Susannah Bowman^[1]

Abt 1799 - 1884  (~ 85 years)

• Name	Susannah Bowman
  Born	Abt 6 Aug 1799
  Gender	Female
  Died	10 Sep 1884
  Person ID	I61033	MABIC
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2013

  
  

  Family	Deacon David Good,   b. Abt 22 Mar 1804,   d. 16 Mar 1864  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Married	1831
  Notes	Married: Information on the descendants of David and Susannah is taken from several sources. First of all, THE GOOD FAMILY RECORD by Ruth L. Good. Date of publication is unknown at this time. Another source of information is David and Susannah's obituaries published in the Herald Of Truth in 1864 and 1884 respectively. Ruth Good acknowledges in her work that there are conflicting birth and death dates for David and Susannah.The birth and death dates used in this record are arrived at in the following way. I have accepted the death dates as printed in the Herald of Truth as correct. David is reported as having died on Mar. 16, 1864 having reached the age of 59 years, 11 months and 24 days. That would mean he was born Mar. 22, 1804.In her obituary in the Herald of Truth, Susannah is said to have died on Sept. 10, 1884 at the age of 85 years, 1 month and 4 days. That would mean she was born on Aug. 6, 1799.Ruth Good states in the GOOD FAMILY RECORD that David's tombstone reads that he died on Mar. 16, 1861 while Susannah's tombstone reads that she died Sept. 10, 1881. The discrepancy between the reported tombstone dates and the obituary accounts is easy to explain. The person who read the tombstones didn't realize that with time the number 4 on the tombstone has worn down in the elements and now appears as a 1. This is a very common dilemna facing anyone who takes information from a grave marker. The vertical stroke of the number 4 was etched heavier and deeper than the other parts of the number.So it would seem that the death dates for David and Susannah can be accepted as being in 1864 and 1884. If the writer of the obituaries did the math correctly as to their ages in years, months and days (all too many times the math was done incorrectly), then the birthdates would be correct as stated in this record.
  Children	1. Isaac Good,   b. 27 Jan 1833, Waterloo Co., Ontario ,   d. 15 Jun 1900, Branch County, Michigan, USA  (Age 67 years)   2. Christian Good,   b. 5 Oct 1834,   d. 15 Feb 1887  (Age 52 years)   3. Martin B. Good,   b. 13 Nov 1836,   d. 1 Sep 1878  (Age 41 years)
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2013
  Family ID	F17767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):Herald of Truth - Volume XXI, Number 19 - October 1, 1884, p. 301Good.-On the 10th of September, near Wakarusa, Elkhart Co., Ind., Susanna Good, aged 85 years, 1 month and 4 days. Buried at Yellow Creek, where the funeral services were held by Martin Hoover and Noah Metzler. The deceased was the widow of Deacon David Good who died twenty years ago. She was born in Bucks county, Pa., moved to Canada about the year 1822, was married to David Good in 1831. In the year 1857 they moved to Elkhart county, Ind., where she died. She was for many years a faithful member of the Mennonite Church. She suffered much during her sickness.

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Good Family Record, Ruth L. Good, page 4 (Reliability: 2).