Bowman Family picture
This family was hit hard by an influenza epidemic in February of 1920. Five members of the family died within about a week: the mother (Julia (English) Bowman), her son Martin Bowman, her daughter Carrie (Bowman) Moreland and the daughter's husband, Willie Moreland, and another son-in-law, Asa Burkett (husband of Cora Bowman).
Group Photo - Family of George Hugh and Julia Agnes (English) Bowman - photo taken Nov. 8, 1908
Young boy in front: Jesse Pauline Bowman, son of William Henry and Grace (Scott) Bowman (March 10, 1906 - March 30, 1996)
First Row: 1 - Fletcher (Fletch) Bowman (Feb. 15, 1879 - Sept. 16, 1944) He was killed in an accident on a railroad track, no children.
2 - Anna (Wilson) Bowman, wife of Fletcher Bowman (1881 - Dec., 1939), no children
3 - George Hugh Bowman (Sept. 22, 1855 - March 27, 1923)
4 - Julia Agnes (English) Bowman, wife of George H. Bowman (August 13, 1859 - Feb. 8, 1920) died of influenza
5 - Willie Moreland, husband of Carrie (Bowman) Moreland (June 2, 1883 - Feb. 15, 1920) died of influenza, no children
6 - Carrie (Bowman) Moreland, wife of Willie Moreland (Nov. 15, 1883 - Feb. 17, 1920) died of influenza, no children
Second Row: 1 - Willard Bowman (Sept. 3, 1894 - April 6, 1917) - died of measles in his 20's, married Erma White, no children
2 - Isaac Newton (Newt) Bowman ( Jan. 27, 1887 - Feb. 7, 1968) eight children
3 - Grace (Surface) Bowman, wife of Newton Bowman (Nov. 13, 1889 - Sept., 1973) eight children
4 - Martin Obid Bowman (June 16, 1882 - Feb. 9, 1920) died of influenza, four children living to adulthood
5 - Catherine (Kate) Elizabeth (Alvord) Bowman, wife of Martin O. Bowman (Mar. 21, 1887 - May 7, 1937) four children living to adulthood
6 - Lilly Bowman, daughter of Martin and Catherine (Alvord) Bowman (Nov 8, 1907 - Mar. 31, 1966)
7 - Grace (Scott) Bowman, wife of William Henry Bowman (Dec. 18, 1884 - Jan. 17, 1956) four children
8 - William Henry (Henry) Bowman (Sept. 5, 1880 - May 3, 1955) four children
9 - Luther (Jack) Bowman (May 31, 1889 - May 7, 1976) no children
10 - Cora Bowman (Feb. 6, 1896 - May 8, 1984) later married Asa Burkett (five children, also died in Feb. 1920 of influenza) and Roscoe Pope (two children)
Note: Thanks so VERY MUCH to Dave Smith whom I contacted on findagrave.com and who so generously shared this wonderful picture and its explanation with us.