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Brant Marriages, Brantford - Richard C. Bowman, Aged 21, Farmer, Born Walpole, Resides Walpole, son of Samuel and Ann, married Catherine Winger, Aged 20, Born Walpole, Resides Walpole, daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth, Witnesses N. H. and Mrs. M. J. Brewer of Brantford, 4th of April 1871 at Brantford
From a letter written in 1983 by Blake Weaver -
I had bought the Bees and supplies from Austin Pond after George died. Austin helped me a lot in moving my Bees to the North. Any time I needed a helper that wasn't afraid of Bees Austin was ready to help. He went up North with me after Berenice had gone for a couple of weeks to get the last of the Bees and supplies moved back home. Mr. Bowman up north was a cousin of Berenice's father and was so glad to have us to move Bees up there. He had a house partly furnished empty for us to live in about ¼ mile from his Residence and he helped me find 5 Bee Yards up there, we took about 200 hives up each year 1947 to 1950 and made 10 round trips each year between May 24 and October to get honey and Bees back home. White Clover was our main honey plant up there.
Mr. Bowman's mother was from Springvale and they went North in the early 1900s and hadn't had much contact with his folks in the South. He had us bring his sister up on one of our truck trips as she had never been there. The road was not all finished tarring in 1947. Mamie and I have been up to buy honey and also to the wedding of Joan Bowman and we visited one family of Mennonites who lived in the old school I had bought and rented to them for a couple years down here. Our stopping place was near Thornlo about 14 miles North of New Liskerd. I went to Kirkland Lake Market when I was up North over Market Day. I've had different friends visit us. Ken Wingers came up for a week end every year. Glen Lofthouse has been up quite often. He was up last summer and wants to take us up but we feel we can't stand the trip anymore...
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Rainham Builders
Abt 1850 - 
, d. 9 Mar 1917 (Age 67 years)