W. N. Bowman
Wilbur N. Bowman is at the head of a job printing establishment in Spencer which he is successfully conducting under the name of the Bowman Printing Company. His birth occurred in Marquette county, Wisconsin, on the 2d of June, 1862,his parents being William Parker and Lestina Charlotte (Boynton) Bowman. The father was born in the town of Jay, Essex county, New York, February 12, 1823, a son of Thaddeus and Martha (Upham) Bowman, both of whom were natives of Windsor county, Vermont. The family was established in New England when this country was still numbered among the colonial possessions of Great Britain. Thaddeus Bowman, Sr., the paternal grandfather of William Parker Bowman, was born in the Green Mountain state and was of German and English linage. He was a shoemaker by trade, and at the time of the second war with England he put aside business and personal considerations to fight in defense of American interests. He lived to be more than ninety years of age and was twice married, having a family of five children by his first marriage, this number including Thaddeus Bowman, the father of William Parker Bowman. The maternal grandfather of William P. Bowman was Alonzo Upham, who also lived in Windsor county, Vermont, where he devoted his life to the pursuits of the farm. He, too, was twice married and to him was allotted a ripe old age, his years numbering more than ninety when he was called to his final rest.
Wilbur N. Bowman, whose name introduces this review, spent a brief period with a surveying party in his young manhood and subsequently engaged in newspaper work for a short time. Thereafter he followed the printing trade in South Dakota and in Iowa for a number of years. He purchased the Spencer Herald in 1915 and on selling that paper turned his attention to the job printing business, which has claimed his time and energies continuously since and in which he has become well known as proprietor of the Bowman Printing Company in Spencer. In former year he did composition work at Faribault, Minnesota, and Mason City, Iowa.
On the 5th of January, 1885, Wilbur N. Bowman was united in marriage to Miss Nellie M. McKay, a native of Decorah, Iowa, and daughter of Cyrus and Livia Ann (Porter) McKay, who were born in Pennsylvania and New York, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. McKay came to Iowa by wagon, locating first at Freeport, this state, while subsequently they took up their abode in Decorah. Cyrus McKay served as a county official for a number of years. To him and his wife were born eight children, as follows: Arthur L., who is a resident of San Diego, California; Eva M., who is the widow of W. T. Bowen and also lives in San Diego, California; Alice J., deceased; Allan M., who has also passed away; Frank, who makes his home at Pomona, California; Mrs. Nellie M. (McKay) Bowman; Charles S., deceased; and Jessie, who is deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur N. Bowman became the parents of four children, namely: Lyle, who died in infancy in South Dakota; Clifford, who was born in Sturgis, South Dakota, and who is associated with his father in the printing business; Jessie A., the wife of Leo C. Dailey, of Spencer, Iowa; and Lloyd, who died in Mason City, Iowa.
In politics Mr. Bowman maintains an independent attitude, supporting men and measures rather than party. He is a worthy exemplar of the teachings and purposes of the Masonic fraternity, to which he belongs, and is also a consistent member of the Congregational church. In his community he is respected for his character, trusted for his counsel and honored for his service.
NORTHWESTERN IOWA ITS HISTORY AND TRADITIONS
VOLUME II 1804-1926
Wilbur N. Bowman is at the head of a job printing establishment in Spencer which he is successfully conducting under the name of the Bowman Printing Company. His birth occurred in Marquette county, Wisconsin, on the 2d of June, 1862,his parents being William Parker and Lestina Charlotte (Boynton) Bowman. The father was born in the town of Jay, Essex county, New York, February 12, 1823, a son of Thaddeus and Martha (Upham) Bowman, both of whom were natives of Windsor county, Vermont. The family was established in New England when this country was still numbered among the colonial possessions of Great Britain. Thaddeus Bowman, Sr., the paternal grandfather of William Parker Bowman, was born in the Green Mountain state and was of German and English linage. He was a shoemaker by trade, and at the time of the second war with England he put aside business and personal considerations to fight in defense of American interests. He lived to be more than ninety years of age and was twice married, having a family of five children by his first marriage, this number including Thaddeus Bowman, the father of William Parker Bowman. The maternal grandfather of William P. Bowman was Alonzo Upham, who also lived in Windsor county, Vermont, where he devoted his life to the pursuits of the farm. He, too, was twice married and to him was allotted a ripe old age, his years numbering more than ninety when he was called to his final rest.
Wilbur N. Bowman, whose name introduces this review, spent a brief period with a surveying party in his young manhood and subsequently engaged in newspaper work for a short time. Thereafter he followed the printing trade in South Dakota and in Iowa for a number of years. He purchased the Spencer Herald in 1915 and on selling that paper turned his attention to the job printing business, which has claimed his time and energies continuously since and in which he has become well known as proprietor of the Bowman Printing Company in Spencer. In former year he did composition work at Faribault, Minnesota, and Mason City, Iowa.
On the 5th of January, 1885, Wilbur N. Bowman was united in marriage to Miss Nellie M. McKay, a native of Decorah, Iowa, and daughter of Cyrus and Livia Ann (Porter) McKay, who were born in Pennsylvania and New York, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. McKay came to Iowa by wagon, locating first at Freeport, this state, while subsequently they took up their abode in Decorah. Cyrus McKay served as a county official for a number of years. To him and his wife were born eight children, as follows: Arthur L., who is a resident of San Diego, California; Eva M., who is the widow of W. T. Bowen and also lives in San Diego, California; Alice J., deceased; Allan M., who has also passed away; Frank, who makes his home at Pomona, California; Mrs. Nellie M. (McKay) Bowman; Charles S., deceased; and Jessie, who is deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur N. Bowman became the parents of four children, namely: Lyle, who died in infancy in South Dakota; Clifford, who was born in Sturgis, South Dakota, and who is associated with his father in the printing business; Jessie A., the wife of Leo C. Dailey, of Spencer, Iowa; and Lloyd, who died in Mason City, Iowa.
In politics Mr. Bowman maintains an independent attitude, supporting men and measures rather than party. He is a worthy exemplar of the teachings and purposes of the Masonic fraternity, to which he belongs, and is also a consistent member of the Congregational church. In his community he is respected for his character, trusted for his counsel and honored for his service.
NORTHWESTERN IOWA ITS HISTORY AND TRADITIONS
VOLUME II 1804-1926
W. N. Bowman
Wilbur N. Bowman is at the head of a job printing establishment in Spencer which he is successfully conducting under the name of the Bowman Printing Company. His birth occurred in Marquette county, Wisconsin, on the 2d of June, 1862,his parents being William Parker and Lestina Charlotte (Boynton) Bowman. The father was born in the town of Jay, Essex county, New York, February 12, 1823, a son of Thaddeus and Martha (Upham) Bowman, both of whom were natives of Windsor county, Vermont. The family was established in New England when this country was still numbered among the colonial possessions of Great Britain. Thaddeus Bowman, Sr., the paternal grandfather of William Parker Bowman, was born in the Green Mountain state and was of German and English linage. He was a shoemaker by trade, and at the time of the second war with England he put aside business and personal considerations to fight in defense of American interests. He lived to be more than ninety years of age and was twice married, having a family of five children by his first marriage, this number including Thaddeus Bowman, the father of William Parker Bowman. The maternal grandfather of William P. Bowman was Alonzo Upham, who also lived in Windsor county, Vermont, where he devoted his life to the pursuits of the farm. He, too, was twice married and to him was allotted a ripe old age, his years numbering more than ninety when he was called to his final rest.
Wilbur N. Bowman, whose name introduces this review, spent a brief period with a surveying party in his young manhood and subsequently engaged in newspaper work for a short time. Thereafter he followed the printing trade in South Dakota and in Iowa for a number of years. He purchased the Spencer Herald in 1915 and on selling that paper turned his attention to the job printing business, which has claimed his time and energies continuously since and in which he has become well known as proprietor of the Bowman Printing Company in Spencer. In former year he did composition work at Faribault, Minnesota, and Mason City, Iowa.
On the 5th of January, 1885, Wilbur N. Bowman was united in marriage to Miss Nellie M. McKay, a native of Decorah, Iowa, and daughter of Cyrus and Livia Ann (Porter) McKay, who were born in Pennsylvania and New York, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. McKay came to Iowa by wagon, locating first at Freeport, this state, while subsequently they took up their abode in Decorah. Cyrus McKay served as a county official for a number of years. To him and his wife were born eight children, as follows: Arthur L., who is a resident of San Diego, California; Eva M., who is the widow of W. T. Bowen and also lives in San Diego, California; Alice J., deceased; Allan M., who has also passed away; Frank, who makes his home at Pomona, California; Mrs. Nellie M. (McKay) Bowman; Charles S., deceased; and Jessie, who is deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur N. Bowman became the parents of four children, namely: Lyle, who died in infancy in South Dakota; Clifford, who was born in Sturgis, South Dakota, and who is associated with his father in the printing business; Jessie A., the wife of Leo C. Dailey, of Spencer, Iowa; and Lloyd, who died in Mason City, Iowa.
In politics Mr. Bowman maintains an independent attitude, supporting men and measures rather than party. He is a worthy exemplar of the teachings and purposes of the Masonic fraternity, to which he belongs, and is also a consistent member of the Congregational church. In his community he is respected for his character, trusted for his counsel and honored for his service.
NORTHWESTERN IOWA ITS HISTORY AND TRADITIONS
VOLUME II 1804-1926
Wilbur N. Bowman is at the head of a job printing establishment in Spencer which he is successfully conducting under the name of the Bowman Printing Company. His birth occurred in Marquette county, Wisconsin, on the 2d of June, 1862,his parents being William Parker and Lestina Charlotte (Boynton) Bowman. The father was born in the town of Jay, Essex county, New York, February 12, 1823, a son of Thaddeus and Martha (Upham) Bowman, both of whom were natives of Windsor county, Vermont. The family was established in New England when this country was still numbered among the colonial possessions of Great Britain. Thaddeus Bowman, Sr., the paternal grandfather of William Parker Bowman, was born in the Green Mountain state and was of German and English linage. He was a shoemaker by trade, and at the time of the second war with England he put aside business and personal considerations to fight in defense of American interests. He lived to be more than ninety years of age and was twice married, having a family of five children by his first marriage, this number including Thaddeus Bowman, the father of William Parker Bowman. The maternal grandfather of William P. Bowman was Alonzo Upham, who also lived in Windsor county, Vermont, where he devoted his life to the pursuits of the farm. He, too, was twice married and to him was allotted a ripe old age, his years numbering more than ninety when he was called to his final rest.
Wilbur N. Bowman, whose name introduces this review, spent a brief period with a surveying party in his young manhood and subsequently engaged in newspaper work for a short time. Thereafter he followed the printing trade in South Dakota and in Iowa for a number of years. He purchased the Spencer Herald in 1915 and on selling that paper turned his attention to the job printing business, which has claimed his time and energies continuously since and in which he has become well known as proprietor of the Bowman Printing Company in Spencer. In former year he did composition work at Faribault, Minnesota, and Mason City, Iowa.
On the 5th of January, 1885, Wilbur N. Bowman was united in marriage to Miss Nellie M. McKay, a native of Decorah, Iowa, and daughter of Cyrus and Livia Ann (Porter) McKay, who were born in Pennsylvania and New York, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. McKay came to Iowa by wagon, locating first at Freeport, this state, while subsequently they took up their abode in Decorah. Cyrus McKay served as a county official for a number of years. To him and his wife were born eight children, as follows: Arthur L., who is a resident of San Diego, California; Eva M., who is the widow of W. T. Bowen and also lives in San Diego, California; Alice J., deceased; Allan M., who has also passed away; Frank, who makes his home at Pomona, California; Mrs. Nellie M. (McKay) Bowman; Charles S., deceased; and Jessie, who is deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur N. Bowman became the parents of four children, namely: Lyle, who died in infancy in South Dakota; Clifford, who was born in Sturgis, South Dakota, and who is associated with his father in the printing business; Jessie A., the wife of Leo C. Dailey, of Spencer, Iowa; and Lloyd, who died in Mason City, Iowa.
In politics Mr. Bowman maintains an independent attitude, supporting men and measures rather than party. He is a worthy exemplar of the teachings and purposes of the Masonic fraternity, to which he belongs, and is also a consistent member of the Congregational church. In his community he is respected for his character, trusted for his counsel and honored for his service.
NORTHWESTERN IOWA ITS HISTORY AND TRADITIONS
VOLUME II 1804-1926
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