John Bowmer 
John was born on February 18th, 1819.1 John's father was John Bowmer and his mother was Phoebe Goodman. He had a brother and two sisters, named James Wiley, Nancy and Mariah Louisa. He died at the age of 82 on May 18th, 1901 in Near Teddy, Casey County, Kentucky (Bowmer Cemetery).1 General Notes
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I found John Bowmer's family in the 1850 Russell County Kentucky Census
listed as follows:
Bowmer, John 31 M Farmer $75.00
Margaret 34 F
Wm. F. 10 M
Shelby S. 7 M
Sarah F. 5 F
John A.C. 3 M
Mary M. 1 F
They are listed directly on the same census page after Jane Combest, the
widow of John Combest.
The Bowmers and Combests were neighbors and it appears that the two families land boundaries touched each other.
In the year 1862, on August 5, John Bowmer enlisted as a private in Company F., 8th Reigment, Kentucky Cavalry, commanded by Capt. William Hutner. He served one year and was discharged on the 17th of September, 1863 at Lebanon, Kentucky, disabled by chronic diarrhea, piles, and rheumatism contracted at Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
After Margaret's death in 1875, John married Mary A. Luttrell.
The 1880 Casey County Census, page 21 lists at Knobs of Goose and Dry Fork, District 2 in June 1880 the following:
John Bowmer,Sr. age 60
Mary A. Bowmer, wife age 40
Nancy E. Bowmer, dau. age 3
Marion A. Bowmer, son age 1
Details of John's family with Margaret Combest
Details of John's family with Mary A. Luttrell
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