Jul-28-2018
Husband: George Armstrong Cowan
Born: ca 1817 in Pennsylvania 1,2 Died: ca 1910 3 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 4 Military: Co L, 5th Pa. Inf, Civil War 3 Father: Mother:
Wife: Mary M. Metheny 2 Married: 1839 in Virginia (now West Virginia)
Born: ca 1817 1 Died: aft Feb 1910 3 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Melvina Cowan Also known as: Lavina Cowan 5 Born: Jun-15-1840 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA 6,7 (see note 1) Died: Aug-16-1919 in Ritchie Co, WV 8 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 8,9 Census: 1870, 1900, 1910 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: John Pritchard b. Oct-22-1832 d. Aug- 5-1919 Married: Jun- 6-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 7
F Child 2: Elizabeth M. Cowan Also known as: Elizabeth M. Cowen 7 Born: Feb- -1842 in Marion Co, (W)VA 10,11,12,7 (see note 2) Died: Jul-25-1903 at Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 12,11 Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1870, 80, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: John Bland b. Apr- -1836 d. Sep- 4-1910 Married: Jan- 5-1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7
M Child 3: Benjamin Wilson Cowan Also known as: Ben Cowman 14 Born: Jul-19-1854 in Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV 15,16,11,17,4 (see note 3) Died: Oct-26-1937 in Manila, Mississippi Co, AR 18,19,11 Buried: in Manila Cemetery, Mississippi Co, AR 19 Resided: in Manila, Mississippi Co, AR 15 Census: 1900 in Benton Co, MO Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: sawmill and lumbering owner/operator; founded town of Manila, Arkansas 15 Occupation: farmer 20 Occupation: 1876 school teacher 17 Education: Fairmont State Normal School 15 Wife: Sarah I. Sherwood b. ca 1856 d. Jan- 6-1878 Married: Jan- 6-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 17 Wife: Annie M. Falconer b. Jul-27-1859 d. Dec-30-1937 Census name: Anna Married: ca 1880 20
Sources: (1) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (2) Death record of daughter. (3) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (4) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (5) Death record of son. (6) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Birth date stated as Jun 15 1840, with age at given as 79y2m1d at time of death on Aug 16 1919. "Ritchie County Cemeteries," p. 662, reports birth date on headstone as Jun 15 1849, presumably a misreading or typographical error. (7) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (9) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (10) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (11) Headstone (year only) (12) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (13) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, "Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol II," p. 28, citing obituary in West Union Record of Jul 31 1903, reports burial in "Cowan graveyard near Blandville." (14) Obituary of wife's mother. (15) Obituary. (16) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (18) Obituary - At home. (19) Findagrave.com. (20) 1900 Census. Event Notes Note (1) Little Paw, Marion County Note (2) Age 61y 1m 26d given in death record would put birth date at May 29 1842. But 1900 Census states birth date as Feb 1842. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as July 1855.Name Index