Nellie (Slaten) Cowan (abt. 1878 - 1960)

Born about 1878 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Simon Cowan — married 27 Mar 1907 in Binger, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States

Died 20 Apr 1960 at about age 82 in Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Nellie (Slaten) Cowan is a part of US Black heritage.

This profile is part of the Slaton Name Study.

Nellie was born about 1878 in Walton county, Georgia, USA, the daughter of George Slaten and Anna Hill.

1880 CENSUS - Cut Off, Walton, Georgia, USA ^[1]

George Slayton 38 Head

Anna Slayton 28 Wife

James Slayton 12 Son

Florence Slayton 11 Dau

George Slayton 6 Son

William Slayton 5 Son

Mary Slayton 3 Daughter

Nelly Slayton 2 Daughter

Martha Slayton 8/12 Daughter

1900 CENSUS - Calvert Town, Robertson, Texas, USA ^[2]

Household Role Age Birthplace

Ana Slaten Head 49 Georgia, Jul 1851, widowed, 12 living children

George Slaten Son 25 Georgia

Will Slaten Son 23 Georgia

Josephine Slaten Dau 22 Georgia

Nellie Slaten Dau 20 Georgia

Martha Slaten Dau 18 Georgia

Dave Slaten Son 17 Georgia

Maud Slaten Dau 16 Georgia

Earl Slaten Son 15 Georgia

Pearl Slaten Dau 14 Georgia

Texas Slaten Son 10 Texas

Miss Nellie C. Slaten married Simon Cowan on March 27, 1907 in Binger, Caddo county, Oklahoma. He was born Kentucky, 32 years old and resided in Fort Cobb, Oklahoma Territory while Nellie was 26 and resided in Binger.

Strangely enough, Simon's 1st wife Vina was still alive as of July 1908 in Anadarko, Caddo, Oklahoma when the 2 of them were having property sold at Sheriff's Sale because of foreclosure by Celia Dundon.

Simon and Nellie emigrated to Canada before 1911 as the direct result of a 1906 newspaper advertisement to purchase a quarter section (160 acres (65 ha)) of land for $10 and was among more than 10,000 black homesteaders who did so.^[3][4]

1911 CENSUS - Edmonton Sub-Districts 1-61, Alberta, Canada ^[5]

Simon Cowen Head 39 America

Nellie Cowen Wife 29 America

Stella Cowen Dau 14 America

Edith Cowen Dau 12 America

Marion Cowen Son 9 America

1916 CENSUS - Junkins, Edmonton West, Alberta, Canada ^[6][7]

Year of Immigration: 1908

Naturalization Year: 1911

Simon Cowans 40 Head, born USA, Farmer on own farm

Nellie Cowans 30 Wife, born USA

Meren Cowans 12 Son, born USA

1921 CENSUS - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada ^[8][9]

Simon Cowan 47 Head, USA, farm labourer, odd jobs, unemployed for 33 wks

Nellie Cowan 39 Wife, born USA

Frank Cowan 4 Son, born Alberta

George Cowan 2 Son, born Alberta

1926 CENSUS - Edmonton City, Alberta, Canada ^[10]

Hilda Steves F 38 Switzerland

Vern Steves M 17 Switzerland

Ernest Steves 11 Alta

Simon Cowan 55 United States, boarder

Nellie Cowan 44 United States, boarder

Frank Cowan 9 United States, boarder

George Cowan 7 Alberta, boarder

After her husband died in 1928, Nellie moved to Oklahoma, USA where many of her family members lived and by 1930 was with her brother George Slaten.

1930 CENSUS - Walnut, Caddo, Oklahoma, USA ^[11]

Household Role Age Birthplace

George W Slaten Head 59 Georgia, married

Dorthea Burton Dau 20 Oklahoma

Truman Burton Son-in-Law 26 Texas

Edward Roy Burton Son 3 Oklahoma

Unis Burton Dau 1 Oklahoma

Nellie Cowan Sister 50 Georgia, widowed

1940 CENSUS - 525 State Street, Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, USA ^[12]

Household Members Age Relationship

Earl Slaten 49 Head, Divorced, born Georgia

Pearl Scott 47 Sister, Married, born Georgia

Clifton Scott 47 Brother-in-law, born Arkansas

Nellie Cowans 59 Sister, Widowed, born Georgia

George W Slaten 65 Brother, Widowed, born Georgia

Sherman Gray 18 Nephew, Single, born Oklahoma

Nellie died at about 80 years of age on April 20, 1960 in Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma and was buried there in Enid Cemetery.^[13]

Obituary

SERVICES HELD FOR LOCAL MAN'S SISTER

"Services for Mrs. Nellie Cowan, sister of David Slaten, Watonga, were held last week at the Criddle Funeral Home at Enid. She was born at Augusta, Georgia and has resided in Enid since 1934.

Survivors beside Mr. Slaten are 1 stepson Mirian Cowan, Montreal, Canada; a sister Mrs. Pearl Scott, Enid; 2 brothers George and A. Slaten, Enid; 3 step grandchildren and 4 step great grandchildren."^[14]

Research Notes

It's apparent from Nellie Slaten Cowan's obituary that Charles, Estella, Edith and Marion Cowan were her step-children and if Frank and George Cowan were children born during her marriage to Simon Cowan, that they had died before Simon since they were not mentioned in his 1928 obituary. (MacKechnie-21 23:17, 17 February 2022 (UTC))

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Cut Off, Walton, Georgia; Roll: 170; Page: 567C; Enumeration District: 137
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M35S-B2H : 30 November 2021), Nellie Slaten in entry for Ana Slaten, 1900.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
4. ↑ http://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208162252/http://www.albertasource.ca/blackpioneers/history/1907-1912/index.html
5. ↑ "Canada Census, 19111," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2768-BM7 : 16 March 2018), Nellie Cowen in entry for Simon Cowen, 1911; citing Census, Edmonton Sub-Districts 1-61, Alberta, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,652.
6. ↑ Year: 1916; Census Place: Alberta, Edmonton West, 20; Roll: T-21951; Page: 20; Family No: 270
7. ↑ Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
8. ↑ Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 5; Census Place: 5, Edmonton East, Alberta; Page Number: 6
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013.
10. ↑ "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPLK-JXJ4 : 24 September 2020), Nellie Cowan in household of Hilda Steves, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; citing Census, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC7M-PSR : accessed 25 January 2022), Nellie Cowan in household of George W Slaten, Walnut, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 52, sheet 10A, line 19, family 172, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1895; FHL microfilm 2,341,629.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBVM-X5N : 5 January 2021), Nellie Cowans in household of Earl Slaten, Enid Township, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-17A, sheet 2B, line 62, family 43, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3292.
13. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #89576635
14. ↑ Watonga Republican. Watonga, Oklahoma, 28 Apr 1960, Thursday, Page 2.