Barbara (Bowman) Herman (abt. 1774 - abt. 1853)

Born about 1774 in Lincoln, North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Peter (Herrmann) Herman — married about 1795 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died about 1853 at about age 79 in Catawba, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Barbara (Bowman) Herman lived in Appalachia, in North Carolina. See Appalachia Project.

Barbara Bowman was born in 1774 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. She is the daughter of Johann Daniel Bowman and his wife Mary. In 1795, she married Peter Herrmann in Lincoln County.^[1]

Both Peter Herman and Barbara Bowman Herman died in the early 1850s--some reports say 1853--the date their wills were filed. Their burial spot is not identified but more than likely was on the "Peter Herman Place" farm or possibly the St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Catawba County, North Carolina.^[2]

According to Rev Crouse^[3]:

"Barbara Herman was a daughter of George Bowman (sic, Johann Daniel Bowman). She married Peter Herman, who was born August 25, 1774. His father's name was Willhelm Herrmann. He undoubtedly came from Germany to Pennsylvania, and later to North Carolina. He was a member of the German Reformed church and raised his family in that communion."

"They (Barbara and Peter Herman) lived awhile on what is now the Ingold farm on the Catawba River. It is a little above the Oxford for on the Catawba side. The barn stood in the river bottom, and once during the great freshet Peter and some of his neighbors saved his wheat by carrying it out in bateaux. It may be that it was while he lived there that Mr. Herman gave several acres of land for a church. It was given for a Lutheran and German Reformed church. On it the Lutherans built St. Peter's church. The Reformed have never claimed their interest nor sought to improve it. THey were stronger than the Lutherans in wealth and numbers in nearly all the German settlements, but in this neighborhood the Lutherans were the most numerous. Mr. Herman, being a Reformed, naturally wanted his church to be gathered there also, and he made a beginning for it, but he did not remain in the neighborhood, and nothing has been done."

"They lived awhile on the David Miller place on Lyles creek, and it may be that they lived here whenthey first went to house-keeping, and then moved to the Catawba river place. March 1, 1828, Peter Herman bough of George Bowman two tracts of land, containing 251 acres, on Clarke's creek. He paid for it $600. This George Bowman must have been Peter Herman's brother-in-law, and it is likely that he moved to Indiana soon after this sale of his land. See pages 93 and 97. This came to be known as the Peter Herman place. He belonged to the Reformed congregation at St. Paul's, and was an elder. He raised his family in tht congregation. St. Paul's was a union church, built and owned by the Reformed and Lutherans."

The children of Peter Herman and wife were:

1. Elizabeth "Betsey" Herman (1800-1877), who married George Bowman (1802-1876)^[4]
2. George Herman (1802-1861), who married Barbara Hunsucker (1806-1861)^[5]
3. John Herman (1803-1878), married Elizabeth "Betsey" Killian (1805-1894)^[6]
4. Leah Herman (1806-1896), married Jesse Lee Brown Barger (1811-1879) and moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama^[7]
5. Ephraim Herman (1808-1874), married Mary Ann "Annie" Herman (1825-1915)^[8]
6. Mathias Herman/Harmon (1810-1889), who married Ann Peterson?^[9]
7. Mary Ann Herman, married Grissom Spencer (^[10]
8. Ruby Dessa Lourina Herman (1819-1878), married Adam Flowers (1796-1880)^[11]
9. Catharine Herman, who had one child, but was not married ^[12]
10. Rachel Herman, "our last informant could not tell who she married, but we had been told that one of the Herman girls married a Lafon"^[13]

Will of Barbara Herman

"I, Barbara Herman, widow of Peter Herman, same of the county of Catawba and state of North Carolina, being of sound mind and memory, but considering the uncertainty of my earthly existance, do make and declare this my last will and testament, in manner and form following: That is to say that my executor hereinafter named shall provide for my body a decent burial suitable to the wishes of my relatives and friends, and pay all funeral expenses together with my last debts, howsoever and to whomsoever owing out of my estate that may first come into his hands as a part in parcel of my estate."^[14]

• "Item: I give and devise to my son, Ephraim Herman, my clock, one chest, one chair, three tables and one bed and stead, one cupboard, one (dripan?) and all my kitchen furniture, and one calf."
• "Item: I give and devise to my daughter, Catharine, one bed and stead. Said Ephraim Herman is to have choice of the beds. Also said Catharine is to have my trunk. Lastly, I do appoint hereof my son Ephraim Herman my lawful executor to all intents and purposes to execute this my last will and testament according to the terms, intent and meaning of the same and every part and clause thereof. Making and declaring utterally void all other wills and testaments by me heretofor made in writing. Whereof I set my hand and affix my seal this 24 day of March in the year of our Lord 1854."

"In Presence of H.H. Hallman and Able Herman Barbara Herman (Mark)"

Barbara was born in 1774. She was the daughter of Daniel Bowman and Mary Mauser. She passed away in 1850.

Sources

1. ↑ #Crouse
2. ↑ #Will, #C1850, #Crouse
3. ↑ #Crouse, pages 110-113
4. ↑ #Crouse
5. ↑ George: #Crouse, #FGGeorge
6. ↑ #Crouse, #FGJohn
7. ↑ #Crouse, #MarriageLeah
8. ↑ Ephraim: #Crouse, #MarriageEphraim
9. ↑ #Crouse
10. ↑ #Crouse
11. ↑ #Crouse
12. ↑ #Crouse
13. ↑ #Crouse
14. ↑ #WIll

• Source: Historical Sketches of Alexander County, N.C., Book was published in 1905 and authored by Rev. A.L. Crouse, Subtitles is Friendship Lutheran, Hopewell Reformed , and Charity Baptist Churches and of the Bowman & Fry Families. Copies are located in Friendship Library and with descendants.
• Source: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4BH-WYJ : 9 November 2014), Barbary Harman in household of Peter Harman, Catawba county, part of, Catawba, North Carolina, United States; citing family 973, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Source: Will of Barbara Herman, Catawba County, North Carolina, Mar 24, 1854, A copy of their wills are on file at the Catawba County Courthouse, Hickory NC--1853, Book 1, page 105
• Source: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (Familysearch: 13 December 2015), George Herman, 1861; Burial, Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, United States of America, Friendship Lutheran Church Cemetery; citing record ID 58946756, Find a Grave
• Source: "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8XR-HYQ : 22 December 2016), Ephraim Herman and Mary A. Herman, 02 Mar 1856; citing , Catawba, North Carolina, United States, p. p 19, Office of Archives and History, Division of Archives and Records. State Archive of North Carolina and various county Register of Deeds; FHL microfilm 593,304.
• Source: "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F8B5-RQ8 : 29 December 2014), Jesse Barger and Leah Herman, 30 Jul 1831; citing Lincoln,North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,330,286.
• Source: S-1774386621 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.Ancestry Family Trees Ancestry Family Tree: #45575179