John W. Bowen

BOWEN, BURDESS

Posted By: Volunteer - Rich Lowe
Date: 1/9/2002 at 18:28:09

BOWEN, JOHN W., P. M. at Beacon; born in Wales in April, 1844, and came to this country in infancy, and was brought up in Pittsburgh, Pa. He came to Iowa in 1855 and located in Van Buren Co.; lived there until the war, and enlisted in the 15th Reg. Iowa Inf., Co. E, in June, 1862; was in battles Black River, Vicksburg and siege of Atlanta; was wounded there July 21st; came home on furlough; again joined his regiment; was in siege of Savannah, and went with Sherman to Washington, and was in the grand review; after the war was in Colorado two years, and then came here; held office of P. M. in 1873, and was again appointed in October, 1877. Married Eleanor Burdess, from England, 1870; they have four children: Albert, Harry, Willie and Cora.

Source: History of Mahaska County, Iowa
Des Moines: Union Historical Company, 1878.
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