Marker Inscription
A soldier in the Army of Republic of Texas, 1836. Born in 1820. Died in February 1886.
Historical Marker
Bowman, James H.
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About this site
Bowman, James H. is a historical marker in Wells, Cherokee County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 112 historical markers documented in Cherokee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 245 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.5088, -94.9490 near Wells. The nearest cataloged historic site is Bowman, John Joseph (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Mt. Hope Cemetery, Primitive Baptist Church of Wells, and Holsomback.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5073006616. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
James H. Bowman (1820-1886) served in the army of the Republic of Texas in 1836. Never married, he devoted his later years to his community near Wells in Cherokee County, in 1875 donating one hundred acres to establish a Methodist church at Mount Hope along with adjoining land for a cemetery. He is buried in the Old Mount Hope Cemetery, where the State of Texas placed his marker in 1936.
Sources: hmdb.orgtshaonline.org
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