John Cowden and Mary Kelso

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Husband John Cowden ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - Mt. Pleasant Twp, Washington Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1854 or 1855 2 3
         Buried:  - Hickory, Mt. Pleasant Twp, Washington Co, PA

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         Father: John Cowden (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Anna Sloan (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 1820 3

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Wife Mary Kelso ^{2 3}

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           Born:  - Mt. Pleasant Twp, Washington Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1883 3
         Buried:  - Hickory, Mt. Pleasant Twp, Washington Co, PA

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         Father: Mark Kelso (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Martha Ewing (      -      ) 3

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Children

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1 F Elizabeth Cowden ^{2 3}

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           Born: 
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           Died: 1842 2
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2 M Joseph Cowden ^{2 3}

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           Born: 
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           Died: 1908 2
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3 M Mark K. Cowden ⁵

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           Born: 27 Sep 1827 - Mt. Pleasant Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: Jane Thompson (      -      ) 6

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4 F Margaret B. Cowden ³

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            AKA: Margaret Ann Cowden 2
           Born: 
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           Died: 1886 3
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         Spouse: R. B. Miller (      -      ) 3

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5 F Jane Cowden ³

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1910
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6 M John Cowden ³

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           Died: Bef 1910
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7 M Robert Cowden ^{2 3}

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           Born: 10 Nov 1835 - Mt. Pleasant Twp, Washington Co, PA 2 3
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         Spouse: Margaret Allison (      -1877) 3 7
           Marr: 1859 3

         Spouse: Margaret McDonald (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 15 Sep 1880 3

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8 F Mary Cowden ³

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           Born: 
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           Died: Aft 1893
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Rev. Robert C. Welch (      -Bef 1893) 2 3

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General Notes: Husband - John Cowden

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He followed farming all his life. He was an active Whig, and in church connection he and his wife were members of the U. P. Seceder Church at Hickory, Pennsylvania.

1 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 371.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1315.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 372.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 372, 575, 944.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 372, 514.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 514.

7 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 584.