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Henry Williams Cowles 1831 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1831

Birth Location: Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 17 Nov 1871

Death Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Father: Jerry Cowles

Mother: Sara Cowles

Spouse(s): Helen Gillam

Children(s): Helen Cowles

Henry Williams Cowles was born in 1831 in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA, the child of Jerry Cowles and Sara Caroline Cowles. Henry Williams Cowles married Helen Josephine Gillam, and had children including Helen Nellie Cowles. Henry Williams Cowles passed away in 1871 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Williams Cowles was born in 1831 in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA, the child of Jerry Cowles and Sara Caroline Cowles.
  • Henry Williams Cowles married Helen Josephine Gillam, and had children including Helen Nellie Cowles.
  • Henry Williams Cowles passed away in 1871 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jerry Cowles
1802 – 1877
Birth Location: Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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Sara Cowles
1812 – 1883
Birth Location: Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Helen Gillam
1840 – 1880
Birth Location: Bristol, Kendall, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Helen Cowles
1862 – 1932
Birth Location: Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
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Henry Cowles's Ancestors

Self
Henry Cowles
1831 – 1871
Birth Place: Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
Parents
Jerry Cowles
1802 – 1877
Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Sara (Caroline) Cowles
1812 – 1883
Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Israel Cowles
1771 – 1854
Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut
Ruth Hoyt
1780 – 1865
Winchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
John (R) Williams
1782 – 1839
Bertie County, North Carolina
Ann (Ruth) Tatum
1781 – 1861
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Cowles
1750 – 1827
Mercy Barber
1748 – 1787
Nathaniel Hoyt
1751 – 1840
Anna White
1756 – 1810
Reuben Williams
1761 – 1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Cowles
1706 – 1762
Abigail Stanley
1712 – 1787
Thomas Barber
1716 – 1792
Elizabeth Adams
1715 – 1809
Nathaniel Hoyt
1706 – 1766
Mary Lindall
1710 – 1769
Israel White
1714 – 1764
Mary Benedict
1724 – 1763
Rev Jr.
1737 – 1825

Henry Cowles's Descendants

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Henry (Williams) Cowles (15 Apr 1831 – 17 Nov 1871) m. Helen (Josephine) Gillam (01 Nov 1840 – 1880)
  1. 1. Helen (Nellie) Cowles (21 Aug 1862 – 10 Oct 1932) m. Isaac (Newton) Stone (Jul 1855 – 6 Jul 1922)
    1. 1. Robert (Roy) Stone (4 Aug 1893 – 2 Jul 1970) m. Edna (Lillie) Crites (8/16/1904 – 2/21/1963)
      1. 1. Richard (Newton) Stone (abt 1924 – ) m. Bonnie (J) Ornsbey (Mar 1928 – )
        1. 1. Carolyn Stone (7 Dec 1954 – ) m. Joe (A.) Higman (25 Nov 1947 – 27 Jul 2021)

Henry Cowles's Timeline

2 Records

1831
15 Apr 1831
Birth of Henry Williams Cowles in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
1871
17 Nov 1871
Age 40
Death of Henry Williams Cowles in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1831
    Event Place: Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1871
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
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