Barbara (Rudy) Bowman
Files
Dublin Core
Title
Barbara (Rudy) Bowman
Subject
Bowman, Barbara (Rudy) (1929- )
Description
Portrait photograph 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.
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
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Barbara (Rudy) Bowman,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 22, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/41333.
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