Father: John Bowyer (1830-1904)
Mother: Elizabeth Adamson (1832-1914)
Born November 20, 1859 at Cairo, Louisa County, Iowa.Died June 17, 1936, at Kingman, Kingman County, Kansas.
Spouse: Hattie Josephine Fowler (1868-1954)
Married December 24, 1888, at Hepler, Kansas.
James moved with his family to Crawford County, Kansas, about 1870.
Children:
- F Grace Eleanor Bowyer (1889-1969)
- M Chester William Bowyer (1891-1963)
- F Anna Rebecca Bowyer (1898-1968)