Joseph Cowgill

Joseph Cowgill b 25 Sep 1785, VA, d before census of 1860, m(1) 7 Apr 1808, Jemima Reed, dau of Stephen and Alice (Bonham) Reed; m(2) 13 Sep 1846, Guernsey Co., OH, Mary Dunbar, b 1826 (age 24 on 6 Sep 1850 census), OH. Mary, with two of the children, is shown as living in Wheeling Twp in the 1860 census. Mary is probably the Mary Cogle who m(2) John Huff in Coshocton Co. on 16 May 1862. Joseph is probably the Joseph Cogle who served in the War of 1812 as a private in Cpt Absalom Martin's Co, 3rd Regt, Ohio Militia, with service from 26 Aug 1812 to 12 Nov 1812. Joseph and Jemima are listed in Guernsey Co. land records beginning 1818. Children: known are – Sarah, Alice, Amy, Mary, Martha, Hannah, Nancy, Jemima, Harriet, James, Emma, Ellen, Joseph, Isaac, William Henry

1 Sarah Cowgill b 2 Nov 1808, OH, d 30 Aug 1888, m 17 Dec 1826, William Maple, b 7 Nov 1802, OH, d 21 Mar 1874, son of William B. and Sarah (Fuller) Maple. Sarah and William purchased/received 80 acres in Guernsey Co. from her father in 1831; they moved to Peoria in 1838; later settled in Chariton Twp, Lucas Co., IA. Note: there were two William Maples in Guernsey Co. in 1826 – the other married a Sarah Campbell at nearly the same time.

2 Alice Cowgill b 15 Oct 1810, OH, d 16 Jul 1885, Peoria Co., IL, m 9 Oct 1828, Guernsey Co., OH, Joseph Fuller, b 1805, OH, d 16 Apr 1874, son of James and Catherine Fuller. Both bur Maple Ridge Cem., Peoria Co., IL. Alice had one of sister Mary’s children with her in 1860.

3 Amy Cowgill b 23 Jul 1812, OH, d 3 Feb 1865, m 23 Mar 1843, Guernsey Co., OH, as his 2nd wife, John Wharton, b ca 1795, VA, d bef 1860. Amy was living next to her mother in Guernsey Co. in 1860. No children.

4 Mary Cowgill b 3 Mar 1815, OH, d bef 1860?, m 11 Oct 1832, Guernsey Co., OH, John W. Wolgamott, b ca 1810, OH, d 12 Mar 1855. They settled in Peoria Co., IL, ca 1845.

5 Martha Cowgill b 12 Dec 1816. No further information.

6 Hannah Cowgill b 23 Jan 1819, d 14 Dec 1857, m 25 Apr 1839, Alexander Fuller, b 13 Sep 1817, Coshocton Co., OH, d 5 Jan 1885, son of James Fuller. They settled in Peoria Co., IL. After Hannah’s death, Alexander m(2) Maria Hornbaker, widow of John Maple; m(3) Melissa Ramsey.

7 Nancy Cowgill b 2 Apr 1821, OH, m 6 Oct 1839, Coshocton Co., OH, Ephraim Johnson, b ca 1811, OH. Lived in Coshocton Co., OH.

8 Jemima Cowgill b 12 Dec 1822. No further information.

9 Harriet Cowgill, a mute, b 21 Jan 1826. No further information.

10 James Cowgill b 10 Dec 1846, on 1850 census (d early? Not with his mother in Guernsey Co. in 1860). No further information.

11 Emma Cowgill b 30 Apr 1849, on 1850 census (with her mother in Guernsey Co. in 1860). No further information.

12 Nancy Ellen Cowgill b 3 Jun 1851, d 18 Feb 1915, m ca 1870, Guernsey Co. (?), OH, William McKim, b 17 Mar 1846, OH, d 12 Oct 1909. Not with her mother in Guernsey Co. in 1860. In OH until after 1880, then to AR and MO. Nancy shown as a widow in Shoshone Co., ID, in 1910. William was a veteran of the Civil War, serving as a private in Co H, 40th OH Infantry (enl 18 Oct 1861, mustered in 21 Nov; mustered out 6 Dec 1864, Nashville; and reenlisted 30 Mar 1865 in Co B, 198th OH Infantry, mustering out 8 May 1865 in Baltimore. He applied for Inv pension (appl 609318, cert 487683) 11 May 1887 from OH; she applied for a widow's pension in Feb 1910 from ID (appl 935479, cert 719223). Both bur Oak Lawn Cem., Howell Co., MO. Note: death cert has b 18 Feb 1843, which is unlikely, Cert was filed by a son who did not know much about her past.

13 Joseph Cowgill b 26 Jun 1853 (d early? Not with his mother in Guernsey Co. in 1860). No further information.

14 Isaac Cowgill b 19 Feb 1855 (d early? Not with his mother in Guernsey Co. in 1860). No further information.

15 William Henry Cowgill b 20 Jul 1857, OH, d 10 Apr 1928, m(1) 24 Jan 1876, Sarah Catherine Eastman; m(2) 22 Nov 1881, Eliza Cogin; m(3) (claimed as his 2nd on 1900/1910 census) 12 Nov 1892, Viola Wilson, b Nov 1869, OH (all marriages in Coshocton Co., OH). William was a coal miner in Coshocton Co. Bur South Lawn Cem.

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jun 23 2017, 6:02:44 UTC