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James Cornelius Cowles 1858 – 1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1858

Birth Location: Channahan, Will, IL

Death Date: 26 Feb 1927

Death Location: Roseville, Placer, CA

Father: Willis Cowles

Mother: Mary Ingalls

Spouse(s): Martha England

Children(s): Charles Cowles, Maggie Cowles, Joseph Cowles, William Cowles, James Cowles, Viola Cowles, Lucian Cowles, Goldie Cowles, Harry Cowles, Martha Cowles, Sylvia Cowles, Elva Cowles

In 1858, James Cornelius Cowles entered the world in Channahan, Will, IL, born to Willis Henry Cowles and Mary Ann Ingalls. In 1900, James Cornelius Cowles resided in Coo Wee Scoo Wee, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territor. James Cornelius Cowles married Martha Adeline 'Addie' England, and had children including Charles Edward Cowles, Maggie May Cowles, Joseph Willis Cowles, William Lemuel Spencer Cowles, James Cornelius :"Jim" Cowles, Viola Jane Cowles, Lucian Bell Cowles, Goldie Pearl Cowles, Harry Bruce Burton Cowles, Martha Ann Cowles, Sylvia Rose Cowles, Elva Adeline Cowles. James Cornelius Cowles passed away in 1927 in Roseville, Placer, CA.

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Biography

  • In 1858, James Cornelius Cowles entered the world in Channahan, Will, IL, born to Willis Henry Cowles and Mary Ann Ingalls.
  • In 1900, James Cornelius Cowles resided in Coo Wee Scoo Wee, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territor.
  • James Cornelius Cowles married Martha Adeline 'Addie' England, and had children including Charles Edward Cowles, Maggie May Cowles, Joseph Willis Cowles, William Lemuel Spencer Cowles, James Cornelius :"Jim" Cowles, Viola Jane Cowles, Lucian Bell Cowles, Goldie Pearl Cowles, Harry Bruce Burton Cowles, Martha Ann Cowles, Sylvia Rose Cowles, Elva Adeline Cowles.
  • James Cornelius Cowles passed away in 1927 in Roseville, Placer, CA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willis Cowles
1823 – 1870
Birth Location: Vermont
WC
Mary Ingalls
1827 – 1870
Birth Location: NY
MI

Spouses(s)

Martha England
1861 – 1920
Birth Location: Delaware, Cherokee, OK
ME

Children(s)

Charles Cowles
1879 – 1939
Birth Location: Cooweescoowee District, Cherokee Nation West, Indian Territory
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Maggie Cowles
1882 – 1932
Birth Location: Coosweecoowee District, Cherokee Nation West, Oklahoma
MC
Joseph Cowles
1884 – 1951
Birth Location: Cooweescoowee District, Cherokee Nation West, Indian Territory
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William Cowles
1887 – 1963
Birth Location: Coo Swee Coo, Cherokee, OK
WC
James Cowles
1889 – 1960
Birth Location: Coo Swee Coo, Cherokee, OK
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Viola Cowles
1893 – 1968
Birth Location: Coo Swee Coo, Cherokee, OK
VC
Lucian Cowles
1893 – 1974
Birth Location: Coo Swee Coo, Cherokee, OK
LC
Goldie Cowles
1896 – 1939
Birth Location: Cooweescoowee Distric, Cherokee, OK
GC
Harry Cowles
1898 – 1961
Birth Location: Coo Swee Coo, Cherokee, OK
HC
Martha Cowles
1901 – 1949
Birth Location: Coo Swee Coo, Cherokee, OK
MC
Sylvia Cowles
1903 – 1983
Birth Location: Muskogee, Cherokee, OK
SC
Elva Cowles
1905 – 2004
Birth Location: Coo Swee Coo, Cherokee, OK
EC

James Cowles's Ancestors

Self
James Cowles
1858 – 1927
Birth Place: Channahan, Will, IL
Parents
Willis Henry Cowles
1823 – 1870
Vermont
Mary (Ann) Ingalls
1827 – 1870
NY
Grandparents
Jabez Cowles
1792 – 1873
Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United States
Sally Lake
1795 – 1855
Canaan, Columbia, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Adonijah Cowles
1750 – 1847
Sarah Wadsworth
1764 – 1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Cowles
1711 – 1761
Anna Montague
1718 – 1761

James Cowles's Descendants

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James (Cornelius) Cowles (16 Aug 1858 – 26 Feb 1927) m. Martha (Adeline 'Addie') England (Jun 1861 – Aft. 1920)
  1. 1. Charles (Edward) Cowles (Jul 1879 – 18 Mar 1939)
  2. 2. Maggie (May) Cowles (30 Jun 1882 – 27 Aug 1932)
  3. 3. Joseph (Willis) Cowles (15 Sep 1884 – 28 Oct 1951) m. NEVA OSBURN (13 Apr 1889 – 20 May 1952) m. Clara (M) Nestman (1894 – 1981)
    1. 1. Carl (Joseph) Cowles (23 Dec 1906 – 10 Jun 1954)
    2. 2. IDA (W.) COWLES (16 Aug 1908 – 07 Feb 1961)
    3. 3. Homer (Roy) Cowles (08 Jun 1910 – 07 Jun 1966)
    4. 4. Myrtle (Lee) Cowles (05 Jan 1912 – 14 Jun 1949)
    5. 5. Myrl (Leonard) Cowles (05 Jan 1912 – 05 Nov 1968) m. Vivian (Isabel) Morris (27 Oct 1922 – 15 May 2007)
      1. 1. Daniel (Harry Lambrose) Cowles (19 Jan 1937 – 13 Oct 1986) m. Kay (Louise) Pearson (1943 – )
      2. 2. Myrl (Leonard) Cowles (17 Apr 1938 – 24 Jan 2009)
      3. 3. Donald (Allen) Cowles (20 May 1940 – 20 Jan 1993)
  4. 4. William (Lemuel Spencer) Cowles (11 Dec 1887 – 27 May 1963)
  5. 5. James (Cornelius :"Jim") Cowles (10 Jul 1889 – 02 Oct 1960)
  6. 6. Viola (Jane) Cowles (20 Oct 1893 – 01 Nov 1968)
  7. 7. Lucian (Bell) Cowles (19 Dec 1893 – 21 Sep 1974)
  8. 8. Goldie (Pearl) Cowles (10 Aug 1896 – 19 Nov 1939)
  9. 9. Harry (Bruce Burton) Cowles (09 Nov 1898 – 16 Dec 1961)
  10. 10. Martha (Ann) Cowles (10 Mar 1901 – 27 Sep 1949)
  11. 11. Sylvia (Rose) Cowles (01 Mar 1903 – 05 Jan 1983)
  12. 12. Elva (Adeline) Cowles (10 Sep 1905 – 06 Jan 2004)

James Cowles's Timeline

3 Records

1858
16 Aug 1858
Birth of James Cornelius Cowles in Channahan, Will, IL
Channahan, Will, IL
1900
1900
Age 42
James Cornelius Cowles resided here in Coo Wee Scoo Wee, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, USA
Coo Wee Scoo Wee, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, USA
1927
26 Feb 1927
Age 69
Death of James Cornelius Cowles in Roseville, Placer, CA
Roseville, Placer, CA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1858
    Event Place: Channahan, Will, IL
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Coo Wee Scoo Wee, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: 1844; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1241844

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Coo Wee Scoo Wee, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Coo Wee Scoo Wee, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: 1844; Enumeration District: 0019; FHL microfilm: 1241844

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1927
    Event Place: Roseville, Placer, CA
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