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Joel Walker Cowan 1798–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1798

Birth Location: Jefferson Co., TN

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Sevier County, Tennessee

Father: Capt. Cowan

Mother: Jane Thompson

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In 1798, Joel Walker Cowan entered the world in Jefferson Co., TN, born to Capt William Andrew Cowan And Jane Lyle Thompson. Joel Walker Cowan passed away in 1850 in Sevier County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1798, Joel Walker Cowan entered the world in Jefferson Co., TN, born to Capt William Andrew Cowan And Jane Lyle Thompson.
  • Joel Walker Cowan passed away in 1850 in Sevier County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Cowan
1750–1814
Birth Location: British Colonial America
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Jane Thompson
1761–1815
Birth Location: Raloo, Antrim, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joel Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Joel Cowan
1798–1850
Birth Place: Jefferson Co., TN
Parents
Capt. William Andrew Cowan
1750–1814
British Colonial America
Jane (Lyle) Thompson
1761–1815
Raloo, Antrim, Ireland
Grandparents
John (Cowan) SR
1715–1803
Newry Prebytarian, Down, Ireland
JANETTE WEATHERSBEE
1719–1745
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1798
29 Aug 1798
Birth of Joel Walker Cowan in Jefferson Co., TN
Jefferson Co., TN
1850
1850
Age 52
Death of Joel Walker Cowan in Sevier County, Tennessee
Sevier County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1798
    Event Place: Jefferson Co., TN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Sevier County, Tennessee
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