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Thomas Lincoln Cowan 1780–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jul 1780

Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: May 1856

Death Location: Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Thomas Cowan

Mother: Mary Barkley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brown, Catherine Foster

Children(s): Mary Hall, Charlotte Jenkins, Malvinia Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, Charlotte Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, Mary Hall

In 1780, Thomas Lincoln Cowan entered the world in Rowan, North Carolina, United States, born to Thomas Cowan And Mary Barkley. In 1830, Thomas Lincoln Cowan resided in Rowan, North Carolina, USA. In 1840, Thomas Lincoln Cowan resided in Rowan, North Carolina, USA. Thomas Lincoln Cowan married Catherine Foster, Elizabeth Brown, and had children including Charlotte Cowan, Charlotte Jenkins, Elizabeth Cowan, Malvinia Cowan, Mary Cowan Hall, Mary Hall. Thomas Lincoln Cowan passed away in 1856 in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1780, Thomas Lincoln Cowan entered the world in Rowan, North Carolina, United States, born to Thomas Cowan And Mary Barkley.
  • In 1830, Thomas Lincoln Cowan resided in Rowan, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1840, Thomas Lincoln Cowan resided in Rowan, North Carolina, USA.
  • Thomas Lincoln Cowan married Catherine Foster, Elizabeth Brown, and had children including Charlotte Cowan, Charlotte Jenkins, Elizabeth Cowan, Malvinia Cowan, Mary Cowan Hall, Mary Hall.
  • Thomas Lincoln Cowan passed away in 1856 in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Cowan
1780–1856
Birth Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Thomas Cowan
1748–1817
Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary Barkley
1785–1836
Rowan Co, NC, USA
Grandparents
John Cowan
1723–1811
Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary Dunn
1730–1805
Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Henry Barkley
1734–1808
Scotland
Mary Knox
1725–1798
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Cowan
1688–1760
Elizabeth Parke
1692–1777
Thomas Duncan
1691–1756
Elizabeth Alexander
1710–1814
Robert Barclay
1672–1747
Margaret Kerr
1691–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Cowan's Descendants

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Thomas (Lincoln) Cowan (8 Jul 1780–May 1856) m. Elizabeth Brown (1786–1857) m. Catherine Foster (Abt. 1778–Bet. 1803–1810)
  1. 1. Mary Hall 1823–1902
  2. 2. Charlotte Jenkins 1813–1866
  3. 3. Malvinia Cowan 1811–1811
  4. 4. Elizabeth Cowan 1820–1827
  5. 5. Charlotte Cowan 1813–1866
  6. 6. Elizabeth Cowan 1766–1805
  7. 7. Mary (Cowan -) Hall 1823–1843

Thomas Cowan's Timeline

5 Records

1780
8 Jul 1780
Birth of Thomas Lincoln Cowan in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
1830
1830
Age 50
Thomas Lincoln Cowan resided here in Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
1840
1840
Age 60
Thomas Lincoln Cowan resided here in Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 70
Thomas Lincoln Cowan resided here in School District 37, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
School District 37, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
1856
May 1856
Age 76
Death of Thomas Lincoln Cowan in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1780
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: School District 37, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: M432_643; Page: 134A; Image: 274
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Rowan, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 124; Family History Library Film: 0018090

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: 369; Page: 17; Family History Library Film: 0018097

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: School District 37, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: School District 37, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: M432_643; Page: 134A; Image: 274

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1856
    Event Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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