Born [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Gillespie Cowan
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Died
at age 88
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Nov 2015
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Biography
Burial: Goad Springs Cemetery Lowell Benton County Arkansas, USA
Thomas B. Cowan was born in Arkansas in May 1855 according to the 1900 US Census. His parents are John Gillespie Cowan (1827-1915) and Elvira Hubbard Cowan (1829-1919.)
Martha Josephine Johnson was born in Arkansas in June 1855 according to the 1900 US Census.
Thomas and Martha were married December 25, 1876 in Benton County, Arkansas.
On the 1880 US Census they are farming in Colville, Arkansas. Thomas is 24, Martha is 21, their son Charles E is 2 and their son Henry is 9 months old.
On the 1900 US Census they are in Springdale. Thomas is 45 and a carpenter. Martha is 45. Son Albert G is 18 and a day laborer. Daughter Mary M is 14. They’ve had 5 children, 4 of whom are living.
On the 1910 US Census, Thomas is 54, divorced, and living with his parents John and Elvira Cowan in Washington, Arkansas. He works as a carpenter in the housing industry.
Martha married George Skeith in Washington County, Arkansas on April 20, 1907. On the 1910 US Census, Martha J is 52 and George Skeith is 63 (born in Scotland, a stock dealer). They live in McAlester, Oklahoma. Daughter May Cowan who is 24, and adopted daughter Edna Johnson who is 16.
Sources
- FindAGrave.com Memorial 15479830 [1], accessed November 22, 2015
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