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Ira Byrd Coward 1857–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1857

Birth Location: Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 24 Jun 1935

Death Location: Cross, Grimes County, Texas, United States of America

Father: James Coward

Mother: Eliza Mitchell

Spouse(s): Margaret Ware

Children(s): Ruel Cowart, Ira Cowart, Robert Cowart, Lula Cowart, James Cowart, Thomas Coward, Richle Coward, Ancel Coward

The story of Ira Byrd Coward began in 1857 in Louisiana, USA. Ira Byrd Coward married Margaret Ware, and had children including Ancel Z Coward, Ira Ruble Cowart, James Andrew Cowart, Lula May Cowart, Richle Coward, Robert Benjamin Cowart, Ruel Zenus Cowart, Thomas Wesley Coward. Ira Byrd Coward passed away in 1935 in Cross, Grimes County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ira Byrd Coward began in 1857 in Louisiana, USA.
  • Ira Byrd Coward married Margaret Ware, and had children including Ancel Z Coward, Ira Ruble Cowart, James Andrew Cowart, Lula May Cowart, Richle Coward, Robert Benjamin Cowart, Ruel Zenus Cowart, Thomas Wesley Coward.
  • Ira Byrd Coward passed away in 1935 in Cross, Grimes County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Coward
1822–1884
Birth Location: SC
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Eliza Mitchell
1821–1884
Birth Location: Mississippi
EM

Spouses(s)

Margaret Ware
1875–1953
Birth Location: Willow Hole, Madison, Texas, United States
MW

Children(s)

Ruel Cowart
1897–1965
Birth Location: Madison County, Texas, USA
RC
Ira Cowart
1912–1990
Birth Location: Iola, Grimes, Texas, USA
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Robert Cowart
1894–1963
Birth Location: Madisonville, Madison County, Texas, United States of America
RC
Lula Cowart
1896–1896
Birth Location: Madison, Texas, USA
LC
James Cowart
1901–1902
Birth Location: Madison, Texas, USA
JC
Thomas Coward
1904–1984
Birth Location: Madison County, Texas, USA
TC
Richle Coward
1913–
Birth Location: Texas
RC
Ancel Coward
1897–
Birth Location: Texas
AC

Ira Coward's Ancestors

Self
Ira Coward
1857–1935
Birth Place: Louisiana, USA
Parents
James R Coward
1822–1884
SC
Eliza (Bervilla) Mitchell
1821–1884
Mississippi
Grandparents
Andrew Mitchell
1797–
SC USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Mitchell
1750–1852
Lydia
1765–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ira Coward's Descendants

1.
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Ira (Byrd) Coward (1857–24 Jun 1935) m. Margaret Ware (25 February 1875–9 October 1953)
  1. 1. Ruel (Zenus) Cowart 1897–1965
  2. 2. Ira (Ruble) Cowart 1912–1990
  3. 3. Robert (Benjamin) Cowart 1894–1963
  4. 4. Lula (May) Cowart 1896–1896
  5. 5. James (Andrew) Cowart 1901–1902
  6. 6. Thomas (Wesley) Coward 1904–1984
  7. 7. Richle Coward 1913–
  8. 8. Ancel (Z) Coward 1897–

Ira Coward's Timeline

2 Records

1857
1857
Birth of Ira Byrd Coward in Louisiana, USA
Louisiana, USA
1935
24 Jun 1935
Age 78
Death of Ira Byrd Coward in Iola, Grimes County, Texas, USA
Iola, Grimes County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1935
    Event Place: Iola, Grimes County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cross, Grimes County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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