Medina Newspaper
Saturday October 3, 1863

Christopher Christian Bowman
and
Savina Shafer Bowman

In Lafayette, Sept. 14th Christopher Bowman, in the 87th year of his age.
Also in the same place on the 15th inst. Savina Bowman, wife of Christopher Bowman aged 76 years, thus has passed away from our society and aged and much respected patriarch, and his ever faithful, concort. They were natives of Dauphin County, Penn. From whence, after they were married, they removed to Cumberland county, Penn. And soon after to Stark county 43 years ago last May, and having remained there 16 years, they removed to this place, where they have resided some 27 years. They have raised sa very large and respectable family of children, 14 in all, 13 of whom lived to maturity, one dying at the age of 15. There are nine of the children living, 8 of whom, with many grandchildren, are residents of Lafayette.
Father Bowman was born amid the eventful scenes of the revolution, and having lived to see his beloved country pass from a weak and dependent colonial position with 3 millions of inhabitants, up to the first of the nations, with over 30 millions of people, and reaching out it's gigantic arm until it grasped the shore of the Great Pacific, amid the throes of another mighty struggle destined to give practical effect to the Heven descended principles adopted in the first. He quietly laid himself down and resigned his spirit to the God who gave it, and was buried in the same grave with whom he had lived over a half a century.
Both were faithful members of the Christian Church and died in the blessed hope of the resurrection in the eternal life.
May their descendants imitate their worthy example and live to serve God and bless their associates.
J.C.G.
Children:
John Perry Born Nov. 11, 1808 Cumberland, Pa. Died Aug. 1865 Married Dec. 18, 1842 to Sarah Traxler

Josia Born 1810 Died 1825

Elizabeth (Betsy) Born 1811 Cumberland, Pa. Died Feb, 1861 Married Josiah Young

Susannah (Susan) Born Dec. 14, 1813 Cumberland, Pa, Died Jan. 16, 1879 Married April 2, 1835 to Samuel Ware

Daniel Born Nov. 16, 1817 Cumberland, Pa. Died Sept. 19 1879 Married Dec. 5, 1842 to Caroline Ross

Peter Born Dec. 4, 1818 Cumberland, Pa. Died Feb. 11, 1911
Married Nov. 1842 to Lucy C. Clark (died 1848) Married Dec. 25 to Sevilla Waltz.

Mary Born 1820 Married Aug. 16, 1840 to William Richards

Adam Born Jan. 5, 1822 Stark Co. Died Jan. 6, 1905 of Brain Fever Married Mary Ann Myers

Christopher Born 1815 Cumberland Pa. Died 1855 Due to head injury from a tree Married Feb. 16, 1842 to Sarah Kirkendall

Catherine Born Oct. 12, 1824 Died July 21, 1893 Married Rev. Stephen Taylor Fairbanks

Savina Born Oct. 20, 1828 Stark Co. Died Mar. 11, 1887
Married Jan. 1, 1846 to Capt. Josiah Manasseh Fairbank

Jacob Born Feb. 18, 1829 Stark Co. Died May 26, 1878
Married Oct. 4, 1849 to Susanna Waltz and Nancy Richards

William Born June 1, 1830 Died July 10, 1914 Spring Grove cemetery Service Rec: Co. D. 166th O.V.I. Married Sarah Troxler

Sarah Born 1832 died 1890 Buried in Woodlawn Wadsworth Twp. Cemetery row 4 Married Rufus Myers