William Henry Cowen and Elizabeth Isabella Richey

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Husband William Henry Cowen

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            AKA: William H. F. Cowan,1 W. H. Cowen 2
           Born: 15 Dec 1828 - Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Jun 1900
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: William Cowen (1794-1875) 1
         Mother: Catharine McIntosh (      -1872) 1

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       Marriage: 1862 2

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   Other Spouse: Sarah Ehrhart (1838-1924) 1 2 - 1875 2

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Wife Elizabeth Isabella Richey ^{1 2}

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           Born: 5 Oct 1830
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Nov 1863 or 1865 1
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

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         Father: John Richey (1805-1894) 5
         Mother: Elizabeth B. Job (1805-1881/1882) 6

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   Other Spouse: Thomas M. Brown (Abt 1823-1861) 5

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Children

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• They had no children.

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General Notes: Husband - William Henry Cowen

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He was born Dec. 13. [HVC 1890, 1074]
He attended the common schools of his neighborhood and remained on the homestead until thirty-three years of age. In 1862 he enlisted in the 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company I, and by the company was promoted to the Second Lieutenant. He remained in service about three months when he was cited, by Major Kerr, before the Board of Examiners, on which account he handed in his resignation, fearing that he would not be able to pass the examinations. After he came from the war he was en­gaged as a stock-dealer, and later as a farmer in Plum Town­ship, Venango County, PA. He had a farm of one hundred and fifty acres.
He was a Democrat in politics and has served in various township offices. He was a member of Andrew Jackson Post, No. 299, G. A. R., of Cooperstown, and belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church. His wife was attached to the Presbyterian church.

1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1074.

2 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 630.

3 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 61.

4 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 60.

5 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1053, 1074.

6 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1053.