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Dorothy Estelle Cowan 1910 – 2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1910

Birth Location: San Francisco, California

Death Date: 28 Jun 2009

Death Location: California, United States

Father: Francis Cowan

Mother: Grace Root

Spouse(s): Thatcher Soule, Rowland Barrett

Children(s): Barbara Soule, Helen Soule, Susan Barrett, Douglas Barrett

Dorothy Estelle Cowan was born in 1910 in San Francisco, California, the child of Francis Ernest "Frank" Cowan and Grace Sanderson Root. Dorothy Estelle Cowan later married Thatcher Woodman Soule and Rowland Hill Barrett, and together they raised children including Barbara Ellen Soule, Helen Elaine Soule, Susan Jane Barrett and Douglas H Barrett. In 2009, Dorothy Estelle Cowan passed away in California, United States.

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Parents

Francis Cowan
1884 – 1953
Birth Location: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
FC
Grace Root
1890 – 1979
Birth Location: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
GR

Spouses(s)

Thatcher Soule
1908 – 1992
Birth Location: San Francisco, California, United States
TS
Rowland Barrett
1912 – 1982
Birth Location: Middlesex, United Kingdom
RB

Children(s)

Barbara Soule
1931 –
Birth Location: Oakland, California, USA
BS
Helen Soule
1933 – 1946
Birth Location: Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
HS
Susan Barrett
1942 –
Birth Location: Oakland, California, USA
SB
Douglas Barrett
1947 – 2006
Birth Location: Oakland, California, USA
DB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 Dec 1910
    Event Place: San Francisco, California
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, California Birth Index, 1905-1995, California, Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1850-1941, Social Security Death Index, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, U.S. School Yearbooks Index, United States Obituary Collection, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1927, Year: 1940; Census Place: Alameda, Alameda, California; Roll: T627_183; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 1-26, Number: ; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951., Birthdate: 14 Dec 1910; Birth County: San Francisco., Year: 1920; Census Place: Alameda, Alameda, California; Roll: T625_87; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 6; Image: ., Year: 1930; Census Place: Alameda, Alameda, California; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: ., Newspaper: Contra Costa Times; Publication Date: 06/ 30/ 2009; Publication Place: Walnut Creek, California, USA; Web edition: ;pid=129140489

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Alameda, Alameda, California
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Alameda, Alameda, California; Roll: T625_87; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 6; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1927
    Event Place: Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S. School Yearbooks Index, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1927

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1929
    Event Place: San Francisco, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Alameda, Alameda, California
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Alameda, Alameda, California; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Alameda, Alameda, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Alameda, Alameda, California; Roll: T627_183; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 1-26

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Alameda, Alameda, California, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Alameda, Alameda, California; Roll: T627_183; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 1-26

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1992
    Event Place: Bethel Island, CA
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 3250- Fernside Blod Alameda
    Record Source: California, Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1850-1941

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cypress Meadows Assisted Living
    Record Source: United States Obituary Collection, Newspaper: Contra Costa Times; Publication Date: 06/ 30/ 2009; Publication Place: Walnut Creek, California, USA; Web edition: ;pid=129140489

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Jun 2009
    Event Place: California, United States
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, United States Obituary Collection, Number: ; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951., Newspaper: Contra Costa Times; Publication Date: 06/ 30/ 2009; Publication Place: Walnut Creek, California, USA; Web edition: ;pid=129140489
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