James Independence Gillespie Cowan

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James Independence Gillespie Cowan

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Knox County, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 18, 1918 (85)
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Place of Burial: Bowie, Montague County, Texas, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Andrew Cowan and Esther F. Cowan
Husband of Ann Eliza Cowan (Gilbreath) and Mary Jane Cowan
Father of William H. Cowan and Annie Elizabeth Stephens
Brother of Nancy G Cowan; William Baker Cowan; Isabella Ann Norwood and Matthew Leonidas Cowan
Half brother of Betsey Gillespie-Tedford (Houston); Samuel F. Houston; Malinda Houston; Polly Patrick (Houston); Esther Jane Cowan and 1 other

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About James Independence Gillespie Cowan

From his obituary in the Chickasha (OK) Daily Express of Friday, April 19, 1918:

James Cowan, of Wichita, Kansas, died at his home yesterday morning, and was buried today in Bowie, Texas, where he formerly lived. Mr. Cowan lived in Chickasha at one time and will be remembered by many old friends. He is survived by one sister in this city, Mrs. R. Stevens, who was accompanied to Bowie by Mrs. Oscar Vaughan

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James Independence Gillespie Cowan's Timeline

1832
July 4, 1832
Knox County, Tennessee, United States
1857
October 9, 1857
Cincinnati, Washington County, Arkansas, United States
1877
October 12, 1877
Denton County, Texas, United States
1918
April 18, 1918
Age 85
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
April 20, 1918
Age 85
Elmwood Cemetery, Bowie, Montague County, Texas, United States