W. H. Bowen was born in Philadelphia.

The evidence

• “H. BOWEN, Town Clerk, Edgerton ; born in Philadelphia Oct. 14, 1840 ; son of Phineas and Caroline (Shepherd) Bowen, who came to Wisconsin and located in Walworth, Walworth Co. in 1851 • they had six children — W. H., the oldest, came to Rock Co., and settled in Edgerton, in the spring of 1870, and followed mercantile pursuits ; married in November, 1869, Miss N.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/26-bios-la-prairie.md, PDF p. 837 / book p. 841

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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