Jesse BOWEN 1839-1920

BOWEN, KELTZ, BAUMGARTNER

Posted By: Mark Christian (email)
Date: 11/4/2001 at 13:18:25

From Nevada Journal, 1920.

CIVIL WAR VETERAN ANSWERED 'TAPS'
Had Been Resident of Story County Since Early in 1853
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Special to the Journal.
Maxwell, Sept. 7--In the death of Jesse Bowen, Civil war veteran who answered to "taps" at his home in this city ten days ago, the county loses one of its oldest and most respected citizens.

Jesse Bowen was a native of Indianapolis, Ind., where he was born on December 15, 1839 and came to Iowa with his parents in the early part of 1843 and this has been his home continuously since, with the excetion of the years which he spent in the service.

When 22 years of age he enlisted in Company E of the Third Iowa Cavalry at Nevada and was one of the three survivors of that famous old regiment who still continued their identity with this county when he died. The others were J.A. Fitchpatrick of Nevada and Hon Guilf Mulen of Planington, S.D., who came back here frequently and who died less than a week after Mr. Bowen died.

As stated he enlisted in Co E, Third Iowa Infantry at Nevada, May 29, 1861, and was mustered out of service at Davenport June 8, 1864. He was in every march and battle in which his regiment participated, including the battles of Blue Hills, Shiloh, Siege of Vicksburg, Battle of Corinth and the charge of Jackson, Mississippi, where they lost two-third of their men. During this time he was never away from his regiment over night, except when on duty, and never had leave of absence or furlough.

Following his discharge from the service, Mr. Bowen arrived home on June 20, 1 864, and on October 31st, the same year, was united in marriage with Mary Ellen Will. To this union ten children were born, all of whom survive him, except Sidney, who died December 5, 1889. They are Fred and John Bowen, of Maxwell, Mrs. Edna Keltz and Maude Bowen, of Des Moin-
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wife and children he also leaves one brother, W.H. Bowen of Marshalltown and one sister, Mrs. Nathan Baumgartner of Ft. Collins, Colo.

Mr. Bowen was for many years engaged in the hotel business in Maxwell and while thus engaged acquired a wide acquaintance with the public. He was familiarly known as "Uncle Jesse" by hundreds and hundreds of people who had made his hostelery their headquarters while in Maxwell.

He was also a familiar figure in the county at all of the Soldiers Reunions and Old Settlers picnics and no such event was really complete without his general presence.

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