Bowman Foster Stockwell

Bowman Foster Stockwell (17 September 1899 – 5 June 1961) was an American Methodist missionary, teacher, scholar and theologian.[1] In 1960, he was elected to Bishop of The United Methodist Church (UMC), which is a mainline Protestant denomination and a major part of Methodism in the United States of America.

Bishop

Bowman Foster Stockwell
BornSeptember 17, 1899
Either Shawnee, Ohio or Oklahoma
DiedJune 5, 1961
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting placeHis ashes interred at British Hospital in Chacarita of Buenos Aires, Argentina
NationalityAmerican
OccupationBishop, Reverend, American Methodist Missionary, Teacher, Scholar & Theologian
OrganizationThe United Methodist Church
TitleBishop, Reverend
Spouse(s)Vera Loudon Stockwell
ChildrenEugene Loudon Stockwell
Parents
  • Eugene S. Stockwell (father)
  • Addie Bunnell Stockwell (mother)
RelativesBenjamin Paul Stockwell (brother), Anna (née Cunningham) Stockwell (sister-in-law), Eugene Earl Stockwell (brother), Emma Louise Stockwell (sister), John Bunnell (maternal uncle), May Bunnell (maternal aunt), Grace (née Bunnell) Mosley (maternal aunt), Benjamin L. Bunnell (maternal grandfather), Louisa Elizabeth (née Schoonmaker) Bunnell (maternal grandmother), Sarah A. Bunnell (first maternal grandmother-in-law) & Mary J. Bunnell (second maternal grandmother-in-law)

Early life

Bowman Foster Stockwell was born on 17 September 1899 to his parents, Reverend Eugene S. Stockwell (1865–1921) and Addie Bunnell Stockwell (1865–1926).[1] There is a discrepancy where he was born in Shawnee, Ohio or in the state of Oklahoma.[1] Bowman Foster Stockwell had three siblings; however two of them died as children: his older brother, Eugene Earl Stockwell died at 7 years old[2] and his younger sister was Emma Louise Stockwell died at 9 days old.[3] His only surviving sibling was his oldest brother, Benjamin Paul Stockwell. [4] As a young man, Bowman Foster Stockwell served for a period of time as Secretary to the great missionary statesman, John R. Mott.

Missionary & Academic Ministry

In 1926, the Board of Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church sent Reverend Bowman Foster Stockwell to teach in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the Union Seminary, which was an institution for educating students in theology. The Union Seminary is now known as La Facultad Evangelica de Teologia, which translated into English means The Faculty of Evangelical Theology. From 1927 until 1960 he was the Director of the Union Seminary and was responsible for the seminary being recognized at a university degree level. An acknowledged scholar and theologian, Reverend Bowman Foster Stockwell wrote a number of books and edited several papers. He was also instrumental in acquiring a valuable collection on the little-known Spanish Reformation, which is housed in the library of La Facultad Evangelica de Teologia in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Episcopal Ministry

In 1960, Reverend Bowman Foster Stockwell was elected to the episcopacy by the Latin America Central Conference of The Methodist Church and was thereafter referred to as Bishop Bowman Foster Stockwell. He was assigned to the Pacific Episcopal Area and chose to live in Lima, Peru. Bishop Bowman Foster Stockwell was strongly committed to ecumenism and worked to promote unity among the world's Christian Churches. He was active in ecumenical affairs, both in Latin America and on the world stage; however, his episcopal career unfortunately ended after thirteen months due to his death.

Death

Bowman Foster Stockwell died on 5 June 1961 at the age of 61 years old in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1] His body was cremated and his ashes interred at British Hospital in the barrio (neighbourhood) of Chacarita in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was survived by his wife, Vera Loudon Stockwell, of Lima, Peru and his son, Eugene Loudon Stockwell, of Salto, Uruguay.[1]

Family Members
  • His wife was Vera Loudon Stockwell of Lima, Peru.[1]
  • His son was Eugene Loudon Stockwell of Salto, Uruguay[1] named after his father, Eugene S. Stockwell.
  • His father was Eugene S. Stockwell (21 May 1865– 25 May 1921), who was also a Reverend for The United Methodist Church (UMC), as well as a Methodist District Superintendent.[5] He was killed in an automobile accident early afternoon on Wednesday, May 25, 1921 – four days after his 56th birthday.[5] Rev. C.D. Meade, pastor of the Methodist Church in Norman was driving passenger, Superintendent Rev. Eugene S. Stockwell, to Noble to raise funds for Oklahoma City College when the no. 17 Southbound Santa Fe passenger train crashed into their automobile two miles south of Norman.[5] Both ministers were rushed to the University of Oklahoma infirmary on the university campus after the accident.[5] Superintendent Rev. Eugene S. Stockwell died four minutes after arrival and was buried in Grace Hill Cemetery in Perry of Noble County, Oklahoma.[5]
  • His mother was Addie Bunnell Stockwell (20 November 1865– 30 June1926), who was born and died in Dixon of Lee County, Illinois.[6] She was 60 years old when she passed and was buried in Grace Hill Cemetery in Perry of Noble County, Oklahoma.[6]
  • His oldest brother was Benjamin Paul Stockwell (1892–1979), who died aged 78 or 79 and was buried in Section G of Hillcrest Memorial Park in Carter County of Ardmore, Oklahoma.[4] Benjamin Paul's wife, Anna (née Cunningham) Stockwell (July 1895 – 1977) died two years before him.[7]
  • His sister-in-law was Anna (née Cunningham) Stockwell (July 1895 – 1977), who died at the age of 81 or 82 and was buried at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Carter County of Ardmore, Oklahoma.[7] Her parents were Robert Austin Cunningham (1870–1927) and Rebecca Jane (née Boring) Cunningham (1871–1904) and her siblings were Edna Serena (née Cunningham) Smith (1893–1949), Ransome Pearl Austin Cunningham (1900–1902) and Nick Borin Cunningham (1901–1983).[7]
  • His older brother was Eugene Earl Stockwell (3 August 1896 – 1 February 1904), who died at age 7 and was buried in Grace Hill Cemetery in Perry of Noble County, Oklahoma.[2]
  • His younger sister was Emma Louise Stockwell (3 May 1904 – 12 May 1904), who died at 9 days old and was buried in Grace Hill Cemetery in Perry of Noble County, Oklahoma.[3]
  • His maternal uncle was John Bunnell (1871–1871), who died less than a year old and was buried at Palmyra Cemetery in Palmyra of Lee County, Illinois.[8]
  • His maternal aunt was May Bunnell (1876–1876), who died less than a year old and was buried at Palmyra Cemetery in Palmyra of Lee County, Illinois.[9]
  • His maternal aunt was Grace (née Bunnell) Mosley (1876–30 March 1925), who was born in the state of Illinois and died at the age of 48 or 49 in Shelby County of Memphis, Tennessee and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Shelby County of Memphis, Tennessee.[10] It was reported in 2012 that she is buried in the Chapel Hill section of the cemetery in Lot 650–771, Space #8; however, she does not have a tombstone.[10]
  • His maternal grandfather was Benjamin L. Bunnell (1840–1910), who died at the age of 69 or 70 and was buried at Palmyra Cemetery in Palmyra of Lee County, Illinois.[11] Benjamin L. Bunnell married his first wife and maternal grandmother of Bowman Foster Stockwell, Louisa Elizabeth (née Schoonmaker) Bunnell (24 November 1841 – 6 February 1882), in 1863.[11] Benjamin L. Bunnell married his second wife, Sarah A. Bunnell (1841–1887) in 1883.[11] Benjamin L. Bunnell married his third wife, Mary J. Bunnell (1839–1908), in 1898.[11]
  • His maternal grandmother was Louisa Elizabeth (née Schoonmaker) Bunnell (24 November 1841 – 6 February 1882), who died at the age of 40 and was buried at Palmyra Cemetery in Palmyra of Lee County, Illinois.[12]
  • His maternal grandmother-in-law was Sarah A. Bunnell (1841–1887). His grandfather, Benjamin L. Bunnell, married his second wife, Sarah, in 1883 after his first wife (and maternal grandmother of Bowman Foster Stockwell), Louisa Elizabeth (née Schoonmaker) Bunnell (1841–1882) died the year before in 1882.[11]
  • His second maternal grandmother-in-law was Mary J. Bunnell (1839–1908). His grandfather, Benjamin L. Bunnell, married his third wife, Mary, in 1898 after his second wife (and first maternal grandmother-in-law of Bowman Foster Stockwell), Sarah A. Bunnell (1841–1887) died two years earlier in 1887.[11]

See also

References
  1. "Rev Bowman Foster Stockwell (1899–1961) – Find a Grave".
  2. "Eugene Earl Stockwell (1896–1904) – Find a Grave".
  3. "Emma Louise Stockwell (1904–1904) – Find a Grave".
  4. "Benjamin Paul Stockwell (1892–1979) – Find a Grave".
  5. "Rev Eugene S. Stockwell (1865–1921) – Find a Grave".
  6. "Addie Bunnell Stockwell (1865–1926) – Find a Grave".
  7. "Anna Cunningham Stockwell (1895–1977) – Find a Grave".
  8. "John Bunnell (1871–1871) – Find a Grave".
  9. "May Bunnell (1876–1876) – Find a Grave-gedenkplek".
  10. "Grace Bunnell Mosley (1876–1925) – Find a Grave".
  11. "Benjamin L Bunnell (1840–1910) – Find a Grave".
  12. "Louisa Elizabeth Schoonmaker Bunnell (1841–1882)".
  • Short, Roy Hunter, Bp., History of the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church 1939–1979, Nashville, Abingdon, 1980.
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