History of Great Grandfather Bowman
He was born 15 Aug 1814 (taken from family Bible) or 1821 by the record of his endowments. He was born in Wellington, Penn., the Son of John Bowman and Sarah Thompson Bowman. The family was very poor so in his youth Hyrum stayed with his Uncle. By some misunderstanding he ran away from home, he never wrote to his folks he was afraid they would make him come back home. All traces of his family were lost so far as we know at this time.
He became associated with a fellow by the name of John Neberker with whom he started for the west across the plains. It is know that he married a Mary Bateman in 1841 and in June 1848, according to record she died, there was a child born to this union that is the way it appears, the baby was dead at birth and the mother either died at child birth or shortly after the family states they were buried together in Augustia Co, Iowa. Within a short time he married again to the widow Hannah Wilson Bateman, daughter of John Wilson and Margaret Brodorn in 1848. James Bateman Jr. a brother to his first wife Mary Bateman was raised by Hyrum and Hannah Bowman until he was 10 years then he died. On March 1846 a daughter was born to Hyrum and Hannah at Burlington Des Moines Co, Iowa whose name was Mary Ann, she died 1 April 1853 at the age of five, and on 19 Aug 1849, a daughter was born at Burlington Des Moines Co Iowa, whose name was Sarah Ann, she died 10 Dec 1926 at St. Anthony Idaho. This girl married Joseph T. Cotterell, a third child was born and named Hannah Elizabeth on 19 Oct 1855at Council Bluffs, Pottowattamie Co. Iowa, she married George Henry Stoddard on 3 Feb 1878. Julie Ann was born at West Jordan Salt Lake Co, Utah, she married Enoch Bartlett Tripp, she died 13 Jan 1926. On 13 Aug 1859, Hyrum Edward was born at West Jordan, Salt Lake Co, Utah, he married first, Margaret Kent and second Ida (no last name). He died on 2 Dec 1936 at St. Anthony Idaho. Then on 10 April 1861 John William was born at Richmond Utah, Cache Co. He married Fannie Elizabeth Brower, he died 10 Nov 1936, at Lewiston, Utah Cache Co. On 3 May 1864 Joseph Wilson was born at Richmond Utah, he married Malinda Sedores he died 11 May 1932 at St. Anthony, Idaho and on 17 Nov 1866, Jane Bowman was born, she died 1 June 1867, there was 8 children born to this union. Hyrum Webster Bowman was married to and sealed to Catherine Eskelson on 1 Jun 1867, this being his 2nd wife and the following children came to them, Mary Catherine, born 11 June 1869 at Richmond Utah, sh married Dave Day. Annie Elizabeth and Phoebe Ann, twin girls, born 12 Nov 1872 at Richmond Utah. Annie Elizabeth married William Tripp, Phoebe Ann died in early life. Hyrum Cecil born 11 June 1874 at Richmond Utah, he married Ida Hancock. John or (Jack) as he was called was born 29 Sep 1874 and church records have it to be 19 Dec 1875, he never married and died at Mountain Home Idaho. Frank or Francis was born 6 Mar 1881 at Richmond Utah, he married Edith Shriues. Christina A. was born 1 Feb 1892 at Weston Idaho, 7 children were born to this union.
On 11 Nov 1871, Hyrum Webster Bowman married Maria Eskelson, a sister to his second wife, Catherine Eskelson—daughter of Mels Christan Eskelson and Nettie Marson, Maria was born on 8 May 1856 at Narre Karrgestive Co, Denmark. Hyrum and Maria had the following children: Annie Laura, born on 13 July 1873 at Richmond Utah, she married Peter Christopherson and he died—she then married Lars Johnson, by whom she had a large family, George A Bowman was born 2 Mar 1876 at Richmond Utah he married Emma Carlion Sorenson. Phoebe Mattie was born 27 Aug 1878 and married Sorn Albert Christensen. Albert Webster was born 29 Feb 1881 at Richmond Utah he married first Marry Sorenson, they later separated, had one child (Ivon) Albert later married Presilla Marshall, they had a large family. Parley Pratt was born 24 Aug 1883 at Richmond Utah and married Ethel Predella Johnson. Mary May was born 7 Jun 1886 at Richmond Utah and married John Albert Barfuss. Eva Lucille was born 29 May 1889 and married Nels Frandsen, she died 15 Feb 1928. Hyrum LeRoy was born 10 Oct 1829 at Richmond Utah, died when a baby on 7 Nov 1829. Hyrums three wives were all living at the same time, this during polygamy days, he never lived with his first wife after he married the Eskelson Sisters—but supported the family. He was the father of 24 children. Hyrum Webster Bowman came to Utah in 1856, settled first at Salt Lake or Bountiful and later to Richmond Utah where he lived until he died on 14 April 1892 at the home of his daughter Annie Laura Johnson, in Hyde Park Utah, he was buried at Richmond Utah in the family plot in the Richmond Cemetery, thus ended his life on earth.
This is some of the activities he participated in. With Andrew Feltman freighting from Ogden to Richmond Utah, was with 4 horses and wagon each driving his own outfit. He owned and operated a molasses mill on Cherry Creek and also ran a saw mill on Cherry Creek. Made brick at Lewiston and Richmond, some of the brick homes still stand on 1 Jan 1958. He fenced his 160 acre farm with a 3 to 4 foot wall of rock. He run a thrashing machine every fall in the harvest season and did this for many years, was known to be a good checker player hard to beat. Hyrum is believed to have 6 or 7 brothers, but no sisters as far as is known. Nothing is known about his family—this is our problem to find out. Hyrum had the name of being religious, the only one of his family to join the LDS church, so far as we know, he was a good Tithe payer, a staunch believer in the Gospel. He had a good voice for singing and was very good natured. He was about 6 feet tall and was about 180 pounds. He expected his children to obey. He lost of the sight of his left eye, also some fingers on his left hand in a gun accident, he also suffered much at times of Rheumatism. He was very honest in his business affairs, his families were always provided for well, would at times kill as many as 25 pigs at a time rendering the lard in 5-gal cans to keep for use later—curing the meat in different ways all who care ate and enjoyed very much. He grew beans, as many as 5 large seamless sacks which is a lot for these days—raised his own sugar cane and made his own molasses be bought rice by the 100 pounds and he bought green coffee beans ad roasted them himself, raised his own wheat flour, also raised his own corn for cereals. Thus ends this much of the history of great grandfather,—Hyrum Webster Bowman COPIED FROM MRS JOHN ALBERT BARFUS ON 1 January 1958 by Uncle Elmer Boman.
Hyrum Webster Bowman—said on his dying bed—I would like to see my brother Sam or Samuel, giving us the idea he had a brother by that name,–so we must keep this in mind as we search. This is the different ways our name is spelled Boman, Bowman, Bauman, Baughman, Bohman, Buman.
Hyrum Webster Bowman father we are led to think was at one time in his life a Suiill Minister it is a thing to keep in mind in our searching he was also thought to of been in the cavalry and had the rank of Lieutenant it is thought he was killed in the war—what war and where we do not know.
(transcribed by Susan Carey 17 June 2013 from 8.5×14 sheets from my Book of Remembrance, spelling and grammar from original)
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