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William Thomas Cowles 1820 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 June 1820

Birth Location: Monroe County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 11 January 1897

Death Location: Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA

Father: Asbury Cowles

Mother: Caroline Bonner

Spouse(s): Caroline COWLES, Frances Cliatt

Children(s):

William Thomas Cowles was born in 1820 in Monroe County, Georgia, USA, the child of Asbury Cowles and Caroline COWLES Bonner. In 1850, William Thomas Cowles resided in Division 23, Barbour, Alabama, USA. William Thomas Cowles married Caroline COWLES, Frances Ann "Fannie" COWLES BOYKIN Cliatt. William Thomas Cowles passed away in 1897 in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Cowles was born in 1820 in Monroe County, Georgia, USA, the child of Asbury Cowles and Caroline COWLES Bonner.
  • In 1850, William Thomas Cowles resided in Division 23, Barbour, Alabama, USA.
  • William Thomas Cowles married Caroline COWLES, Frances Ann "Fannie" COWLES BOYKIN Cliatt.
  • William Thomas Cowles passed away in 1897 in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA.

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William Cowles's Ancestors

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William Cowles
1820 – 1897
Birth Place: Monroe County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Asbury Cowles
1798 – 1871
Georgia
Caroline (COWLES) Bonner
1802 – 1880
Hancock County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cowles's Timeline

3 Records

1820
30 June 1820
Birth of William Thomas Cowles in Monroe County, Georgia, USA
Monroe County, Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 30
William Thomas Cowles resided here in Division 23, Barbour, Alabama, USA
Division 23, Barbour, Alabama, USA
1897
11 January 1897
Age 77
Death of William Thomas Cowles in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA
Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 June 1820
    Event Place: Monroe County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 23, Barbour, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 23, Barbour, Alabama; Roll: 1; Page: 210b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 January 1897
    Event Place: Americus, Sumter, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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