William Cowan and Jane "Jennie" Moses

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Husband William Cowan ¹

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            AKA: Wills Collins 2
           Born: 21 Dec 1838 - Scotland 1
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         Father: John Cowan (Abt 1812-1868) 3
         Mother: Mary Cowan (      -1884) 1

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       Marriage: 4 May 1875 3

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Wife Jane "Jennie" Moses ^{2 4}

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         Father: Rev. John Moses (      -      ) 5
         Mother: Batheah Robinson (      -1864) 5

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1 F Kathryn Cowan ³

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2 F Mary B. Cowan ³

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3 F Bessie Cowan ³

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4 F Emma F. Cowan ³

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5 M Gordon Brown Cowan ³

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General Notes: Husband - William Cowan

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He lived in Scotland until twelve years old, and there began his education, attending school regularly until nine years of age. He then began working in the mines, and after coming to America continued thus employed until 1867, in the meantime supplementing his early education by attending the night schools, and by home study, acquiring an excellent knowledge of books and events. Forming a partnership with A. G. Spears in 1867, Mr. Cowan opened a store of general merchandise at Hermitage, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and continued there until 1879, when the firm was burned out. Leasing property then at Five Points, he carried on a general mercantile business for five years as junior member of the firm of Spears & Cowan, at the time serving as postmaster. Meanwhile Mr. Spears, the head of the firm, went to Clearfield County, same state, secured a lease upon a mine, and the firm then moved its stock to that place, and there remained until the mine was worked out, fourteen years later. Returning to Sharon in 1898, Mr. Cowan bought property on East State street; now numbered 565, erected a building, put in a good line of groceries and dry goods, and built up a large and thriving trade in that vicinity.
Politically Mr. Cowan was a Republican, and for several years served as treasurer of Hickory township. Fraternally he was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and of the Knights of Pythias.

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

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

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

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

5 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 658.