 21 Sep 1837.)
They had ten children born to them, four who died in infancy. Robert DeWitt
died just as he was reaching manhood and James after he reached his majority.
The others were: Mrs. Lou Starrett, whose husband was a farmer living near
Neely's Landing, Mo.; Mrs. Grace Haldorf, wife of a farmer at Taft, Florida;
Rev. Samuel Russell , who was a pastor of the Baptist Church at Farson, Iowa;
and Lyman, who was an engineer and lived at home with his parents. Russell was
an expert miller when he entered the ministry.
Sam Bowman had perhaps as many friends and as few enemies as any man ever had.
He was an honored and loved Deacon in his church and said that he might have
been a preacher if he had "gumption" enough, but as it was he chose the next
best trait of his family and became a flour miller. He was always an
industrious hard worker and deserved the quiet retirement of his Florida home,
with a competency for his remaining days. His wife proved to be a true and
worthy companion, a woman of great energy and with an eye to business, for she
always made money on the side with her fowls, pigs, and calves, and was the
first of the name, I think, to own an automobile. Her youngest son, Lyman,
though already an engineer, went to St. Louis and took a course in a school for
chauffeurs and soon learned to drive the car well.
The Historian tried to contact relatives in Taft, Florida, but had no results.
Events
| Birth | 27 Oct 1843 | Kanawha Salt Works, Kanawha, , WV | |||
| Marriage | 5 Nov 1868 | Jackson, Cape Girardeau, MO - Surilda Catharine Abernathy | |||
| Death | 16 Aug 1916 | , Orange, FL |  | ||
| Burial | Apple Creek Cemetery, Apple Creek, Cape Girardeau, MO |
Families
| Spouse | Surilda Catharine Abernathy (1850 - 1924) |
| Child | Robert DeWitt Bowman (1869 - 1884) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Samuel Russell Bowman ( - ) |
| Child | Ora Lee Bowman (1875 - 1879) |
| Child | James O. Bowman (1882 - 1908) |
| Child | Agnes Bowman (1885 - 1886) |
| Child | Ms ( - ) |
| Child | Joe Bowman (1890 - 1891) |
| Child | Mr ( - ) |
| Father | Benjamin Bowman (1804 - 1873) |
| Mother | Sophia Hill Ferguson (1805 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Lucy Ann Bowman (1827 - 1897) |
| 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 | Sophia Perizade Bowman (1846 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Thomas Anderson Bowman (1850 - 1915) |
Endnotes
1. Denlinger, James. Emal: jmding@aol.com.