Chester Corbett Bowman was born on March 31, 1897 in Johnson County, Arkansas. He was born to Madison Monroe Bowman and Mahala Eveline Warren.
He married Lillie D. Lovell on October 15, 1916 at age 19.They had approximately 12 children: (1) Larna Dean Bowman
(2) Margie Bowman
(3) Sunny Bowman
(4) Walsie Arbelle Bowman(1917-1917)
(5) Elsie Marie Bowman (1919-1919)
(6) Omer Elvis Bowman (1921-)
(7) Matthew Edward Bowman (1923-1995)
(8) Ellen Pauiline Bowman (1925-1998)
(9) Harvey Benjamin (1927-)
(10) Wanda Faye Bowman (1929-1929)
(11)Evelyn Louise Bowman (1930-1933)
(12) Elva Ruth Bowman (1935-)
Chester Corbett Bowman lived in Seminole, Oklahoma in 1930.
He died on July 24, 1971 in Ozark, Arkansas at age 74. He is buried at Belt Cemetery in Watalula, Franklin County, Arkansas.