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John F Cowan

Also Known As: "Cowin"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Isle of Man
Death: July 15, 1878 (33-42)
Will, Illinois, USA
Immediate Family:

Husband of Mary Elizabeth Franklin
Father of Lillian M Hooper and George Oliver Cowan

Managed by: Robin Rainford
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About John F Cowan

Biography John Cowan was born in Scotland or Wales; both locations appeared on the census for his children. He married Mary Elizabeth Rainford Franklin after she was widowed. They had two children together before he died after 1878 but before 1880 census.

Name Given Name: John Surname: Cowan[1] Birth Birth: Place: Scotland or Wales

Death: Date: AFT 1878 Place: Will County, IL, USA Note: after son's birth in 1878 but before the 1880 census when Mary Elizabeth is widowed Record ID Number: MH:IF10223 Date: 17 JUN 1880 [2]

Sources ↑ Source: #S172 Data: Text: Residence date: 17 Jun 1880Residence place: Wesley, Will, Illinois, United States Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=nonpopcensus&h=669876&ti=0&in...

"Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 14 May 2016, 04:00), entry for John Cowan(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9MMV-XQZ); contributed by various users. Source: S172 Record ID Number: MH:S172 User ID: 32A98BB5-22C0-44EA-9416-D22ADDB6CF86 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Nonpopulation Census Schedules for California, 1850-1880. Microfilm. The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.Nonpopulation

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John F Cowan's Timeline

1840
June 28, 1840
Malew, Isle of Man
1840
Isle of Man
1874
September 1874
Illinois, USA
1875
May 22, 1875
Wilmington W, Illinois
1878
July 15, 1878
Age 38
Will, Illinois, USA