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Helen King Cowan 1903 – 1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1903

Birth Location: Yokohama, Aomori, Japan

Death Date: 20 July 1990

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Father: Edward Cowan

Mother: Lila Gilroy

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Helen King Cowan was born in 1903 in Yokohama, Aomori, Japan, the child of Edward James Cowan and Lila Martha Jane Gilroy. In 1920, Helen King Cowan resided in Detroit Ward 1, Wayne, Michigan, USA. Helen King Cowan passed away in 1990 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.

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Biography

  • Helen King Cowan was born in 1903 in Yokohama, Aomori, Japan, the child of Edward James Cowan and Lila Martha Jane Gilroy.
  • In 1920, Helen King Cowan resided in Detroit Ward 1, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
  • Helen King Cowan passed away in 1990 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Cowan
1866 – 1930
Birth Location: Watford, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
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Lila Gilroy
1870 – 1946
Birth Location: Port Hope, Northumberland and Durham, Ontario, Canada
LG

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Helen Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Helen Cowan
1903 – 1990
Birth Place: Yokohama, Aomori, Japan
Parents
Edward James Cowan
1866 – 1930
Watford, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Lila (Martha Jane) Gilroy
1870 – 1946
Port Hope, Northumberland and Durham, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Alexander Cowan
1827 – 1900
Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland
Martha King
1831 – 1906
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Cowan
1788 – 1859
Sarah Johnston
1798 – 1876
John King
1784 – 1844
Elizabeth Kennedy
1795 – 1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cowan
1751 – 1835
Margaret Watt
1765 –
George Johnston
1760 – 1826
Harriet
1765 – 1798
James King

Helen Cowan's Timeline

4 Records

1903
7 Feb 1903
Birth of Helen King Cowan in Yokohama, Aomori, Japan
Yokohama, Aomori, Japan
1920
1920
Age 17
Helen King Cowan resided here in Detroit Ward 1, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit Ward 1, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Helen King Cowan resided here in Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, USA
Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, USA
1990
20 July 1990
Age 87
Death of Helen King Cowan in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1903
    Event Place: Yokohama, Aomori, Japan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 378-26-8799; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Detroit Ward 1, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_803; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 45; Image: 875
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma; Roll: 1909; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0033; Image: 99.0; FHL microfilm: 2341643

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1912
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma; Roll: 1909; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0033; Image: 99.0; FHL microfilm: 2341643

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Detroit Ward 1, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Detroit Ward 1, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T625_803; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 45; Image: 875

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma; Roll: 1909; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0033; Image: 99.0; FHL microfilm: 2341643

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Number: 378-26-8799; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 July 1990
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 378-26-8799; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951
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