John Alexander Cowan

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John Alexander Cowan

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Birthplace: Indiana, United States
Death: August 10, 1911 (70)
Rushville, Rush County, Indiana, United States
Place of Burial: Sec 5, Rushville, Rush, Indiana
Immediate Family:

Son of Hugh Breckenridge Cowan and Mary Ann E Cowan
Husband of Sarah Elizabeth Cowan
Father of Samuel Elbert Cowan; William Cowan; Anna Mary Cowan; Inez Meek McCorkle; Hugh Patton Cowan and 1 other
Brother of Sgt Elbert Newton Cowan and Melissa Jane Butler
Half brother of Rev James Patton Cowan; Ann Eliza Souder; Esther Ellen Cowan; Almyra Lucinda Cowan and Horace Morton Cowan

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About John Alexander Cowan

He owned and lived on a farm 2 1/2 miles southeast of Richland, Indiana; Served through the Civil War in 37th Regiment of Indiana Volunteers; in politics, was always a Republican; was for many years an Elder in the United Presbyterian Church; was buried in East Hill Cemetery.

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John Alexander Cowan's Timeline

1840
September 23, 1840
Indiana, United States
1870
March 30, 1870
1872
December 15, 1872
1876
April 6, 1876
1878
May 2, 1878
1882
April 5, 1882
1885
September 1, 1885
1911
August 10, 1911
Age 70
Rushville, Rush County, Indiana, United States
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East Hill Cemetery, Sec 5, Rushville, Rush, Indiana