"The Grim Monster, Suddenly Touches Elliott N. Bowman of this City and He is no More – Death Came Suddenly and Without Warning – Many Friends Mourn His Death – Our people were startled Monday evening and Tuesday morning by the sad intelligence that Elliott Bowman had been found dead in his bed about eight o'clock Monday evening. He had apparently been in his usual health up to the hour of retiring and was found dead within a half hour afterwards. He was the present proprietor of the Colonial Hotel, and has been prominent for many years. From friends and from his own personal memoirs we obtain the following:
Elliott Newman Bowman, son of John and Rebecca Bowman, born in Green County, Tennessee, October 11, 1826. Found dead in his bed at the hotel about 8:00 p.m. Monday, heart failure being the cause, aged 73 years, 7 months, 10 days.
From his own personal memoirs we are permitted to take the following comprehensive complete sketch: Elliott Newman Bowman was born in Green County, Tennessee, October 11, 1826. His father was John Bowman, who married Rebecca Newman, the daughter of Squire Neman of East Tennessee.
John Bowman moved to Indiana in the year 1827 and settled in Jackson Township, Fountain County, before the township was organized, and named the township Jackson in honor of Andrew Jackson, the hero of New Orleans, whom the Tennesseans worshiped and almost adored.
The subject of this sketch, Elliott N. Bowman, spent his boyhood days until he was fourteen years of age, on the farm. In 1840 he moved with his father to Covington, Indiana. He attended the country schools of that day.
In 1844 he entered Asbury University (now DePauw) at Greencastle, Indiana, and was a companion and schoolmate of the late Senator Daniel W. Voorhees, with whom he graduated in the class of 1849. In the fall of the same year Voorhees and Elliott Bowman entered the law office of Love & Wilson at Crawfordsville. In 1850 they both located in Covington, Indiana, and in 1851 hung out their shingles as full fledged attorneys at law.
E.N. Bowman became discouraged with the practice of his profession. It was not congenial to his nature and in the spring of 1852, inspired by the reports, of the beauties and glorious climate, of the Pacific coast, departed overland, with three other companions for far off Oregon. He found the Eldorado of his dreams and fancies, and pleased with the country remained thirteen years in the beautiful land.
Having gone with the intention of returning, he like the prodigal son, came back to the home of his youth in 1865. For a few years after his return to Indiana, he was engaged in the mercantile business, and in the sprint of 1866 married Harriett Jarvis, widow of John Morris Jarvis, and the daughter of William T. and Eva Spinning, to which union was born two daughters, Umatilla and Minnie.
In the year 1870 he was elected clerk of the circuit court of Fountain County, and was re-elected to the same position in 1874, serving eight years. In 1891, he was elected a member of the lower house of the legislature of Indiana form Fountain County.
In 1893 he was appointed by President Cleveland deputy auditor of the navy, and served four years. In 1897 he returned to his home in Covington, where he now resides and established and fitted out the Colonial hotel of which he is the owner and proprietor.
He was reared in the democratic faith and still adheres to the fundamental principles of the party. He is now in the seventy-first year of his age, hale and hearty." - Covington Republican, Covington, Indiana, May 11, 1900
Elliott Newman Bowman, son of John and Rebecca Bowman, born in Green County, Tennessee, October 11, 1826. Found dead in his bed at the hotel about 8:00 p.m. Monday, heart failure being the cause, aged 73 years, 7 months, 10 days.
From his own personal memoirs we are permitted to take the following comprehensive complete sketch: Elliott Newman Bowman was born in Green County, Tennessee, October 11, 1826. His father was John Bowman, who married Rebecca Newman, the daughter of Squire Neman of East Tennessee.
John Bowman moved to Indiana in the year 1827 and settled in Jackson Township, Fountain County, before the township was organized, and named the township Jackson in honor of Andrew Jackson, the hero of New Orleans, whom the Tennesseans worshiped and almost adored.
The subject of this sketch, Elliott N. Bowman, spent his boyhood days until he was fourteen years of age, on the farm. In 1840 he moved with his father to Covington, Indiana. He attended the country schools of that day.
In 1844 he entered Asbury University (now DePauw) at Greencastle, Indiana, and was a companion and schoolmate of the late Senator Daniel W. Voorhees, with whom he graduated in the class of 1849. In the fall of the same year Voorhees and Elliott Bowman entered the law office of Love & Wilson at Crawfordsville. In 1850 they both located in Covington, Indiana, and in 1851 hung out their shingles as full fledged attorneys at law.
E.N. Bowman became discouraged with the practice of his profession. It was not congenial to his nature and in the spring of 1852, inspired by the reports, of the beauties and glorious climate, of the Pacific coast, departed overland, with three other companions for far off Oregon. He found the Eldorado of his dreams and fancies, and pleased with the country remained thirteen years in the beautiful land.
Having gone with the intention of returning, he like the prodigal son, came back to the home of his youth in 1865. For a few years after his return to Indiana, he was engaged in the mercantile business, and in the sprint of 1866 married Harriett Jarvis, widow of John Morris Jarvis, and the daughter of William T. and Eva Spinning, to which union was born two daughters, Umatilla and Minnie.
In the year 1870 he was elected clerk of the circuit court of Fountain County, and was re-elected to the same position in 1874, serving eight years. In 1891, he was elected a member of the lower house of the legislature of Indiana form Fountain County.
In 1893 he was appointed by President Cleveland deputy auditor of the navy, and served four years. In 1897 he returned to his home in Covington, where he now resides and established and fitted out the Colonial hotel of which he is the owner and proprietor.
He was reared in the democratic faith and still adheres to the fundamental principles of the party. He is now in the seventy-first year of his age, hale and hearty." - Covington Republican, Covington, Indiana, May 11, 1900
"The Grim Monster, Suddenly Touches Elliott N. Bowman of this City and He is no More – Death Came Suddenly and Without Warning – Many Friends Mourn His Death – Our people were startled Monday evening and Tuesday morning by the sad intelligence that Elliott Bowman had been found dead in his bed about eight o'clock Monday evening. He had apparently been in his usual health up to the hour of retiring and was found dead within a half hour afterwards. He was the present proprietor of the Colonial Hotel, and has been prominent for many years. From friends and from his own personal memoirs we obtain the following:
Elliott Newman Bowman, son of John and Rebecca Bowman, born in Green County, Tennessee, October 11, 1826. Found dead in his bed at the hotel about 8:00 p.m. Monday, heart failure being the cause, aged 73 years, 7 months, 10 days.
From his own personal memoirs we are permitted to take the following comprehensive complete sketch: Elliott Newman Bowman was born in Green County, Tennessee, October 11, 1826. His father was John Bowman, who married Rebecca Newman, the daughter of Squire Neman of East Tennessee.
John Bowman moved to Indiana in the year 1827 and settled in Jackson Township, Fountain County, before the township was organized, and named the township Jackson in honor of Andrew Jackson, the hero of New Orleans, whom the Tennesseans worshiped and almost adored.
The subject of this sketch, Elliott N. Bowman, spent his boyhood days until he was fourteen years of age, on the farm. In 1840 he moved with his father to Covington, Indiana. He attended the country schools of that day.
In 1844 he entered Asbury University (now DePauw) at Greencastle, Indiana, and was a companion and schoolmate of the late Senator Daniel W. Voorhees, with whom he graduated in the class of 1849. In the fall of the same year Voorhees and Elliott Bowman entered the law office of Love & Wilson at Crawfordsville. In 1850 they both located in Covington, Indiana, and in 1851 hung out their shingles as full fledged attorneys at law.
E.N. Bowman became discouraged with the practice of his profession. It was not congenial to his nature and in the spring of 1852, inspired by the reports, of the beauties and glorious climate, of the Pacific coast, departed overland, with three other companions for far off Oregon. He found the Eldorado of his dreams and fancies, and pleased with the country remained thirteen years in the beautiful land.
Having gone with the intention of returning, he like the prodigal son, came back to the home of his youth in 1865. For a few years after his return to Indiana, he was engaged in the mercantile business, and in the sprint of 1866 married Harriett Jarvis, widow of John Morris Jarvis, and the daughter of William T. and Eva Spinning, to which union was born two daughters, Umatilla and Minnie.
In the year 1870 he was elected clerk of the circuit court of Fountain County, and was re-elected to the same position in 1874, serving eight years. In 1891, he was elected a member of the lower house of the legislature of Indiana form Fountain County.
In 1893 he was appointed by President Cleveland deputy auditor of the navy, and served four years. In 1897 he returned to his home in Covington, where he now resides and established and fitted out the Colonial hotel of which he is the owner and proprietor.
He was reared in the democratic faith and still adheres to the fundamental principles of the party. He is now in the seventy-first year of his age, hale and hearty." - Covington Republican, Covington, Indiana, May 11, 1900
Elliott Newman Bowman, son of John and Rebecca Bowman, born in Green County, Tennessee, October 11, 1826. Found dead in his bed at the hotel about 8:00 p.m. Monday, heart failure being the cause, aged 73 years, 7 months, 10 days.
From his own personal memoirs we are permitted to take the following comprehensive complete sketch: Elliott Newman Bowman was born in Green County, Tennessee, October 11, 1826. His father was John Bowman, who married Rebecca Newman, the daughter of Squire Neman of East Tennessee.
John Bowman moved to Indiana in the year 1827 and settled in Jackson Township, Fountain County, before the township was organized, and named the township Jackson in honor of Andrew Jackson, the hero of New Orleans, whom the Tennesseans worshiped and almost adored.
The subject of this sketch, Elliott N. Bowman, spent his boyhood days until he was fourteen years of age, on the farm. In 1840 he moved with his father to Covington, Indiana. He attended the country schools of that day.
In 1844 he entered Asbury University (now DePauw) at Greencastle, Indiana, and was a companion and schoolmate of the late Senator Daniel W. Voorhees, with whom he graduated in the class of 1849. In the fall of the same year Voorhees and Elliott Bowman entered the law office of Love & Wilson at Crawfordsville. In 1850 they both located in Covington, Indiana, and in 1851 hung out their shingles as full fledged attorneys at law.
E.N. Bowman became discouraged with the practice of his profession. It was not congenial to his nature and in the spring of 1852, inspired by the reports, of the beauties and glorious climate, of the Pacific coast, departed overland, with three other companions for far off Oregon. He found the Eldorado of his dreams and fancies, and pleased with the country remained thirteen years in the beautiful land.
Having gone with the intention of returning, he like the prodigal son, came back to the home of his youth in 1865. For a few years after his return to Indiana, he was engaged in the mercantile business, and in the sprint of 1866 married Harriett Jarvis, widow of John Morris Jarvis, and the daughter of William T. and Eva Spinning, to which union was born two daughters, Umatilla and Minnie.
In the year 1870 he was elected clerk of the circuit court of Fountain County, and was re-elected to the same position in 1874, serving eight years. In 1891, he was elected a member of the lower house of the legislature of Indiana form Fountain County.
In 1893 he was appointed by President Cleveland deputy auditor of the navy, and served four years. In 1897 he returned to his home in Covington, where he now resides and established and fitted out the Colonial hotel of which he is the owner and proprietor.
He was reared in the democratic faith and still adheres to the fundamental principles of the party. He is now in the seventy-first year of his age, hale and hearty." - Covington Republican, Covington, Indiana, May 11, 1900
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