| Birth |
23 May 1830 |
Near Freeport, Waterloo Co., Ontario [2] |
| Sex |
Male |
| Eby ID |
00002-244 |
| Died |
3 Feb 1893 |
Berlin, Waterloo Co. Ontario [3,4] |
| Person ID |
I15427 |
| Last Modified |
04 May 2005 |
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| Father |
John B. Baumann, b. 4 Apr 1800, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania |
| Mother |
Nancy Bechtel, b. 6 Jun 1808 |
| Group Sheet |
F3863 |
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| Family 1 |
Elizabeth Meyers, b. 17 May 1844 |
| Married |
25 Dec 1862 |
[5] |
| Children |
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| Group Sheet |
F3948 |
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| Notes |
Isaac L. Bowman, "the youngest son of John B. and Nancy (Bechtel) Baumann, was born near Freeport, Ontario, May 23rd, 1830. In his younger days he was engaged as a teacher of our public schools. About the year 1860 or 61 he was appointed inspector of our public schools, which position he held until 1871 when a change in the school law was made. He then followed surveying of land. At the time of his death he was treasurer for the township of Waterloo. He was a member of the United Brethren in Christ, of which body he was a local minister. On December 25th, 1862, he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of John and Mary (Wenger) Meyers. She was born May 17th, 1844. They resided in the town of Berlin where he died of paralysis February 3rd, 1893. Their family consists of four boys..." |
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| Sources |
1. [S1] Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 222 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
2. [S1] Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 107 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
3. [S1] Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 107 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
4. [S1] Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 222 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
5. [S1] Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 107 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
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| Artifacts | | | Cemeteries and Headstones | | | Documents |  | Account Book - Estate of Isaac L. Bowman
An Account Book with inscription, asset and liabilities pages for the Estate of Isaac L. Bowman |  | Agreement - Estates of Isaac L. & Eliza M. Bowman
An agreement regarding the estates of Isaac L. Bowman and his wife, Eliza M. Bowman, dated November 15, 1928. |  | Articles of Agreement
Articles of Agreement for Apprenticeship between Arthur M. Bowman to Isacc Lucius Bowman, P.L.S. |  | Certificate of Qualification
Certifcate of Qualification to Teach a Common School for Wilhelmina Stumpf. It was signed by Secretary Isaac L. Bowman. |  | Circulars
Circulars advertising the Freeport Academy, Freeport, Waterloo County, Ontario, and the courses of study offered, e.g., algebra, geometry, history, book-keeping and natural philosophy. |  | Description of Property
Handwritten and typewritten copies of a description of land - Lot 39 in the J. & J.E. Schneider Survey, Berlin - cited in the agreement, Estates of Isaac L. and Eliza M. Bowman. |  | Diary
A Canadian Pocket Diary kept by Isaac L. Bowman, with inscription. |  | Funeral Card
A funeral card for Isaac L. Bowman dated at Berlin, Ontario, February 3, 1893. |  | Journal
A journal for the Freeport (Academy) Educational Society, Freeport, Waterloo County, Ontario. One of the pages pictured here is titled "Building Fund 1868." |  | Notebook
A notebook kept by Isaac L. Bowman with notes about his survey work. |  | Will - Elizabeth Eby
A handwritten transcript of the Will of Elizabeth Eby, deceased, dated July 15, 1882. The Probate of the Will was registered in March 22, 1889. |
| | Maps | | | Photos |  | Freeport Academy Teachers & Students
A copy of a photograph of the teachers and students of Freeport Academy taken about 1869. The photograph was printed in the 1924 edition of the Waterloo Historical Society annual, page 110. |  | Isaac L. Bowman
A studio photograph of Isaac L. Bowman, Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario. |
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