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Joseph Bowmar
Manuscript heading: Major Bowmar
- Born: ca 1777, Tennessee
- Died: ca 1816, Louisiana
- Buried: Unknown
Joseph Bowmar enlisted as an ensign in Tennessee's 4th Infantry in 1798 at about age 21. In 1804, he became the first commander of Fort Miro in Ouachita Parish,Louisiana a site previously established by Bastrop grant in 1805, and married Celeste Hutchins of Natchez. After his daughter's birth in 1805, he resigned from the Army in 1806. Major Bowmar died around 1816 in Louisiana.
Source: Journey Through The Piney Woods, PDF p. 9.
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