Biography of HENRY P. BOWERMAN, Logan Co, AR

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Submitted by:  Delaine Edwards <delaine@ipa.net>
        Date:  29 Jun 1999
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SOURCE: Biographical & Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas
The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago and Nashville, 1891.
Logan County

	HENRY P. BOWERMAN, merchant, Booneville, Ark. Among the names
which have acquired prominence on the wings of Booneville's
prosperity, is that of the subject of this sketch, who is one of
the prominent business men. He was born in the Lone Star State,
Hunt County, in May, 1850, and was the son of J.P. and Matilda M.
(Grady) Bowerman, the father a native of Tennessee and the mother
of Marshall County, Ky. The parents were married in Kentucky, in 1842,
and the fruits of this union were ten children - six sons and four
daughters - the daughters all deceased, two dying in Texas, one in
Kentucky, and one in Arkansas. The names of the six sons, in order
of birth, are as follows: John J., William H., Henry P., David L.,
Elijah F. and Peter Lee, all now living. The parents removed from
Tennessee to Kentucky at an early day, and from there to Texas, in
1847. In 1866 they moved from the last named state to Sebastian
County, Ark., and the father died in Logan County, of that State,
in 1886. The mother died in Fannin County, Tex., in 1889. When
eighteen years of age Henry P. Bowerman started out for himself
as a farmer and blacksmith, and in 1871 was married to Miss Maggie
Meek, daughter of John S. and Naomi Meek, of Sebastian County, where
our subject and wife were married. To this union were born ten
children: Mary E., Sarah T., Ellen S., Alice J., Ida A., William H.,
James L., Mittie Lee, Bessie Pearl and Amos B., all single and
living with their parents. Mr. Bowerman is the owner of residence
property in Booneville, worth about $300, and he is now engaged in
merchandising in that city, carrying a stock of goods valued at
about $1.200. He is also a harness and saddle-maker by trade, and
runs this in connection with his store. He is a member of the Masonic
fraternity, Lodge No. 247, and he and wife are both members of the
Missionary Baptist Church. He has always been a liberal contributor
to schools, churches and all laudable public enterprises.