John William James Cowen (1828 - abt. 1875)

Born 1828 in Tennessee

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Bean) Cowen — married 30 May 1850 in Randolph County, Illinois

Descendants

Died about 1875 at about age 47 in Burleson County, Texas, USA

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Biography

When John J. Cowen was born in 1828 in Tennessee, his father, James Cowen, was 40 and his mother, Clarissa Sharp, was 38.

He married Jane Bean on May 30, 1850, in Randolph, Illinois. ^[1] They had seven children in 15 years. ^[2]

In 1870, he was a laborer and his family was living in Roaring River, Barry County, Missouri. ^[3]

He died between 1870 and 1880 in Burleson, Texas, at about the age of 42.

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860" Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Microfilm 0975008
   • John J. Cowan and Jane Bean
   • Date 30 May 1850, County Randolph
   State Illinois
2. ↑ "1850 United States Federal Census" Census Place: Township 4 S R 7 W, Randolph, Illinois; Roll: M432_125; Page: 44B; Image: 341
   • John Cowan, Age 23, Birth Year abt 1827, Birthplace Tennessee
   • Home in 1850 Township 4 S R 7 W, Randolph, Illinois, USA
   • Jane Cowan 25
3. ↑ "1870 United States Federal Census" Census Place: Roaring River, Barry, Missouri; Roll: M593_;
   • John J Cowan, Age in 1870 42, Birth Year abt 1828, Birthplace Tennessee, Race White, Gender Male, Occupation Laborer
   • Home in 1870 Roaring River, Barry, Missouri
   • Jane Cowan 44, wife
   • Children: Margaret Cowan 18, Sarah J Cowan 16, James A Cowan 14, Martha Cowan 13, William J Cowan 9, Absolom Cowan 6, Mary E Cowan 4