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Alexander Tankersley Cowan 1820–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Mar 1820

Birth Location: Dallas, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 23 Sep 1827

Death Location: McMinn, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Cowan

Mother: Rosannah Gillespy

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In 1820, Alexander Tankersley Cowan entered the world in Dallas, Alabama, United States, born to John Alexander Cowan And Rosannah Gillespy. Alexander Tankersley Cowan passed away in 1827 in McMinn, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1820, Alexander Tankersley Cowan entered the world in Dallas, Alabama, United States, born to John Alexander Cowan And Rosannah Gillespy.
  • Alexander Tankersley Cowan passed away in 1827 in McMinn, Tennessee, United States.

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Alexander Cowan's Ancestors

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Alexander Cowan
1820–1827
Birth Place: Dallas, Alabama, United States
Parents
John Alexander Cowan
1771–1821
Washinton, Virginia, United States
Rosannah Gillespy
1777–1821
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William Cowan
1750–1809
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Jane Walker
1741–1806
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
James Gillespie
1730–1792
Ulster, Ireland
Elisabeth Finley
1741–1794
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Cowan
1715–1803
Janette Jennet
1719–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Cummings
1702–1777
REBECCA McNickle
1702–1777

Alexander Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1820
26 Mar 1820
Birth of Alexander Tankersley Cowan in Dallas, Alabama, United States
Dallas, Alabama, United States
1827
23 Sep 1827
Age 7
Death of Alexander Tankersley Cowan in McMinn, Tennessee, United States
McMinn, Tennessee, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1820
    Event Place: Dallas, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1827
    Event Place: McMinn, Tennessee, United States

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