Mary Bowman, second child of Marchel (née Blizzard) and John Bowman, was born in Darke County, Ohio, where her parents were among the early settlers. The Bowman family migrated after 1860 to Champaign County, Illinois, where John Bowman died in 1868.
Mary Bowman and William T. Holt, a Civil War veteran, were married on 11 May 1871 in Champaign County. The couple became the parents of three children, and farmed in the county's Newcomb Township until at least 1910. The couple were enumerated in 1920 in Fisher, Champaign County. He was then a sawmill laborer.
"Mrs. Mary Bowman Holt died at the County Hospital this morning at one thirty o'clock.
"Mrs. Holt was born in Ohio on October 22nd, 1842. In 1862 she came to Illinois and was married on May 11, 1871. Prior to March 12, 1922, when she went to the County Farm to make her home, she had resided in Fisher and Mahomet.
"Funeral arrangements have not been made."
("Mrs. Mary B. Holt Dies at Hospital," The Urbana Daily Courier, Urbana, Illinois, 23 Jul 1923, p. 3, col. 2.
Child not linked
Mary Holt's second child, enumerated in 1880 as daughter "Mitchal M.," age 4, died prior to 1900. This daughter was named after her maternal grandmother, Marchel Bowman (née Blizzard), who in 1880 was also enumerated as "Mitchel."
Notes
Mary, daughter of John Bowman, was baptized (date uncertain) at Saint John's Lutheran and German Reformed Church in German (now Liberty) Township, Darke County, Ohio. Mary's elder sister Catherine was baptized there, too, identified as the daughter of "Marchel" and John Bowman. (This church is no longer extant.) (Gateway to the West, vol. 1, Ruth Bowers and Anita Short, comp. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1989), p. 350.)
1850 U.S. Census, Neave Twp., Darke Co., Ohio; dwelling 59, family 59, lines 29-35, p. 321B (printed), 2 Oct 1850.
29. John Bowman, 50, farmer ($1,000), Pennsylvania.
30. Machel Bowman, ??, Maryland.
31. Catharine Bowman, 10, Ohio.
32. Mary Bowman, 7, Ohio.
33. Samuel Bowman, 6, Ohio.
34. Hezekiah Bowman, 3, Ohio.
35. Ann R. Bowman, 1, Ohio.
1860 U.S. Census, Neave Twp., Darke Co., Ohio; dwelling 1235, family 1196, lines 16-27, p. 90 (printed), p. 173 (written), 5 Aug 1860.
16. John Bowman, 65, farmer ($2,500; $400), Pa.
17. Michel Bowman, 37, Md.
18. Catharine -----, 21, Ohio.
19. Mary -----, 19, Ohio.
20. "Sameul" -----, 17, Ohio.
21. "Hezikiah" -----, 13, Ohio.
22. Rebecca -----, 8, Ohio.
23. John -----, 7, Ohio.
24. George -----, 5, Ohio.
25. Sarah -----, 3, Ohio.
26. William -----, 3, Ohio.
27. "Emly" -----, 8/12, Ohio.
1870 U.S. Census, Newcomb Twp., Champaign Co., Illinois; dwelling 108, family 108, lines 32-40, p. 16 (written), 22 Jun 1870.
32. Bowman, M (ary), 45, keeping house ($2,500; $600), Maryland.
33. ----- Mary, 26, at home, Ohio.
34. ----- Hezikiah, 24, Ohio.
35. ----- Ann, 20, Ohio.
36. ----- George, 15, Ohio.
37. ----- Sarah, 14, Ohio.
38. ----- Emiley, 10, Ohio.
39. ----- Lucinda, 8, Ohio.
40. ----- Manuel, 4, Ohio.
• The head of household's name "BowmanM" fills the name block with what looks like a superscript "ary" in small letters over the "n" in Bowman.
"Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2GC-87W : 10 February 2018), Wm. F. Holt and Mary Bowman, 11 May 1871; citing Champaign, Illinois; FHL microfilm 338,049.
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 17, Newcomb Twp., Champaign Co., Illinois; dwelling 131, family 134, lines 71-73, p. 80B (printed), p. 7 (written), 18 Jun 1900.
71. Holt, William T., head, Nov 1845, 54, married 29 years; born in Indiana, father in Kentucky, mother in Indiana; farmer.
72. ----- Mary, wife, Oct 1842, 57, married 29 years, 3 children (2 living); born in Ohio, father in Pennsylvania, mother in Maryland.
73. ----- John W., son, Dec 1873, 26, single, Illinois, farm laborer.
• Mary Holt's mother "Michal," and siblings George W., Lucinda Lady, and Manuel enumerated a few households away in same township.
Death certificate reports 12 Oct 1842 date of birth, and parents as John Bowman and Michal Blazer.
Reviewed 20 November 2021.
Mary Bowman and William T. Holt, a Civil War veteran, were married on 11 May 1871 in Champaign County. The couple became the parents of three children, and farmed in the county's Newcomb Township until at least 1910. The couple were enumerated in 1920 in Fisher, Champaign County. He was then a sawmill laborer.
"Mrs. Mary Bowman Holt died at the County Hospital this morning at one thirty o'clock.
"Mrs. Holt was born in Ohio on October 22nd, 1842. In 1862 she came to Illinois and was married on May 11, 1871. Prior to March 12, 1922, when she went to the County Farm to make her home, she had resided in Fisher and Mahomet.
"Funeral arrangements have not been made."
("Mrs. Mary B. Holt Dies at Hospital," The Urbana Daily Courier, Urbana, Illinois, 23 Jul 1923, p. 3, col. 2.
Child not linked
Mary Holt's second child, enumerated in 1880 as daughter "Mitchal M.," age 4, died prior to 1900. This daughter was named after her maternal grandmother, Marchel Bowman (née Blizzard), who in 1880 was also enumerated as "Mitchel."
Notes
Mary, daughter of John Bowman, was baptized (date uncertain) at Saint John's Lutheran and German Reformed Church in German (now Liberty) Township, Darke County, Ohio. Mary's elder sister Catherine was baptized there, too, identified as the daughter of "Marchel" and John Bowman. (This church is no longer extant.) (Gateway to the West, vol. 1, Ruth Bowers and Anita Short, comp. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1989), p. 350.)
1850 U.S. Census, Neave Twp., Darke Co., Ohio; dwelling 59, family 59, lines 29-35, p. 321B (printed), 2 Oct 1850.
29. John Bowman, 50, farmer ($1,000), Pennsylvania.
30. Machel Bowman, ??, Maryland.
31. Catharine Bowman, 10, Ohio.
32. Mary Bowman, 7, Ohio.
33. Samuel Bowman, 6, Ohio.
34. Hezekiah Bowman, 3, Ohio.
35. Ann R. Bowman, 1, Ohio.
1860 U.S. Census, Neave Twp., Darke Co., Ohio; dwelling 1235, family 1196, lines 16-27, p. 90 (printed), p. 173 (written), 5 Aug 1860.
16. John Bowman, 65, farmer ($2,500; $400), Pa.
17. Michel Bowman, 37, Md.
18. Catharine -----, 21, Ohio.
19. Mary -----, 19, Ohio.
20. "Sameul" -----, 17, Ohio.
21. "Hezikiah" -----, 13, Ohio.
22. Rebecca -----, 8, Ohio.
23. John -----, 7, Ohio.
24. George -----, 5, Ohio.
25. Sarah -----, 3, Ohio.
26. William -----, 3, Ohio.
27. "Emly" -----, 8/12, Ohio.
1870 U.S. Census, Newcomb Twp., Champaign Co., Illinois; dwelling 108, family 108, lines 32-40, p. 16 (written), 22 Jun 1870.
32. Bowman, M (ary), 45, keeping house ($2,500; $600), Maryland.
33. ----- Mary, 26, at home, Ohio.
34. ----- Hezikiah, 24, Ohio.
35. ----- Ann, 20, Ohio.
36. ----- George, 15, Ohio.
37. ----- Sarah, 14, Ohio.
38. ----- Emiley, 10, Ohio.
39. ----- Lucinda, 8, Ohio.
40. ----- Manuel, 4, Ohio.
• The head of household's name "BowmanM" fills the name block with what looks like a superscript "ary" in small letters over the "n" in Bowman.
"Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2GC-87W : 10 February 2018), Wm. F. Holt and Mary Bowman, 11 May 1871; citing Champaign, Illinois; FHL microfilm 338,049.
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 17, Newcomb Twp., Champaign Co., Illinois; dwelling 131, family 134, lines 71-73, p. 80B (printed), p. 7 (written), 18 Jun 1900.
71. Holt, William T., head, Nov 1845, 54, married 29 years; born in Indiana, father in Kentucky, mother in Indiana; farmer.
72. ----- Mary, wife, Oct 1842, 57, married 29 years, 3 children (2 living); born in Ohio, father in Pennsylvania, mother in Maryland.
73. ----- John W., son, Dec 1873, 26, single, Illinois, farm laborer.
• Mary Holt's mother "Michal," and siblings George W., Lucinda Lady, and Manuel enumerated a few households away in same township.
Death certificate reports 12 Oct 1842 date of birth, and parents as John Bowman and Michal Blazer.
Reviewed 20 November 2021.
Mary Bowman, second child of Marchel (née Blizzard) and John Bowman, was born in Darke County, Ohio, where her parents were among the early settlers. The Bowman family migrated after 1860 to Champaign County, Illinois, where John Bowman died in 1868.
Mary Bowman and William T. Holt, a Civil War veteran, were married on 11 May 1871 in Champaign County. The couple became the parents of three children, and farmed in the county's Newcomb Township until at least 1910. The couple were enumerated in 1920 in Fisher, Champaign County. He was then a sawmill laborer.
"Mrs. Mary Bowman Holt died at the County Hospital this morning at one thirty o'clock.
"Mrs. Holt was born in Ohio on October 22nd, 1842. In 1862 she came to Illinois and was married on May 11, 1871. Prior to March 12, 1922, when she went to the County Farm to make her home, she had resided in Fisher and Mahomet.
"Funeral arrangements have not been made."
("Mrs. Mary B. Holt Dies at Hospital," The Urbana Daily Courier, Urbana, Illinois, 23 Jul 1923, p. 3, col. 2.
Child not linked
Mary Holt's second child, enumerated in 1880 as daughter "Mitchal M.," age 4, died prior to 1900. This daughter was named after her maternal grandmother, Marchel Bowman (née Blizzard), who in 1880 was also enumerated as "Mitchel."
Notes
Mary, daughter of John Bowman, was baptized (date uncertain) at Saint John's Lutheran and German Reformed Church in German (now Liberty) Township, Darke County, Ohio. Mary's elder sister Catherine was baptized there, too, identified as the daughter of "Marchel" and John Bowman. (This church is no longer extant.) (Gateway to the West, vol. 1, Ruth Bowers and Anita Short, comp. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1989), p. 350.)
1850 U.S. Census, Neave Twp., Darke Co., Ohio; dwelling 59, family 59, lines 29-35, p. 321B (printed), 2 Oct 1850.
29. John Bowman, 50, farmer ($1,000), Pennsylvania.
30. Machel Bowman, ??, Maryland.
31. Catharine Bowman, 10, Ohio.
32. Mary Bowman, 7, Ohio.
33. Samuel Bowman, 6, Ohio.
34. Hezekiah Bowman, 3, Ohio.
35. Ann R. Bowman, 1, Ohio.
1860 U.S. Census, Neave Twp., Darke Co., Ohio; dwelling 1235, family 1196, lines 16-27, p. 90 (printed), p. 173 (written), 5 Aug 1860.
16. John Bowman, 65, farmer ($2,500; $400), Pa.
17. Michel Bowman, 37, Md.
18. Catharine -----, 21, Ohio.
19. Mary -----, 19, Ohio.
20. "Sameul" -----, 17, Ohio.
21. "Hezikiah" -----, 13, Ohio.
22. Rebecca -----, 8, Ohio.
23. John -----, 7, Ohio.
24. George -----, 5, Ohio.
25. Sarah -----, 3, Ohio.
26. William -----, 3, Ohio.
27. "Emly" -----, 8/12, Ohio.
1870 U.S. Census, Newcomb Twp., Champaign Co., Illinois; dwelling 108, family 108, lines 32-40, p. 16 (written), 22 Jun 1870.
32. Bowman, M (ary), 45, keeping house ($2,500; $600), Maryland.
33. ----- Mary, 26, at home, Ohio.
34. ----- Hezikiah, 24, Ohio.
35. ----- Ann, 20, Ohio.
36. ----- George, 15, Ohio.
37. ----- Sarah, 14, Ohio.
38. ----- Emiley, 10, Ohio.
39. ----- Lucinda, 8, Ohio.
40. ----- Manuel, 4, Ohio.
• The head of household's name "BowmanM" fills the name block with what looks like a superscript "ary" in small letters over the "n" in Bowman.
"Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2GC-87W : 10 February 2018), Wm. F. Holt and Mary Bowman, 11 May 1871; citing Champaign, Illinois; FHL microfilm 338,049.
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 17, Newcomb Twp., Champaign Co., Illinois; dwelling 131, family 134, lines 71-73, p. 80B (printed), p. 7 (written), 18 Jun 1900.
71. Holt, William T., head, Nov 1845, 54, married 29 years; born in Indiana, father in Kentucky, mother in Indiana; farmer.
72. ----- Mary, wife, Oct 1842, 57, married 29 years, 3 children (2 living); born in Ohio, father in Pennsylvania, mother in Maryland.
73. ----- John W., son, Dec 1873, 26, single, Illinois, farm laborer.
• Mary Holt's mother "Michal," and siblings George W., Lucinda Lady, and Manuel enumerated a few households away in same township.
Death certificate reports 12 Oct 1842 date of birth, and parents as John Bowman and Michal Blazer.
Reviewed 20 November 2021.
Mary Bowman and William T. Holt, a Civil War veteran, were married on 11 May 1871 in Champaign County. The couple became the parents of three children, and farmed in the county's Newcomb Township until at least 1910. The couple were enumerated in 1920 in Fisher, Champaign County. He was then a sawmill laborer.
"Mrs. Mary Bowman Holt died at the County Hospital this morning at one thirty o'clock.
"Mrs. Holt was born in Ohio on October 22nd, 1842. In 1862 she came to Illinois and was married on May 11, 1871. Prior to March 12, 1922, when she went to the County Farm to make her home, she had resided in Fisher and Mahomet.
"Funeral arrangements have not been made."
("Mrs. Mary B. Holt Dies at Hospital," The Urbana Daily Courier, Urbana, Illinois, 23 Jul 1923, p. 3, col. 2.
Child not linked
Mary Holt's second child, enumerated in 1880 as daughter "Mitchal M.," age 4, died prior to 1900. This daughter was named after her maternal grandmother, Marchel Bowman (née Blizzard), who in 1880 was also enumerated as "Mitchel."
Notes
Mary, daughter of John Bowman, was baptized (date uncertain) at Saint John's Lutheran and German Reformed Church in German (now Liberty) Township, Darke County, Ohio. Mary's elder sister Catherine was baptized there, too, identified as the daughter of "Marchel" and John Bowman. (This church is no longer extant.) (Gateway to the West, vol. 1, Ruth Bowers and Anita Short, comp. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1989), p. 350.)
1850 U.S. Census, Neave Twp., Darke Co., Ohio; dwelling 59, family 59, lines 29-35, p. 321B (printed), 2 Oct 1850.
29. John Bowman, 50, farmer ($1,000), Pennsylvania.
30. Machel Bowman, ??, Maryland.
31. Catharine Bowman, 10, Ohio.
32. Mary Bowman, 7, Ohio.
33. Samuel Bowman, 6, Ohio.
34. Hezekiah Bowman, 3, Ohio.
35. Ann R. Bowman, 1, Ohio.
1860 U.S. Census, Neave Twp., Darke Co., Ohio; dwelling 1235, family 1196, lines 16-27, p. 90 (printed), p. 173 (written), 5 Aug 1860.
16. John Bowman, 65, farmer ($2,500; $400), Pa.
17. Michel Bowman, 37, Md.
18. Catharine -----, 21, Ohio.
19. Mary -----, 19, Ohio.
20. "Sameul" -----, 17, Ohio.
21. "Hezikiah" -----, 13, Ohio.
22. Rebecca -----, 8, Ohio.
23. John -----, 7, Ohio.
24. George -----, 5, Ohio.
25. Sarah -----, 3, Ohio.
26. William -----, 3, Ohio.
27. "Emly" -----, 8/12, Ohio.
1870 U.S. Census, Newcomb Twp., Champaign Co., Illinois; dwelling 108, family 108, lines 32-40, p. 16 (written), 22 Jun 1870.
32. Bowman, M (ary), 45, keeping house ($2,500; $600), Maryland.
33. ----- Mary, 26, at home, Ohio.
34. ----- Hezikiah, 24, Ohio.
35. ----- Ann, 20, Ohio.
36. ----- George, 15, Ohio.
37. ----- Sarah, 14, Ohio.
38. ----- Emiley, 10, Ohio.
39. ----- Lucinda, 8, Ohio.
40. ----- Manuel, 4, Ohio.
• The head of household's name "BowmanM" fills the name block with what looks like a superscript "ary" in small letters over the "n" in Bowman.
"Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2GC-87W : 10 February 2018), Wm. F. Holt and Mary Bowman, 11 May 1871; citing Champaign, Illinois; FHL microfilm 338,049.
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 17, Newcomb Twp., Champaign Co., Illinois; dwelling 131, family 134, lines 71-73, p. 80B (printed), p. 7 (written), 18 Jun 1900.
71. Holt, William T., head, Nov 1845, 54, married 29 years; born in Indiana, father in Kentucky, mother in Indiana; farmer.
72. ----- Mary, wife, Oct 1842, 57, married 29 years, 3 children (2 living); born in Ohio, father in Pennsylvania, mother in Maryland.
73. ----- John W., son, Dec 1873, 26, single, Illinois, farm laborer.
• Mary Holt's mother "Michal," and siblings George W., Lucinda Lady, and Manuel enumerated a few households away in same township.
Death certificate reports 12 Oct 1842 date of birth, and parents as John Bowman and Michal Blazer.
Reviewed 20 November 2021.
Family Members
Siblings
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Catharine "Kate" Bowman Lorenz
1840–1902
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Samuel Bowman
1844–1924
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Hezekiah Bowman
1846–1930
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George W Bowman
1847–1928
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Rebecca Ann Bowman Morris
1849–1918
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John H Bowman
1852–1865
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William Curtis Bowman
1857–1865
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Sarah E. Bowman Derstler
1858–1942
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Emma Bowman Van Dorn
1859–1942
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Lucinda Bowman Lady
1862–1927
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Emanuel "Mannie" Bowman
1866–1932
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