AMY GLEN WALKER BOWMAN
January 4, 1907 - April 11, 1993
Amy Glen Walker was born to Henry Andrew and Mary Adelaide Hunt Walker. One of the hired helpers attended the delivery of Amy so she was named Glen in honor of the hired help. Amy was the 6th child and 2nd daughter. She attended Morningstar School and graduated from Sulphur Springs. She must have been a popular girl during her school years and afterwords in her adult life. When anyone came to town they always stopped by to see Amy who lived on the hill in the lovely old brick home in Bowmantown. Her radiant personality was something that appealed to both men and women and she passed on to her three children; Joel Kreed, Phyllis Henry and Derek Hunt Bowman.
Amy was married to Joseph Lee Bowman March 10, 1925 at the Sulphur Springs Methodist Church by E.G. Gillespie. Joe operated a grocery store and was a farmer all his life. Joe was born 1902 and died before 1988. Joseph Lee Bowman was born to William Sherfey Bowman and Mary Elizabeth Carson and the grandson of Benjamin M. Bowman and Isabel Achsah Sherfey
Photos of Amy Glen Walker Bowman
Morningstar school with Amy in the middle row with a big white bow in her hair. Sister Lois is standing behind Amy in the black dress. Brothers Bob and Maynard are in the back row and little brother Shim is on the end of the middle row
Sulphur Springs class and you guessed it there is Amy Walker standing in the middle with all the guys surrounding her; the guy looking at Amy is a cousin Rollie Walker
1924 graduating class of Sulphur Springs
Amy sitting on the running board of a car at the Sulphur Springs Dormitory
The Walker ladies all gathered at Amy's house and drove to May Day at Tusculum College, Greeneville, Tennessee to see Jacqueline Walker as May Day Queen. Mary Addie Hunt Walker is center and notice that all are wearing hats except for Phyllis and Janis. I am the photographer. Left to right: Phyllis Bowman, Flo Belle Gray Walker, Amy Walker Bowman, Mary Addie Hunt Walker, Ann Walker Bacon, Lucille Morrow Walker, Lois Walker Hale and Janis Hale
A young Amy, perhaps her engagement-wedding photo?
Amy sitting on the steps of the Bowman home place in Bowmantown
Amy and Lois were close in age so they hung out together all their life ; a very close family
Amy and Lois with their first borns ; Joel Kreed Bowman and Janis Hale at the Hale home place
Amy and Joe with Mary Bowman Ferguson and her husband Roscoe Ferguson
Walker picnic June 2009 at Bowmantown Baptist Church
The Bowmantown Store most likely in the 1940's ; Bowman men were millers, farmers, and merchants
Grandfather of Joseph Bowman
Joe Bowman, Roy Hale, Herbert Walker and Kreed Bowman ; Herbert had lost an infant son two years before Kreed was born so Kreed must have been special to Herbert
I have often wondered if Joe Bowman might be in this picture?

Walker Reunion September 1956 ; pictured left to right: Phyllis Bowman, Hobart Powell, Peggy Walker, Derek Bowman, Carol Walker, Kreed Bowman and Mary Etta Mitchell all descendants of Henry Andrew, Elmer Guy, Richard "Doc", and Sarah Lou Walker. I am most certain I was the photographer ....hmmm makes me wonder why I didn't become a photographer but then again I guess photography has always been my hobby
Children of Joe and Amy Glen Walker Bowman
1. Joel Kreed Bowman born February 1, 1926 married Mary Ruth Dickeson (2) Dorothy Shepherd (3) Nary Smith Clabaugh
2. Phyllis Henry Bowman born January 14, 1934 married Hobart Lynn Powell (high school sweetheart)
3. Derek Hunt Bowman born March 1936 married Margaret Ferguson (his high school sweetheart)
Children of Kreed and Mary
- 1. Jolyon Kentwood Bowman
- 2. Joel Stefan Bowman
- 3. Dabney Bowman
Children of Kreed and Dorothy
- 1. Jeffrey Lee Bowman
- 2. Kelly Ree Bowman deceased
- 3. John Kennedy Bowman deceased from Lou Gehrig disease
- 4. James Robert Bowman
Children of Phyllis and Hobart Powell
- 1. Lori Walker Powell married Fritz Thumler
- 2. Hobart Powell
- 3. James Powell
Children of Derek and Margaret
- 1. Derek Hunt Bowman, II married Tammy Green and has Derek III and Whitney
- 2. Julie Bowman married Tony Johnson and has Zack and Bailey
- 3. Joseph Bowman married Kim Gouge and has Megan and Chris (boy)
- 4. Andrew Bowman married Jada Hawkins and has twins Kala and Kelsey
In June 1994 Derek was told he had multiple myeloma (blood cancer) and for fifteen years it stayed in remission and today 2010 the cancer has come forward again which has given Derek limited mobility but as a good Baptist Christian he feels he has been blessed these fifteen years with a
wonderful family. "The Story of My Life as told by Derek Bowman Bowmantown, Tennessee (recorded in 2009) tells a lot about life in Bowmantown in the 1930's and 1940'; a great family legacy
senior class officers
Derek as Mr Senior
Derek & Margaret in 11th grade
Derek & Margaret in 10th grade
Derek & Margaret as 9th graders
one of many Sunday trips to the mountains
more coming soon