Nicholas Bowman was born in 1797 in Madison County, Kentucky. He was birn to Elijah Bowman and Elizabeth Gentry.
He married Isabella Moore on October 5, 1818 in Clay, Kentucky. They had approximately 9 children:
(1) Elizabeth Bowman (1820-1876)
(2)Henry Clay Bowman (1822-1865)
(3) Ellenor Bowman (1824-1875)
(4) Lucendia Bowman (1826-1854)
(5)Emoline Bowman (1827-1921)
(6)John Wesley Bowman (1829-1899)
(7)Marium Bowman (1833-1920)
(8) Martha Bowman (1835-1853)
(9) Deborah Bowman (1838-1926)
Nicholas Bowman died in 1861 in Breathitt , Kentucky.