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Bowns, James, Bishop of the Almy Ward (Woodruff Stake),Uintah county, Wyo., was born July 27, 1841, in Oldbury, Staffordshire, England, the son of James Bowns, and Harriet Harrison. He joined the Church in 1867, being baptized Nov. 30, 1867, by William Coulthard, was ordained a Priest May 2, 1869, by Lewis W. Shirtliff, and was ordained an Elder Nov. 27, 1870, by Geo. H. Peterson. He emigrated to Utah in 1871, arriving in Salt Lake City August 19, 1871, was called to preside over the Almy branch (then in the Bear Lake Stake) June 24, 1877, and on Feb. 10, 1878, he was ordained a High Priest and Bishop by Apostle Franklin D. Richards and set apart to preside over the Almy Ward. In 1898, when the Woodruff Stake was organized, the Almy Ward became a part of that Stake. In September, 1900, Bro. Bowns moved to Castle Gate, Carbon county, Utah, where he worked as general mine inspector for the Utah Fuel Company. While living there he was elected as a county commissioner and served in that capacity from 1902 to 1906. He also served in the seventh session of Utah's legislature from Carbon county. In 1908 he returned to Almy, Wyoming, and was again sustained as Bishop of the Almy Ward, which position he still holds. On April 13, 1864, he married Sarah Ann Spencer of Sutton in Ashfield, England. She became the mother of four children and died Nov. 12, 1870. After Bro. Bowns arrived in Almy in 1871, he married Christina Spowart Nov. 27, 1871, who is the mother of eight children. Two children by his former wife, and four by his present wife are living today. LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 3, p.28 |
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