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Dora Bowman

Dora Bowman

Female 1885 - 1970  (84 years)

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  • Name Dora Bowman  [1] 
    Birth 25 Jun 1885  162 Wellington Street North, Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1921  272 Brunswick Street, Stratford, Perth County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 1970 
    Burial 10 Jul 1970  Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Perth County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I14246  All
    Last Modified 25 May 2016 

    Father Reuben S. Bowman,   b. 3 Aug 1852, near Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1918 (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Louisa H. Geiger,   b. 17 Oct 1852, Berlin, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 08 Feb 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 30 Dec 1879  Berlin, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    Married:
    • Three records/references of the marriage of Reuben Bowman and Louisa Geiger have been located. Information provided in the three sources is not consistent.

      Marriage record ( view image) certifies that Reuben Bowman of Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario and Louisa Geiger of Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario were married by David B. Sherk, Minister of U.B.C. Waterloo at Berlin on the 30th day of December 1879. Witnesses were ?? Ziegler and Carrie Geiger.

    • http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/water79.htm

      011197-80 (Waterloo Co) Reuben BOWMAN, 27, carpenter, Canada, Berlin, s/o Joseph BOWMAN & Mary Ann SHOEMAKER married Louisa GEIGER, 27, Canada, Berlin, d/o Jacob & Elizabeth, witn: Albert ZIEGLER & Aaron ERB both of Berlin, 30 December 1879 in Berlin.

    • http://www.waterlooogs.ca/Newspapers/BerlinerJournal1880Marriages.PDF

      Dec. 23, 1879 - Ruben Baumann and Louise Geiger, both of Berlin, were married by Preacher Baumann of Freeport. Print date Jan. 8, 1880.
    Family ID F3807  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frederick William Holman,   b. 10 Jun 1873, Stratford, Perth County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1966, Hillside Rest Home, RR #5, Stratford, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 26 Dec 1916  30 Francis Street North (initial house address was 19 Francis Street), Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    Married:
    • The bride wore black velvet trimmed with black and white real fur. Prior to the wedding, Fred lived with his parents at 264 Brunswick Avenue in Stratford. After he was married he and Dora lived at 272 Brunswick Avenue in Stratford, Ontario.
    Children 
     1. Helen Catherine Holman,   b. 30 Jan 1918, Stratford, Perth County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 2008, London, Middlesex County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     2. Margaret Louise Holman,   b. 7 May 1922, 272 Brunswick Avenue, Stratford, Perth County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 2016, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     3. Living Holman
    Family ID F3806  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2008 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Jun 1885 - 162 Wellington Street North, Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Dec 1916 - 30 Francis Street North (initial house address was 19 Francis Street), Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 10 Jul 1970 - Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Perth County, Ontario Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    30 Francis Street North, Kitchener, Ontario    		30 Francis Street North, Kitchener, Ontario
    Family of Reuben Bowman and Louisa Geiger at their home, 30 Francis Street North, Kitchener, Ontario about 1903. Reuben built this home for his growing family in 1889
    On balcony: Fred and Clayton Bowman.
    Below: Louisa, Hilda, Reuben, Dora, Edie (Edith), Gordon, Beatrice, and Ivan.
    Dora Bowman about 1886    		Dora Bowman about 1886
    Five Bowman Children    		Five Bowman Children
    Left to right:

    Frederick Bowman, Beatrice Bowman, Edith Bowman, Clayton Bowman, Dora Bowman
    Family of Reuben Bowman and Louisa Geiger 1892    		Family of Reuben Bowman and Louisa Geiger 1892
    Left to right back row: Reuben, Gordon, Beatrice, Clayton, Fred, Louisa. Girl in 'middle' row is Edie (Edith) Bowman. Sitting on floor in front is Dora Bowman. Louisa is pregant with Hilda in this picture.
    Dora Bowman about age 13    		Dora Bowman about age 13
    Dora Bowman at a cottage at Puslinch Lake.    		Dora Bowman at a cottage at Puslinch Lake.
    Fred Holman and Dora Bowman    		Fred Holman and Dora Bowman
    Photo taken at 272 Brunswick Avenue, Stratford, Ontario
    272 Brunswick Street, Stratford, Ontario    		272 Brunswick Street, Stratford, Ontario
    Louisa Geiger and five of her children    		Louisa Geiger and five of her children
    Left to right are:

    Gordon Bowman, Hilda Bowman, Ivan Bowman, Louisa Geiger, Dora Bowman, Edith Bowman
    272 Brunswick Street, Stratford, Ontario    		272 Brunswick Street, Stratford, Ontario
    Frederick William Holman and Dora Bowman with their eldest daughter in front of 272 Brunswick Street, Stratford, Ontario.
    Hilda and Dora Bowman in Detroit, Michigan.     		Hilda and Dora Bowman in Detroit, Michigan.
    Hilda and Dora Bowman by the Oak Oaken Bucket at Waterworks Park in Detroit, Michigan. It appears that, during this period of time, Dora Bowman was boarding with her aunt Carrie Geiger in Detroit.
    Hilda and Dora Bowman visiting Detroit    		Hilda and Dora Bowman visiting Detroit
    (Reverse side of post card)
    Gordon Bowman and Dora Bowman    		Gordon Bowman and Dora Bowman
    Various Bowman's    		Various Bowman's
    Back row is Dora Bowman, her youngest daughter, George "Doe" Bremner and Esther Shelley.

    Front row is Vera Scheifele holding her oldest son, and her husband Ivan Bowman holding his second son, W. Keith Bowman.
    Fred Bowman and his sister Dora Bowman about 1914    		Fred Bowman and his sister Dora Bowman about 1914
    Photo was taken about 1914 at the home of Aunt Carrie Geiger and Uncle George Geiger at 187 Jay Street, Detroit, Michigan.

    Documents
    Birth record of Dora Bowman    		Birth record of Dora Bowman
    Wedding Announcement of Dora BOWMAN and Fred W. HOLMAN    		Wedding Announcement of Dora BOWMAN and Fred W. HOLMAN

    Headstones
    HOLMAN, Frederick J. HOLMAN, Frederick W. and Dora BOWMAN    		HOLMAN, Frederick J. HOLMAN, Frederick W. and Dora BOWMAN

  • Notes 
    • Source: "Reuben Bowman, His Family" by Fred Bowman 1948

      DORA BOWMAN, the fourth child of Reuben and Louisa Bowman, was born on June 25th 1885 in the house at the corner of Weber and Wellington Sts. in Berlin. She attended Agnes St. School, after leaving which she entered the employ of the Bell Telephone Company as a switchboard operator, afterwards following the same occupation in Detroit, London and Stratford.

      She is married to Frederick William Holman, formerly a train dispatcher with the Canadian National Railways in Stratford and on pension since 1939. They reside at their home, No. 272 Brunswick St. in Stratford, and have a family of three girls.


    • Newspaper Clipping - undated

      OBITUARIES
      Mrs. Frederick W. Holman

      Mrs. Frederick William Holman of Kitchener died Tuesday at the Coutts Pavillion, Freeport Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was 85.

      The former Dora Bowman, she was born in Kitchener, June 25, 1885, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Bowman.

      She had resided in Stratford for many years and moved to Kitchener a year ago.

      She was a member of Zion United Church.

      Mrs. Holman was predeceased by her husband, four brothers and one sister.

      Surviving are three daughters [....]; one brother, Fred Bowman of Montreal; two sisters, Beatrice Bowman and Mrs. Hilda Shelley, both of Kitchener; and 12 grandchildren.

      The body is at the Schreiter Sandrock Funeral Home where Rev. C.E. Hunking of Bethany United Church will conduct the funeral service and committal service Thursday at 2:30pm.

      Burial will be at the Avondale cemetery, Stratford.

  • Sources 
    1. [S106898] Private.



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