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Joel W Cowan 1794–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1794

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 25 May 1850

Death Location: Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Andrew Cowan

Mother: Jane Thompson

Spouse(s): Annis Inman

Children(s):

Joel W Cowan was born in 1794 in Tennessee, the child of Andrew Cowan And Jane Jean Thompson. In 1840, Joel W Cowan resided in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States. Joel W Cowan married Annis W Inman. Joel W Cowan passed away in 1850 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Joel W Cowan was born in 1794 in Tennessee, the child of Andrew Cowan And Jane Jean Thompson.
  • In 1840, Joel W Cowan resided in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States.
  • Joel W Cowan married Annis W Inman.
  • Joel W Cowan passed away in 1850 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Joel Cowan
1794–1850
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Andrew Cowan
1741–1798
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Jane ("Jean") Thompson
1761–1815
Antrim, Ireland
Grandparents
John Cowan
1718–1803
Newry, Down, Ireland
James (William) Thompson
1730–1759
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
Elizabeth Lyle
1734–1802
Larne, Antrim, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
SAMUEL COWAN
1701–1789
Elizabeth Woods
1682–1747
Thomas Thompson
1697–1779
Mary Black
1712–1788
Matthew Lyle
1711–1774
Esther Blair
1713–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Woods
1654–1723
Elizabeth Warsop
1656–1741
Thomas Thompson
1678–1735
Elizabeth Cowles
1680–1727
Samuel Black
1656–1740
Alice Murdock
1675–1743
James Lyle
1680–1723
Margaret Snoddy
1682–1725
Samuel Blair
1667–1754
Martha Lyle
1695–1729

Joel Cowan's Timeline

3 Records

1794
1794
Birth of Joel W Cowan in Tennessee
Tennessee
1840
1840
Age 46
Joel W Cowan resided here in Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
1850
25 May 1850
Age 56
Death of Joel W Cowan in Sevier County, Tennessee
Sevier County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Jefferson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Jefferson, Tennessee; Roll: 526; Page: 343; Image: 695; Family History Library Film: 0024546

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1850
    Event Place: Sevier County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index
    [2] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

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