Benjamin Cowgill (1802 - 1888)

Born 10 Jun 1802 in Culpeper, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Garrett) Cowgill — married 29 Dec 1827 in Highland, Ohio, United States

Husband of Rachel D. (Garrett) Cowgill — married 16 Feb 1837 in Highland, Ohio, United States

Died 29 Feb 1888 at age 85 in Paint Township, Highland, Ohio, United States

Biography

This is not the same person as Benjamin W. Cowgill.

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]

1850 Census, Paint Township, Highland, Ohio:

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Benjamin Cowgill Male 48 Virginia

Rachel Cowgill Female 30 Ohio

Martha Cowgill Female 21 Ohio

Henry Cowgill Male 19 Ohio

Wm Cowgill Male 16 Ohio

Sarah Cowgill Female 12 Ohio

Phebe J Cowgill Female 10 Ohio

Harriet Cowgill Female 6 Ohio

Jonathan B Cowgill Male 4 Ohio

Mary Cowgill Female 2 Ohio

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Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZZ1P-HWZM : 12 May 2020), Benjamin Cowgill and Rachel D. Garrett, 1837.
2. ↑ "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, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGV-NDL : 11 November 2020), Ben Cowgill, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M62K-RFR : 19 March 2020), Benjamin Cowgill, 1870.

• "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.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94502647/benjamin-cowgill