Anna Myria Cassingham was born 11 Apr 1860 in Adrian, Hancock, Illinois. She is the daughter of James Austin Cassingham and Mary E. Higby. She died in Jan 1946 at the age of 85 in Parsons, Labette, Kansas and is buried there.

On 15 Oct 1879, she married Johnathan Robert Bowman in Hancock County, Illinois. Robert, as he was sometimes known, was born 18 Aug 1852/1853 in Green Bay Bottom, Lee, Iowa. He is the son of Dice Bowman and Callia Miller. He died 19 May 1935 in Parsons, Labette, Kansas and was buried there on 21 May 1935.

Children of Anna Myria Cassingham and Johnathan Robert Bowman:

1. Charles Austin Bowman was born 3 Dec 1880 in Adrian, Hancock, Illinois.
2. Elsie Marie Bowman was born in Oct 1889 in Kansas.She is buried in California.
3. Olive Wilhemena Bowman was born in Jun 1895 in Kansas. She is buried in Parsons, Labette, Kansas.
4. George Bowman was born and died sometime before 1900 in Kansas and is buried in Altoona, Wilson, Kansas.
5. (unknown) Bowman was born and died sometime before 1900 in Kansas.

Notes

Both the 1900 census (Tioga, Neosho, KS. p. 1) and the 1910 census (Chanute City, Neosho, KS. p. 19) state that Anna had given birth to 5 children, 3 of whom were still living. Child number 5 is otherwise unknown.

Sources

Anna: Marriage from the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763 - 1900.

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Anna: 1860 Census. Durham, Hancock, Illinois. Page 954.
• Anna: 1870 Census. Rock Creek, Hancock, Illinois. Page 29.
• 1880 Census. Rock Creek, Hancock, Illinois. Page 24.
• 1900 Census. Tioga, Neosho, Kansas. Page 1.
• 1910 Census. Chanute City, Neosho, Kansas. Page 19.