Samuel Bowman, one of the county supervisors of Union Township, resides on Section 13. His farm comprises the south half of the northeast quarter of the section, where he settled in the spring of 1880. He purchased his farm of James Callinan, by William Culbertson, of Carroll. It was wholly unimproved, but is now in a good state of cultivation. His buildings, which are substantial and comparatively new, cost about $1, 500. Mr. Bowman was born in Switzerland, December 20, 1845. His father, Samuel Bowman, immigrated with his family to America in 1846, and settled in Philadelphia. The father was a weaver by trade, and pursued this occupation in the factories of the Quaker City during his residence there, which was about nine years. In 1855 the family removed to Muscatine, Iowa, and after a residence of two years in that city they located on a farm. The mother died in 1882, and the father still lives in Muscatine County. They had eight sons and one daughter, all of whom are residents of Iowa. Our subject is the only one living in Carroll County. He was reared to farm life in Muscatine County, and married Miss Sophia Brunner, daughter of George Brunner, a pioneer of Muscatine County, where he still lives. Mrs. Bowman was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1850. Mr. Bowman purchased his farm in 1879, and lived about a year in Greene County, not far from his present home. He now owns 120 acres of land in Willow Township, that county. Mr. and Mrs. Bowman have seven children—Nellie May, Clara D., Dennis R., Mary, Verena R., Minnie and Estella. Arthur is deceased. Politically Mr. Bowman is a Democrat. He is a member of Coon Rapids Lodge, K. of P., and is the present school director of his district.

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