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Barbara (Rudy) Bowman

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Title

Barbara (Rudy) Bowman

Subject

Bowman, Barbara (Rudy) (1929- )

Description

Portrait of Barbara (Rudy) Bowman as a young woman wearing a heart-shaped locket.

Barbara was the daughter of Raymond Alexander and Beulah Lee (Hockman) Rudy. She grew up in rural Edinburg with two older brothers, Mark and Raymond, Jr. Her father sold automobiles.

She married Dick Delford Bowman (1928-2018) in 1949. He had graduated from Triplett High School and had a degree in Accounting. He was interested in farming.

Dick Bowman and his older brother started a John Deere tractor and equipment dealership in Mt. Jackson in 1955. He also farmed. Over the decades, Barbara raised three children and helped her husband grow the farm and business.

The couple lived on South Middle Road on the original Bowman homeplace and were actively involved with their community and church during their years together.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Labelled "July 1949" on box of plates.

Contributor

Identified in 2006 by Nancye Bowman.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Barbara (Rudy) Bowman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 012487 and 012492.

Identifier

012487

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citation

Morrison Studio, “Barbara (Rudy) Bowman,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 18, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/41333.

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