Charles
"Charlie"
Cowan
Born in North Carolina, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Witherspoon) Cowan
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John H. Cowan, Rhody Isabella (Cowan) Rankin, Lucinda Cowan, Susan Jane (Cowan) Cornelius, William Cowan, Charles Cowan, Eliza Cowan and Mary Cowan
Died
at age 76
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 15 May 2009
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Biography
Charles Cowan is a part of US Black heritage.
Native Tar Heel
Charles Cowan was born in 1924.
In 1870, Charles and his wife Lizzie lived at Salisbury, Rowan County, where Charles and his older children worked on farms.
- Charles Cowan, 43, black, farmer
- Elizabeth, 40, keeping house
- John, 19, works on farm
- Rhody, 16, works on farm
- Lucinda, 14, works on farm
- Susan, 12, works on farm
- Charles, 8
- William, 6
- Eliza, 2
- Mary, 4 months[1]
According to the 1880 census, Charlie and Lizzie Cowan lived in Mt Ulla township, Rowan County.
- Charles Cowan, black, male, 56 years, farmer, born N.C., parents born N.C.
- Elisabeth, black, female, 51 years, keeping house, born N.C., parents born N.C.
- John, black, male, 27 years, son, farm labourer, born N.C.
- Emma, black, 22 years, daughter-in-law, boarder, born N.C.
- Charles, black, 19, son, farm labourer, born N.C.
- William, black, 16, son, farm labourer, born N.C.
- Eliza, black, female, 11, daughter, at home, born N.C.
- Mary, black, female, 9, daughter, born N.C.
- Lillie, black, female, 1, granddaughter, born N.C.[2]
Elizabeth had passed away by 1900 -- the census that year has Charles Cowan living with a daughter and grandchildren in Mt. Ulla.
- Charles Cowan, black, male, born Nov 1824, widowed, a farmer. He owned his farm freehold.
- Eliza Cowan, daughter, born Apr 1867, single
- Lizzie Cornelius, granddaughter, born Mar 1883
- Arthur Cowan, grandson, born Nov 1883, farm labourer[3]
He died in 1900 and is buried in Mount Tabor Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Cleveland, North Carolina.[4]
Sources
- ↑
1870 Census:
"1870 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1870; Census Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1158; Page: 565B
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #20062872
Charles Cowan (45), Farmer, in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina. - ↑
1880 Census:
"1880 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1880; Census Place: Mount Ulla, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: 980; Page: 287A; Enumeration District: 239
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #43234668
Charles Cowan (56), married, Farmer, head of household in Mount Ulla, Rowan, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina. - ↑
1900 Census:
"1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Ulla, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: 1216; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1241216
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #57618633
Charlie Cowan (75), widowed, Farmer, head of household in Mount Ulla, Rowan, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina, USA. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #110096482
Memorial page for Charles Cowan (6 Nov 1824-3 Dec 1900), citing Mount Tabor Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cleveland, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Leslie Banks (contributor 47082943).
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Kate (Gardner) Schmidt
Kate (Gardner) Schmidt
Hi, can you please change his last name at birth to Cowan (not in all caps,) please?
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