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Joseph Skiles Cowan
Male 1777 - 1846

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  • Birth  10 Nov 1777 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  18 Jan 1846  Williamson Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I74  Rick's Tree
    Last Modified  02 Jun 2005 
     
    Family  Jane Cowen Graham,   b. 11 Oct 1784,   d. 5 Apr 1866, Williamson Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  30 Aug 1804  Williamson, TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    >1. Elizabeth Cowan,   b. 25 Jun 1806, Williamson Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1849, Williamson Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location
    >2. Rosanna Cowan,   b. 9 May 1808, Williamson, TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1894, Perry Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location
    >3. John Cowan,   b. 26 Mar 1810, Williamson, TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    >4. Eleanor Cowan,   b. 20 May 1811, Williamson Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1889, Christian Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Susanna Cowan,   b. 14 Mar 1813, Williamson, TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1869, Williamson, TN Find all individuals with events at this location
    >6. Mary Ann Cowan,   b. 23 Jul 1815, Williamson Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1875, Williamson Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location
    >7. Richard Graham Cowan,   b. 11 Feb 1817, Williamson Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1886, Rhea, Washington, AR Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Joseph Skiles Cowan,   b. 29 Jan 1819, Williamson Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1831, Williamson Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Jane Cowan,   b. 20 Oct 1820, Williamson, TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Sarah Hill Cowan,   b. 13 Jan 1823, Williamson Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1846, Williamson Co., TN Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. David Alexander Cowan,   b. 16 Aug 1825, Williamson, TN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1853, Williamson, TN Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified  02 Jun 2005 
    Family ID  F38  Group Sheet
     
  • Notes 
    • 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.
     

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