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Riley Samuel Cowan 1803–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Sep 1803

Birth Location: Monroe, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 28 Feb 1887

Death Location: Fallsville, Newton, Arkansas, USA

Father: Samuel Sr.

Mother: Sarah Cowan

Spouse(s): Phoebe Acree

Children(s): Jasper Cowan

The story of Riley Samuel Cowan began in 1803 in Monroe, Knox, Tennessee, USA. Riley Samuel Cowan married Phoebe Acree, and had children including Jasper Newton Cowan. Riley Samuel Cowan passed away in 1887 in Fallsville, Newton, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Riley Samuel Cowan began in 1803 in Monroe, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • Riley Samuel Cowan married Phoebe Acree, and had children including Jasper Newton Cowan.
  • Riley Samuel Cowan passed away in 1887 in Fallsville, Newton, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Sr.
1779–1835
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Cowan
1778–1849
Birth Location: Bedford, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Phoebe Acree
1804–1886
Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Jasper Cowan
1834–1912
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Riley Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Riley Cowan
1803–1887
Birth Place: Monroe, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Samuel Cowan Sr.
1779–1835
Bedford, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Margaret Keith) Cowan
1778–1849
Bedford, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Margaret (Peggy) Borden
1755–1830
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Borden
1711–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin II
1675–1743
Zeruriah Borden
1680–1750

Riley Cowan's Descendants

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Riley (Samuel) Cowan (15 Sep 1803–28 Feb 1887) m. Phoebe Acree (17 Feb 1804–12 Dec 1886)
  1. 1. Jasper (Newton) Cowan 1834–1912 m. Nancy (Jane) Ray m. Catherine Ray 1841–1937
    1. 1. Martha (Ann Newton) Cowan 1864–1947 m. Thomas (F.) Byrd 1868–1940
      1. 1. Charles (Franklin Byrd 'biological) Lewis' 1888–1960 m. Dorothy (Mary) Lotspiech 1905–1984 m. Edna Mae 1920–
        1. 1. Robert (Lee) Byrd 1925–1989 m. Hilda (Marie) Scott 1925–2009
        2. 2. Effie (Mae) Byrd 1926–2018 m. Leonard (A.) Baillie 1926–2019
    2. 2. Phebe (Catherine Cowan) Boen 1861–1954
    3. 3. Napoleon (Bonaparte) Cowan 1859–1921
    4. 4. George (Washington) Cowan 1856–1910 m. Permelia (Narcissa) Cowen 1860–1884
      1. 1. Bert (C) Cowan 1893–1990
      2. 2. William (Newton) Cowan 1881–1967
      3. 3. Arthur (Edward) Cowan 1891–1979
    5. 5. Peter ("Pete" Ray) Cowan 1869–1932 m. Zilpha (Catherine) Elery 1880–1954
      1. 1. Minnie (Margaret) Cowan 1901–1906
      2. 2. Charlie (C) Cowan 1898–1970
    6. 6. Riley Cowan 1876–1955 m. Belle Dixon 1876–1977
      1. 1. Wilma Walsh 1918–2011

Riley Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1803
15 Sep 1803
Birth of Riley Samuel Cowan in Monroe, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Monroe, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1887
28 Feb 1887
Age 84
Death of Riley Samuel Cowan in Fallsville, Newton, Arkansas, USA
Fallsville, Newton, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1803
    Event Place: Monroe, Knox, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1887
    Event Place: Fallsville, Newton, Arkansas, USA
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