Cornelius Bowman, b: 1840 - Jordan Township,

^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}

^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}


			^{Jacob Bauman}^b.1752 d.

		^{Henry Bowman}^{b.1798 d.1860}	^{Susanna Bruche}^{b.1758 d.1827}

	^{Cornelius Bowman}^{b.1840 Jordan Township, d.1905}

^{Charles Grant Bowman}^b.1868 d.		^{Catharine Troutman}^{b.1805 d.1874}

^{Henry A. Bowman}^{b.1868 d.1930}



	^{Amelia Wiest}^{b.1847 d.1937}