J. H. Bowman
J. H. BOWMAN PASSES AWAY
Plano Star Courier, March 15, 1923
J. H. Bowman, aged 81 years, one of the oldest and most honored citizens of Collin county, died at his home in Plano Wednesday night at 9:10 o’clock. All the family was at his bedside when the end came with the exception of one daughter, Mrs. J. E. Well, of Florida, she having returned home a few days ago when her father’s condition seemed much improved.
J. H. Bowman was born November 6, 1842, at Sweetwater, Tenn. and at the age of 15 years of age came with his parents to Texas, settling in Collin county, one and one half miles northeast of Plano. In that early day sixty-six years ago this entire section was very sparsely settled, and even the neighboring town of Dallas, across the plains, was but an humble hamlet on the banks of the Trinity.
The homestead headrighted by Mr. Bowman’s father is still retained within the estate of the late J. H. Bowman.
Deceased was married to Miss Dora Dye at Plano in 1874 and the widow and three children, Mrs. J. E. Wall of Tampa, Fla., J. Henry Bowman of Plano and Mrs. James R. Adams of Houston, survive.
Funeral services were held in the First Methodist church in this city at 3 o’clock this (Thursday) afternoon conducted by the pastor Rev. G. B. Carter. Deceased was a charter member of the Plano Methodist Church and through these forty years had served this church faithfully as one of its officers.
Mr. Bowman served on the side of the South during the Civil War and fought for a cause which he deemed just and wright. [sic] He was captured and made a prisoner at Libby, Illinois.
Deceased was a brother of Geo. W. Bowman who died here about three years ago.
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Pallbearers.
Active: Rice Hays, Bob Howey, Bob Fortner, Claude Jasper, Will Aldridge, Earl Wetsel, Snap Chaddick and Geo. Wyatt.
Honorary: T. C. Jasper, J. W. Shepard, D. C. Clark, T. F. Hughston, Wm. Wells, W. H. Chandler, Rolay A. Ferris, E. J. Gannon, C. S. Haggard, F. W. Jackson, Tobe Clark, Wm. Forman, Jno. McKamy, W. D. McFarlin, S.M. Harrington, Price Bush, Fred Schimelpfenig, J. W. Brown, J. L. Aldridge, J. M. Campbell, W. C. Kamy, Robt. Coleman, E. C. Cleves, Jeff Robbins, Chas. Aldridge, Robt. T. Shelton, Robt. Sandifer, Jno. Harrington, B. B. Carpenter, G. E. Carpenter, W. A. Vines, E. L. Roller, J. H. Gulledge, Jno. Haggard, W. A. Stanley, Jeff Wyatt, J. S. Shelly, J. M. Barron, W. F. Lunsford, G. I. Wilcox, J. T. Stark, A. P. Hughston, Jonas Huffman, Tom Andrews, F. M. Armstrong, and John Moreman.
The remains of this honored and beloved citizen were laid to rest in the Masonic cemetery at this place.
Plano Star Courier, March 15, 1923
J. H. Bowman, aged 81 years, one of the oldest and most honored citizens of Collin county, died at his home in Plano Wednesday night at 9:10 o’clock. All the family was at his bedside when the end came with the exception of one daughter, Mrs. J. E. Well, of Florida, she having returned home a few days ago when her father’s condition seemed much improved.
J. H. Bowman was born November 6, 1842, at Sweetwater, Tenn. and at the age of 15 years of age came with his parents to Texas, settling in Collin county, one and one half miles northeast of Plano. In that early day sixty-six years ago this entire section was very sparsely settled, and even the neighboring town of Dallas, across the plains, was but an humble hamlet on the banks of the Trinity.
The homestead headrighted by Mr. Bowman’s father is still retained within the estate of the late J. H. Bowman.
Deceased was married to Miss Dora Dye at Plano in 1874 and the widow and three children, Mrs. J. E. Wall of Tampa, Fla., J. Henry Bowman of Plano and Mrs. James R. Adams of Houston, survive.
Funeral services were held in the First Methodist church in this city at 3 o’clock this (Thursday) afternoon conducted by the pastor Rev. G. B. Carter. Deceased was a charter member of the Plano Methodist Church and through these forty years had served this church faithfully as one of its officers.
Mr. Bowman served on the side of the South during the Civil War and fought for a cause which he deemed just and wright. [sic] He was captured and made a prisoner at Libby, Illinois.
Deceased was a brother of Geo. W. Bowman who died here about three years ago.
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Pallbearers.
Active: Rice Hays, Bob Howey, Bob Fortner, Claude Jasper, Will Aldridge, Earl Wetsel, Snap Chaddick and Geo. Wyatt.
Honorary: T. C. Jasper, J. W. Shepard, D. C. Clark, T. F. Hughston, Wm. Wells, W. H. Chandler, Rolay A. Ferris, E. J. Gannon, C. S. Haggard, F. W. Jackson, Tobe Clark, Wm. Forman, Jno. McKamy, W. D. McFarlin, S.M. Harrington, Price Bush, Fred Schimelpfenig, J. W. Brown, J. L. Aldridge, J. M. Campbell, W. C. Kamy, Robt. Coleman, E. C. Cleves, Jeff Robbins, Chas. Aldridge, Robt. T. Shelton, Robt. Sandifer, Jno. Harrington, B. B. Carpenter, G. E. Carpenter, W. A. Vines, E. L. Roller, J. H. Gulledge, Jno. Haggard, W. A. Stanley, Jeff Wyatt, J. S. Shelly, J. M. Barron, W. F. Lunsford, G. I. Wilcox, J. T. Stark, A. P. Hughston, Jonas Huffman, Tom Andrews, F. M. Armstrong, and John Moreman.
The remains of this honored and beloved citizen were laid to rest in the Masonic cemetery at this place.
