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1	Census records 1810 through 1840 have this family in Williamson Co., TN where Joseph and Jane were married in 1804. A copy of the bible record received from Opal Schneiderhahn of St. Louis, MO gave birth and death dates of various family members. Gravestones at the family farm which is located at Sweeneys Hollow near Leipers Fork, TN also gives birth and death dates for Joseph and Jane, Susan Burnes, and Sally Hill Cowan. The gravestone for David Alex Cowan is cracked so the month of death is not readable. Jane Cowan's birthplace is probably in Rowan County, NC where there were many Cowans, Grahams, Skiles and Dobbins. No direct connection has been made from Joseph to the Rowan County Cowans. John K. Fleming in his book, "The Cowans of County Down" surmises that Joseph descended from one of four Cowan brothers who arrived in Philadelphia deom Ireland in 1720. Marriage records, Williamson Co., TN, pg 12--1804, 27 Aug Joseph Cowan and Jane Cowan Graham. The names within mentioned was married 30th day Aug 1804 by me, Tristram Patton, Justice of Peace. Williamson Co., TN wills, book 8 (1843-1847) p 392-394, witnesses, S. Sparkman, C.R. Sparkman. Pg 405-407 March term, 1846, inventory and sale; book 9, pg 89-90 April term, 1848, settlement of estate.	Joseph Skiles Cowan
2	Information from Mary Fishburn, Elizabeth's death from 1850 mortality census of Williamson Co., TN. Children from 1850 census, Williamson Co., TN, page 148R. Children's ages from that census: Greenfield (child) had died before 1850 census and Susan Ann was married before that census. Information from Mary Fishburn: Sara Elizabeth is buried with Cowan grandparents in Cowan cemetery in Sweeney Hollow, Williamson Co., TN. The 1850 census shows Greenfield's place of birth as Virginia.	Greenfield Meacham
3	Information from Mary Fishburn of Nashville, TN in 1987. Marriage date is from Middle Tennessee Marriages. According to Mary Fishburn, family tradition had it that "Susan Ann Meacham Thompson had an only daughter of unusually brilliant mind" who died at age 3	Samuel Thompson
4	Information from "Reminiscent History of Ozark Region." Marriage date from Middle Tennessee Marriages. Childrens' marriage partners from Mary fishburn by letter May 15, 1990.	William Thompson