Joseph T. Bowman
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.
31.5659° N, 95.4795° W
Where to Find It
Guiceland Cemetery; 5 miles north of Grapeland on US Hwy 287, then east on Anderson CR 174 .7 mile
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi N Guiceland Cemetery
- 3 mi SE Jane Dotson Lively
- 3 mi SE Livelyville Cemetery
- 3.3 mi SW Chaffin Cemetery Grapeland
- 3.6 mi SW Oak Grove Baptist Church Grapeland
- 4 mi SW Parker Cemetery Grapeland