Littleton Purnell Bowen (1833-1933)
L.P. Bowen paying his respects at the grave of William Stevens in 1908.
On the archway (right side) over the entrance to Buckingham Cemetery, Berlin, Maryland is a memorial tablet which reads in part: “In memory of Rev. L.P. Bowen, D.D., June 5, 1833 - Apr. 8, 1933. A loyal son of Berlin, author, Poet, Historian, Preacher, Finder of Makemie’s grave.”
Littleton Purnell Bowen is buried at Ridge Park Cemetery, Marshall, Missouri.
The Old Preacher's Story; or, Portraits from Life Framed for Future Use (1879)
The Days of Makemie; or, The Vine Planted. A.D. 1680-1708 (1885)
A Daughter of the Covenant: A Tale of Louisiana (1901)
The Borderland: An Idyll of Ridge Park (1901)
Makemieland Memorials; With Eastern Shore Wild Flowers and Other Wild Things (1910)
Makemie's Message: Opening Sermon of the Presbytery of New Castle (1911)
Makemie’s Death and Burial (1913)
Courtesy of Ryan Douthat, Union Presbyterian Seminary (Richmond, VA) Library.
Courtesy of Ryan Douthat, Union Presbyterian Seminary (Richmond, VA) Library.
This article appeared in the July 18, 1900 issue of The Central Presbyterian.
Courtesy of Ryan Douthat, Union Presbyterian Seminary (Richmond, VA) Library.
Courtesy of Ryan Douthat, Union Presbyterian Seminary (Richmond, VA) Library.
Courtesy of Ryan Douthat, Union Presbyterian Seminary (Richmond, VA) Library.