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Elizabeth COWMAN

Elizabeth COWMAN

Female 1916 - 1993  (77 years)

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  • Name Elizabeth COWMAN 
    Born 14 Jul 1916  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1920, 1930  Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Census 1940  Washington, DC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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.
    Military From 1 Apr 1942 to 6 Jan 1946  [2, 7] 
    1st Lt, US Army Nurse Corps, 42nd Gen Hosp, World War II 
    • 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/8538400
    Education Doddridge Co HS, Capitol City School of Nursing, Washington DC (1937)  [2] 
    Occupation Registered Nurse  [3] 
    Residence Mogadore, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Died 28 Jul 1993  Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Buried Greenwood Cemetery, Mogadore, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I23733  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 26 May 2018 

    Father Phillip Sherdeain COWMAN,   b. 21 Jun 1883, East Run, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1944, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Maud Edna SHUMAN,   b. 29 May 1892, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1975, Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F8003  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edwin Loran BRINTON,   b. 20 Aug 1923, Philadelphia, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 2007  (Age 84 years)  [9] 
    Married 21 Nov 1945  [7] 
    Family ID F8870  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 32, Line 819 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2612187&Type=Birth.

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S2395] Ohio Death Records 1908-1932, 1938-2018 (database online), (Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health).

    4. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    5. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S2028] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    7. [S2539] Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Ancestry.com), Membership No. 84002.

    8. [S1949] Social Security Death Index.

    9. [S1605] Obituary of wife's sister.