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Catherine ( Caty ) Nancy Cowan 1774–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 OCT 1774

Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 6 JUL 1839

Death Location: Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States

Father: Thomas Cowan

Mother: Mary Barkley

Spouse(s): Joseph Erwin

Children(s): John Erwin

Catherine ( Caty ) Nancy Cowan was born in 1774 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas S Cowan And Mary Elizabeth Barkley. Catherine ( Caty ) Nancy Cowan married Joseph Erwin, and had children including John Johnson Erwin. Catherine ( Caty ) Nancy Cowan passed away in 1839 in Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Catherine ( Caty ) Nancy Cowan was born in 1774 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, the child of Thomas S Cowan And Mary Elizabeth Barkley.
  • Catherine ( Caty ) Nancy Cowan married Joseph Erwin, and had children including John Johnson Erwin.
  • Catherine ( Caty ) Nancy Cowan passed away in 1839 in Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cowan
1748–1817
Birth Location: Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
TC
Mary Barkley
1755–1836
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
MB

Spouses(s)

Joseph Erwin
1769–1848
Birth Location: Salisbury, North Carolina, United States
JE

Children(s)

John Erwin
1801–1872
Birth Location: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
JE

Catherine Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Cowan
1774–1839
Birth Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Thomas S Cowan
1748–1817
Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Barkley
1755–1836
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Henry (Thomas) Barkley
1725–1808
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Mary Knox
1742–1798
Northampton, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Barclay
1672–1747
Margaret Kerr
1691–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert, Barclay
1648–1690
Christian Mollison
1653–1723

Catherine Cowan's Descendants

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Catherine (( Caty ) Nancy) Cowan (14 OCT 1774–6 JUL 1839) m. Joseph Erwin (4 FEB 1769–1848)
  1. 1. John (Johnson) Erwin 1801–1872 m. Sarah (Maria) Allison 1806–1884
    1. 1. Thomas (Barkley) Erwin 1843–1895 m. Mary (Mira L) Cochrum/ 1850–1914
      1. 1. Anna (Augusta) Erwin 1877–1953 m. Charlie (Wilburn) Cunningham 1883–1960
        1. 1. Eunice (Hester) Cunningham 1909–2006 m. Lexie (Lee) Phillips 1918–1991

Catherine Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1774
14 OCT 1774
Birth of Catherine ( Caty ) Nancy Cowan in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
1839
6 JUL 1839
Age 65
Death of Catherine ( Caty ) Nancy Cowan in Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 OCT 1774
    Event Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 JUL 1839
    Event Place: Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
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