Stephen R. Bowlus

Stephen R. Bowlus
Stephen R. Bowlus
	Bowlus in an 1894 newspaper
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates; from the Frederick County district
	In office; 1858–1860 Serving with Ulysses Hobbs, Oliver P. Harding, John A. Koons, Jacob Root, John B. Thomas
Preceded by	Lawrence J. Brengle, James S. Carper, James L. Davis, Daniel Grove, Peter Hauver, William N. Wolfe
Succeeded by	Thomas J. Claggett, John A. Johnson, Andrew Kessler, Daniel W. Naill, Jonathan Routzahn, William E. Salmon
Personal details
Born	August 31, 1822; near Middletown Valley, Frederick County, Maryland, U.S.
Died	January 18, 1894 (aged 71); near Broad Run, Maryland, U.S.
Resting place	Lutheran Cemetery; Middletown Valley, Maryland, U.S.
Political party	Democratic (before 1861); Republican (1861 and after)
Spouse	Ann Caroline Remsburg
Children	8
Occupation	Politician; farmer;

Stephen R. Bowlus (August 31, 1822 – January 18, 1894) was an American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1858 to 1860.

Early life[edit]

Stephen R. Bowlus was born on August 31, 1822, near Middletown Valley, Frederick County, Maryland, to Nicholas Bowlus.^[1]

Career[edit]

Bowlus was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1858 to 1860.^[2]^[3] After the start of the Civil War, he became a Republican. He served as a member of the board of county commissioners for Frederick County from 1856 to 1857 and from 1878 to 1879.^[2]

Bowlus was commander of Company B of the Middletown Home Guards during the start of the Civil War.^[1]^[2] Around 1862, he moved from Middletown Valley to Broad Run.^[1] He was a farmer and was a member of the Lutheran church in Jefferson and served as superintendent of the Union Sunday school in Broad Run.^[1]^[2]^[4]

Personal life[edit]

Bowlus married Ann Caroline Remsburg, daughter of Israel Remsburg, of Middletown. They had four sons and four daughters, Franklin L., Lewis H., Samuel L., Stephen R. Jr., Eliza A. V., Mary F., Julia K. and Melissa E.^[1]^[2]^[5]

Bowlus died from grip on January 18, 1894, at his home near Broad Run.^[2] He was buried in the Lutheran cemetery in Middletown Valley.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Capt. S. R. Bowlus". The News. January 30, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved April 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Capt. Stephen R. Bowlus". The News. January 19, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved April 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Historical List, House of Delegates, Frederick County (1790-1974)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. March 20, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
^ "Broad Run - April 5". The News. April 6, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved April 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Williams, T. J. C.; McKinsey, Folger (1910). History of Frederick County, Maryland. Vol. 2. L. R. Titsworth & Co. pp. 1255–1256. Retrieved April 26, 2024 – via Archive.org.

External links[edit]

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[sketch-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Capt. S. R. Bowlus". The News. January 30, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved April 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[obit-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Capt. Stephen R. Bowlus". The News. January 19, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved April 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Historical List, House of Delegates, Frederick County (1790-1974)". Maryland Manual On-Line. Maryland State Archives. March 20, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.

[4] "Broad Run - April 5". The News. April 6, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved April 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Williams, T. J. C.; McKinsey, Folger (1910). History of Frederick County, Maryland. Vol. 2. L. R. Titsworth & Co. pp. 1255–1256. Retrieved April 26, 2024 – via Archive.org.

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