Bousman Surname

Lorentz "Lawrence" Bausman was born circa 1730 in Germany. He died before June 6, 1808 in Franklin Co., Virginia.

Lorentz left the port of Rotterdam, Holland aboard the ship called "Neptune" which arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sometime before October 25, 1746. Lorentz arrived with a William Bausman, who was probably his brother. By 1754, Lorentz had settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; where he married Sophia Schmidt in January 1754. They lived in Heidleburg Township in Lancaster County, where they were living as late as 1756. Sometime between 1756 and 1765, Lorentz moved with his family to Paradise Township in neighboring York County, Pennsylvania. They lived in Paradise Township for at least 10 years. Then in about 1778, they moved to Menallen Township, in the part of York County that is now Adams County, Pennsylvania. While living there, their house burned down in May 1783. In November 1787, they were then living in York town in York County, and then moved away. In 1789 and 1790, they were living in Berkeley County Virginia, (now part of West Virginia). Then sometime between December 1790 and March 1792, they moved to Franklin County, Virginia, where they remained. He wrote his will on September 23, 1806, and it was proven on June 6, 1808.

They had the following children:

1	John Bouseman
2	Sophia Bouseman was born circa 1757 in Heidleberg Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania 1.
3	Frances Bouseman was born circa 1759 in Heidleberg Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania 1.
3	Margaret Bouseman was born on September 18, 1761 in Heidleberg Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania 1.
4	Eve Bouseman was born circa 1762 in Paradise Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania 1.
5	Lawrence Bouseman was born circa 1768 in Paradise Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania 1. He died in 1848 in Elizabeth Twp., Miami Co., Ohio 1. He married Sarah Gearheart circa 1790 in Rockbridge Co., Virginia 1.
6	Katerine Bouseman was born circa 1770 in Paradise Twp., York Co., Pennsylvania 1. She married Joseph Rose on March 20, 1790 in Rockbridge Co., Virginia 1.

They had the following children:

1	George Bowsman was born circa 1775 in York Co., Pennsylvania 1. He died in 1845 in Franklin Co., Virginia 1. He Married Elizabeth Pool in 1794 in Franklin Co., Virginia 1.
2	Elizabeth Bowsman was born circa 1777 in York Co., Pennsylvania 1. She married Daniel Altick on August 17, 1797 in Franklin Co., Virginia 1.
3	Jacob Bowsman was born circa 1780, probably in York (now Adams) Co., Pennsylvania 1. He died before 1840 1. He was married to Mary circa 1800 in Franklin Co., Virginia 1.
4	Adam Bowsman was born circa 1784, probably in York Co., Pennsylvania 1. He died in 1860 in Preble Co., Ohio 1. He was married to Susannah Crowell on January 30, 1805 in Franklin Co., Virginia 1.
5	Susanna Bowsman was born circa 1786, probably in York Co., Pennsylvania 1. She married Joseph Altick on March 16, 1807 in Franklin Co., Virginia 1.
6	Mary Bowsman was born circa 1796, probably in Franklin Co., Virginia 1.
7	Phillip Bowsman was born circa 1798, probably in Franklin Co., Virginia 1. He married Annet Stratton on February 21, 1821 in Montgomery Co., Virginia 1.

John Bouseman was born circa 1755 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ¹. He died in 1822 in Lake Twp., Logan Co., Ohio.

Father: Lorentz Bausman
Mother: Sophia Schmitt

As a child he moved with his family to Adams Township in York County, Pennsylvania, where he spent the majority of his childhood and adolescence. Sometime in the 1770's John moved over the state line to Maryland. John was married to a woman named Elizabeth Wedding on November 27, 1778 in Frederick County, Maryland. Over the next several years, they continued living in Maryland - but their exact location is unknown.

At some point during the 1790s, John moved with his family out west and settled in the Northwest Territory in what is now Ohio. Their whereabouts between between 1791 and 1807 are unclear. In August 1792 they might have been located at a fort north of the Ohio River (possibly Fort Hamilton near what is now Cincinnati). This is based on the supposed birth date and place of their daughter Sarah, yet that is not certain (see below under her entry). In August 1796, he was possibly the "John Bowsman" who was in Hamilton County, Ohio and had an interest in some land there. Then in 1803 and 1804, he was possibly the "John Bousman" who was in Warren County, Ohio. That John Bousman was apparently involved in a whiskey distilling business and was involved in a court case about it. John moved to Champaign County, Ohio sometime before January 1807. There he married a widow named Rebecca McGill sometime between December 1806 and April 1808. Rebecca had 8 children from her previous marriage. By their second marriage, John and Rebecca had three daughters.

John was a Baptist and was also a farmer. They lived in what is now Concord Township in Champaign County. Some family histories indicate that John served in the War of 1812 out of Ohio, but the soldier was probably his son John Jr. In 1818, John served as one of the original trustees for Concord Township. Then in November 1819 in Champaign County, John was apparently unable to support himself and disposed of his property to his wife and to his son-in-law Abner Tharp. The inference from the document is that he and Rebecca were separated and he began living with his daughter Sarah and her husband Abner Tharp. But John has not been located in the 1820 census, and he does not seem to be enumerated in the household of Abner Tharp. Sometime between 1819 and 1822, John had moved to neighboring Logan County, Ohio. He wrote his will there on July 11, 1822, and it was proven on November 22, 1822.

They had the following children:

1	William Bouseman was born circa 1776 in Maryland 2. He died after 1852 in Highland Co., Ohio. He was married first to Sarah Whalley on January 22, 1801 in Adams Co., Ohio. (She was born circa 1783 and died on April 4, 1832 in Marshall Twp., Highland Co., Ohio.) They had children: Mary Bousman (c. 1801-???) md. Eli Jarnigan Nancy Bousman (c. 1802-???) md. David John William Bousman (c. 1803-1851) md. 1st Priscilla Pennington md. 2nd Nancy Biggs Sarah Bousman (c. 1806-c. 1824) md. William Crabb Eleanor "Nellie" Bousman (1810-1893) md. Noah Vanzant Elizabeth "Betsy" Bousman (1814-1891) md. John Scott Andrew Jackson Bousman (1816-1871) md. Martha Ellen Elder John Bousman (1818-1904) md. Mary Elizabeth Haynes Christian Frederick Bousman (c. 1819-???) md. Amelia Strief Peter S. Bousman (c. 1820-1870) md. Rachel W. Easter Emily Bousman (c. 1821-???) md. John Patterson others? (Jacob, Julia) He married second to Julia Ann Wolfe on June 29, 1832 in Highland Co., Ohio. (She was born circa 1785 in Kentucky 2 and died on September 27, 1853 in Marshall Twp., Highland Co., Ohio.) They had one child: Silas Bousman (c. 1834-aft. 1870) md. Hannah Moon As an adult, William first lived in Adams County, Ohio, where he was documented between 1801 and 1815. Then in 1815 or 1816, William moved with his family to Highland County, Ohio, where they remained.
2	John Bouseman was born circa 1783 in Maryland. He died after 1822.
3	Eleanor Bouseman was born circa 1786 in Maryland. She died on about December 25, 1811 in Wayne Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio. She was married to Joel Thomas on August 10, 1806 in Champaign Co., Ohio 4. He was born circa 1785 in New York and died after 1840 in Logan Co., Ohio. They had one known child: Joel Thomas (1811-1898) md. Rachel Leonard The best guess is that Eleanor died in or shortly after childbirth when her son Joel was born on December 25, 1811. Three months later, on March 14, 1812, Joel Thomas was married to Sophia Grubb in Champaign County, Ohio; the inference is that Eleanor was dead and her husband was remarrying. Strangely though, Eleanor was described in her father's 1822 will, without indicating that she was dead. But that was probably just because she left a surviving child who would have inherited her interest in his estate.
4	Nicodemus Bousman was born circa 1791 in Maryland 2. He died on January 24, 1854 in Clinton Co., Illinois. He was married first to Ersy Reed on July 9, 1812 in Wayne Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio 4. She probably died between 1812 and 1817. They had at least one child: Elizabeth Bousman (1812-1894) md. Lorenzo Dow Painter He married second to Elizabeth "Betsey" Blaze in 1816 or 1817 in Highland Co., Ohio. She died after 1856, probably in Clinton Co., Illinois. They had the following children: John Bousman (c. 1817-???) William Bousman (c. 1819-???) md. Margaret Abner Bousman (c. 1825-???) md. 1st. Sarah J. Crabb md. 2nd. Margarette Bousman Maria Hunt Bousman (1829-1888) md. James R. Scott Joseph Bousman (c. 1833-???) During the 1810s, Nicodemus lived in Champaign County, Ohio. It is possible that his first wife Ersy Reed was a widow (and thus Reed would not have been her maiden name). Years later, his daughter Elizabeth Bousman Painter was described as the sister of Harvey Reed of Cass Co., Michigan. Sometime between 1812 and 1816, Nicodemus had moved to Highland County, Ohio, where he married his second wife Elizabeth "Betsey" Blaze (often incorrectly combined with his first wife Ersy). They were living in Highland County in 1820. Sometime between 1820 and 1826, they moved to Logan County, Ohio, where they remained until about 1836. In 1836 and 1837, they were then briefly living in Hardin County, Ohio. Sometime between 1837 and 1839, they moved west to Clinton County, Illinois, where they remained. Nicodemus was primarily a farmer, but in 1836 he had a license to operate a tavern and sell liquor. From 1840 to 1845 he was postmaster of Gum Spring, Illinois (a small community in Clinton County that doesn't exist anymore). Nicodemus' date of death comes from his probate file. He died without a will and his widow Elizabeth served as administrator of his estate.
5	Sarah Bouseman was born on August 8, 1792 in Ohio 1. She died on February 5, 1874 in Cass Co., Michigan 1. She was married to Abner Tharp on September 18, 1810 in Champaign Co., Ohio 4. (He was born on April 18, 1787 in Virginia 1 and died on August 7, 1869 in Cass Co., Michigan 1.) They had multiple children. It is possible she was not the Sarah Tharp who was born in 1792 and died in 1874 in Cass Co., Michigan. In December 1829 in Logan Co., Ohio, an Abner Tharp was documented as being married to a Sally Moots. It is certainly possible that Sarah Bousman had died in the 1820s and her husband remarried to a woman with the same first name and thus the woman that died in 1874 in Michigan was possibly his second wife.

They had the following chldren:

1	Maxamillia Bouseman
2	Maria Elizabeth Bouseman was born on or about May 10, 1811 6 in Concord Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio. She died on September 13, 1843 in Adams Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio 6. She is buried in the Harbour North Cemetery, Champaign Co., Ohio. She married Thomas Rowe Hall on February 28, 1833 in Champaign Co., Ohio 4. (He was born on November 8, 1811 in Concord Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio 3 and died on March 3, 1885 in Adams Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio 1. He is buried in the Harbour North Cemetery, Champaign Co., Ohio.) They had the following children: Jasper Newton Hall (1835-1916) md. 1st Florence Delacy Seely (divorced) md. 2nd Lillie Whiton John Hall (1837-1922) md. 1st Susannah Weaver md. 2nd Florence Delacy Seely (his brother's ex-wife) Ann Hall (1840-1920) md. Thomas Fletcher Beall two others - died young
3	Barbara Ann* Bouseman was born on February 28, 1814 in Concord Twp., Champaign Co., Ohio 1. She died on April 5, 1888 in Jasper Co., Indiana 1. She is buried in the Smith Cemetery, Barkley Twp., Jasper Co., Indiana. She married William R. Pullins on February 22, 1836 in Champaign Co., Ohio 4. (He was born January 18, 1818 in Virginia 1 and died on July 11, 1859 in Champaign Co., Ohio 1.) They had the following children: John James Pullin (1838-1908) md. Mary Elizabeth Morris Charles Norris Pullin (1839-1927) md. 1st Sarah Emily Hinkle md. Rhoda Williams, widow of Isaiah Florence Rebecca Jane Pullin (1841-1842) William Newton Pullin (1844-1913) Eliza Jane Pullin (1846-1858) * Her middle name is unknown, but Ann is a good educated guess - because Barbara Ann was the name of one of her nieces. During their marriage, William and Barbara apparently moved often. They usually lived in Champaign County, Ohio, but also spent time living at various places in Indiana and Illinois. Later, after William died, the family moved to Jasper County, Indiana, which is one of the places they had previously lived.

Maxamillia Bouseman was born on January 13, 1809 in Concord Township, Champaign County, Ohio ⁵. She died on August 30, 1868 in Canyonville (now Riddle) Pct., Douglas Co., Oregon ⁵. She is buried in the Riddle Cemetery, Riddle, Douglas Co., Oregon.

Father: John Bouseman
Mother: Rebecca Stilley

Maxamillia was raised in Champaign County, Ohio, where she lived on the family farm in Concord Township. She had two younger sisters and at least thirteen older half-siblings. She was raised as a Baptist and probably attended the Kings Creek Baptist Church in Champaign County. In the late 1810's, when Maxamillia was verging on adolescence, her parents separated and her father moved away to neighboring Logan County, Ohio. Maxamillia continued living with her mother and siblings in Champaign County. She attracted the interest of a young man named William Riddle, a blacksmith, who lived in neighboring Logan County, Ohio. They were married in 1826; Maxamillia was 16 and William was 20.

After the marriage, William and Maxamillia settled just outside of the village of West Liberty in Logan County, Ohio. There, they began to raise a family, but only remained there about ten years. In the year 1836 (some sources say 1838), Maxamillia and her family moved out west to Illinois. They settled on a farm in Williams Township, about eleven miles north of Springfield, in Sangamon County, Illinois. At this location, William ran a blacksmithing business and Maxamillia was mostly in charge of running the family corn farm, which did quite well. Maxamillia and William were pillars of their community and were strict adherents to the Baptist faith. They also seem to have been quite frugal. The two photographs that survive that have them together were taken some 10-20 years apart, but they are obviously wearing the same clothing and holding the same bible.

Although they were successful in Illinois, they were apparently not content there. They became inspired by stories of opportunity and fortune of Oregon and California and were particularly influenced by a neighbor of theirs named Isaac Constant (he eventually became the brother-in-law of Maxamillia's daughter Artinecia). William and Maxamillia made the decision to traverse the Oregon Trail and try their luck again. They were able to sell their land quite easily and left Illinois in March of 1851. They endured a lengthy journey, during which their train was attacked by Indians at least one time. They arrived in southern Oregon in the fall of 1851. The wagon train was on its way from southern Oregon to the Willamette River Valley of northern Oregon, but the Riddles decided to not go the whole way. At the outpost of Canyonville in Douglas County, William and Maxamillia stopped. They went into the rural areas near Canyonville and claimed a 320-acre ranch in the Cow Creek Valley.

Maxamillia and her family moved into the Cow Creek Valley in the fall or early winter of 1851 and began building their log cabin. They were the first white people to settle in the Cow Creek Valley, but were not its earliest inhabitants. At their first camping in the valley, they were met by the Cow Creek Indians and the relationship between the Riddles and the Cow Creek tribe grew quite friendly. On one occasion, an Indian saved the life of Maxamillia's half-sister Lucinda McGill. As other whites started to settle the area, they were hostile towards the Indians, but the Riddles remained friendly. Maxamillia was called "Mulagolan" by the Indians, which means "Mother." Sadly, as a result of the Rogue River Indian War of 1855-1856, most of the Cow Creek Indians were murdered and the survivors were sent to reservations hundreds of miles away. Maxamillia and her family were successful at cultivating their farm, which was called "Glenbrook Farms." In the 1880's, Maxamillia's son John platted a townsite nearby which was called Riddle. This city is now about a mile east of the Glenbrook Farms.

Maxamillia was by all accounts a courageous woman, and often risked her life or reputation to help or family or her neighbor. Maxamillia died on August 30, 1868 at her home near what is now Riddle, Oregon from a tumor in her liver. She was 59 years old.

For information on their children, see his page.

1. Online gedcom family files
2. Assorted US Federal Census records
3. The History of Champaign County, Ohio. W. R. Beers & Co.: Chicago, IL, 1881
4. Marriage records, Champaign Co., OH
5. Tombstone inscriptions, Riddle Cemetery, Riddle, OR
6. Tombstone inscriptions, Harbour North Cemetery, Champaign Co., OH