County:  Yazoo
Title:  Bowman Bible
Submitter:  Delores Sanders
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Present owner (1956): Benton Methodist Church - Benton/Ms.

Births
Richardson Bowman b. 1779 Ireland
Nancy Riley or O'Reilly b. 1787 S.C.
Margaret Stevenson Bowman b. 22 Mar, 1815
Virginia Claiborne Bowman b. 29 Oct, 1817 ; d. 12 Dec, 1858
Ferdinand Lee Claiborne Bowman b. 12 Jy, 1819
Sally Riley Bowman b. 4 June, 1821 ; d. 30 Nov, 1892
Maria Hariet Bowman b. 9 Dec, 1822 ; d. 22 Oct, 1848
Mary Elizabeth Bowman b. 11 Feb, 1826
Edward Bowman b. Sept, 1824 ; d. 27 June, 1860
Robert Bowman b. 27 Dec, 1827
Alexander S. Bowman b. 17 Jy, 1829
John Henry Bowman b. 11 Ap, 1832
John Bowman O'Reilly b. 17 Aug, 1833
Wellington Jenkins ,native of Granville Co./N.C. b. 27 May, 1817 ;
married Mary E. Bowman on 13 Nov, 1849 ; d. 8 May, 1899
Virginia Claiborne Jenkins d/o Mary & W. b. 2 June, 1851
Claiborn W. Jenkins b. 4 Nov, 1857 ; d. 12 Oct, 1861
Robert Bowman Jenkins b. 9 Jy, 1859 ; d. 8 May, 1899
Margaret E. Jenkins b. 12 Sept, 1861 ; d. 17 Feb, 1863
Richardson Stephens Bowman s/o C. Bowman b. 14 Jy, 1854
Robert Bowman b. Mt. Sterling near Jackson ,Ms. 4 Oct, 1862
Edward Lee Bowman ,the 2nd s/o Robert Sr. Bowman & Sarah E., his wife, b.
Yazoo City ,Ms. 14 Jy, 1867
Sarah Lester w/o Robert Bowman b. 1 Sept

Marriages
Richardson Bowman & Nancy Riley or O'Reilly m. 3 Jy, 1814
Robert Bowman of Yazoo City & Sarah E. Lester m. 8 Dec, 1859 at Mt.
Sterling by Rev. Burns ,Pastor of Baptist Church at Canton ,Ms.
John Bowman O'Reilly ,a soldier of the Revolution, m. Lucy Woodward in
S.C. and was the father of Nancy Bowman, and Lucy Woodward was the only wife and
was mother of Nancy Bowman.  They died in Holmes Co. and are buried on place
of Daniel Blue near Bowling Green in Saron Cemetery.
(Unable to find grave in Holmes Co. - note of L. L. McNees )

Deaths
Richardson Bowman d. 1 Aug, 1834
Nancy Bowman d. 28 Oct, 1840
Clara Louise Nolon nee Bowman d. 28 Oct, 1848
Margaret Stevenson Selser nee Bowman d. 18 May, 1892
Sallie Riley O'Reilly nee Bowman d. 20 Nov, 1892
Philip O'Reilly h/o Margaret S. Bowman d. 17 Sept, 1833
L. Claiborne Bowman d. 22 June, 1901 ; age 82y

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