The Alamo Defenders: Jesse Bowman

By TheAlamoFilm.com

BOWMAN, JESSE
(1785-1836)

Although born in Tennessee, Jesse Bowman relocated to Illinois in 1811.  He made a living in Illinois as a trapper and hunter, married, and had three children, including a son – Joseph – who would later serve with him in battle.

Bowman took his family and moved to Arkansas in 1824, becoming one of the first known settlers of Camden in Ouachita County.  In 1828, he and his family relocated to Hempstead, Arkansas. 

Sometime in the 1830s, Bowman, his son, his brother, and nephews immigrated to Texas where they received land in Red River County.  Once there, Bowman and his son, Joseph, joined and served in the Texas army during the Texas Revolution. He later became a member of the Alamo garrison, and died at the Alamo on March 6, 1836.

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