Husband: Benjamin Wilson Cowan
Also known as: Ben Cowman 1
Born: Jul-19-1854 in Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV 2,3,4,5,6 (see note 1)
Died: Oct-26-1937 in Manila, Mississippi Co, AR 7,8,4
Buried: in Manila Cemetery, Mississippi Co, AR 8
Resided: in Manila, Mississippi Co, AR 2
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 2
Occupation: farmer 9
Occupation: 1876 school teacher 5
Education: Fairmont State Normal School 2
Father: George Armstrong Cowan (1817 - 1910)
Mother: Mary M. Metheny (1817 - 1910)
Other spouse 1
Wife: Annie M. Falconer Census name: Anna Married: ca 1880 9
Born: Jul-27-1859 in Belmont Co, OH 8 (see note 2) Died: Dec-30-1937 8 Buried: in Manila Cemetery, Mississippi Co, AR 8 Resided: in Manila, Mississippi Co, AR 10 Census: 1900 in Benton Co, MO Father: Mother:
M Child 1: Harry W. Cowan Born: Jun-23-1882 in West Virginia 11,12,9,4 Died: Jun- -1974 12,4 Buried: in Boulder City Cemetery, Clark Co, NV 8 Resided: in Boulder City, Clark Co, NV 13 Resided: 1918 in Manila, Mississippi Co, AR 11 Census: 1900 in Benton Co, MO Occupation: 1918 fire insurance, overseer of farm 11
F Child 2: Bessie Cowan Born: 1885 in West Virginia 4 (see note 3) Died: 1977 4 Buried: in Manila Cemetery, Mississippi Co, AR 8 Census: 1900 in Benton Co, MO Husband: Frank Mott Sweet b. 1876 d. 1958
F Child 3: Georgia Beatrice Cowan Born: Apr-21-1889 in West Virginia 8 Died: Mar- 8-1937 in Oriental, Juniata Co, PA 8 Buried: in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass Co, MO 8 Husband: Edgar McDonnell Griffith b. Aug-12-1884 d. Feb-21-1948
F Child 4: Bertha Winfred Cowan Born: May-22-1893 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 3 (see note 4) Census: 1900 in Benton Co, MO
Sources: (1) Obituary of wife's mother. (2) Obituary. (3) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (4) Headstone (year only) (5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (6) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (7) Obituary - At home. (8) Findagrave.com. (9) 1900 Census. (10) Obituary of husband. (11) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (12) Social Security Death Index. (13) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Nevada before 1951. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as July 1855. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as June 1860. Husband's obituary states that she was a native of Iowa, but Findagrave reports that she was born in Belmont Co, Ohio. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as March 1884, but date on headstone is 1885. Note (4) Birth date given in 1900 Census as May 1892, and in SSDI as May 22 1894. But birth record shows it as May 22 1893.