Life History

Notes

• In the record of Presley's marriage to Caroline Terry Woodward, the name of his bride is recorded as Mary, the name of Caroline's sister.  But the details here match their record in the 1910 census, which reports they have been married for 28 years.
  
  Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
  Presly Bowman
  Age 19, Birth Year abt 1863
  Residence Fort Douglas, Johnson, Arkansas
  Spouse's Name Mary Terry
  Spouse's Age 24 [b abt 1858]
  Spouse's Residence Fort Douglas, Johnson, Arkansas
  Marriage 1 Mar 1882 Johnson County
  Marriage License Date 28 Feb 1882
  
  1900 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas, 15 June, Pilot Rock Township, District 42, page 6A,  Hse #75, Fam #77
  Bowman, Presley Head  W M Aug 1862 37 Married 18 year KY KY KY Farmer Rents
  Bowman, Carolina [sic] Wife W F Mar 1859 41 Married 18 year 10 children/8 living KY KY KY
  Bowman, Arch P  Son W M Oct 1882 16 Single AR KY KY Farm Laborer
  Bowman, Oscar H Son W M Mar 1884 35 Single AR KY KY Farm Laborer
  Bowman, Walsie A Dau W M Mar 1886 14 Single AR KY KY Farm Laborer
  Bowman, Josie Dau W M Sept 1888 11 Single AR KY KY Farm Laborer
  Bowman, John L S Son W M Dec 1894 5 Single AR KY KY
  Bowman, Leora Dau W M Dec 1896 3 Single AR KY KY
  Bowman, Doc D Son W M Dec 1899 5mos Single AR KY KY
  Terry, Holly s(ister)-in-law W M Feb 1885 15 Single AR KY AR Farm Laborer
  
  1910 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas, 7 May, Pilot Point Township, District 63, page 9B, Hse #154, Fam #160
  Bowman, Presley Head M W 48 Marriage 1 Married 28 yrs [abt 1882] KY KY KY Farmer Owns [b abt 1862]
  Bowman, Carolina [sic] Wife F W 51 Marriage 2 Married 28 [abt 1882] yrs 9 children/8 living KY KY KY [b abt 1859]
  
  Gravestone of Presley and Caroline Bowman, Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas
  Bowman
  Father Press
  Aug 22, 1863  June 30, 1942
  Mother
  Caroline
  Mar 25, 1859  Nov 8, 1932
  
  It is thought the cemetery is in Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas.  The person posting the photos of the gravestone did not report what cemetery it was in!  Death was reported as occurring in Clarksville.  The memorial on Find a Grave clarifies that he was buried in Fort Douglas, though death occurred in Clarksville.  No photo of the gravestone is posted on the memorial, and there are gross factual errors in both Presley's memorial and his wife's, like differing dates than those on the grave.  no comment is made, so there is no way to determine if the memorializer meant to be correcting an error in the dates carved on the gravestone, or this is just a careless error in the memorials.
  
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  Presley Bowman
  Birth Aug. 2, 1862 [grave says 22 Aug 1862] Kentucky
  Death Jan. 30, [grave says June 30] 1942
  
  Son of John W. ( Butler ) Bowman & _____ Mills
  
  Spouse Caroline Terry Woodward Bowman (1859 - 1932)
  
  Children:
  Arch P Bowman (1882 - 1944)
  Oscar Bowman (1884 - 1922)
  Josie May Bowman (1888 - 1968)
  John Sullivan Bowman (1893 - 1952)
  
  Burial Fort Douglas Cemetery, Fort Douglas, Johnson County, Arkansas
  
  Created by Bea Smith Daniel Nov 06, 2008
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #31167400, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31167400
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Sources

• 1. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
• 2. 1910 Federal Census, Johnson County, Arkansas
  • 7 May, Pilot Point Township, District 63, page 9B, Hogansville & Ft Douglas Rd, Hse #154, Fam #160
• 3. Gravestone of Presley and Caroline Bowman, Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas
• 4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
  • Memorial #31167400, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31167400
• 5. Emmet United Methodist Church, Emmet, Nevada County [Arkansas]"
  • Location: http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/historic-properties/_search_nomination_popup.aspx?id=2486;
  • "Citing C. D. McSwain of Emmet Passes Away,” Nevada News, October 4, 1917, 3:2
• 6. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
  • Memorial #3116731, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31167317