John
H.
Cowan
Born about in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of Charles Cowan
and Elizabeth (Witherspoon) Cowan
Brother of
Rhody Isabella (Cowan) Rankin, Lucinda Cowan, Susan Jane (Cowan) Cornelius, William Cowan, Charles Cowan, Eliza Cowan and Mary Cowan
Husband of
Emma (Griffin) Cowan
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Lillie D. (Cowan) Rankin,
John Thomas Monroe Cowan,
Charles Edward Cowan,
William Lee Cowan,
Henry C. Cowan,
Martha Elizabeth Cowan and
Nancy C. (Cowan) Cameron
Died
at about age 79
in Mount Ulla Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Apr 2022
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Biography
Native Tar Heel
John Cowan is a part of US Black heritage.
Son of Charles COWAN and Elizabeth WITHERSPOON. Black.
Married wife Emma H Griffin about 1876, presumably in Rowan County, NC. Children include:
- Lillie D. b1878 -- later Rankin
- John Thomas Monroe b1880
- Charlie b1882
- William Lee b1882
- Henry Caldwell b1886
- Nancy E. b1889
- Robert R. b1892
- Mary N. b1893
- Martha Elizabeth b1896
- Nancy b1898 -- later Cameron
John, son of Charlie Cowan & Lizzie Witherspoon, died (age 79y) on 7 January 1930 in MT. Ulla Township, Rowan, North Carolina.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Death: "North Carolina, U.S., Deaths, 1906-1930", database with images, North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 4219772, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60090 #865958 (accessed 2 February 2023), John H Cowan death 7 Jan 1930 (born 12 Jan 1851), son of Charlie Cowan & Lizzie Witherspoon, in MT. Ulla Township, Rowan, North Carolina.
- Birth - not found
- 1860, age 9 - not found
- 1870, age 19 - NC, Rowan, Salisbury, page 8, family 54. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDM-RNR : 29 May 2021), John Cowan in entry for Charles Cowan, 1870.
- 187x marriage - not found
- 1880, age 27 - NC, Rowan, Mount Ulla, ED 239, pages 33+34, family 308. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCXL-NC2 : 14 January 2022), John Cowan in household of Charles Cowan, Mount Ulla, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- 1900, age 49 - NC, Rowan, Mount Ulla, ED 110, sheet 7A, family 122. "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSB2-5X6 : 22 January 2022), John H Cowan, 1900.
- 1910, age 57 - NC, Rowan, Mount Ulla, ED 101, sheet 13A, family 199. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML3G-4LZ : accessed 24 January 2023), John Cowan, Mount Ulla, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 101, sheet 13A, family 199, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1131; FHL microfilm 1,375,144.
- 1920, age 68 - NC, Rowan, Mount Ulla, ED 119, sheet 13A, family 226. "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZJG-F4X : 3 February 2021), John H Cowan, 1920.
- Death - "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F363-G6F : 20 February 2021), John H. Cowan, 07 Jan 1930; citing Mt. Ulla Township, Rowan, North Carolina, reference cn 233, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,012.
- Obituary - not found
- Burial - Find A Grave: Memorial #84380695
- Family Search - John H. Cowan
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I was adding children to Charles and Elizabeth Cowan's profiles and I noticed John H. Cowan's profile is locked. Since he passed away in 1930, this profile should be open. I've created a new profile for John and I'm happy to merge them if you unlock the profile you created.
Thanks, Tracy