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Jasper Newton Cowan 1834–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 June 1834

Birth Location: Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 9 January 1912

Death Location: Oark, Johnson County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Riley Cowan

Mother: Phoebe Acree

Spouse(s): Nancy Ray, Catherine Ray

Children(s): Martha Cowan, Phebe Boen, Napoleon Cowan, George Cowan, Peter Cowan, Riley Cowan

Jasper Newton Cowan was born in 1834 in Mississippi, United States, the child of Riley Samuel Cowan And Phoebe Acree. Jasper Newton Cowan married Catherine Ray, Nancy Jane Ray, and had children including George Washington Cowan, Martha Ann Newton Cowan, Napoleon Bonaparte Cowan, Peter Pete Ray Cowan, Phebe Catherine Cowan Boen, Riley Cowan. Jasper Newton Cowan passed away in 1912 in Oark, Johnson County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jasper Newton Cowan was born in 1834 in Mississippi, United States, the child of Riley Samuel Cowan And Phoebe Acree.
  • Jasper Newton Cowan married Catherine Ray, Nancy Jane Ray, and had children including George Washington Cowan, Martha Ann Newton Cowan, Napoleon Bonaparte Cowan, Peter Pete Ray Cowan, Phebe Catherine Cowan Boen, Riley Cowan.
  • Jasper Newton Cowan passed away in 1912 in Oark, Johnson County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jasper Cowan's Ancestors

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Jasper Cowan
1834–1912
Birth Place: Mississippi, United States
Parents
Riley Samuel Cowan
1803–1887
Monroe, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Phoebe Acree
1804–1886
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Cowan) Sr.
1779–1835
Bedford, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Margaret Keith) Cowan
1778–1849
Bedford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Borden
1755–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Borden
1711–1798

Jasper Cowan's Descendants

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Jasper (Newton) Cowan (28 June 1834–9 January 1912) m. Nancy (Jane) Ray (16Mar1838–2 Oct1865) m. Catherine Ray (13 December 1841–24 November 1937)
  1. 1. Martha (Ann Newton) Cowan 1864–1947 m. Thomas (F.) Byrd 1868–1940
    1. 1. Charles (Franklin Byrd 'biological) Lewis' 1888–1960 m. Dorothy (Mary) Lotspiech 1905–1984 m. Edna Mae 1920–
      1. 1. Robert (Lee) Byrd 1925–1989 m. Hilda (Marie) Scott 1925–2009
        1. 1. Kathleen (Carol) Byrd 1948–1985
      2. 2. Effie (Mae) Byrd 1926–2018 m. Leonard (A.) Baillie 1926–2019
  2. 2. Phebe (Catherine Cowan) Boen 1861–1954
  3. 3. Napoleon (Bonaparte) Cowan 1859–1921
  4. 4. George (Washington) Cowan 1856–1910 m. Permelia (Narcissa) Cowen 1860–1884
    1. 1. Bert (C) Cowan 1893–1990
    2. 2. William (Newton) Cowan 1881–1967
    3. 3. Arthur (Edward) Cowan 1891–1979
  5. 5. Peter ("Pete" Ray) Cowan 1869–1932 m. Zilpha (Catherine) Elery 1880–1954
    1. 1. Minnie (Margaret) Cowan 1901–1906
    2. 2. Charlie (C) Cowan 1898–1970
  6. 6. Riley Cowan 1876–1955 m. Belle Dixon 1876–1977
    1. 1. Wilma Walsh 1918–2011

Jasper Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1834
28 June 1834
Birth of Jasper Newton Cowan in Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United States
1912
9 January 1912
Age 78
Death of Jasper Newton Cowan in Oark, Johnson, AR, USA
Oark, Johnson, AR, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 June 1834
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 January 1912
    Event Place: Oark, Johnson, AR, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oark, Johnson County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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