BOWMAN-Elliott Newman - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

* Parents' names, including mother's maiden name, and years of birth and death for each: John and Rebecca Newman Bowman, * Spouse(s) full names, date of marriage, year of divorce if any, and years of birth and death for each: Harriet [nee Spinning] Jarvis, widow of John Morris Jarvis, and the d/o William T. and Eva Spinning Birth: Jun. 17, 1838, Fountain County, Indiana; Death: Feb. 11, 1901; Fountain County, Indiana * Race/ethnic group/Indian tribe: Caucasian * Religious affiliation (denomination): * Occupation or profession: Politician, Lawyer, Hostler, Merchant * Organizational affiliation (including service clubs, veterans groups, professional associations, political organizations):Democrat * Wartime military service and rank: * Hometown or hometowns (city, county, state, etc. of residence during years of political activity; if more than one, approximate year moved): Fountain County, Indiana * Political relatives by blood/marriage/adoption (specify relation for each): * Elected or appointed position(s) held and range of years: Clerk of Fountain County, Indiana, then 1870 he was elected clerk of the circuit court of Fountain County and was reelected to the same position in 1874 serving 8 years. In 1891 he was elected a member of the lower house of the legislature of Indiana from Fountain Co. In 1893 he was appointed by Pres. Cleveland as Deputy Auditor of the U. S. Navy and served 4 years. President Cleveland then apponted him Fourth Assistant Auditor of the US Treasury, and later Sixth Auditor of the US Treasury. * Elective offices sought unsuccessfully, in which years: None * Political party national conventions attended as delegate or alternate, in which years: None * Political party positions held (e.g., national committee, state party committee, county party chair), in which years: * Major awards/prizes/honors/medals (e.g., Pulitzer Prize, Medal of Honor, Hall of Fame, etc.): * Special distinctions or achievements or historical significance (very briefly): * Scandal, impeachment, expulsion or criminal prosecution (very briefly): * Any involvement with professional sports (e.g., as player, owner, commissioner): None * Any involvement with the entertainment business (e.g., as actor, musician, screenwriter): None * Any assassination attempts or participation in dueling: None * Any handicaps or disabilities (e.g., loss or paralysis of limbs, blindness, etc.): * Date of death: May 6, 1900 * Place of death (city, county): Covington, Fountain County, Indiana * Location of death (e.g., at home, hospital): His home. * Cause(s) or circumstances of death: Heart Attack * Whether cremated, buried at sea, or donated body to medical school: * Place of burial or entombment (name and location of cemetery): Prescott Grove Cemetery, Covington, Fountain County, Indiana * Whether cemetery records/office/publications, or gravestone corroborate this: Obituary * Reinterment to other location (year, name and location of cemetery): None * Other monuments or statues (e.g. courthouse or capitol grounds): None * Sources consulted: Saturday Press (Attica, Fountain County, Indiana) 5-26-1900; Covington Republican (Covington, Fountain County, Indiana)6-1-1900; NY Times June 30, 1893; Obituuaries.

* Explanations for any inconsistencies (e.g., if different dates of birth or different spellings of the name were given in different sources, which one is most reliable and why):

BIOGRAPHY Elliot N. Bowman Saturday Press (Attica, Fountain County, Indiana) 5-26-1900 At 8:30 p.m. Monday EN Bowman died at Covington from heart failure in his 74th year. No illness preceded his death and it came as a great shock to the family friends and the people of the county. Mr. Bowman was well known in the county where he had been a resident many years had served two terms as Clerk of the county, one as Representative in the State leg and during Cleveland's second term 6th Auditor of the U. S. Treasury. He was a graduate of Asbury College now DePauw. He leaves a wife and 3 married daughters, Mrs. Duke Weldon of Terre Haute, Mrs. George Metzler of Salmon City, Idaho and Mrs. CD Case of Attica, the latter of whom was visiting at his home at the time of his death. Covington Republican (Covington, Fountain County, Indiana) 6-1-1900 The funeral services of Elliott N. BOWMAN conducted by Rev WH Baker were held from the family residence on Washington Street at 2:30 Sunday afternoon the body having been kept since Monday awaiting the arrival of his daughter, Mrs. George Meitzler, from Salmon City Idaho who arrived Sunday morning. Following the services the remains were laid to rest in Prescott Grove Cem, a large gathering of citizens and friends attending. Covington Republican 5-11-1900 Our people were startled Monday evening and Tuesday morning by the sad intelligence that Elliot BOWMAN had been found dead in his bed about 8 o'clock Monday evening. He had apparently been in his usual health up to the hour of retiring and was found dead within a half hour aftewards. He was the present proprietor of the Colonial Hotel and has been promenent for many years. From friends and from his own personal memoirs we obtain the following; Elliott Newman Bowman son of John and Rebecca Bowman born in Green Co Tenn Oct 11, 1826. Found dead in his bed at the hotel about 8:00 p.m. Monday heart failure being the cause. Aged 73 year 7 months 10 days. From his own personal memoirs we are permitted to take the following comprehensive complete sketch: Elliott Newman Bowman was born in Green Co Tenn Oct 11, 1826. His father was John Bowman who married Rebecca Newman daughter of Squire Newman of East Tenn. John Bowman moved to Indiana in 1827 and settled in Jackson Twp, Fountain County before the township was organized and named the township Jackson in honor of Andrew Jackson the hero of New Orleans whom the Tennesseans worshiped and almost adored. The subject of this sketch, Elliott N. Bowman spent his boyhood days until 14 on the farm. In 1840 he moved with his father to Covington. He attended the country schools of that day. In 1844 he entered Asbury Univ at Greencastle Ind and was a companion and schoolmate of the late Senator Daniel W. Voorhees with whom he grad in 1849. In the fall of the same year Voorhees and Elliott Bowman entered the law office of Love & Wilson at Crawfordsville. In 1850 they both located in Covington Ind and in 1851 hung out their shingles as full fledged attorneys at law. EN Bowman became discouraged with the practice of his profession. It was not congenial to his nature and in the spring of 1852, inspired by the reports, of the beauteous and glorious climate of the Pacific coast departed overland with 3 other companions for far off Oregon. He found the Eldorado of his dreams and fancies and pleased with the country remained 13 years. Having gone with the intention of returning he, like the prodigal son, came back home in 1865. For a few years after his return to Indiana he was engaged in the mercantile business and in the spring of 1866 married Harriet Jarvis, widow of John Morris Jarvis, and the d/o William T. and Eva Spinning, to which union was born two daughters, Umatilla and Minnie. In the year 1870 he was elected clerk of the circuit court of Fountain County and was reelected to the same position in 1874 serving 8 years. In 1891 he was elected a member of the lower house of the legislature of Indiana from Ft. Co.. In 1893 he was appointed by Pres Cleveland deputy auditor of the navy and served 4 years. In 1897 he returned to his home in Covington where he now resides and established and fitted out the Colonial Hotel of which he is the owner & proprietor. He was reared in the democratic faith and still adheres to the fundamental princples of that party. He is now in the 75th year of his age, hale and hearty.