Margaret
Josephine
"Maggie"
Cowan
Born in Buncombe Co., North Carolina
Ancestors 
Daughter of Canada Cowan
and Mary Caroline (Miller) Cowan
Sister of
Jesse Tinsley Cowan, John Adams Cowan, Martha Ann (Cowan) Buttrick, Mary Louisa (Cowan) Finch, Laura Eugenia Cowan, Ellen Elizabeth Cowan, Minnie Belle (Cowan) Porter, Lillie Amerilia Cowan, Annie Victoria (Cowan) Low, Cordelia Hilliard (Cowan) Seigler, James Kennedy Cowan, Teresa Frazier Cowan, Freddie Carroll Cowan, Ella Adams (Cowan) Burton and Unknown Cowan [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 19
in Buncombe Co., North Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Jun 2015
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Biography
Margaret "Maggie" Josephine Cowan was born on May 29, 1860, in Asheville, North Carolina, her father, Canada, was 36, and her mother, Mary, was 29. She had 15 siblings. She died on December 10, 1879, in her hometown at the age of 19 of pulmonary tuberculosis. She was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Asheville.
Sources
- source E. Joyce Mccorkle 6/9/15
- FindAGrave
- U.S., Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Non-population Census Schedules for North Carolina, 1850-1880: Mortality and Manufacturing; Archive Collection: M1805; Archive Roll Number: 4; Census Year: 1879; Census Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina Name: Maggie J Cowen Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Single Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862 Birth Place: North Carolina, USA Age: 17 Death Date: Dec 1879 Cause of Death: Phthisis Pulmonalis Census year: 1880 Census Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Enumeration District: 34 Line: 10
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Margaret:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
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