Marker Inscription
A native of Illinois, Joseph T. Bowman was the son of Jesse B. Bowman, who died at the Alamo. Arriving in Texas in 1835, Joseph T. Bowman enlisted in a company known as U.S. Provisionals in Nacogdoches. In December 1835 he signed the Goliad Declaration of Independence, which resolved that Texas should become an independent Mexican state. Following the Texas Revolution, he served in the Republic of Texas Army. He and his family settled in this area about 1845. Married to the former Naphania Hardin, Joseph Bowman was the father of ten children.
About this site
Bowman, Joseph T. is a historical marker in Houston County, Texas, dedicated in 1990. It is one of 185 historical markers documented in Houston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 361 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.5659, -95.4795. The nearest cataloged historic site is Guiceland Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Lively, Jane Dotson, Livelyville Cemetery, and Livelyville.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5225007919. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
