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increasing practice, and socially enjoys the highest esteem. In 1861, in Arkansas, he married Miss Julia C. Blackwell, a native of Georgia. She died in 1867, aged twenty-six years, and was the mother of two children, James and Howard N., both dead. In Sep- tember, 1870, in Menard County, Ill., he mar- ried Miss Harriet Coddington, a native of Menard County, Ill .; born in November, 1837. She is the mother of two children, both of whom are dead. Politically, Dr. Boone is identified with the Democratic party.
ALBERT BUCK, merchant ; Chandler- ville ; was born in this county, June 10, 1840 ; son of Jasper and Sophia Buck ; he, born Dee. 17, 1792, and died March 1, 1841 ; she, born April 26, 1797, and died Dec. 27, 1866. They were the parents of thirteen children, seven of whom are now living : Thomas C., born July 4, 1815, died Dec. 5, 1875 ; Charleton, born June 28, 1817, died Aug. 6, 1856 ; Sarah (Conrad) Reinning, born July 31, 1819, living in Arenzville Pre- einet ; Martha, widow of Michael Buxton, born Aug 29, 1821 ; Margaret, May 7, 1824, died Oct. 8, 1831; Elizabeth and James, twins, born Nov. 14, 1827 ; James died in in- fancy, and Elizabeth married Richard L. Davis ; James H., born Jan. 30, 1830, died May 6, 1857 ; John H., born March 27, 1832; Stephen D., born July 14, 1834 ; Jasper J., born Oct. 15, 1836 ; Mary, wife of Mathew Bowyer, born July 20, 1838, died April 2, 1880 ; and Albert, the subject of this sketch. Jasper, with two brothers, John and Stephen, came from Bertie County, N. C., between the years 1825 and 1830, and settling in what is now known as Arenzville Precinct. Jas- per was a man highly respected in his day, and filled the position of Justice of the Peace. Albert, being the youngest, remained on the farm with his mother, until the breaking out of the late war, when he, in August, 1862, volunteered in Company K, 101st Illinois
Infantry, serving until the close of the war, at which time, 1865, he began farming on the home place. June 9, 1868, he was married to Miss Sarah Naomi Stanley, by whom he has had two children : Sarah Ellen, born April 3, 1869 ; and Chas. Oliver, born April 29, 1870. He continued farming until February, 1872, when he met with an accident that disabled him from farm duty ; when he moved to Arenzville in 1873, and opened a grocery store. He was elected Justice of the Peace. In the fall of 1875 he sold out his business in Arenzville, and moved to Chandlerville, where he has since continued in business.
CHARLES C. BROWN, drugs and hard- ware; Chandlerville; was born near Cleveland, O., Dec. 22, 1846, to O. P. and Lydia B. (Bee- be) Brown; born in Buffalo, N. Y., in 1826, and wlien a child was taken to the Western Re- serve, O., by his parents, where, after he grew to manhood, became a prominent law- yer and judge of Portage County; was a member of the Legislature for several terms, and State Senator, and enlisted in Seventh Ohio Regiment, but died soon after the break- ing out of the war. Gen. J. A. Garfield was one of his law students, and he nominated the future President to his first political office. His death occurred in 1862. His wife, the mother of our subject, was born in Chardon, O., in 1828, and died in 1862; she was the mother of three children, of whom Chas. C. was the oldest son. In 1861 he went to Cleveland, and engaged as elerk in wholesale drug busi- ness for about five years, with the exception of eleven months, while he was in the war- 150th Ohio Regiment, Cleveland Grays, Com- pany C. In 1866 he commenced in the mer- cantile business in Warren, Ohio. In 1867 he removed to Chandlerville, Cass County, where he engaged as clerk in different drug stores. In 1868 he started a dry goods, grain and grocery business in Chandlerville. In 1873 lie started in the drug business with
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Mr. Ira N. Read, where he has since re- mained, engaged extensively in the drug business, also handling a large stock of hard- ware. Ile has been a member of the Town Board nearly all the time since he came to the county, and has filled other town offices. Oct. 12, 1881, he married Miss Anna Saunders, a native of De Witt County, Iowa; was born in 1854; is a member of A. F. and A. M., and has served as Master; is a Republican, and has been several times Chairman of the Central Committee.
B. E. BOWMAN, dealer in agricultural im- plements, Chandlerville ; was born in Ruther- ford County, Tenn., April 23, 1844, to James T. and Mary (Brown) Bowman; le born in Tennessee, a farmer, and dying in January, 1854, aged forty-seven years ; she, also a native of Tennessee, died in July, 1866, aged fifty-four years. She was the mother of twelve children, and of them B. E. Bowman was the ninth. In 1862 he was conscripted into the Confederate army, and served in the 45th Tenn. Reg., under Bragg. He was cap- tured at Look Out Mountain in December, 1864, taken to Rock Island, and stayed until July, 1865, when he went to Mason County, where he worked as a farm hand, and con- tinued until 1869, when he rented a farm in Cass County, where he has since been engaged. He married April 14, 1869, Sarah J. Hash, a native of Cass County, born June 17, 1849, and died in December, 1872, leaving two children, Ella and Arthur, both at home. Oct. 14, 1874, he married Miss Mary Parrott, a native of Missouri, born in 1846, who was the mother of three children, only one of whom is living, Clark E. Mr. Bowman has served as School Director, and self and wife are members of the Christian Church. He is a Democrat.
REV. JOHN M. BOWERS, Congregational clergyman, Chandlerville; was born in Wash- ington, Washington County, Penn., March 14,
1835, to George and Catharine (Snyder) Bowers ; he, born in Germany, in 1806, and emigrated to America in 1833, settling in Pennsylvania, but subsequently in Mansfield, Ohio, in 1836; is a blacksmith by trade, and is still living. She, also born in Germany, in 1812, came to America in 1832, and was married in 1834; is still living. She is the mother of nine children, John M. being the oldest. The nine children are all living, viz .: John M., Margaret, Caroline, Catharine, Lewis, Bar- bara, Louisa, George, and William. John M. received his education at the Michigan Uni- versity, at Ann Arbor, and Vermillion Insti- tute, at Hayesville, Ohio, and his theological training at Oberlin Institute. Was ordained to the Congregational Church at Sedalia, Mo., April 16, 1866. His first church was at Seda- lia; he was the organizer of the church there. In 1872 he removed to Lexington, Ohio, where he remained until 1874, when he re- moved to Parkesburg, Iowa, and remained for three and one-half years, and Earlville, Iowa, for three and one-half years. In 1881 he came to Chandlerville and took charge of the Congregational Church of that town, built in 1880. On March 8, 1870, he was married to Helen A. Knapp; born in Indiana, Jan. 15, 1852. She is a daughter of J. H. and Lydia (Currier) Knapp. Mr. and Mrs. Bowers are the parents of six children, viz .: George, Mary, Laura, Emma, Helen, and Clara. Mr. Bowers was in the 84th Ohio Reg., Col. Lawrence, commander.
GEORGE BRIAR, deceased; was born in New Jersey, Aug. 13, 1817, and was a son of James and Mary Briar, who were the parents of nine children. His education was received in the common schools of Penn- sylvania, and in 1835 he came to this county; settled in the Sangamon Bottom, and engaged in farming until his death, which occurred . Jan. 20, 1882; he had at the time of his death 200 acres of improved land. In this
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county Sept. 4, 1844, he married Sidney Ann Capper, a native of Ohio; born Jan. 28, 1824, who died Jan. 31, 1873, leaving six children: James D., born Nov. 26, 1846; Robert E., Feb. 13, 1848; George W., Dec. 13, 1849; Charles M., March 9, 1852; Alice, March 24, 1856; and Susan, Jan. 8, 186 ', all of whom are at the homestead farm except James D., who is in Missouri. Mrs. Briar was a daughter of Meredith and Eliza Capper, natives of Ohio. Mr. Briar was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and a supporter of the Republican party.
LINUS C. CHANDLER, lawyer ; Chand- lerville ; was born in Chandlerville, Aug. 9, 1846, to Dr. Charles and Clarissa (Child) Chandler ; he was born in Connecticut, July 2, 1806, and died April 7, 1879 ; emigrated to Chandlerville in the winter of 1831-being the founder of Chandlerville-where he was President of Town Board for many years. He took an active part in the business affairs of Chandlerville; he was a druggist and mer- chant for many years. He was a graduate from the Dudley Academy in Connecticut, and the Medical College, June, 1827, at Castleton, Vermont. Began the practice of his profes- sion in 1829 in Scituate, Rhode Island, and continued the practice of his profession to the time of his death, with the exception of a few years. Was married in Connecticut in 1827, to Mary C. Rickard; she died in 1840 or 1841. In 1842, in Chandlerville, he married a second time, Clarissa Child, of Connecti- eut. By the first marriage there were five children : Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Gen. C. E. Lippincott, of Chandlerville, Mrs. Frackelton, of Petersburg, Charles E., of Knoxville, Illi- nois, and Harrison T., of Cleveland, Ohio. By the second marriage there were three children ; Linus C., our subject, being the only one living. Linus C. attended Phillips' Academy, Andover, Mass., and Illinois Col- lege, and graduated from Harvard Law Uni-
versity in June, 1871, when he went to Chi- cago, and entered the office with Higgins, Swett & Quigg, and afterward with Nolton, Smith & Scales, until the fire in Chicago, when he returned to Chandlerville, and opened a law office, where he has since remain- ed. In 1872 was elected States Attorney for Cass County, and served four years. In 1880 was elected to the Legislature, and served two years. Was Justice of Peace, and President of Town Board at Chandlerville. On Sept. 5, 1873, he married Sarah L. Beane, a native of Lisbon, N. H. She is the mother of two children : Carl, born Feb. 16, 1876 ; William C., Feb. 21, 1879. Mr. C. is an active member of the Masonic order, hav- ing been Master of his lodge for eight years. Is a Republican.
SILAS CARR, farmer; P. O. Chandler- ville; was born in Monroe County, Ill., Nov. 10, 1810; son of Leonard and Mary (Groats) Carr. He, a native of Hardy County, Va .; born June 4, 1771, and died June 4, 1851. His business was that of a blacksmith and a farmer; was an early settler of Illinois. She, a native of Randolph County, Ill., and dying in September 1821, aged 40 years. Our subject after receiving the education af- forded by the schools of his native county, as- sisted his father on the farm until he was twenty-one years old. He came to Cass County, Ill., in April, 1863, and is now the owner of 150 acres of land. He was mar- ried Feb. 8, 1838, to Miss Delia Sharp, who has borne him three children, two of whom are now living, viz .: Francis M., and Stephen A. Douglas. Mr. Carr and wife are conneet- ed with the Methodist Church. He stands high in the estimation of the people as a citi - zen and a gentleman. His political views are in accordance with the principles of the Republican party.
A. G. COLSON, dealer in furniture and agricultural implements, Chandlerville;
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was born in Menard County, Ill., Jan. 6' 1851, to Isaac and Dilue (Overstreet) Colson; he, born in Maine, April 24, 1802; emigrated to Illinois, and settled in Menard County about 1830. During his life he followed the occupation of a farmer, and was one of the largest and most successful farmers of that county; he accumulated about 10,000 acres of well improved land, which he owned at the time of his death, which occurred March 31, 1854. His wife, the mother of our subject, was born in Virginia, March 15, 1814, and died May 12, 1859. They were the parents of one child, our subject. Mrs. Colson was formerly Mrs. Dilue Anderson, and by him had three children. Mr. Colson was educated at Petersburgh and Shurtleff College. In 1872 he engaged in the mercantile business at Oakford, Menard Co., Ill., and continued the same for about five years. In 1877 he sold his business and removed to Chandler- ville, where he engaged in the hotel business for about one year. In 1878 he engaged in the commission grain business for about four years, and in the fall of 1881, gave his at- tention to the agricultural implement busi- ness. On Dec. 15, 1870, he was married to Miss Susan E. Davis, a native of Menard County, Ill., born May 10, 1854; died Dec. 25, 1871. Nov. 21, 1872, he married Miss Rachel Skeggs, a native of Mason County, Ill .; born January 16, 1859. She is the mother of five children, of whom but one is living-Blessie, born May 25, 1876. Mr. Colson is President of the Board of Trustees, and a member of the order A. F. & A. M. He and his wife are members of the Congrega- tional Church. He is a Democrat.
JEREMIAH W. DAVIS, deceased. Refer- ence to the prominent and highly industrious class of the citizens of Cass County would be incomplete without a brief mention of the active career of Jeremiah W. Davis, deceased. He was born in Greene County, Ky., Sept. 5,
1816. He was brought to Illinois by his par- ents, who settled in Cass County about the year 1829. His early life was spent in receiv- ing a limited common school education, and assisting in tilling the home farm. At the age of twenty years, he left his home and em- barked on life's rugged pathway, as a farmer, continuing the occupation to the time of his death, which occurred in 1863. He was mar- ried March 10, 1836, to Miss Cassandra E. Gunn, who bore him nine children, of whom four are now living, viz .: Jesse A., born Jan. 28, 1842; John B., Feb. 10, 1852; Jemima M., April 26, 1846; and Jeremiah W., Sept. 15, 1854. Mr. Davis commenced life a poor boy, and by hard work succeeded in gaining a good property. At the time of his death he was the owner of 1,000 acres of good land. Such, very briefly, is the carcer of one who through life was highly energetic and progressive, and whose many excellent qualities of head and heart enabled him to gather about him an unusually large number of friends.
CHRISTIAN DUCHARDT, farmer; P. O. Virgina; was born in Germany, June 21, 1820; fifth child of a family of eleven, born to Carl and Mary (Link) Duchardt, both natives of Germany, where also both died; Carl Duch- ardt was a butcher by trade. Christian re- ceived his education in the common schools of Germany, and at the age of seventeen emi- grated to America, landing in New York City in 1838. In that same year he came to this county, where he followed the butchering business about twenty years, and in 1858 bought eighty acres of land, and has since devoted his attention to farming, and is now the owner of 560 acres of improved land, all of which has been acquired by his own labors. He was married in this county in 1852, to Mary A. Nollsch, a native of Germany; born in February, 1820, who has borne him two children: Lizzie, wife of Mr. William Nceham,
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and John. Mr. Duchardt and family are members of the Methodist Church; he is a Republican.
JAMES FIELDEN, farmer; P. O. Chan- dlerville; was born in Roachdale, England, Jan. 10, 1829, to James and Betty (Bellfield) Fielden; he, born in England about the year 1800, and died in this county, in 1858; he was a son of John Fielden; she was born in England in 1800, and died in Cass County in 1861. They were the parents of eight chil- dren, of whom James, the subject of this sketch, was the youngest. He came to Amer- ica with his father and grandfather in 1842, and remained with his parents to the age of twenty-five years. He learnel the trade of shoe-making, but subsequently began farm- ing. He commenced life, as he says,-" worse than poor," and by his industry and economy has succeeded in accumulating 286 acres of the best land of Cass County. . His farm is under a high state of cultivation, and has all the modern improvements in the way of a fine residence, barns, etc. Mr. Fielden was married in Cass County on the fourth day of February, 1857, to Miss Elizabeth Briar. Mrs. Fielden was born in Philadelphia, Penn- sylvania, in November, 1828. Mr. and Mrs. Fielden have been blessed with seven chil- dren, of whom four are now living: Mary, Emma, Lincoln and Lannes. He is a mem- ber of the Baptist Church, and she of the Cumberland Presbyterian. Politically, Mr. Fielden, like his father and grandfather, was a Whig, but now unites with the Republican party.
ROBERT FIELDEN, farmer ; P. O., Chandlerville, is a native of Lancashire, Eng- land; born Feb. 23, 1819; for parents, see sketch of James Fielden. He received his education in his native country, and in 1842, in company with his parents and his grand- father, emigrated to America, and settled on the Sangamon Bottoms, in this county. When
thirty-one years of age, he began farming on his own account, on a part of his father's farm, and now owns three hundred acres of land, part of which is well improved. He has been twice married; in this county, in January, 1850, he married Matilda Cook, a native of Ire- land who died in 1858, aged thirty-seven years, leaving four children: Samuel, in Chandler- ville; Elizabeth J., at home; James E., a farmer, in Kansas, and John J., at home. In 1863, he married Sarah L. McKinnell, a native of Lancashire, England, who died in March, 1873, aged thirty-seven years; from this mar- riage four children were born: Henry, Benja- man, David and Jonathan, twins. McFielden is a Republican; he has been County Com- missioner two years; has been Township Treas- urer about ten years, and now holds that of- fice; he is a member of the Baptist Church.
JOHN H. GOODELL, farmer and lumber merchant ; P. O. Chandlerville; was born in Thompson, Windham County, Conn., April 15, 1832, to Horace and Lucy P. (Rick- ard) Goodell. He, born in Connecticut in 1802, came to Illinois in the spring of 1837, and settled in Cass County, he is a farmer, and now in the eightieth year of his age ; his father was a captain in the Revolutionary War. The mother of our subject was born in Windham County, Conn., in 1808, and died in 1868. She had seven children, of whom John H. was the second. At the age of eighteen he left his home and apprenticed himself at the carpenter and joiner trade, and followed that for about twelve years. In 1862 he enlisted in the army, and served three years in the 114th Illinois Regiment, Company A, under command of Capt. John- son. He was in the battle of Vicksburg. When Price made his march through Mis- souri, he, in his regiment, marched from Du- val's Bluff through to Missouri, and returned to Nashville. In 1865, after his return home, he resumed his trade, and worked at it for
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about two years in Jacksonville. In 1866 he commenced farming in Cass County. In 18:6 he started a large lumber business at Chandlerville. Mr. Goodell is the owner of about 230 acres of land, in Cass County. In 1851 he married Miss Helen E. Cotton, a native of Franklin County, New York; born in March, 1832, and died in 1863. In 1865, Dec. 27, he married Miss Harriet A. Sewall, a native of Cass County; born April 14, 1838. She is the mother of seven children, six of whom are living : Lucy, Lydia, William, John, Andrew, Susan; all at home. Mr. Goodell is now holding his second term as Justice of the Peace. Self and wife are members of the Congregational Church. Politically, he is a Democrat.
GEORGE GEBHARTT, farmer; P. O. Chandlerville; was born in France, now Ger- many, Jan. 3, 1828; is the fourth child of a fam- ily of eight children, born to Andrew and Katerine (Derr) Gebhartt, natives of Germany. Andrew Gebhartt was a tailor by trade, and died in Germany. Our subject was educated in the common schools of Germany, learning both the French and German languages, and remained with his parents engaged in farm- ing until 1854, when he emigrated to Amer- ica. He landed at New Orleans, thence came to Beardstown, this county, and immediately obtained employment on the farm of Gottleib Nollich, with whom he remained about two years. He then bought eighty acres of land, which he increased, till he now has 236 acres, after dividing 160 acres in Christian County, among his boys; lie has on his farm a good residence and outbuildings. In this county, in 1857, he married Elizabeth Derr, a native of Germany, who has borne him eight children, six of whom are living, viz .: George W., John H., Amey, Franklin, Elizabeth, and Frederick William. Himself and wife have been members of the German Methodist churchı for twenty-seven years; he is a Republican.
A. D. GREIF, Pastor of German Lutheran Church, Chandlerville; was born in Meinin- gen, Germany, June 16, 1849, to C. F. and Susanna (Seugling) Greif, natives of Ger- many, where they are now living. Our subject was educated at Real Schule College, and in 1868 emigrated to America, and landed Oct. 15, 1868, in New York, where he began teach- ing German in the German American Insti- tute, of Gerke Koessly, on Twenty-third street. His pupils paid $300 per term; one of them was the son of President Arthur. In 1869 he attended the Lutheran Theological Seminary at St. Louis, and in 1870 graduat- ed, and was ordained to the ministry by Dr. C. F. W. Walther. He went to Texas in July, 1870, where he took charge of a church at Independence, and afterward at Serbin. Iu December, 1875, he removed to Little Rock, Ark., where he took charge of a congrega- tion for one and one-half years. In August, 1877, he removed to Chandlerville, this coun- ty, where he has since remained in charge of the German Lutheran Church. While in Texas, he met with several mishaps: once be- ing bitten by a rattlesnake in the back of the head; again, by being threatened by a mem- ber of his congregation with a butcher-knife; and by being nearly drowned in quicksand. In New Orleans, April 17, 1874, he married Miss Louisa Odendahl, a native of Rostock, Mecklenburg, Germany; born Sept. 5, 1847. They have two children which they have adopted-Herman and Frieda Greif.
MOSES HARBISON, farmer; P. O. Chan- dlerville. The father of our subject was Adam B. Harbison; he was born in Virginia, on the 10th of April, 1797, and was taken to Kentucky by his parents, when a small boy; he was married in Kentucky, and emigrated to Cass County, Illinois, in December, 1839, where he engaged in farming, to the time of his death, which occured Aug. 31, 1841. The mother of our subject was Hannah Rhea;
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born in Barren County, Ky., on the 16th of May, 1808, and dying on the 25th of Nov. 1834. She was the mother of three children, of whom Moses Harbison is the only living child. He was born in Metcalf County, Ky., on the 3rd of Sept. 1831. His early life was spent at hard work; after the death of his father he made his home with John Dick and Marcus Trobridge; at the age of fifteen he commenced work for himself as a farm hand. In Cass County, Jan. 7, 1858, he married Miss Mary A. Davis; she was born in Cass County, Aug. 10, 1839, and died Jan. 17, 1863. In 1864, on the 13th of March, he married Miss Lydia F. Mason, who has borne him nine children: Sarah V., Charles C., Mary C., James A., Robert F., Estella F., Alice, Martha E., and Emma. He is now the owner of 376 acres of land, and is consid- ered one of the substantial, enterprising citi- zens of Cass County.
FRIEDERICH HERRMANN, farmer; P. O. Chandlerville; is a native of Wurtemberg, Germany, and son of Martin and Margaret Herrmann. He was born Feb. 16, 1824. His father was born in Germany, and during his life followed the occupation of a farmer; he died in 1846, aged sixty-five years. His mother was also a native of Germany. She died in 1853, aged seventy-two years. Our subject was educated in the common schools of Germany, and when quite young was ap- prenticed at the shoemaker's trade, which he followed in Germany until 1848, when he came to America. He made his first stop in Mason County, where he worked at his trade for six years, and then began farming. He came to Cass County in 1876, and is now the owner of 560 acres of land. In November, 1823, he married Catharine Smith, who has borne him five children: Leonard, Henry, Catharine, Fred, and Josephine, all of whom are at home. Mr. Herrmann and family are religiously connected with the German Luther-
an Church. He is a thorough business man, and highly esteemed by the community, and is always first in any public enterprise. He is a good neighbor, a kind husband, and an indulgent father.
ZACHARIAH HASH, retired farmer; P. O. Chandlerville; was born in Green County, April 6, 1812, to Philip and Sarah (Nance) Hasb. Philip Hash, our subject's father, was born in Virginia, Jan. 31, 1790; emigrated to Kentucky with his parents when a small boy; in 1822, he came to Illinois, and settled in Cass County; followed the occupation of a farmer, served in the war of 1812. Ile died in Missouri, Aug. 5, 1849. He was a son of Thomas Hash, a native of Virginia; born Feb. 13, 1756, and died in Missouri, Dec. 5, 1848. Our subject's mother was born near Rich- mond, Va., Oct. 24, 1791, and died Feb. 24, 1847; she was a mother of fifteen children, of whom our subject was the second child; her father, Zachariah Nance, was born in Virginia, served through the Revolutionary war, under Washington. Our subject was brought to Illinois by his parents in 1822, and was edu- cated principally in Sangamon, now Menard County. On June 26, 1834, he was married to Miss Mary Dick, a native of Kentucky; born Feb. 16, 1817, and died June 22, 1857; was the mother of seven children, of whom three are living, viz .: Phillip, Peter, and Martha, wife of John Plunkett. He first rented a farm in this county, on Sangamon Bottom; he has since been engaged in farm- ing in this county, and is now living upon his farm, one mile southwest from Chandler- ville, but has been retired from active labor for several years. His second marriage oc- curred in Mason County, April 3, 1862, to Mrs. Susan Shelton, formerly a Bowman; was born in Rutherford Co., Tenn., March 17, 1825; she is a daughter of Daniel Bowman, a native of Maryland, born March 11, 1799, and died Sept. 14, 1859. Mr. and Mrs. Hash
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