Thomas Cowan (1890 - 1970)

Born 23 Jun 1890 in Juniper Hill Farm, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Elsie Ingaborg (Schell) Cowan — married 21 Mar 1925 in Seattle, King Co., WA USA

Descendants

Died 16 Jun 1970 at age 79 in Group Health Hospital, Seattle, King, Washington, United States

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Biography

Tom Cowan is a member of the Cowan Name Study Project.

Family

Husband: Walter Scott Cowan

Wife: Annie McPherson

Marriage:

Date: 10 OCT 1878

Place: Puslinch, Wellington Co., ON CAN

Map:

Latitude: N43.433037

Longitude: W80.097429

Address:

Address 2: Puslinch Township

City: Puslinch

State: Ontario

Country: Canada

Marriage:

Date: 16 OCT 1878

Place: Duff's Presbyterian Church, Morriston, Wellington Co. ON CAN

Map:

Latitude: N43.45537

Longitude: W80.12856

Address: 319 Brock Rd. S.

Address 1: 319 Brock Rd. S.

Address 2: Puslinch Township

City: Guelph

State: Ontario

Postal Code: N1H 6H9

Country: Canada

Child: Margaret (Grett) (Maggie) Cowan

Child: Alexander McPherson Cowan

Child: Jennie_(Jean) Cowan

Child: James Cowan

Child: William_(Willy) Cowan

Child: Mary Cowan

Child: Thomas Cowan

Child: Walter Elwin Cowan

Birth

Thomas Cowan birth certificate

Birth:

Date: 23 JUN 1890

Place: Juniper Hill Farm, Puslinch., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Map:

Latitude: N43.482219

Longitude: E80.546719

Christening

Christening:

Date: 20 FEB 1891

Place: Duff's Presbyterian Church, Morriston, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Map:

Latitude: N43.45537

Longitude: W80.12856

City: Guelph

Postal Code: N1H 6H9

Military Service

Thomas Cowan served in WWI Royal Canadian Flying Corps in Texas, in the US, repairing training aircraft. He used that knowledge later as one of the mechanics on the first airplane flown over the Canadian Rockies. The image of his service record before was for a different Thomas Cowan.

Migration, Naturalization

Thomas Cowan US Naturalization

Name: Thomas Cowan

Age: 34

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1890

Birth Location: Puslinch, Ont, Canada

Arrival Year: 1924

Issue Date: 2 Jul 1924

State: Washington

Locality, Court: Seattle, District Court

Marriage

1925, Age 34 - Marriage to: Elsie Ingaborg Cowan (born Schell), Seattle, King Co., WA USA, Mar 21 1925

Census

1891 Census of Canada

Thomas Cowan, age 9 mo. with Walter, Annie, Maggie, Aleck, James, Jane, Mary and Janet Cameron in 1891

Age: 9/12

Birth Year: abt 1890

Birthplace: Ontario

Relation to Head-of-house: Son

Religion: Free Church

French Canadian: No

Father's name: Walter Cowan

Father's Birth Place: Ontario

Mother's name: Annie Cowan

Mother's Birth Place: Ontario

Province: Ontario

District Number: 127

District: Wellington South

Subdistrict: Puslinch

Household Members: Name Age

Walter Cowan 48

Annie Cowan 32

Maggie Cowan 11

Aleck Cowan 10

James Cowan 7

Jane Cowan 5

Mary Cowan 2

Thomas Cowan 9/12

Janet Cameron 27

1901 Canada Census: Puslinch, Wellington (south/sud), Ontario

Thomas at 10, with Walter, Annie, Alex, Jenny, James, Mary, and Walter

Household Members: Name Age

Wallis Cowan 57

Annie Cowan 42

Alex Cowan 20

Jenny Cowan 17

James Cowan 15

Mary Cowan 12

Thomas Cowan 10

Walter Cowan 8

1921 Census of Canada: Burnaby, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

Tom and Walter Elwin with their parents in Burnaby, 1921

Name: Thomas Cowan

Gender: Male

Marital Status: Single

Age: 30

Birth Year: abt 1891

Birth Place: Ontario

Relation to Head of House: Son

Father's name: Walter Scott Cowan

Father Birth Place: Ontario

Mother's name: Annie Cowan

Mother Birth Place: Ontario

Racial or Tribal Origin: English

Province or Territory: British Columbia

District: New Westminster

District Number: 2

Sub-district: Burnaby

Sub-District Number: 43

City, Town or Village: Burnaby Municipality

Street or Township: Ward 4

Municipality: Burnaby

Occupation: Carpenter

Income: 1500

Household Members: Name Age

Walter Scot Cowan 75

Annie Cowan 62

Thomas Cowan 30

Walter Elwin Cowan 25

1930 US Census: Seattle, King, Washington, USA

Ted Cowan as a child with his parents, 1930

1940 US Census: Seattle, King, Washington, USA

Ted and Don, Elsie and Tom in Seattle, 1940

Death

16 JUN 1970, Group Health Hospital, Seattle, King, Washington, USA

Map:

Latitude: N47.614848

Longitude: W122.335906

Burial

Lake View Cemetery, Seattle, King, Washington, USA

Map:

Latitude: N47.633802

Longitude: W122.312564

Postal Code: 98102

Sources

• 1891; Census Place: Puslinch, Wellington South, Ontario; Roll: T-6378; Family No: 17
• 1901; Census Place: Puslinch, Wellington (south/sud), Ontario; Page: 3; Family No: 34
• Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 17; Census Place: Burnaby, New Westminster, British Columbia; Page Number: 4
• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, 1890-1957; Microfilm Serial: M1542; Microfilm Roll: 17
• 1930 US Census: Seattle, King, Washington, USA
• 1940 US Census: Seattle, King, Washington, USA
• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9GW-X4V8?cc=1861144&wc=SPST-N38%3A1419589201 : 9 April 2016), 100746332 > image 1720 of 2079. Citing NARA microfilm publications M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).