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Martha Louellen Norton Coward 1853–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 November 1853

Birth Location: Cashiers, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 29 September 1936

Death Location: Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Susan Norton

Mother: William Norton

Spouse(s): Jonathan Coward

Children(s): Florence Brown, Laura Davis, Fannie Buchanan, William Coward, Susan Coward, Sallie Stillwell, Annie Hampton, Clara Bird, Julia Sutton

The story of Martha Louellen Norton Coward began in 1853 in Cashiers, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America. Martha Louellen Norton Coward married Jonathan David Coward, and had children including Annie Lou Coward Hampton, Clara Edna Coward Bird, Fannie Mae Coward Buchanan, Florence Emmalissa Coward Brown, Julia Davie Coward Sutton, Laura Belle Coward Davis, Sallie Gertie Coward Stillwell, Susan Jane Coward, William Nathan Coward. Martha Louellen Norton Coward passed away in 1936 in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Louellen Norton Coward began in 1853 in Cashiers, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • Martha Louellen Norton Coward married Jonathan David Coward, and had children including Annie Lou Coward Hampton, Clara Edna Coward Bird, Fannie Mae Coward Buchanan, Florence Emmalissa Coward Brown, Julia Davie Coward Sutton, Laura Belle Coward Davis, Sallie Gertie Coward Stillwell, Susan Jane Coward, William Nathan Coward.
  • Martha Louellen Norton Coward passed away in 1936 in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Coward's Ancestors

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Martha Coward
1853–1936
Birth Place: Cashiers, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Susan R Zachary Norton
1820–1866
William Norton
1818–1889
Grandparents
John (Alexander) Zachary
1779–1872
Virginia, United States of America
Sarah (Roberts) Zachary
1785–1868
United States of America
Barak Norton
1777–1869
Mary (Nicholson) Norton
1788–1883
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1750–1829
Jemima Zachary
1755–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Coward's Descendants

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Martha (Louellen Norton) Coward (26 November 1853–29 September 1936) m. Jonathan (David) Coward (22 October 1851–3 June 1928)
  1. 1. Florence (Emmalissa Coward) Brown 1887–1968
  2. 2. Laura (Belle Coward) Davis 1882–1939
  3. 3. Fannie (Mae Coward) Buchanan 1876–1949
  4. 4. William (Nathan) Coward 1878–1928
  5. 5. Susan (Jane) Coward 1880–1880
  6. 6. Sallie (Gertie Coward) Stillwell 1884–1967
  7. 7. Annie (Lou Coward) Hampton 1893–1971
  8. 8. Clara (Edna Coward) Bird 1897–1979 m. Charles (R) Bird 1893–
  9. 9. Julia (Davie Coward) Sutton 1894–1986

Martha Coward's Timeline

2 Records

1853
26 November 1853
Birth of Martha Louellen Norton Coward in Cashiers, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Cashiers, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America
1936
29 September 1936
Age 83
Death of Martha Louellen Norton Coward in Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 November 1853
    Event Place: Cashiers, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 September 1936
    Event Place: Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jackson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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