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Abraham L. Bowman

1825 – 26 May 1887

Died 26 May 1887 at McLouth — Pennsylvania-born member of the Dunkard church, from the McLouth Times of 27 May 1887

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Obituary

Date of death

26 May 1887

Date of birth

1825

Age at death

sixty two years

Place of death

an old and respected citizen of this place [McLouth, per the newspaper masthead]

Inscription transcription

McLouth Times, Friday, May 27, 1887

Obituary:

At 5 minutes to 5 o'clock yesterday morning Abraham L. BOWMAN; an old and respected citizen of this place passed peacefully into the great hereafter, in the presence of his numerous family, at the advanced age of sixty two years.

The deceased was born in York county, Pennsylvania, where he continued to live until about eight years ago, when he moved to this place where he has since resided.

At the age of twenty-one years he was married to Miss HORNER, who now survives him. A large family of children was born to them, some of whom have preceded their father to that happy land, where he was welcomed by the angel band, when he laid down the mortal and put on immortality.

At the time of his death, his children, seven in number, four boys, John H., Andrew, J. Abraham Jr., and Harry, and three daughters, Mary, unmarried, Susan, wife of James SYKES, and Lydia, wife of Henry KIMMEL, were all at his bedside, weeping because their father could not longer be spared to them.

In early life he took an active part in politics and filled several official stations, but seeing the hollowness and mockery of such a life, he forsook the ways of the world, and became a member of the Dunkard church, since which time he has taken no part in politics and ever conducted himself as became a meek and lowly follower of the Savior of men.

Mr. BOWMAN had no relatives on his side, except one brother who resides in Fremont, Ohio.

His epitaph, and it would be a most appropriate one, should be, "He lived respected and died regretted."

The funeral will take place at the church at ten o'clock this morning.

The obituary says he died "yesterday morning"; the death date 26 May 1887 is derived from the stated issue date of Friday, 27 May 1887. Sources differ on the place: our archive's index entry for this record reads "Abraham L. Bowman 1825 - 1887, Ohio", but the McLouth Times was published at McLouth, Jefferson County, Kansas, and "this place" in the obituary is McLouth; the only Ohio connection in the text is his brother in Fremont, Ohio. Both readings are preserved; this record does not state a death place. Birth year 1825 is from the same index entry, consistent with the stated age of sixty-two.

People named in this record

  • Abraham L. BowmanSubject
  • Miss HornerSpouse
  • John H.Child
  • AndrewChild
  • J. Abraham Jr.Child
  • HarryChild
  • MaryChild
  • SusanChild
  • LydiaChild
  • James SykesMentioned
  • Henry KimmelMentioned

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Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
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Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-07-06
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Transcription only — obituary text transcribed from the McLouth Times; no photograph in this record

Citation: Obituary of Abraham L. Bowman (1825–1887), born in York County, Pennsylvania, who died at McLouth, from the McLouth Times, Friday, 27 May 1887. Preserved in the Ancestors at Rest archive. (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/obituaries/bowman-abraham-1887/ : accessed [your access date]).

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