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Edgar Walter Cowley 1875 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 November 1875

Birth Location: Logan, Cache Co., Utah Territory, United States

Death Date: 29 March 1959

Death Location: Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, United States

Father: William Cowley

Mother: Sarah Wall

Spouse(s): Olive Risdon, Martha McDonald, Florence Morgan

Children(s): Edgar Cowley, Erma Cowley, Viola Cowley, Florence Conner, Florence Cowley, Thomas Cowley, Roy Cowley, Beverly Cowley

The story of Edgar Walter Cowley began in 1875 in Logan, Cache Co., Utah Territory, United States. Edgar Walter Cowley married Olive Rosina Risdon, Martha Silvia McDonald, Florence Gertrude Flossie Morgan, and had children including Edgar Wilson Cowley, Erma Cowley, Viola McDonald Cowley, Florence Ruth Conner, Florence Ruth Cowley, Thomas James Cowley, Roy Francis Cowley, Beverly Ann Cowley. Edgar Walter Cowley passed away in 1959 in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Edgar Walter Cowley began in 1875 in Logan, Cache Co., Utah Territory, United States.
  • Edgar Walter Cowley married Olive Rosina Risdon, Martha Silvia McDonald, Florence Gertrude Flossie Morgan, and had children including Edgar Wilson Cowley, Erma Cowley, Viola McDonald Cowley, Florence Ruth Conner, Florence Ruth Cowley, Thomas James Cowley, Roy Francis Cowley, Beverly Ann Cowley.
  • Edgar Walter Cowley passed away in 1959 in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cowley
1836 – 1915
Birth Location: Lambsfield, Kirk German, Isle of Man, England
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Sarah Wall
1840 – 1908
Birth Location: Horsley, Gloucestershire, England
SW

Spouses(s)

Olive Risdon
1880 –
Birth Location: North Dakota, USA
OR
Martha McDonald
1893 – 1918
Birth Location: Logan, Cache, Utah, USA
MM
Florence Morgan
1898 – 1959
Birth Location: Catoosa, Rogers, Oklahoma, USA
FM

Children(s)

Edgar Cowley
1913 – 2008
Birth Location: Walla Walla County, Washington, United States of America
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Erma Cowley
1916 – 2006
Birth Location: Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, USA
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Viola Cowley
1918 – 1926
Birth Location: Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States
VC
Florence Conner
1921 – 1989
Birth Location: Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho, United States
FC
Florence Cowley
1920 – 1989
Birth Location: Scism, Canyon, Idaho, USA
FC
Thomas Cowley
1922 – 2000
Birth Location: Canyon, Idaho, USA
TC
Roy Cowley
1928 – 2014
Birth Location: Oregon, USA
RC
Beverly Cowley
1933 – 2014
Birth Location: Porterville, Tulare, California, USA
BC

Edgar Cowley's Ancestors

Self
Edgar Cowley
1875 – 1959
Birth Place: Logan, Cache Co., Utah Territory, United States
Parents
William Michael Cowley
1836 – 1915
Lambsfield, Kirk German, Isle of Man, England
Sarah (Emily) Wall
1840 – 1908
Horsley, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
William Wall
1812 – 1889
Horsley, Gloucestershire, England
Sarah (Ann) Sansom
1814 – 1897
Horsley, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Sansom
1774 – 1845
Sarah Brinkworth
1777 – 1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sansom
1698 – 1785
Elizabeth Clapp
1712 – 1783

Edgar Cowley's Descendants

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Edgar (Walter) Cowley (7 November 1875 – 29 March 1959) m. Olive (Rosina) Risdon (13 Jan 1880 – ) m. Martha (Silvia) McDonald (30 Mar 1893 – 10 Dec 1918) m. Florence (Gertrude Flossie) Morgan (31 Mar 1898 – 27 Mar 1959)
  1. 1. Edgar (Wilson) Cowley (01 May 1913 – 20 Nov 2008) m. Gertrude (Beatrice) Prewitt (September 17, 1922 – Januray 27, 1996) m. Gertrude (Beatrice) Prewitt (September 17, 1922 – Januray 27, 1996)
    1. 1. David (Edgar) Cowley (9 March 1942 – 22 May 2016)
    2. 2. David (Edgar) Cowley (9 March 1942 – 22 May 2016)
  2. 2. Erma Cowley (18 Feb 1916 – 26 Apr 2006) m. Edward (L) Swerbensky
  3. 3. Viola (McDonald) Cowley (21 August 1918 – 29 June 1926)
  4. 4. Florence (Ruth) Conner (28 February 1921 – 23 September 1989)
  5. 5. Florence (Ruth) Cowley (28 Feb 1920 – 23 Sep 1989) m. Leo (Miles) Conner (6 FEB 1913 – 7 NOV 1984)
  6. 6. Thomas (James) Cowley (29 Oct 1922 – 15 Oct 2000)
  7. 7. Roy (Francis) Cowley (01 Jan 1928 – 31 Mar 2014)
  8. 8. Beverly (Ann) Cowley (25 Feb 1933 – Sep 2014)

Edgar Cowley's Timeline

2 Records

1875
7 November 1875
Birth of Edgar Walter Cowley in Logan, Cache Co., Utah Territory, United States
Logan, Cache Co., Utah Territory, United States
1959
29 March 1959
Age 84
Death of Edgar Walter Cowley in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, United States
Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 November 1875
    Event Place: Logan, Cache Co., Utah Territory, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 March 1959
    Event Place: Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, United States
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