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Marcus "Mark" Humphries Cowan 1846 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1846

Birth Location: Fayettville, Arkansas

Death Date: 24 Mar 1939

Death Location: Leakey, Real, Texas, United States

Father: Champion Cowan

Mother: Elizabeth West

Spouse(s): Mary Biggs, Amarella Cabiness

Children(s): John Cowan, Mabry Cowan, Nellie Cowan, Susan Cowan, Mary Cowan, Lysanias Cowan, Champion Cowan, Jesse Cowan, Lannie Cowan

Marcus "Mark" Humphries Cowan was born in 1846 in Fayettville, Arkansas, the child of Champion Cowan and Elizabeth H West. In 1860, Marcus "Mark" Humphries Cowan resided in Caldwell, Texas, USA. Marcus "Mark" Humphries Cowan married Mary Louise Biggs, Amarella Amelia Cabiness, and had children including John W Cowan, Mabry E. Cowan, Nellie Cowan, Susan Cowan, Mary Ellen Cowan, Lysanias Pearl Cowan, Champion C. Cowan, Jesse Humphries Cowan, Lannie A. Cowan. Marcus "Mark" Humphries Cowan passed away in 1939 in Leakey, Real, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Marcus "Mark" Humphries Cowan was born in 1846 in Fayettville, Arkansas, the child of Champion Cowan and Elizabeth H West.
  • In 1860, Marcus "Mark" Humphries Cowan resided in Caldwell, Texas, USA.
  • Marcus "Mark" Humphries Cowan married Mary Louise Biggs, Amarella Amelia Cabiness, and had children including John W Cowan, Mabry E. Cowan, Nellie Cowan, Susan Cowan, Mary Ellen Cowan, Lysanias Pearl Cowan, Champion C. Cowan, Jesse Humphries Cowan, Lannie A. Cowan.
  • Marcus "Mark" Humphries Cowan passed away in 1939 in Leakey, Real, Texas, United States.

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Marcus Cowan's Ancestors

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Marcus Cowan
1846 – 1939
Birth Place: Fayettville, Arkansas
Parents
Champion Cowan
1805 – 1890
Sevier, Tennessee, United States
Elizabeth (H) West
1820 – 1895
Cannon County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Andrew (Matthew) Cowan
1760 – 1815
Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
*Martha Evans
1762 – 1837
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Samuel (Hamilton) West
1796 – 1838
Jefferson, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Ann (Dinwiddie) Rankin
1800 – 1838
Greenville, Greene, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Marcus Cowan's Descendants

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Marcus ("Mark" Humphries) Cowan (5 Jan 1846 – 24 Mar 1939) m. Mary (Louise) Biggs (24 Feb 1851 – 1878) m. Amarella (Amelia) Cabiness (1845 – 27 May 1934)
  1. 1. John (W) Cowan (Feb 1871 – 11 Dec 1938) m. Hannah ("Anna") ROBERTS (abt 1875 – )
    1. 1. Marcus (Newton) Cowan (Nov 30 1895 – 2 May 1965) m. Margaret (Octavia) Fairchild (abt 1900 – 14 Mar 1976)
      1. 1. Doris (Alora) Cowan (23 Jul 1921 – 26 Feb 2014) m. Cecil (Clyde) Crenshaw (29 Jan 1917 – 28 Feb 1972) m. Wallace (Samuel) Hunter (2 Mar 1923 – 5 Apr 2001) m. George Eichermuller
        1. 1. DeWayne (Arlyn) Crenshaw (2 Oct 1948 – 3 Dec 2010) m. Eloise Vining
        2. 2. Lyllian Crenshaw
        3. 3. Christine (Louise) Hunter (13 Apr 1964 – )
      2. 2. Viola (Lillian) Cowan (12 Jan 1925 – 13 Feb 2022) m. Virgil (Leslie) Crenshaw (29 Aug 1920 – 16 Apr 1975) m. Ethan (Allison) Allen (13 Aug 1933 – 13 Nov 2012)
        1. 1. Raymond (Leslie) Crenshaw (14 Dec 1942 – 14 Dec 1942)
        2. 2. Dennis (Gene) Crenshaw (15 Dec 1943 – 09 Aug 2021) m. Betty (Jean) Silver (20 Oct 1946 – 12 Apr 1998)
        3. 3. Tommy (Wayne) Crenshaw (10 Jul 1946 – 29 July 1993) m. Eunice (Mary) Crenshaw m. Sandra (Louise) Brookshire
        4. 4. Margaret (Ruth) Crenshaw (27 Jan 1948 – 26 Sep 1955)
        5. 5. Eunice (Lillian) Crenshaw (23 Aug 1949 – ) m. Woodrow (W) Amerson (12 Aug 1944 – ) m. William (Joseph "Jody") Sessions (17 Apr 1948 – )
        6. 6. Mickey (Jim) Crenshaw (20 Jan 1952 – 09 Aug 1983) m. Jennifer (Rose) Cole (2 Dec 1952 – 6 Jul 2019) m. Esther (Wylene) Trammell (20 August 1953 – 18 May 2020)
        7. 7. Marcus (Lynn) Crenshaw (15 Nov 1954 – 28 May 2022) m. Mary (Ellen) Roth
    2. 2. Ellen (E) Cowan (abt 1901 – )
    3. 3. Eva (May) Cowan (abt 1902 – 5 Sep 1994)
  2. 2. Mabry (E.) Cowan (Feb 1873 – )
  3. 3. Nellie Cowan (1874 – 1898)
  4. 4. Susan Cowan (1876 – )
  5. 5. Mary (Ellen) Cowan (11 Jan 1880 – 18 Jan 1923)
  6. 6. Lysanias (Pearl) Cowan (16 Mar 1880 – 9 Apr 1959)
  7. 7. Champion (C.) Cowan (7 Sep 1881 – 28 Jun 1944)
  8. 8. Jesse (Humphries) Cowan (3 Oct 1883 – 31 Aug 1940)
  9. 9. Lannie (A.) Cowan (8 Oct 1885 – 7 May 1927)

Marcus Cowan's Timeline

4 Records

1846
5 Jan 1846
Birth of Marcus "Mark" Humphries Cowan in Fayettville, Arkansas
Fayettville, Arkansas
1860
1860
Age 14
Marcus "Mark" Humphries Cowan resided here in Caldwell, Texas, USA
Caldwell, Texas, USA
1939
24 Mar 1939
Age 93
Death of Marcus "Mark" Humphries Cowan in Sabinal, Uvalde, Texas, USA
Sabinal, Uvalde, Texas, USA
1939
24 Mar 1939
Age 93
Death of Marcus "Mark" Humphries Cowan in Leakey, Real, Texas, United States
Leakey, Real, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1846
    Event Place: Fayettville, Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Caldwell, Texas; Roll: M653_1289; Page: 186; Family History Library Film: 805289

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Caldwell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Caldwell, Texas; Roll: M653_1289; Page: 186; Family History Library Film: 805289

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sabinal, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1939
    Event Place: Sabinal, Uvalde, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1939
    Event Place: Leakey, Real, Texas, United States

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