John Wesley Bowman was born on December 18, 1831 in Clay, Kentucky. He was born to Nicholas Bowman and Isabella Moore.
He married Priscilla ELizabeth Mills in September 1854 in Clay, Kentucky. They had approximately 16 children:
(1)Mary Jane Bowman (1855-)
(2)Rachel Bowman (1857-1857)
(3)Robert BOwman (1858-)
(4) Filmore Bowman (1858-)
(5) William Bowman (1860-)
(6) Pressly Bowman (1862-1942)
(7)Marcia Narcissa Bowman(1864-)
(8) Narcissa Belle Bowman(1865-)
(9) Emily Bowman (1866-1961)
(10) James Wesley Bowman(1869-1957)
(11) Phoebe Bowman (1869-)
(12) James Matt Bowman (1871-)
(13) John Bowman(1871-)
(14) Madison Monroe Bowman (1874-1962)
(15) Andora Bowman (1876-)
(16) Arminta Arnessa Bowman (1878-)
John Wesley Bowman died in 1899 at age 68 in Ft. Douglas, Johnson County, Arkansas.