Sixth Generation

1849. Jesse Troy BOWMAN² was born on 19 March 1893 in Alexander County, North Carolina. He died on 12 June 1955 at the age of 62 in Alexander County, North Carolina. He was buried in Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery, Taylorsville, Alexander County, NC.

Jesse Troy BOWMAN and Ollie Elizabeth [Frye] FRY were married on 8 July 1917 in Alexander County, North Carolina. Ollie Elizabeth [Frye] FRY², daughter of Alonzo Lafayette [Frye] FRY and Lundie Minerva LAIL, was born on 24 January 1900 in Alexander County, North Carolina. She died on 16 March 1968 at the age of 68 in Alexander County, North Carolina. She was buried in Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery, Taylorsville, Alexander County, NC.

Jesse Troy BOWMAN and Ollie Elizabeth [Frye] FRY had the following children:

4136	i.	BOWMAN² was born on 21 June 1918 in Alexander County, North Carolina. He died in 1918 at the age of 0 in Alexander County, North Carolina. He was buried in Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery, Taylorsville, Alexander County, NC.
+4137	ii.	Tollie Alonzo "Lonzo" BOWMAN.
4138	iii.	Dennis Monroe BOWMAN (private).
4139	iv.	Rita Lunda BOWMAN² was born on 24 October 1925 in Alexander County, North Carolina. She died on 6 August 1980 at the age of 54 in North Carolina. She was buried in Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery, Taylorsville, Alexander County, NC.
4140	v.	Levi Samuel BOWMAN (private).
4141	vi.	Vonteena Alvin BOWMAN was born on 11 June 1934 in Alexander County, North Carolina. He died on 28 April 2008 at the age of 73 in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. He was buried in Mount Pisgah Lutheran Church Cemetery, Alexander County, NC. His obituary appeared as follows: HICKORY - Vonteena Alvin Bowman, 73, of 476 S&K Road, Hickory, died unexpectedly Monday, April 28, 2008, at his residence. He was born June 11, 1934, in Alexander County to the late Jessie Troy Bowman and Ollie Elizabeth Frye Bowman. He was a member of Mount Pisgah Lutheran Church, where he was a member of the men's Bible study and breakfast clubs. He was a retired furniture worker, beekeeper and gardener. He also was a U.S. Army veteran. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Rita Bowman, and two brothers, Levi Bowman and Tollie Bowman. Survivors include his wife, Cora Price Bowman of the home; a daughter, Melissa Clouse and husband, Bob, of Taylorsville; two sons, Jerry Alvin Bowman and wife, Cherie, of Lenoir and Terry Lee Bowman and wife, Tamara, of Arlington, Va.; two brothers, Sam Bowman and wife, Hilda, and Dennis Bowman and wife, Mary, all of Taylorsville; three grandchildren, Brandon Clouse, Katie Bowman and Ethan Bowman; and a number of nieces and nephews. The funeral will be conducted at 4 p.m. Thursday, May 1, 2008, at Mount Pisgah Lutheran Church, by the Rev. Mike Stone. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. The U.S. flag will be presented by Disabled American Veterans Chapter 84. The family will receive from 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday at the church. Memorials may be given to Blessed to be a Blessing, c/o Mount Pisgah Lutheran Church, 9379 N.C. 127, Hickory, N.C. 28601. Adams Funeral Home is serving the Bowman family. [Published in the Hickory Daily Record on 4/30/2008]
4142	vii.	Tollie Alonzo BOWMAN (private).
4143	viii.	Dennis Monroe BOWMAN (private).
4144	ix.	Retta Londie BOWMAN (private).
4145	x.	Wonteena Alvin BOWMAN (private).
4146	xi.	Samuel Eugene BOWMAN (private).
4147	xii.	Infant son of Jesse & Ollie BOWMAN was born in 1918 in Alexander County, North Carolina. He died in 1918 at the age of 0 in Alexander County, North Carolina. He was buried in Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery, Taylorsville, Alexander County, NC.
4148	xiii.	Infant son of Jesse & Ollie BOWMAN was born in 1937 in Alexander County, North Carolina. He died in 1937 at the age of 0 in Alexander County, North Carolina. He was buried in Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery, Taylorsville, Alexander County, NC.