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Leona Cowan 1910–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 MAY 1910

Birth Location: Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 29 AUG 1994

Death Location: Smithville, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States

Father: John Cowan

Mother: Nancy Stalnaker

Spouse(s): David Anderson

Children(s): Wanda Anderson

In 1910, Leona Cowan entered the world in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States, born to John William Cowan And Nancy Ellen Stalnaker. In 1940, Leona Cowan was recorded in the census in Jesup, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States. Leona Cowan married David Wesley Anderson, and had children including Wanda Jean Anderson. Leona Cowan passed away in 1994 in Smithville, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1910, Leona Cowan entered the world in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States, born to John William Cowan And Nancy Ellen Stalnaker.
  • In 1940, Leona Cowan was recorded in the census in Jesup, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States.
  • Leona Cowan married David Wesley Anderson, and had children including Wanda Jean Anderson.
  • Leona Cowan passed away in 1994 in Smithville, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leona Cowan's Ancestors

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Leona Cowan
1910–1994
Birth Place: Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States
Parents
John William Cowan
1870–1956
South Carolina, United States
Nancy (Ellen) Stalnaker
1886–1971
Grandparents
William (Benjamin) Stalnaker
1850–1900
Mississippi, United States
Susan (Frances) Spurlock
1850–1910
Near Kings Mill, Sharp, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Stalnaker
1824–1862
Sarah Blackburn
1822–1893
Robert Spurlock
1823–1908
Serena Simpson
1828–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Stalnaker
1780–
Sarah Brown
1780–1870
George Blackburn
1809–1878
Orpha Johnston
1810–1876
David Spurlock
1785–1846
Susannah Hancock
1775–1862
Littleton Simpson
1800–1850
Christian Atkins
1806–1886

Leona Cowan's Descendants

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Leona Cowan (13 MAY 1910–29 AUG 1994) m. David (Wesley) Anderson (4 JAN 1910–14 MAR 1991)
  1. 1. Wanda (Jean) Anderson 1937–1993

Leona Cowan's Timeline

3 Records

1910
13 MAY 1910
Birth of Leona Cowan in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States
Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States
1940
1940
Age 30
Leona Cowan appeared in census in Jesup, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Jesup, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
1994
29 AUG 1994
Age 84
Death of Leona Cowan in Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 MAY 1910
    Event Place: Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Jesup, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 AUG 1994
    Event Place: Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smithville, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: Findagrave.com

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