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Charles Alexander Cowan 1873 – 1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1873

Birth Location: Knob Noster, Johnson, Missouri, United States

Death Date: 22 Feb 1951

Death Location: Marion, Williamson, Illinois, United States

Father: Alexander Cowan

Mother: Elizabeth Hare

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Charles Alexander Cowan was born in 1873 in Knob Noster, Johnson, Missouri, United States, the child of Alexander Cowan and Elizabeth Hare. Charles Alexander Cowan passed away in 1951 in Marion, Williamson, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Charles Alexander Cowan was born in 1873 in Knob Noster, Johnson, Missouri, United States, the child of Alexander Cowan and Elizabeth Hare.
  • Charles Alexander Cowan passed away in 1951 in Marion, Williamson, Illinois, United States.

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Charles Cowan's Ancestors

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Charles Cowan
1873 – 1951
Birth Place: Knob Noster, Johnson, Missouri, United States
Parents
Alexander Cowan
1836 – 1894
Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Hare
1836 – 1893
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
James Cowan
1796 – 1868
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jane (Jean) Headly
1808 – 1871
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Cowan
1774 –
Catherine Stewart
1782 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Cowan
1750 – 1835
Helen White
1852 –

Charles Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1873
18 Apr 1873
Birth of Charles Alexander Cowan in Knob Noster, Johnson, Missouri, United States
Knob Noster, Johnson, Missouri, United States
1951
22 Feb 1951
Age 78
Death of Charles Alexander Cowan in Marion, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Marion, Williamson, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1873
    Event Place: Knob Noster, Johnson, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1951
    Event Place: Marion, Williamson, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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