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(Aug. 15, 1807-Mar. 30, 1890) Tennessee native John Joseph Bowman came to Texas with his family in 1822 and settled in Stephen F. Austin's colony on the Colorado. He later resided in Matagorda County, where, in 1835, he enlisted in the Texian Army, and served in the Texas War for Independence with his father, Joseph, and his brother James, who also is buried here. After the war, Bowman lived in Nacogdoches County before making a permanent home in Cherokee County.
Bowman, John Joseph is a historical marker in Wells, Cherokee County, dedicated in 1983. 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, James H. (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 #5073006617. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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