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Riley Cowan 1876–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1876

Birth Location: Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 8 Oct 1955

Death Location: Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Jasper Cowan

Mother: Catherine Ray

Spouse(s): Belle Dixon

Children(s): Wilma Walsh

Riley Cowan was born in 1876 in Arkansas, USA, the child of Jasper Newton Cowan And Catherine Ray. Riley Cowan married Belle Dixon, and had children including Wilma Walsh. Riley Cowan passed away in 1955 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Riley Cowan was born in 1876 in Arkansas, USA, the child of Jasper Newton Cowan And Catherine Ray.
  • Riley Cowan married Belle Dixon, and had children including Wilma Walsh.
  • Riley Cowan passed away in 1955 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Riley Cowan's Ancestors

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Riley Cowan
1876–1955
Birth Place: Arkansas, USA
Parents
Jasper Newton Cowan
1834–1912
Mississippi, United States
Catherine Ray
1841–1937
Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Riley (Samuel) Cowan
1803–1887
Monroe, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Phoebe Acree
1804–1886
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Peter Ray
–1879
, Overton, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Lodusky 'Sally' Harris) Ray
1815–1885
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sr.
1779–1835
Sarah Cowan
1778–1849
David Harris
1785–
Nancy Lodusky
1795–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Borden
1755–1830

Riley Cowan's Descendants

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Riley Cowan (7 Oct 1876–8 Oct 1955) m. Belle Dixon (7 October 1876–12 August 1977)
  1. 1. Wilma Walsh 1918–2011

Riley Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1876
7 Oct 1876
Birth of Riley Cowan in Arkansas, USA
Arkansas, USA
1955
8 Oct 1955
Age 79
Death of Riley Cowan in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1876
    Event Place: Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1955
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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