Jul-28-2018
Husband: Phillip Sherdeain Cowman
Born: Jun-21-1883 in East Run, near Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3 Died: Oct- 9-1944 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 2 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,2 Cause of death: cancer of liver & gall bladder 2 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1920, 1930 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 5,6 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 2 Occupation: 1920 glass worker (flattener) 5 Father: Harland White Cowman (1858 - 1936) Mother: Julia Elizabeth Francis (1860 - 1890)
Wife: Maud Edna Shuman 7,8 Also known as: Edna Shuman 9,8,10 Married: Oct-10-1909 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 1
Born: May-29-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,1,3 Died: Mar-29-1975 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 12,11 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Resided: in Akron, Summit Co, OH 11,12 Resided: 1944, 1966 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,9 Census: 1920, 1930 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1909 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Calvin Leroy Shuman (1870 - 1923) Mother: Lydia Ellen Freeman (1863 - 1940)
F Child 1: Thelma Cowman Born: Jul-25-1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,11 Died: May-22-1995 11 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11,9 Census: 1920, 1930 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: teacher 14,15 Education: Doddridge HS, Glenville College, Salem College (AB), WVU 15 Husband: Forest Edward Wetzel b. May-30-1902 d. Sep-19-1986 Married: Jun-20-1942 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 15
F Child 2: Glenda Cowman Born: Sep-22-1911 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Died: Jan-14-2004 in New Haven, New Haven Co, CT 17 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 16 Resided: in Old Saybrook, Middlesex Co, CT 16,9 Census: 1920, 1930 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 5,6 Occupation: bef Aug 1950 teacher, Doddridge and Tyler Counties 16 Education: Salem College graduate 16 Husband: Denzel D. Smith b. Jan-14-1915 d. Sep- 8-2002 Married: Aug-29-1950 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18
M Child 3: Jay Leroy Cowman Born: Feb-22-1913 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 19,11 Died: Mar-26-1990 11 Resided: in Ohio 20 Census: 1920, 1930 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 5,6
M Child 4: Harold Raymond Cowman Born: 1914 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21,11 Died: Jul-30-1967 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 12,11 Resided: in Mogadore, Summit Co, OH 22 Census: 1920, 1930 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 5,6 Occupation: 1946 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 23 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. 23 Wife: Lena Mae Gorby b. Jun-14-1919 d. 1999 Married: Dec-14-1946 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 23,24
F Child 5: Elizabeth Cowman Also known as: Lydia Elizabeth Cowman 25,21 Born: Jul-14-1916 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16,12,11 Died: Jul-28-1993 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 12,11 Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Mogadore, Summit Co, OH 16 Resided: in Mogadore, Summit Co, OH 26,25 Census: 1940 in Washington, DC (see note 1) Census: 1920, 1930 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 5,6 Occupation: Registered Nurse 12 Education: Doddridge Co HS, Capitol City School of Nursing, Washington DC (1937) 16 Military: Apr- 1-1942 - Jan- 6-1946 1st Lt, US Army Nurse Corps, 42nd Gen Hosp, World War II 25,16 (see note 2) Husband: Edwin Loran Brinton b. Aug-20-1923 d. Dec-14-2007 Married: Nov-21-1945 25
F Child 6: Dorcas Ruth Cowman Also known as: Ruth Cowman 9,6,27 Born: Jan-19-1921 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21,11 Died: Oct-11-2001 in Doylestown, Wayne Co, OH 12,11 Buried: (ashes) in Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, Rittman, Medina Co, OH 28,12 Resided: in Doylestown, Wayne Co, OH 22,9 Census: 1930 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 6 Husband: William A. Clark b. Oct-14-1920 d. Mar-15-1995
M Child 7: Edwin Cowman Born: May-26-1925 11 Died: Oct- -1978 11 Resided: in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 11 Census: 1930 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 6
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (2) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV. (3) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (4) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (5) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (6) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (7) Obituary of wife's sister. (8) Obituary of daughter. (9) Obituary of sister. (10) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 280. (11) Social Security Death Index. (12) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (13) Death record of husband. (14) West Union Herald-Record, 2/12/2008. (15) Newspaper wedding announcement, West Union Herald, 8/27/1942. (16) Obituary. (17) Obituary - Hospital. (18) Obituary of wife. (19) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (20) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. (21) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (22) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (23) Newspaper wedding announcement. (24) Summit County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1840-1980 [online database], Ancestry.com & Summit County Probate Court. (25) Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com, Membership No. 84002. (26) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Florida before 1951. (27) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 281. (28) National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, U.S. Veterans Gravesites (www.ancestry.com), Section Wal06 Row C Site 36. Event Notes Note (1) Listed as Elizabeth Cowman, 23, single, 4 yrs high school, Registered Nurse, one of many "lodgers" at the National Homeopathic Hospital, c/o 2nd & M St NW. Birthplace incorrectly entered as Distric of Columbia. Note (2) Prior to World War II, Elizabeth Cowman was a nurse with the American Red Cross. In April 1942, she became the first nurse from Doddridge County to volunteer for the Army Nurse Corps. She served in Australia and the Philippines as a First Lieutenant with the 42nd General Hospital, and was discharged with honor in January 1946. Awards: AP Theater Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, four O/S Service Bars. Her Class A uniform was donated to the Doddridge County Historical Society's museum, where it is on prominent display. Sources: Obituary, article in West Union Herald (4/2/1942), and military discharge record (WD AGP Form 53-98). The 42nd General Hospital in World War II - http://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/ww_reg_his/177/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8538399 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8538400Name Index