Dr.
James
Jones
Cowan
Born in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James Cowan II
and Agnes (Jones) Cowan
Brother of
John Woods Cowan, Robert Frazier Cowan, Mary Harris (Cowan) Jones, Elizabeth Baskin (Cowan) Knight, William Harris Coldwell Cowan and Daniel Bird Cowan
Husband of
Sarah Ann (Cook) Cowan
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Mary O (Smith) Cowan
— married
21 Apr 1887 in Rockdale, Georgia
Descendants 
Father of
Nancy Elizabeth (Cowan) Simmons, Mary Bird Cowan, Thomas Franklin Cowan, Zachariah J. Cowan, John Jordan Cowan, Robert A Cowan, Joseph Lafayette Cowan and James William Cowan
Died
at age 85
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Feb 2011
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Biography
This profile is part of the Cowan Name Study.
James Jones Cowan was born on 8 Apr 1812 in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States, son of James Cowan II (1775 - 1849) and Agnes Jones (1791 - 1833).
His siblings were:
- John Woods Cowan (1813 - 1875)
- Robert Frazier Cowan (1816 - )
- Mary Harris (Cowan) Jones (1818 - )
- Elizabeth Baskin Cowan (1821 - )
- William Harris Coldwell Cowan (1825 - )
- Daniel Bird Cowan (1827 - )
James married Sarah Ann Cook (1816 - 1887). Their children were:
- Nancy Elizabeth (Cowan) Simmons (1834 - 1868)
- Mary Bird Cowan (1836 - 1900)
- Thomas Franklin Cowan (1837 - 1896)
- Zachariah J. Cowan (1839 - 1897)
- John Jordan Cowan (1842 - 1907)
- Robert A Cowan (~1844 - 1865)
- Joseph Lafayette Cowan (1847 - 1925)
- James William Cowan (1849 - 1901).
James married Mary O Smith (1845 - 1925) on 21 Apr 1887 in Rockdale, Georgia.
James died on 1 Jan 1898 aged 85.
Sources
Acknowledgments
- This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~3.12%
Julia House
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GT5528708 [compare], Ancestry member jehouse0306
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~0.39%
Virginia (Miller) Fettes :
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