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John Albert Cowden 1837–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 April 1837

Birth Location: Sevier County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 25 June 1907

Death Location: Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Walker Cowden

Mother: Amy Kerr

Spouse(s): Mary Sullivan

Children(s): Matilda Cowden

In 1837, John Albert Cowden entered the world in Sevier County, Tennessee, USA, born to Walker Cowden And Amy L Kerr. John Albert Cowden married Mary Frances Sullivan, and had children including Matilda Frances Cowden. John Albert Cowden passed away in 1907 in Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1837, John Albert Cowden entered the world in Sevier County, Tennessee, USA, born to Walker Cowden And Amy L Kerr.
  • John Albert Cowden married Mary Frances Sullivan, and had children including Matilda Frances Cowden.
  • John Albert Cowden passed away in 1907 in Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walker Cowden
1813–1843
Birth Location: , Bradley, Tennessee, USA
WC
Amy Kerr
1815–1895
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee, USA
AK

Spouses(s)

Mary Sullivan
1841–1915
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Matilda Cowden
1865–1947
Birth Location: Greene County, Missouri, United States of America
MC

John Cowden's Ancestors

Self
John Cowden
1837–1907
Birth Place: Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Walker Cowden
1813–1843
, Bradley, Tennessee, USA
Amy (L) Kerr
1815–1895
Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Henry) Cowden
1775–1879
Fitchburgh, Massachusetts
Cattern ((Catherine or Katie)) Walker
1773–
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cowden
1754–1835
Mary Farrington
1751–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cowden's Descendants

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John (Albert) Cowden (15 April 1837–25 June 1907) m. Mary (Frances) Sullivan (18 Jan 1841–5 Feb 1915)
  1. 1. Matilda (Frances) Cowden 1865–1947 m. John (Thomas "J.T.") Renfro 1862–1933
    1. 1. John (Willis Will) Renfro 1889–1953 m. Mary (Eliza) Achilles 1893–1969
      1. 1. Emma (Ethel) Renfro 1919–1988 m. Jonathan (Loranza) Dey 1921–1969
      2. 2. John (Albert Renfro) Sr 1921–2008
      3. 3. Robert (Henry) Renfro 1917–2000
      4. 4. Carolyn (Ester) Bynum 1926–2006
      5. 5. Stella (Marian) Renfro 1923–1996
      6. 6. Vernon (Lee) Renfro 1912–1971
      7. 7. Edward (Louis Renfro) Sr 1931–1999
      8. 8. Leonard (Earl Renfro) Sr 1914–2000
      9. 9. Evelyn (Louise) Sweeney 1924–
    2. 2. Otis (E) Renfro 1892–
    3. 3. Walter (E) Renfro 1893–
    4. 4. Nellie (G) Renfro 1896–
    5. 5. Everett (O) Renfer 1899–
    6. 6. Lewis (C) Renfer 1901–
    7. 7. Raymond (O) Renfer 1904–
    8. 8. Evrrett Renfro 1899–

John Cowden's Timeline

2 Records

1837
15 April 1837
Birth of John Albert Cowden in Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
1907
25 June 1907
Age 70
Death of John Albert Cowden in Yeager, Hughes County, Oklahoma, USA
Yeager, Hughes County, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 April 1837
    Event Place: Sevier County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 June 1907
    Event Place: Yeager, Hughes County, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Holdenville, Hughes County, Oklahoma, USA
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