James was born about 27 June 1847 in Tennessee. His parents were Samuel and June (or Permelia or Eliza) Cowan. James married Milley Emeline Dodd on 20 Nov 1871. According to Find A Grave, the couple had children Nancy, James, and Robert. James died about 5 May 1877 and is buried in Turpin Cemetery, Pulaski County, Missouri.
Research Notes
Better sources than Find A Grave needed. None found on FamilySearch or Ancestry's library edition. Heritage-577 13:00, 4 February 2021 (UTC)
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDG-4CF : 23 December 2020), James Cowan in household of Saml Cowan, McMinn, Tennessee, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 February 2021), memorial page for James R. Cowan (27 Jun 1847–5 May 1877), Find a Grave Memorial no. 87319834, citing Turpin Cemetery, Pulaski County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by booklover (contributor 47201324) .
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Jon Holt for creating WikiTree profile Cowan-921 through the import of FullFamilyTree4-6-13.GED on Apr 6, 2013.
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