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William Dewey COWAN

William Dewey COWAN

Male 1901 - 1967  (65 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Dewey COWANWilliam Dewey COWAN was born 19 Feb 1901, Rutherford, Ritchie Co, WV; died 20 Jan 1967, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV; was buried , Log Church (aka Church of Christ) Cemetery, Cantwell, Ritchie Co, WV.

    William married Mary Lucretia HAYNES 1920. Mary (daughter of George Washington HAYNES and Rosa Bell WILLIAMS) was born 7 Oct 1899, Ritchie Co, WV; died 26 Dec 1977, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV; was buried , Log Church (aka Church of Christ) Cemetery, Cantwell, Ritchie Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Frances Oleta COWAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Apr 1921, Devil Hole, Ritchie Co, WV; died 11 Oct 2009, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV; was buried , Log Church (aka Church of Christ) Cemetery, Cantwell, Ritchie Co, WV.
    2. 3. George Franklin COWAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born Mar 1923, Cantwell, Ritchie Co, WV; died 30 Apr 2002, Marietta, Washington Co, OH; was buried , Sunset Memory Gardens, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Frances Oleta COWANFrances Oleta COWAN Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born 22 Apr 1921, Devil Hole, Ritchie Co, WV; died 11 Oct 2009, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV; was buried , Log Church (aka Church of Christ) Cemetery, Cantwell, Ritchie Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: home health care aide
    • Residence: Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV

    Frances married Claude Edwin WILLIAMS 21 Dec 1937, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV. Claude (son of James A. Garfield WILLIAMS and Iva Pearl MORRIS) was born 31 Dec 1907, Rutherford, Ritchie Co, WV; died 28 Jul 1996, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV; was buried , Log Church (aka Church of Christ) Cemetery, Cantwell, Ritchie Co, WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. Edwin Garfield "Sonny" WILLIAMS  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Oct 1938, Ritchie Co, WV; died 5 Feb 2022, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV; was buried , Log Church (aka Church of Christ) Cemetery, Cantwell, Ritchie Co, WV.

  2. 3.  George Franklin COWANGeorge Franklin COWAN Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born Mar 1923, Cantwell, Ritchie Co, WV; died 30 Apr 2002, Marietta, Washington Co, OH; was buried , Sunset Memory Gardens, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Military: PFC, US Army Air Forces, World War II
    • Occupation: Johns Manville insulation & commerecial roofing (retired 1985)
    • Residence: Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV
    • Residence: 1949, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Birth date given in marriage record as 23 Mar 1923, but on miliary grave marker as 16 Mar 1923.

    George married Mary Violet NEWLON 19 Nov 1949, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV. Mary (daughter of Walter R. NEWLON and Ola Chloe DAVIS) was born 3 Apr 1925, Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV; died 10 Oct 2015, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV; was buried , Sunset Memory Gardens, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Edwin Garfield "Sonny" WILLIAMSEdwin Garfield "Sonny" WILLIAMS Descendancy chart to this point (2.Frances2, 1.William1) was born 26 Oct 1938, Ritchie Co, WV; died 5 Feb 2022, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV; was buried , Log Church (aka Church of Christ) Cemetery, Cantwell, Ritchie Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Education: Cairo High School (1957), Huntington Barber School
    • Occupation: DuPont Washington Works (30 years)
    • Occupation: FORMERLY; WV State Roads (1 year), barber
    • Residence: Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV

    Edwin married Letha Patricia LANHAM 14 Sep 1968, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV. Letha (daughter of Henry Franklin LANHAM and Luella Mavis REXROAD) was born 31 Jul 1949; died 23 Apr 1993; was buried , Log Church (aka Church of Christ) Cemetery, Cantwell, Ritchie Co, WV. [Group Sheet]