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Samuel Cowan 1779–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1779

Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1835

Death Location: , Titus, Texas, USA

Father: William Cowan

Mother: Jane Walker

Spouse(s): Sarah Keith, Sarah Keith

Children(s): Riley Cowan, William Cowan, Eli Cowan, James Cowan, Stephen Cowan, Samuel Cowan, Margaret Cowan, John Cowan, William Cowan

Samuel Cowan was born in 1779 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of William Cowan And Jane Walker. Samuel Cowan married Sarah Margaret Keith, and had children including Eli Cowan, James Harvey Cowan, John Borden Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Riley Cowan, Samuel C Cowan, Stephen Cowan, William Cowan. Samuel Cowan passed away in 1835 in , Titus, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Cowan was born in 1779 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States, the child of William Cowan And Jane Walker.
  • Samuel Cowan married Sarah Margaret Keith, and had children including Eli Cowan, James Harvey Cowan, John Borden Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Riley Cowan, Samuel C Cowan, Stephen Cowan, William Cowan.
  • Samuel Cowan passed away in 1835 in , Titus, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cowan
1750–1790
Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States
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Jane Walker
1741–1802
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Keith
1778–1849
Birth Location: Bedford Co, VA
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Sarah Keith
1785–
Birth Location: AL
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Children(s)

Riley Cowan
1803–1887
Birth Location: Monroe, Knox, Tennessee, United States
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William Cowan
1801–1865
Birth Location: , Knox, Tennessee, USA
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Eli Cowan
1819–1890
Birth Location: , Franklin, Alabama, USA
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James Cowan
1819–1866
Birth Location: , Bledsoe, Tennessee, USA
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Stephen Cowan
1825–1907
Birth Location: Tishomingo, Mississippi, USA
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Samuel Cowan
1806–1885
Birth Location: Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
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Margaret Cowan
1812–1884
Birth Location: McNairy, Tennessee, United States
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John Cowan
1823–1898
Birth Location: Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
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William Cowan
1810–1857
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Samuel Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Cowan
1779–1835
Birth Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Cowan
1750–1790
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Jane Walker
1741–1802
Orange, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Cowan
1720–1755
St Ninians, Sterling, Texas, USA
Issobel Burgess
1722–
Inverallan, Inverness-shire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander COWAN
1688–
Issobel LAWRIE
1685–
Gregory Burgess
1695–
Janet Cruikshank
1695–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Cowan's Descendants

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Samuel Cowan (23 Jul 1779–1835) m. Sarah (Margaret) Keith (1778–1849) m. Sarah (Margaret) Keith (1785–)
  1. 1. Riley Cowan 1803–1887 m. Phoebe Acree 1804–1886
    1. 1. Jasper (Newton) Cowan 1834–1912 m. Catherine Ray 1841–1937 m. Nancy (Jane) RAY 1838–1865
      1. 1. James (Richard) COWAN 1872–1937 m. Sarah (Minerva) SUTHERLAN 1876–1949
        1. 1. Billie Cowan 1900–1983 m. Era Mae 1904–1969
        2. 2. Homer Cowan 1903–1984
        3. 3. Leslie (Arvel) Cowan 1907–1980 m. Oleta Lewis 1911–2009
        4. 4. Henry (Lee) Cowan 1895–1956 m. Edith (I) Henley 1913–2002
        5. 5. Dora (Belle) Cowan 1893–1961 m. John (L) Garland 1886–1967
      2. 2. George (Washington) COWAN 1856–1910
      3. 3. Phoebe (Catherine) COWAN 1859–1954
      4. 4. Napoleon (Bonaparte Poleon) COWAN 1859–1921
      5. 5. The (Babe) COWAN 1868–1868
      6. 6. Margaret (Jane Marg) COWAN 1874–1933
      7. 7. Riley Cowan 1876–1955
      8. 8. Sarah (Lodusky Fancher Duck) COWAN 1879–1975
      9. 9. The (Little Babe) COWAN 1883–1883
      10. 10. Peter (Ray Pete) COWAN 1869–1932
      11. 11. Martha (Ann) Cowan 1864–1947
    2. 2. Stephen Cowan 1825–1907 m. Emeline Jackson 1830–
      1. 1. Jackson Cowan 1848–
      2. 2. Delany (A) Cowan 1849–
      3. 3. Marion Cowan 1858–
      4. 4. Catherine Cowan 1845–1851
      5. 5. James Cowan 1858–1862
      6. 6. Polly Cowan 1857–
      7. 7. William (Riley) Cowan 1855–1935
    3. 3. William (Riley) Cowan 1828–1865
    4. 4. James (Martin) Cowan 1831–1832
    5. 5. Elizabeth (A) Cowan 1837–1921
    6. 6. Mary (A) Cowan 1841–1842
    7. 7. Robert (Riley) Cowan 1844–1906
    8. 8. William (Isaac) Cowan 1844–1928
    9. 9. Nancy (Emmeline) Cowan 1847–1848
    10. 10. James (Henry) Cowan 1850–1919
    11. 11. Michael (Uriah) Cowan 1856–1896
    12. 12. James (Martin) Cowan 1831–1862
    13. 13. Mary (A) Cowan 1841–1914
    14. 14. Nancy (Emmeline) Cowan 1847–1933
  2. 2. William Cowan 1801–1865 m. Cynthia Morgan 1803–1890
    1. 1. Francis (M) Cowan 1844–1845
    2. 2. Esther Cowan 1834–1897
    3. 3. Seabird Cowan 1823–1886 m. ELIZABETH (HOGE "Betsy") ASHBURN 1824–1883
      1. 1. Sarah (Sallie) Cowan 1853–1926
      2. 2. LOUVERNIA (CARILLA HIX) COWAN 1855–1932
      3. 3. Samuel (L Russell) Cowan 1858–1904
      4. 4. Martha (Bell) Cowan 1862–
      5. 5. Virginia Cowan 1848–1870
      6. 6. Mary Cowan 1852–1930
      7. 7. Thompson (Ashburn) Cowan 1860–1900
      8. 8. Cynthia (Jane) Cowan 1849–1916
      9. 9. Seaborn (Jr.) Cowan 1846–1850
      10. 10. Elizabeth COWAN 1844–1849
    4. 4. Samuel (C) COWAN 1825–1878
    5. 5. Sarah COWAN 1827–1904
    6. 6. Reuben COWAN 1828–1845
    7. 7. William (Henry) Cowan 1831–1910
    8. 8. Caroline Cowan 1839–1840
    9. 9. Benjamin (Franklin) Cowan 1842–1920
    10. 10. Mary (F) COWAN 1829–1897
    11. 11. Mary ((Polly)) COWAN 1836–1898
  3. 3. Eli Cowan 1819–1890
  4. 4. James (Harvey) Cowan 1819–1866
  5. 5. Stephen Cowan 1825–1907
  6. 6. Samuel (C) Cowan 1806–1885
  7. 7. Margaret Cowan 1812–1884
  8. 8. John (Borden) Cowan 1823–1898
  9. 9. William Cowan 1810–1857

Samuel Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1779
23 Jul 1779
Birth of Samuel Cowan in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
1835
1835
Age 56
Death of Samuel Cowan in , Titus, Texas, USA
, Titus, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1779
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2092.022; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 630.012; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 33

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: , Titus, Texas, USA
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