Rives Carter Cowden (1800 - 1877)

Born 27 Apr 1800 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Julia Ann (Smith) Cowden — married 24 Nov 1856 in Polk Co, Missouri [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 16 Jun 1877 at age 77 in Polk Co, MO

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Biography

Rives was born in 1800. Rives Cowden ... He passed away in 1877.

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in the 1850 United States Federal Census ^[1]

• First wife was Mary G. (Prunty) Cowden b. 1809, warren, Kentucky and died in 1849 in Illinois either Downs McLean or Bloomington. They were married on Jan, 9, 1828 at Bowling Green, Warren county, Kentucky.^[2] They had 11 children, 4 of which appeared to have died at birth or infancy.

Rives moved to Springfield, Mo in 1849 where he purchased 400 acres Turrill Creek Bottom.

He married Julie Ann Smith on 24 Nov 1856 in Polk county, Missouri.^[3] They had a large family.

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1. ↑ Name: Revise Cowden [Rives Carter Cowden] Age: 50 Birth Year: abt 1800 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1850: Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA Gender: Male Family Number: 581 Household Members: Name Age William M Rhodes 25 Sarah M Rhodes 20 John R Rhodes 1 Revise Cowden 50 Lucy Cowden 10 George W Cowden 4
2. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW1H-V46 : 4 December 2014), Rives Cowdan and Mary G. Prunty, 09 Jan 1828; citing Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, reference 00017 Pg.39; FHL microfilm 339,890.
3. ↑ "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2D9-5JP : 6 December 2014), Ruves C. Cowden and Juleyann Smith, 24 Nov 1856; citing Polk,Missouri; FHL microfilm 944,885.

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