6th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry
6th Cavalry Regiment was organized during the summer of 1862 with men from the central and eastern section of Kentucky. It was mustered into Confederate service in September. For a time the unit skirmished in Kentucky attached to Buford's Brigade, then it fought with J.H. Morgan. Most of its members were captured at Buffington Island on July 19 and the remaining part at New Lisbon on July 26, 1863. The regiment was not reorganized. Its commanders were Colonel J. Warren Grigsby, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas W. Napier, and Major William G. Bullitt.
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I do not find a William R. Bowman so it would seem that the W.R.Bowman is the one you want.
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U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name: W.R. Bowman
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Kentucky
Regiment Name: 6 Kentucky Cavalry
Regiment Name Expanded: 6th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry
COMPANY: G
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M377 roll 2
Source Information:
National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/>, acquired 2007.
1870 United States Federal Census
Name: W R Bowman
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1825
Age in 1870: 45
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1870: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View Image
Post Office: Danville
Household Members: Name Age
W R Bowman 45 Trader Real Estate Value $12,300 Personal worth $10,000 b.KY abt 1825
Lucy Bowman 45 keeping house b. KY abt 1825
William Bowman 19 apprentice to Thomas McKay b. KY abt 1851
Kate Bowman 16 at home b. KY abt 1854
George Bowman 13 at home b. KY abt 1857
John Bowman 11 attending school b. KY abt 1859
Jeff Bowman 9 attending school b. KY abt 1861
Robert Bowman 5 b. KY abt 1865
S J Bowman 3 b. KY abt 1867
Sally Bowman 22 B/F Domestic Servant b. KY
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: W. R. Bowman
Home in 1880: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky
Age: 55
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1825
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Lucy C.
Father's birthplace: Virginia
Mother's birthplace: Virginia
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Carriage Maker
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
W. R. Bowman 55 carriage maker b. KY abt 1825 Parents b. VA
Lucy C. Bowman 55 wife keeping house b. KY abt 1825 parents b. VA
Kate Bowman 25 daughter at home b. KY abt 1855
George M. Bowman 24 son Well Borer b. KY abt 1854
Jefferson D. Bowman 20 son Works in Carriage shop b. KY abt 1860
Lee Bowman 15 son at school b. KY abt 1865
Stonewall Bowman 13 at school b. KY abt 1867
Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910
Name: Kate Bowman
[Kate]
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1853
Birth County: Boyle
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Father's Name: W R Bowman
Mother's Name: Lucy C Smith
County of Residence: Boyle
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Stonewall J Bowman
[Stenewell J Bowman]
Home in 1900: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky
Age: 29
Birth Date: May 1871
Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Gender: Male
Relationship to head-of-house: Son
Father's Name: Wm R
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Name: Lucy C
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Residence : Danville City, Boyle, Kentucky
Occupation: View on Image
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Household Members: Name Age
Wm R Bowman 75 Farmer b. KY Nov 1824 Married 50 yrs
Lucy C Bowman 75 wife Keeping House b. KY Dec 1824 Married 50 yrs mother of 8 children; 7 still living
Kate Bowman 45 daughter b. KY June 1854 single dress maker
J Judson Bowman 35 son b. KY May 1865 single Hotel Keeper
Stonewall J Bowman 29 son b. KY May 1871 single Farmer
Susan Bowman 12 granddaughter b. KY Nov 1887 single at school
Lucy B Bowman 11 granddaughter b. KY May 1889 single at school
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Stonewall Bowman
Home in 1920: Danville, Boyle, Kentucky
Age: 50 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of House: Brother
Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 1037
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Household Members: Name Age
Jeff Bowman 59 b. KY single Farmer
Stonewall Bowman 50 brother b. KY single Farmer
Kate Bowman 65 sister b. KY single Teacher K.S.D.
Lucy D Bowman 27 Niece b. KY single Teacher K.S.D.
Mary C Bowman 25 Niece b. KY single Teacher K.S.D.
John B Bowman 61 brother b. KY Married Meat Keeper Meat Market
Susan Bowman 32 Niece b. KY single Hair Dresser Woman's Shop
Unverified on-line Genealogy shows:
William R Bowman
Birth: Nov 1824 Kentucky
Lucy C. Smith [Parents: Philip Gatch Smith & Mary Ann Allen Berry ]
Birth: 25 Dec 1824 Jessamine, Kentucky
Death: 5 Jan 1913 Danville, Boyle, Kentucky
Children Name Sex Birth Death
Calla C Bowman F 8 Aug 1849 Kentucky 27 Jan 1919 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky
Charles C Bowman M Abt 1850 Kentucky
William B Bowman M 11 Apr 1851 Kentucky 5 Apr 1927 Boyle, Kentucky
Kate Bowman F 10 Jun 1853 Boyle, Kentucky 11 Mar 1936 Boyle, Kentucky
George M. Bowman M abt 1856 Kentucky
John Buck Bowman M Abt 1859 Kentucky
Jeptha Judson Bowman M 2 May 1861 Boyle, Kentucky 16 Mar 1927 Danville, Boyle, Kentucky
Robert Lee Bowman M abt 1865 Kentucky
Stonewall J Bowman M abt 1868 Kentucky 27 September 1950 Danville, Boyle, Kentucky
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