William Ray Bowman, b: 1884 -

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}


			^{Cornelius Bowman}^{b.1840 Jordan Township, d.1905}

		^{Henry A. Bowman}^{b.1868 d.1930}	^{Amelia Wiest}^{b.1847 d.1937}

	^{William Ray Bowman}^{b.1884 d.1979}

		^Ida Morgan^{b.1864 d.1920}

^{Lewis E. Bowman}^{b.1907 d.1979}