Benjamin was the son of Henry Cowgill and Eleanor Barrett. His family record appears in the records of Hopewell Monthly Meeting in Frederick County, Virginia.
He was married to Margaret Garrett 27 Dec 1827 in Highland County, Ohio.
He was married to Rachel Garrett 16 Feb 1837 in Highland County, Ohio.[1]
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ8-4B6 : 4 April 2020), Benjamin Cowgill, Paint, Highland, Ohio, United States; citing family 1944, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M894-WRR : 15 September 2017), Benjamin Cowgill, Paint, Highland, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 51, sheet 472B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,033.
"Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6NB-W5X : 9 March 2018), Benj Cowgill, 29 Feb 1888; citing Death, Highland, Ohio, United States, source ID v 1 p 216, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 570,611.
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