Mark K. Cowden and Jane Thompson

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Husband Mark K. Cowden ^{1 2}

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           Born: 22 Sep or 27 Sep 1827 - Mt. Pleasant Twp, Washington Co, PA 2 3
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         Father: John Cowden (1789-1854/1855) 4 5 6
         Mother: Mary Kelso (1796-1883/1883) 3 5 6

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       Marriage: 6 Jan 1853 7

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Wife Jane Thompson ^{7 8}

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         Father: Andrew Thompson (1793-1860) 8 9
         Mother: Elizabeth Bell (1797-1871) 8 9

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Children

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1 M John Kelso Cowden ^{3 7}

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           Born: 27 Sep 1853 7
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         Spouse: Elizabeth M. "Lizzie" Boyce (      -      ) 3 7
           Marr: 3 Jul 1879 7

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2 M Andrew Thompson Cowden ^{10 11}

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           Born: 10 Sep 1855 12
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           Died: 28 Apr 1899 12
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         Spouse: Sarah Anderson "Sadie" McKnight (      -      ) 11 13
           Marr: 20 Dec 1880 12

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3 M Joseph Alexander Cowden ^{3 12}

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           Born: 13 Sep 1857 12
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         Spouse: Anna Cummins (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 17 Feb 1887 12

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4 M Robert Russell Cowden ^{3 12}

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           Born: 17 Dec 1859 12
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         Spouse: Lizzie Vogel (      -      ) 12
           Marr: 16 Feb 1893 12

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5 M William B. Cowden ^{3 12 14}

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           Born: 19 Nov 1861 12
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         Spouse: Susan R. Phillips (      -      ) 12 14
           Marr: 28 Feb 1894 12

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6 F Elizabeth Cowden ^{3 12}

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         Spouse: Harry McNary (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 13 Nov 1884 12

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7 F Mary Cowden ^{15 16}

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         Spouse: Joseph Little (      -      ) 15 16
           Marr: 22 Aug 1889 16

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8 F Lyda Jane Cowden ¹⁶

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            AKA: Lida Cowden 3
           Born: 21 Jun 16
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9 M Van Eman Linsey Cowden ¹⁶

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            AKA: Van Emmon Cowden 3
           Born: 14 May 1875 16
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         Spouse: Martha Mitchell (      -      ) 16
           Marr: May 1903 16

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General Notes: Husband - Mark K. Cowden

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He was born on the home farm in Mt. Pleasant township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, re-ceiving his education in the subscription schools of the vicinity. He married and began life on a farm; this farm contained 204 acres of well-cultivated land, and also a good gas well. They also owned about seventy-eight acres near Hick-ory and were interested in sheep growing. They were members of the U. P. Church at Venice. He voted with the Prohibition party.

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

2 Rev. James Marcus Welch, Ancestry and Kin of the Cowden and Welch Families (Indiana, PA: 1904), Pg 97.

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

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

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

6 Rev. James Marcus Welch, Ancestry and Kin of the Cowden and Welch Families (Indiana, PA: 1904), Pg 68.

7 Rev. James Marcus Welch, Ancestry and Kin of the Cowden and Welch Families (Indiana, PA: 1904), Pg 100.

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

9 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 854.

10 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 372, 1207.

11 Rev. James Marcus Welch, Ancestry and Kin of the Cowden and Welch Families (Indiana, PA: 1904), Pg 101, 170.

12 Rev. James Marcus Welch, Ancestry and Kin of the Cowden and Welch Families (Indiana, PA: 1904), Pg 101.

13 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1207.

14 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1039.

15 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 372, 457.

16 Rev. James Marcus Welch, Ancestry and Kin of the Cowden and Welch Families (Indiana, PA: 1904), Pg 102.