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Emory Pierce Cowan 1884–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Oct 1884

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 4 Apr 1973

Death Location: Decatur, Dekalb, Georgia, USA

Father: Thomas Cowan

Mother: Emma (Cowan)

Spouse(s): Leila Hays

Children(s): Elmer Cowan, Erma Collins, Marion Cowan, Lilly Mayfield, Emory Cowan, Melvin Cowan, Margaret Naylor, Leila Turner, Clema Race, Ada Alllen, Raymond Cowan

In 1884, Emory Pierce Cowan entered the world in Georgia, born to Thomas Nathan Cowan And Emma Frances Hale Cowan. Emory Pierce Cowan married Ethel M Penn, Leila Davis Hays, and had children including Ada Frances Cowan Alllen, Betty Lanelle Cowan Stiles, Clema Louise Cowan Race, Dorothy Cowan Waller, Elmer Hayes Cowan, Emory Garland Cowan, Erma Lucille Cowan Collins, Leila Jeanette Cowan Turner, Lilly Irene Cowan Mayfield, Margaret Cowan Naylor, Marion Anne Cowan, Melvin D Cowan, Raymond Pierce Cowan. Emory Pierce Cowan passed away in 1973 in Decatur, Dekalb, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1884, Emory Pierce Cowan entered the world in Georgia, born to Thomas Nathan Cowan And Emma Frances Hale Cowan.
  • Emory Pierce Cowan married Ethel M Penn, Leila Davis Hays, and had children including Ada Frances Cowan Alllen, Betty Lanelle Cowan Stiles, Clema Louise Cowan Race, Dorothy Cowan Waller, Elmer Hayes Cowan, Emory Garland Cowan, Erma Lucille Cowan Collins, Leila Jeanette Cowan Turner, Lilly Irene Cowan Mayfield, Margaret Cowan Naylor, Marion Anne Cowan, Melvin D Cowan, Raymond Pierce Cowan.
  • Emory Pierce Cowan passed away in 1973 in Decatur, Dekalb, Georgia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emory Cowan's Ancestors

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Emory Cowan
1884–1973
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Thomas Nathan Cowan
1852–1940
Newton, Georgia, USA
Emma (Frances Hale) (Cowan)
1856–1932
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
James Cowan
1803–1881
Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Malinda (Etha) Marks
1822–1900
Henry, Georgia, USA
Francis (Marion Hale (Merchant -) Confederate)
1825–1864
South Carolina, United States,
Laura (Ann) Rollins
1835–1914
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Cowan
1763–1855
Marjorie Cowan
1770–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1730–1791
Sarah Stewart
1734–1807

Emory Cowan's Descendants

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Emory (Pierce) Cowan (30 Oct 1884–4 Apr 1973) m. Leila (Davis) Hays (1 Sep 1886–17 Apr 1930)
  1. 1. Elmer (Hayes) Cowan 1919–1972
  2. 2. Erma (Lucille Cowan\) Collins 1904–1980 m. Arthur (L.) Cort 1901–1940
    1. 1. Norma (Hildred) Cort 1920–2015 m. William (Earnest) Scarborough 1920–1995
  3. 3. Marion (Anne) Cowan 1906–1997
  4. 4. Lilly (Irene Cowan\) Mayfield 1908–2006 m. Walter (David Mayfield) Sr. 1909–1970
  5. 5. Emory (Garland) Cowan 1912–1992 m. Josephine (Elizabeth Lyle) Cowan 1916–2002
  6. 6. Melvin (D) Cowan 1916–1985
  7. 7. Margaret (Cowan\) Naylor 1925–2015
  8. 8. Leila (Jeanette Cowan\) Turner 1927–1982
  9. 9. Clema (Louise Cowan\) Race 1914–1993 m. William (Patrick) Ward 1892–1968
    1. 1. William (Ward) Jr 1927–1981
  10. 10. Ada (Frances Cowan\) Alllen 1923–2004
  11. 11. Raymond (Pierce) Cowan 1937–2022

Emory Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1884
30 Oct 1884
Birth of Emory Pierce Cowan in Georgia
Georgia
1973
4 Apr 1973
Age 89
Death of Emory Pierce Cowan in Decatur, Dekalb, Georgia, USA
Decatur, Dekalb, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1884
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1973
    Event Place: Decatur, Dekalb, Georgia, USA

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