Milton Cowles (1840 - 1887)

Born 28 Apr 1840 in New York, United States

Husband of Abigail (Leonard) Cowles — married 11 Apr 1865 in Huron, Ohio, United States

Died 25 Feb 1887 at age 46 in Arkansas, United States

Biography

Mr. Cowles was a soldier in the Union Army during the Civil War, was engaged in the battle of Gettysburg, was one of the sufferers at Libby Prison.

Sources

• Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of His Descendants. By Manning Leonard, Southbridge, Mass. Press of Knapp, Peck & Thomson, Auburn N.Y. 1896, p187-8.

• "Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDN2-P9W : accessed 26 April 2015), Milton N. Cowles and Abigal Leonard, 11 Apr 1865; citing Huron,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0410260 V. 1-2.

• "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHX7-DQ9 : accessed 26 April 2015), Milton N. Cowles, 26 Nov 1864; from "Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); company C, regiment 55, Ohio, NARA microfilm publication T289.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJB-3BH : accessed 3 August 2015), John S Cowles in household of Milton M Cowles, Kansas, United States; citing p. 9, family 102, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,941.

• "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF5K-VZZ : accessed 26 April 2015), Milton N Cawls, Spring Creek, Saline, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district 294, sheet 113B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0396; FHL microfilm 1,254,396.