William Cowen and Catharine Pickering

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Husband William Cowen ¹

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            AKA: William Cowen 2
           Born: 1794 - Rockingham Co, VA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Feb 1875 - ? Venango Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 1819 - ? Virginia 2

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   Other Spouse: Catharine McIntosh (      -1872) 1 - 1825 - Trumbull Co, OH 2

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• Residence: : Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA.

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Wife Catharine Pickering ^{1 2}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1825 - Trumbull Co, OH
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 M James Cowan

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            AKA: James Cowen 3
           Born: 8 Mar 1823 - Fairfield Co, OH 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Feb 1889
         Buried:  - Wallaceville Cemetery, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

         Spouse: Catharine Richey (1827-1903) 2
           Marr: Abt 1851 2

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2 F Ruhamah Cowan

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            AKA: Rohannah Cowan 1
           Born: Cal 14 Oct 1820
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Nov 1892
         Buried:  - Wallaceville Cemetery, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 5

         Spouse: P. G. Welsh (cal 1817-1883) 1

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General Notes: Husband - William Cowen

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He was of German extract. From Virginia he went to Ohio and located in Franklin County, where he made his home for five years. From there he migrated to Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1823, and settled in Plum Township, on a tract of land containing 200 acres, five miles northeast of Cooperstown.
He was a democrat and was elected to and held the office of County Com­missioner for three years. He was twice elected as a justice of the peace, but refused to serve.
He had two children by his first wife and five by his second.

He went to Fairfield County, Ohio, from Rockingham County, Virginia, in 1822.

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General Notes: Wife - Catharine Pickering

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She was from Virginia and lived only a few years after their marriage.

1 Editor, 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 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 629.

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 94.

5 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 104.