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William Kenneth Cowan 1912 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1912

Birth Location: Tampico Tamp, Mexico

Death Date: 28 Apr 1997

Death Location: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA

Father: Thomas Cowan

Mother: Mary Carter

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William Kenneth Cowan was born in 1912 in Tampico Tamp, Mexico, the child of Thomas Lincoln Cowan and Mary Esther Carter. In 1930, William Kenneth Cowan resided in University Park, University Park, Dallas, Texas, U. In 1940, William Kenneth Cowan resided in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA. William Kenneth Cowan passed away in 1997 in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Kenneth Cowan was born in 1912 in Tampico Tamp, Mexico, the child of Thomas Lincoln Cowan and Mary Esther Carter.
  • In 1930, William Kenneth Cowan resided in University Park, University Park, Dallas, Texas, U.
  • In 1940, William Kenneth Cowan resided in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
  • William Kenneth Cowan passed away in 1997 in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA.

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William Cowan's Ancestors

Self
William Cowan
1912 – 1997
Birth Place: Tampico Tamp, Mexico
Parents
Thomas Lincoln Cowan
1880 – 1949
Texas
Mary (Esther) Carter
1881 – 1965
Red River, Texas
Grandparents
Xenophon Cowan
1854 – 1923
Red River County, Texas, USA
Frances (Rice) Tomlinson
1861 – 1930
Manchester, Red River County, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Tomlinson
1820 – 1893
Permelia Gibbons
1824 – 1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Tomlinson
1788 – 1831
Nancy Waddell
– 1840
Epps Gibbons
1784 – 1858
Nancy Armstrong
1790 – 1863

William Cowan's Timeline

4 Records

1912
30 Jun 1912
Birth of William Kenneth Cowan in Tampico Tamp, Mexico
Tampico Tamp, Mexico
1930
1930
Age 18
William Kenneth Cowan resided here in University Park, University Park, Dallas, Texas, USA
University Park, University Park, Dallas, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 28
William Kenneth Cowan resided here in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
1997
28 Apr 1997
Age 85
Death of William Kenneth Cowan in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA
Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1912
    Event Place: Tampico Tamp, Mexico
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 449-12-7918; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: University Park, University Park, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: University Park, Dallas, Texas; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 2342055

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 323

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1997
    Event Place: Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 449-12-7918; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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