William Harry Cowan^[1]

1853 - 1938  (84 years)

• Name	William Harry Cowan
  Born	14 Sep 1853	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1880	Boyds Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	24 Jul 1938	Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Buried	25 Jul 1938	Trundle Family Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I326504	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2012

  
  

  Father	William H. Cowan,   b. Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 1881
  Mother	Sarah Ellender Tolbert,   b. 14 Feb 1822, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jan 1886  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F87158	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Harriett Rebecca Trundle,   b. 19 Sep 1848, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Jun 1927, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 78 years)
  Married	3 Feb 1874	Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	1. Minnie Cowan,   b. Abt 1875, Tennessee   2. Katie Cowan,   b. Abt 1877, Tennessee   3. Gertrude Cowan,   b. Abt 1879, Tennessee   4. Cowan,   b. 18 Jul 1881,   d. 18 Jul 1881  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F128178	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 Sep 1853 - Tennessee Census - 1870 - District 14, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 3 Feb 1874 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 24 Jul 1938 - Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S87] Death Certificate, 8 Jun 1927. Harriett Rebecca Cowan death record [S112] Census, 1870. Name: William Cowan Estimated Birth Year: 1854 Gender: Male Age in 1870: 16y Color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, Indian): White Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1870: Tennessee, United States Household Gender Age Birthplace Sarah E Cowan F 47y Tennessee Thomas Cowan M 18y Tennessee William Cowan M 16y Tennessee James Cowan M 14y Tennessee Mary Cowan F 12y Tennessee Samuel Cowan M 10y Tennessee Elizabeth Cowan F 7y Tennessee [S112] Census, 1880. Name: William Cowan Residence: Boyds Creek, Sevier, Tennessee Birthdate: 1854 Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Relationship to Head: Self Spouse's Name: Hattie Cowan Spouse's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Race or Color (Expanded): White Ethnicity (Standardized): American Gender: Male Martial Status: Married Age (Expanded): 26 years Occupation: Farmer NARA Film Number: T9-1278 Page: 471 Page Character: D Entry Number: 1858 Film number: 1255278 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF William Cowan M 26 Tennessee, United States WIFE Hattie Cowan F 30 Tennessee, United States DAU Minnie Cowan F 5 Tennessee, United States DAU Katie Cowan F 3 Tennessee, United States DAU Gertrude Cowan F 1 Tennessee, United States Ellie Russell F 10 Tennessee, United States William Starks M 12 Tennessee, United States [S87] Death Certificate. Name: William Harry Cowan Event: Death Event Date: 24 Jul 1938 Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee Gender: Male Marital Status: Widowed Race or Color: White Age: 84 Estimated Birth Year: Birth Date: 14 Sep 1853 Birthplace: Tennessee Spouse: Rebecca Cowan Father: William H. Cowan Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother: Sarah Tolbert Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Occupation: Retired Carpenter Street Address: Residence: Woodlawn Pike Cemetery: Trundle Burial Place: Boyds, Creek, Tenn Burial Date: 25 Jul 1938 Informant: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 4183431 Image Number: 676 Film Number: 1876865 Volume/Page/Certificate Number: cn 15104 [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 264. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: H R Russell Also Known As: Suffix: Event: Marriage Event Date: 08 Feb 1874 Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse: William Cowan Spouse's Also Known As: Spouse's Prefix: Spouse's Suffix: Page: 17