. Bowman genealogy; fragmentary annals of a branch of the Bowman family; to which is appended data relating to other Bowmans and the Spencers. Conrad did so immediately. -See A History of the M. E. Church in the S. W., 1844 to 1864. CharlesElliott, D. D. 66 BOWMAN GENEALOGY ]\Iiirrav was a little reluctant to do so, or slow to give up his;they told him if he did not, they would blow him then gave up his. The rebs. then marched the three otfwith them some distance. Coming to a very bushy place,they marched them into it, some distance from the road,and ordered them to dismount. Burch
. Bowman genealogy; fragmentary annals of a branch of the Bowman family; to which is appended data relating to other Bowmans and the Spencers. Conrad did so immediately. -See A History of the M. E. Church in the S. W., 1844 to 1864. CharlesElliott, D. D. 66 BOWMAN GENEALOGY ]\Iiirrav was a little reluctant to do so, or slow to give up his;they told him if he did not, they would blow him then gave up his. The rebs. then marched the three otfwith them some distance. Coming to a very bushy place,they marched them into it, some distance from the road,and ordered them to dismount. Burcham and Conraddismounted. They told Murray to dismount. He then putspurs to his horse, and attempted to make his escape. Theypursued him, fired three shots after him, two of which tookeffect, killing him instantly. They took the other two pris-oners on some distance, soon took two other prisonersand released Burcham and Conrad. About one hour afterMurray was found by some of the neighbors that had heardthe shooting. He was brought to Joseph Eddlemons andon Monday the fourth day of July, was buried at ]\IountPleasant meeting house. r^^uct. CHARLES AT 55 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 67 CHARLES WESLEY BOWMAN{Great-Grandson of Bdivard B.) Besides being in some degree embarrassing, our daily ex-])eriences go so largely toward the formation of characterand motive as to render it difficult, if not impossible, to con-vey to the reader, in a short sketch, a true concept of onesreal self. The trials, defeats and victories of school days;the joys of vacation rambles, fishing, nutting, climbing; thedreams of adolescence, trip to poetry-land, and the earlyaffairs of the heart—can any of us write these down so asto show the moving picture to others as it appeared to him? 1 was the oldest of the five sons of Rev. Joshua Bowman,and naturally we differed little in our experiences as thechildren of a faithful but poorly-paid pioneer circuit-rider,and of a mother who was a saint. Looking backw
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