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Joseph Rowell Cowan 1836 – 1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1836

Birth Location: Sumter Co

Death Date: 3 Sep 1910

Death Location: Cunningham, Alabama

Father: John Cowan

Mother: Mary Boykin

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In 1836, Joseph Rowell Cowan entered the world in Sumter Co, born to John Alfred Cowan and Mary Elizabeth Boykin. Joseph Rowell Cowan passed away in 1910 in Cunningham, Alabama.

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Biography

  • In 1836, Joseph Rowell Cowan entered the world in Sumter Co, born to John Alfred Cowan and Mary Elizabeth Boykin.
  • Joseph Rowell Cowan passed away in 1910 in Cunningham, Alabama.

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Joseph Cowan's Ancestors

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Joseph Cowan
1836 – 1910
Birth Place: Sumter Co
Parents
John Alfred Cowan
1804 – 1880
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Boykin
1814 – 1902
Georgia
Grandparents
David Cowan
1783 – 1837
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Margaret Foster
1783 – 1866
Rowan Co., NC
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1836
Jan 1836
Birth of Joseph Rowell Cowan in Sumter Co
Sumter Co
1910
3 Sep 1910
Age 74
Death of Joseph Rowell Cowan in Cunningham, Alabama
Cunningham, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1836
    Event Place: Sumter Co

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1910
    Event Place: Cunningham, Alabama

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