Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Henry Cowan and Harriet A. Smith




Husband Henry Cowan 1 2

           Born: 29 Sep 1830 - Hanover Twp, Washington Co, PA 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Feb 1899 3
         Buried: 


         Father: Henry Cowan (      -      ) 1 2 4
         Mother: Sarah A. Stewart (1801-      ) 2 4 5


       Marriage: 9 Sep 1857 3



Wife Harriet A. Smith 1

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Feb 1913 6
         Buried: 


         Father: Robert Smith (      -      ) 1
         Mother: 




Children
1 F Ella May Cowan 1 6

           Born: 17 Jul 1858 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Gilliland (      -      ) 6


2 M William Stewart Cowan 1 6

           Born: 22 Sep 1861 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Eva Spivey (      -      ) 6
           Marr: 25 Jun 1885 6


3 M Robert Smith Cowan 6

           Born: 21 Jun 1864 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Sep 1864 6
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


4 F Eliza J. Cowan 1

            AKA: Jennie E. Cowan 6
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin



5 M Harry Marshall Cowan 1 6

           Born: 8 Jun 1872 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin
         Spouse: Gertrude Elder (      -      ) 6



General Notes: Husband - Henry Cowan


He was educated in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and was a farmer all his life. For sixteen years he was also engaged in buying and selling wool. His farm contained 322 acres.
He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian church, of which he was an elder. He was a Republican, and held several township offices.

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Sources


1 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 839.

2 J. S. Burns, Biographical and Chronological History of the Stewart Family of Western Pennsylvania 1754-1912 (No publication data available), Pg 65.

3 J. S. Burns, Biographical and Chronological History of the Stewart Family of Western Pennsylvania 1754-1912 (No publication data available), Pg 66.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 557.

5 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 839, 893.

6 J. S. Burns, Biographical and Chronological History of the Stewart Family of Western Pennsylvania 1754-1912 (No publication data available), Pg 67.


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