Elmer C. Bowman ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Cause of his death was Carcinoma of rectum.

  General Notes:

Elmer was married twice; first to Sarah "Sadie" J. Robinson who died in 1905. He then was married one year later to Eva H. Higgins who was previously married to a Mr. King. Elmer and Eva are buried in the same plot at Crown Hill Cemetery while Sarah is buried nearby in the same cemetery.
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  Death Notes:

Name: Elmer Bowman
Event: Death
Event Date: 16 Jun 1951
Gender: Male
Death Age: 89y3m5d
Race: White
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1862
Birthplace: Ohio
Father: Harrison Bowman
Mother: Irene Bevington
Reference Number: Certificate
Film Number: 2372836
Digital Folder Number: 4109381
Image Number: 01162

Source Citation
"Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XXM2-KJB : accessed 22 Aug 2012), Elmer Bowman, 1951; citing reference Certificate, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Orrville, OH on 29 June 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 15, Dwelling 124, Family 129
Orrville, Wayne County, Ohio
Elmer Bowman..8..OH..At Home
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Orrville, OH on 26 June 1880. ⁵

1880 US Census
Page 63C, Roll 1077, District 232, Dwelling 623, Family 623
Orrville, Wayne County, Ohio
Elmer Bowman..Son..18..OH..Laborer
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Orrville, OH on 5 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
District 153, Sheet 5A, Dwelling 95, Family 95
Orrville, Wayne County, Ohio
West Market Street; farm owned, no mortgage
Married 15 years
Elmer Bowman..Head..Mar 1862..38..OH..Baker
(Living with wife and 1 son.)
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• His occupation in 1951 was a Retired Baker in Columbus, Franklin County, OH.

• He resided at 269 - 15th Avenue in 1951 in Columbus, Franklin County, OH.

• He was buried on 19 June 1951 in the Crown Hill Cemetery in Orrville, OH.

Find A Grave Memorial #59208478
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Elmer married Sadie J. Robinson on 11 June 1885 in , Wayne County, OH.^{1 2} (Sadie J. Robinson was born in 1859, died on 20 March 1905 and was buried after 20 March 1905 in Orrville, OH ¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Orrville, OH on 5 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
District 153, Sheet 5A, Dwelling 95, Family 95
Orrville, Wayne County, Ohio
West Market Street; farm owned, no mortgage
Married 15 years
Elmer Bowman..Head..Mar 1862..38..OH..Baker
Sadie J. Bowman..Wife..Nov 1874..25..OH..2/0
Edwin H. Bowman..Son..Feb 1893..7..OH..At School

NOTE - The enumerator sure mixed up dates and ages for this family. He entered that Sadie had no children still alive yet lists one son that is only 7 years old. Since they had been married for 15 years, the 7 year old son must have been born to Sadie. The birth year for Sadie was given as 1874 and her age as only 25. If she had already been married, that would mean that she was only 10 years old when she was married. Obviously her birth year was probably closer to 1866 which was originally offered by researcher William Arthur Richards, Jr. That would make her true age about 34 instead of the 25 written by the enumerator. And that would also mean that she was about 19 years old when she was married.
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Elmer C. Bowman
Event: Marriage
Event Place (Standardized): Wayne, Ohio, United States
Spouse: Sadie J. Robinson
Reference Number: 335
Film Number: 425757
Digital Folder Number: 004016755
Image Number: 00589

Source Citation
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8RP-NC9 : accessed 22 Aug 2012), Elmer C. Bowman and Sadie J. Robinson, 1885; citing reference 335, FHL microfilm 425757.
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Elmer next married Eva H. Higgins on 24 March 1906 in , Wayne County, OH. (Eva H. Higgins was born in 1865, died on 11 April 1959 and was buried after 11 April 1959 in Orrville, OH.)