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Surnames: BOWMAN, BALSBAUGH, LONGENECKER, KOONS, BRIGHTBILL, MOHLER
Classification: Query
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My grgrgrgrandfather, CHRISTIAN BOWMAN, born in PA,
lived with his daughter ANNA and husband Rev. DANIEL
BALSBAUGH in Richland Twp., Miami Co., IN during the
1870's and 1880's before he died 15 August 1885.
CHRISTIAN BOWMAN was born in Lancaster Co, in 1794.
In the 1860 census he was living with Elizabeth ____? in Richland Twp. and he was buried
alongside her.
About 1814 he married Mary MOHLER and they had five children: Anna, m. Daniel BALSBAUGH,
Mary, m. John LONGENECKER [Randolph Co.,IN], John, m. Catherine LONGENECKER, Samuel, m.
Susan KOONS and
Christian Jr., m. Elizabeth BRIGHTBILL.
From 1820-1830 Christian Sr. farmed in Cumberland Co.,
PA, where the children were born and during the 1840's & 1850's they farmed
near Harrisburg in Dauphin Co., PA ,where his wife Mary MOHLER BOWMAN died about 1856.
I would like to find an Obituary for Christian BOWMAN,Sr.
and identify the Elizabeth____? buried alongside him.
Myron Dunning