Rebecca Jones
(1829-1908)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Solomon Altman Bowman

Rebecca Jones 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 24 July 1829, , Richland County, OH 1 6 7
  • Marriage (1): Solomon Altman Bowman on 15 April 1846 in Ashland County, OH 1
  • Died: 3 October 1908, , DeKalb County, IN at age 79 1 7
  • Buried: After 3 October 1908, Spencerville, IN 1 7
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1828 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 22 on the 1850 census.
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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 12 October 1850. 4

1850 US Census
Page 475B, Dwelling 16, Family 17
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Rebecca Bowman..22..PA
(Living with husband and 2 children in the household of David and Julia Andrews.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 24 Jul 1829, then her age should have been 20 instead of 22.
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Concord Township, DeKalb, IN on 14 July 1860. 5

1860 US Census
Page 72, Roll 254, Dwelling 491, Family 494
Concord Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
Rebecca Bowman..31..OH
Catharine M. Bowman..13..OH
Hiram W. Bowman..11..OH
Francis M. Bowman..9..OH

(Rebecca was widowed and living with 3 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 24 Jul 1829, then her age should have been 30 instead of 31.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Spencerville, IN on 21 June 1880. 6

1880 US Census
Page 170A, District 87, Dwelling 278, Family 285, Roll 0273
Spencerville, De Kalb County, Indiana
Rebecca Bowman..Head..50..OH..Widowed..Keeping House

(Living alone.)
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• She was buried after 3 October 1908 in the White City Cemetery in Spencerville, IN.

Find A Grave Memorial #60723524
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Rebecca married Solomon Altman Bowman, son of John Nicholas Bowman and Catherine Altman, on 15 April 1846 in Ashland County, OH.1 (Solomon Altman Bowman was born on 14 February 1819 in Ohio,1 2 3 8 died on 25 October 1857 in , DeKalb County, IN 1 8 and was buried after 25 October 1857 in Spencerville, IN 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Orange Township, Ashland, OH on 12 October 1850. 4

1850 US Census
Page 475B, Dwelling 16, Family 17
Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Soloman A. Bowman..28..PA..Carpenter
Rebecca Bowman..22..PA
Catharine M. Bowman..2..PA
Hiram W. Bowman..1..PA

NOTE - Living with wife and children in household of David and Julia Andrews. Says they were all born in PA but this is in error.
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Sources


1 Richard F. Hunsinger, "Descendants of Sven Gunnarson (Jones-Yocum-Hafer-Harbold-Hunsinger)."

2 Anne Bowman, "Bowman-Cassel Family" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=:2660287; Updated: Wed Oct 8 12:47:44 2003).

3 William Arthur Richards, Jr., "Richards Family Group" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=123654; Updated: Tue Mar 30 19:21:02 2004).

4 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 475B, dwelling 16, family 17; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Aug 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432.

5 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Concord Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, p. 72, dwelling 491, family 494, Rebecca Jones; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 10 Mar 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 254.

6 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Spencerville, De Kalb County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 87, p. 170A, dwelling 278, family 285, Rebecca Jones; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Dec 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0273.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 10 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=60723524.

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 10 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=85964719.


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