Name: Bowen, Horace M
Burial Date: 1916, 03/26
Age at Death: 79
Plot Location: 486 C/D
Notes: husband of Mary Frances (Cox)
Married 1868 Indiana
Co. A, 76th IL. Infantry, 1st Sgt.
War: Civil War
Horace M Bowen was born on May 18, 1836, in Champaign, Ohio, his father, James, was 25 and his mother, Pelina, was 25. He married Mary Frances Cox on October 7, 1868, in Miami, Indiana. He died on March 23, 1916, in Topeka, Kansas, having lived a long life of 79 years, and was buried in Cottonwood Cemetery, Sterling, Kansas.
Obituary in Sterling Bulletin, 03/30/1916
Horace M Bowen was born on May 18, 1836, in Urbana, Ohio, the child of James and Pelina. He lost his mother when he was only 1. He died on March 23, 1916, in Topeka, Kansas, having lived a long life of 79 years.
| Name: | Horace M Bowen |
|---|---|
| Rank: | 1st Lieutenant |
| Company: | A |
| Unit: | 76th Illinois Infantry |
| Height: | 5′ 6 |
| Hair: | BLACK |
| Eyes: | GRAY |
| Complexion: | DARK |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Birth Date: | Abt 1836 |
| Birth Place: | Champaign CO, OH |
| War: | Civil War |
| War Years: | 1861-1865 |
| Service Entry Age: | 27 |
| Service Entry Date: | 24 Aug 1863 |
| Service Entry Place: | Natchez, MS |
| Joined By Whom: | GOV R YATES |
| Period: | 3 YRS |
| Muster In Date: | 23 Aug 1863 |
| Muster In Place: | Natchez, MS |
| Muster Out Date: | 22 Jul 1865 |
| Muster Out Place: | Galveston, TX |
| Muster Out By Whom: | LT LULL |
| Residence Place: | Middleport, Iroquois CO, IL |
| Record Source: | Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls |
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| Name: | Horace M Bowen |
|---|---|
| Birth Date: | 18 May 1836 |
| Birth Place: | Champaign County, Ohio, USA |
| Death Date: | 23 Mar 1916 |
| Death Place: | Topeka, Shawnee County,Kansas, USA |
| Cemetery: | Sterling Cemetery |
| Burial or Cremation Place: | Sterling, Rice County, Kansas,USA |
| Has Bio?: | Y |
| Spouse: | Mary Frances Bowen |