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Merritt Bowman

Birth	:	22 Sep 1826 Sangamon County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	19 Jul 1912 Falls City, Polk County, Oregon, USA
Burial	:	Orange Hill Cemetery, Williston, Levy County, USA
Coordinate	:	29.3813992, -82.4753036
Description	:	Madora Lewis married Merritt Bowman 18 Dec 1851 in Sni-a-Bar Twp, Jackson, Missouri.Their first child was born Jan 1853.Later in the year 1853 the Bowmans and several other families set out from Kansas City, Missouri on the long and arduous trail west, hoping to carve a better future from an unknown frontier. The wagons were drawn by oxen and the journey took six months to complete. The hardships of the trail were appalling and many turned back or died in the attempt, but the Bowmans pressed stoically on through the Platte River Valley of Nebraska, accross the plains and into the... Read More	Madora Lewis married Merritt Bowman 18 Dec 1851 in Sni-a-Bar Twp, Jackson, Missouri.Their first child was born Jan 1853.Later in the year 1853 the Bowmans and several other families set out from Kansas City, Missouri on the long and arduous trail west, hoping to carve a better future from an unknown frontier. The wagons were drawn by oxen and the journey took six months to complete. The hardships of the trail were appalling and many turned back or died in the attempt, but the Bowmans pressed stoically on through the Platte River Valley of Nebraska, accross the plains and into the Rockies at South Pass. An exhausting pace of 15 miles per day, often on foot, was required in order to cross the last mountain range before the autumn snows. In Idaho the Bowmans left the main trail to Oregon and headed south west on the California trail, travelling along the Humboldt and over the Sierra Nevada, At length Sutter's Fort on the Sacramento was reached and the weary pioneers had arrived at their journey's end. Merritt and Madora Bowman remained in California 7 years and two more daughters were born to them during that time. In 1860, however, they decided to move north and after settling briefly at Woodland in Washington, they finally established a homestead at Brush Prairie. A fourth daughter and three sons were born to them in Clark County where they were to remain fot the next forty years. By the turn of the century, three of the Bowman children were living in Portland, Oregon, and it was there that Merritt and Madora moved in their declining years. Madora died on 20 May 1902 in her 70th year, shortly after the couple celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary and was buried in the Fourth Plain Cemetery, Orchards, WA. Soon after, Merritt Bowman visited Missouri for 18 months and on returning to the West, resided with his son Hiram at Falls City, Oregon, until his death on 19 July 1912 at the age of 85. He was buried beside his wife in the Fourth Plain Cemetery, though only Madora's grave bears a headstone. Written by Rex Harrison, printed in 1988 in TRAILBREAKERS, a publication of the Clark County Genealogical Society

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Where is Merritt Bowman's memorial?
Merritt Bowman's memorial is located at: Orange Hill Cemetery, Williston, Levy County, USA.
When did Merritt Bowman death?
Merritt Bowman death on 19 Jul 1912 in Falls City, Polk County, Oregon, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Merritt Bowman's memorial?
Latitude: 29.3813992
Longitude: -82.4753036

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Madora Williams Bowman

(1832 - 1902)

Siblings

George C. Bowman

(1829 - 1908)

Children

Elizabeth Ann Bowman Clark

(1855 - 1943)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Orange Hill Cemetery
Williston, Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.3813992, -82.4753036

2. George Washington Willis Family Cemetery
Williston, Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.3799170, -82.4474040

3. Limbaugh Cemetery
Williston, Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.3687640, -82.4493190

4. Jesse Mercer Willis Cemetery
Williston, Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.3890570, -82.4395690

5. Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
Williston, Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.3823190, -82.5143280

6. Strang Family Cemetery
Williston, Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.3904131, -82.4262135

7. Mount Zion Cemetery
Raleigh, Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.4242094, -82.4996343

8. Brown-Davis Family Cemetery
Montbrook, Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.3374780, -82.4456120

9. Duncan Family Cemetery
Williston, Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.3814300, -82.4144100

10. Scott Cemetery
Morriston, Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.3282370, -82.4587870

11. Sistrunk Family Cemetery
Morriston, Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.3276884, -82.4563307

12. New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Community Cemet
Williston, Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.3878002, -82.4064026

13. Plummer Cemetery
Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.3111000, -82.4692001

14. Southern Chase Farm Cemetery
Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 29.4072420, -82.3987930

15. Sandhill Cemetery
Williston, Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.3148925, -82.4172091

16. Hale-Nussel Family Cemetery
Morriston, Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.2935280, -82.4886060

17. Humphrey Family Cemetery
Morriston, Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.2938100, -82.4467280

18. Church of Christ Cemetery
Morriston, Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.2870000, -82.4556800

19. Morriston Church of Christ Cemetery
Morriston, Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.2868120, -82.4553820

20. Barber Family Cemetery
Morriston, Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.2869980, -82.4454400

21. McFall Cemetery
Flemington, Marion County, USA
Coordinate: 29.4041901, -82.3539810

22. Saint Joseph Missionary Baptist Cemetery
Archer, Alachua County, USA
Coordinate: 29.4885660, -82.4544740

23. Wacahoota United Methodist Cemetery
Williston, Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.4794190, -82.4140810

24. Hamp Smith Cemetery
Levy County, USA
Coordinate: 29.3799992, -82.6130981