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Thomas Hopkins Cowan 1818–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: , Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1860

Death Location: North Carolina, United States

Father: Abel Cowan

Mother: Lucretia Brandon

Spouse(s): Martha Ormsby

Children(s): Rashley Cowan

Thomas Hopkins Cowan was born in 1818 in , Rowan, North Carolina, USA, the child of Abel Cowan And Lucretia Brandon. In 1870, Thomas Hopkins Cowan resided in Holden, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA. Thomas Hopkins Cowan married Martha Caroline Ormsby, and had children including Rashley Duncan Cowan. Thomas Hopkins Cowan passed away in 1860 in North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Hopkins Cowan was born in 1818 in , Rowan, North Carolina, USA, the child of Abel Cowan And Lucretia Brandon.
  • In 1870, Thomas Hopkins Cowan resided in Holden, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA.
  • Thomas Hopkins Cowan married Martha Caroline Ormsby, and had children including Rashley Duncan Cowan.
  • Thomas Hopkins Cowan passed away in 1860 in North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Cowan's Ancestors

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Thomas Cowan
1818–1860
Birth Place: , Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Abel Cowan
1789–1843
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Lucretia Brandon
1793–1819
, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Captain (Thomas S.) Cowan
1748–1817
Salisbury Township, Lancaster Co, PA, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Barkley
1755–1836
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Col (John Thomas) Brandon
1748–1824
probably Pennsylvania
Esther Worke
1755–1822
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Cowan
1728–1811
Henry Sr.
1733–1808
Mary Knox
1725–1798
Richard Brandon
1722–1790
Margaret Locke
1731–1789
Alexander Worke
1725–1777
Isabella Baird
1720–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cowan
1686–1760
ELIZABETH PARKE
1692–1777
John Knox
1708–1758
Jean Witherspoon
1712–1736
John IV
1700–1743
Mary Patton
1707–1760
John Worke
1700–

Thomas Cowan's Descendants

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Thomas (Hopkins) Cowan (1818–1860) m. Martha (Caroline) Ormsby (ABT 1816–23 February 1896)
  1. 1. Rashley (Duncan) Cowan 1858–1939 m. Martha (Ann) Savage 1876–1945
    1. 1. Edna (Thelma) Cowan 1905–1973 m. Svend (Kongsdal) Jensen 1900–1972
      1. 1. Karen Deal 1934–2018 m. Henry (Perry) Deal 1922–2012
    2. 2. Norman Cowan 1899–1965
    3. 3. Thomas Cowan 1900–1948
    4. 4. Robert (L) Cowan 1902–1962
    5. 5. Martha Cowan 1904–
    6. 6. Alton (C) Cowan 1906–1945
    7. 7. Brownie (M) Cowan 1909–1987
    8. 8. Martha Cowan 1902–1992

Thomas Cowan's Timeline

3 Records

1818
1818
Birth of Thomas Hopkins Cowan in , Rowan, North Carolina, USA
, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 42
Death of Thomas Hopkins Cowan in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1870
1870
Age 52
Thomas Hopkins Cowan resided here in Holden, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA
Holden, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: , Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Holden, New Hanover, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1151; Page: 274A; Family History Library Film: 552650

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Holden, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Holden, New Hanover, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1151; Page: 274A; Family History Library Film: 552650

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

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