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Lewis Gilbert COWLES 1878 – 1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Jul 1878

Birth Location: Minden, IA

Death Date: 09 Jun 1966

Death Location: , , Virginia, USA

Father: Elijah Cowles

Mother: Mary MATTHEWS

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Lewis Gilbert COWLES was born in 1878 in Minden, IA, the child of Elijah Cowles and Mary Schyler MATTHEWS. Lewis Gilbert COWLES passed away in 1966 in , , Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Lewis Gilbert COWLES was born in 1878 in Minden, IA, the child of Elijah Cowles and Mary Schyler MATTHEWS.
  • Lewis Gilbert COWLES passed away in 1966 in , , Virginia, USA.

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Lewis COWLES's Ancestors

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Lewis COWLES
1878 – 1966
Birth Place: Minden, IA
Parents
Elijah Cowles
1824 – 1884
Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Mary (Schyler) MATTHEWS
1840 – 1914
New Carlisle, St. Joseph, IN
Grandparents
Silas Cowles
1779 – 1853
Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Zilpha Shumway
1782 – 1859
Leverett, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Cowles
1741 – 1817
Sarah Eastman
1744 – 1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Cowles
1703 – 1776
Sarah Gaylord
1709 – 1790

Lewis COWLES's Timeline

2 Records

1878
06 Jul 1878
Birth of Lewis Gilbert COWLES in Minden, IA
Minden, IA
1966
09 Jun 1966
Age 88
Death of Lewis Gilbert COWLES in , , Virginia, USA
, , Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Jul 1878
    Event Place: Minden, IA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Jun 1966
    Event Place: , , Virginia, USA

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