Hamilton Township -- Section 2, Township 57, Range 28
Located: On the West side of gravel road, 2 1/2 miles north of the shoe factory in Hamilton, Missouri

The donor of the land for the Bowman Cemetery was Vincent Bowman. He owned a farm just within the Caldwell county limits, which accounts for so many Daviess county people being buried there.

The first burial was Cecelia Bowman (1848-1867), daughter of Wm. and Sarah (Sallie) A. Bowman and the earliest birth date is that of Vincent himself (1793-1872). His first wife died before they came here. His 2nd wife, Martha Ong Bowman (1810-1886) lies in an unmarked grave, dying after he did. Lying beside her is a sister, Sarah Ann Ong Wood (1818-1887). They died within a few days of each other, one at the end of a year, the other at the beginning of the next year.

' Another early family was the Borden family. They settled in Caldwell county in 1867 but moved over into Daviess county before 1870. They were the parents of George Borden of Hamilton.

Alfred Distelli was a Swiss Colonist to Mn. who came to Caldwell county, Missouri in the rush of 1869. His wife and 2 children died very close togetther in 1878. There were 8 children left. A romance by letter sprang up between him and a young widow in Switzerland who crossed the ocean and they were married in Hamilton. Soon, afterward, he sold his 160 acres for $10.00 an acre and moved back to Minnesota.

The pioneer Neals are buried here: Wm. (1817-1889) and Margaret, who came to Daviess county in the 1860's. Also, his son Thomas & wife lie here. Jack Neal was a son of Thomas and married Minnie Sergeant, a daughter of David and Caroline Sergeant, who along with 2 children are buried at the Bowman Cemetery. However, David and Caroline's stones were moved to a later date to the new Hamilton Cemetery.

Five children belonging to Snyder and Charlotte Neal were burnt to death, Nov 21, 1896, while their parents were away from home, visiting neighbors. They are buried at the Bowman cemetery, along with their parents.

Sources: Interviews done by Major Molly D.A.R., 1933-1934
Records of Elmer E. Clark and other newspaper articles

BLACK, Leigh, b: July 28, 1874, d: July 15, 1895
John G., b: March 26, 1838, d: Aug 8, 1907
Rachel C., b: Dec 10, 1843, d: Oct 27, 1926

BLADES, John C., 1866-1949
Sarah V., wife of John, b: Sept 10, 1869, d: May 18, 1912

BORDON, Franklin, b: Jan 28, 1825, d: Sept 15, 1893
Ellen, wife, b: Jan 12, 1839, d: July 3, 1899
Lemon, b: in Tioga County, PA., b: Oct 10, 1860, d: May 6, 1880

BOWMAN, Harry A., son of A. L. & S. A., b & d. April 4, 1885
Sarah A., b:Oct 30, 1858, d: April 28, 1903
Albert L., d: Dec 16, 1916, age 57 years, 11 months, 14 days
Alston, d: Jan 16, 1901, age 82 years, 6 months, 28 days
Joanna, d: April 12, 1899, age 83 years, 8 months, 16 days
Cecelia, daughter of W. & S. A., b: Dec 16, 1848, d: Sept 8, 1867
Vincent, d: Jan 23, 1872, age 78 years, 11 months, 7 days

CHRISTMAN, Henry, b: July 17, 1846, d: Aug 23, 1908, G.A.R.
Mary, wife of Henry, b: Aug 18, 1849, d: Aug 20, 1916
Dan, 1873-1947
Fannie E., 1878-1934
George, d: April 1948
infant son of Wm. & Rosa B., b: March 29, 1895, d: April 5, 1895
children of H. & M. Chrsitman
Lee, d: Dec 23, 1887, age 8 years, 8 months, 23 days
Ella, d: Oct 22, 1887, age 1 year, 9 months, 4 days

DISTELLI, Elizabeth A., daughter of A. & J., d: Sept 11, 1878, age 7 months, 15 days
Josephine, wife of Alfred, d: Aug 1, 1878, age 38 years, 6 months, 29 days

DONALDSON, Walter, 1875-1929
Children of Walter and Minnie Donaldson
infant daughter, 1903
Ernest E., 1925-1927
John F., 1926

DRUREY, Omah E., daughter of S. W. & Ann, b: Aug 31, 1883, d: Dec 15, 1901

ERWIN, Clara Lee, daughter of G. C. & W. J., d: Aug 27, 1876, age 1 year, 4 months

FEIGLY, William W., d: Jan 15, 1897, age 23 years, 8 months, 29 days
Walter S., son of H. & C., d: Aug 16, 1882, age 9 months, 1 day
Jesse C., d: March 18, 1901, age 16 years, 5 months, 19 days
Henry, b: April 8, 1845, d: July 18, 1927
Christian, wife of Henry, b: Sept 10, 1847, d: Feb 14, 1923

GLAZIER, Sarah E. Pearl, wife of Rodney, b: Oct 12, 1839, d: March 23, 1906
Rodney, b: Jan 18, 1817, d: June 5, 1905
Charlotta, wife of R. A., d: Sept 15, 1881, age 60 years, 2 months, 12 days

GRIFFITHS, John D., son of Hugh & Laura, d: Sept 14, 1881, age 11 years, 2 months, 20 days

HEMRY, Kate, wife of John H., b: April 19, 1853, d: Dec 18, 1903

HENNINGER, George, b: Oct 16, 1823, d: April 3, 1903
Sarah A., wife of George, b: Dec 1, 1829, d: Nov 5, 1890

MASON, Delia J., daughter of A. L. & L. M., d: Dec 21, 1875, age 3 years
Lena V., daughter of A. L. & L. M., d: Aug 1, 1824, age 3 months, 20 days
Leta E., daughter of A. L. & L. M., d: Aug 3, 1824, age 3 months, 22 days

MCCRARY, Susie A., wife of Sherman, b: Dec 4, 1868, d: Dec 18, 1902
Children of Sherman & Susie McCrary
Charles F., b: Dec 1, 1902, d: Dec 4, 1902
Ellen, b: Dec 1, 1902, d: Dec 4, 1902

METZ, Jacob, b: Jan 18, 1837, d: Feb. 22, 1913, G. A. R.
Mary A., wife, b: Oct 6, 1847, d: June 28, 1923

NEAL, Thomas, b: Oct 23, 1931, d: Feb 15, 1906
Nancy J., his wife, b: May 14, 1837, d: March 1, 1918
Wesley A., son of T. & N. J., d: Dec 28, 1873, age 2 months, 26 days
William, b: Dec 5, 1817, d: Feb 11, 1889
Margaret, wife of Wm., b: Oct 25, 1818, d: Feb 2, 1901
Snyder, 1852-1932
Charlotte L., 1861-1920
Clarence I, b: Dec 2, 1891, d: Nov 21, 1896
Julia A., b: June 8, 1893, d: Nov 21, 1896
Callie, b: Oct 1, 1883, d: Nov 21, 1896
Hattie A., b: May 17, 1885, d: Nov 21, 1896
Willie D., b: Aug 27, 1889, d: Nov 21, 1896

Children of David & Caroline Sergeant SERGEANT, infant son, d: June 6, 1877
Della, b: Feb. 28, 1879, d: Nov 11, 1880

STORY, Nancy, (very old stone, broken), age 10 years, 3 months, 23 days

WILSON, Shelby, b: Feb 21, 1839, d: Feb 16, 1898, Co. E. S. Moline, Mo. Inf.
Mary A., wife of A. B., b: March 17, 1845, d: Sept 2, 1909

Unmarked graves in the Bowman Cemetery

BORDON, James, b: Aug 13, 1872, d: Feb 1911

BOWMAN, Martha Ong, b: Aug 12, 1810, d: Dec 30, 1886

DISTELLI, infant, d: 1878

HENNINGER, Mary Annie, wife of John, b: Aug 15, 1866, d: Oct 31, 1927

HILDEBRANDT, Sarah, d: 1878

HUTTON, George W., b: May 16, 1915, d: July 31, 1907

LOONEY, Delia, daughter of Franklin & Ellen Borden

MCCRARY, MRs. Mike, daughter of Franklin & Ellen Borden
also infant graves of this family

SERGEANT, David, b: Feb 17, 1836, d: Feb 17, 1896
Caroline, his wife, b: July 31, 1841, d: Sept 25, 1920
These two were buried at Bowman Cemetery but stones have been removed to Highland Cemtery, Hamilton, Missouri

SNYDER, Minnie Mary Swartz Donaldson, b: Oct 11, 1886, d: Jan 31, 1936

WOOD, Sarah Ann Ong, b: Feb. 2, 1818, d: Jan 3, 1887

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