John Cowan and Mary Cowan

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Husband John Cowan ¹

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           Born: Abt 1812 - Scotland
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           Died: 1868 1
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       Marriage:  - Scotland

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Wife Mary Cowan ²

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           Born: 
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           Died: 1884 1
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Children

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1 M William Cowan ²

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            AKA: Wills Collins 3
           Born: 21 Dec 1838 - Scotland 2
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         Spouse: Jane "Jennie" Moses (      -Aft 1909) 3 4
           Marr: 4 May 1875 1

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General Notes: Husband - John Cowan

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He was born and bred in Scotland, and there married Mary Cowan, who, although bearing the same surname, was not of the same family. Emigrating from his native land in 1851, he came with his wife and six children to Pennsylvania, locating at first on the west side of Sharon, where for a number of years he followed his trade of a miner, working in the coal mines. In 1860 he bought land just east of Sharon, and from that time until his death, at the age of fifty-six years, was engaged in farming. They were the parents of thirteen children, six of whom were born in Scotland and seven in America.

1 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 549.

2 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 548.

3 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1050.

4 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 659.