Hi List, I am searching for present day descendants and/or information about the family of William John Cowan, born 1862 at Sale/Victoria/Australia, and married in 1912 to Sarah Emily King. Help or advice from any subscriber on this list would be greatly appreciated. With best wishes from sunny Queensland .................. Joan Jackson.

... DEATHS ... COWAN, James - D13/12/1845 - At Newton Terrace, Ayr, on the 13th inst., Mr James Cowan, aged 71. ... ==== SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE Mailing List ==== -----------------------------------

I recently acquired a transcript of all the graves in the Old Kirkyard, Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland. This one caught my eye because it connects to a COWAN who immigrated to the U.S. Knowing that many of you are researching in the U.S., perhaps this may be of some help: Monument Inscription 67 "Erected by Agnes COWAN & Margaret McDOWALL in memory of their mother Rosana THOMPSON relict of John COWAN, late in Blairs, Parish of Kirkmabrick, who died 11th Jany 1831 aged 64 years Also their brother John T. COWAN who died at Charleston, So. Carolina, 12th July 1827 aged 29 Margaret McDOWALL died 7th Oct 1836 aged 33 years The above Agnes COWAN wife of the Revd. W. McQueen, Pathstruie, Pethshire, died 3d March 1852, aged 51" Mary Richardson

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DMQ.2ACIB/1102 Message Board Post: Searching for info on Robert J. Whitaker who married Sarah Cowan, b.1838/39 in GA, married 11/19/1878. Both of her parents were born in NC. In leads would be helpful.

... DEATHS ... MURDOCH/COWAN, Elizabeth - D28/11/1845 - At Fleet Street, Gatehouse, on the 28th ultimo, Elizabeth Cowan, spouse of Robert M. Murdoch, grocer there. ... ==== SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE Mailing List ==== -----------------------------------

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: COWAN and MERRY Families from ARY SCOTLAND Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DMQ.2ACIB/1101 Message Board Post: Looking fot the Cowan and Merry families that lived in Ary Sctoland. Elizabeth Merry married John Cowan. Elizabeth was born in 1887. They arrived in 1911 in California and moved into Pa. They lived in Jefferson county Pa. in a small mining town called Sykesville. I have a lot of information to share on their descendants.

Am helping a friend search for his ancestress whose name is apparently not recorded anywhere! She was the daughter of Revolutionary War soldier John WHITE of Bertie County, NC, and she married Lewis COWAND. Neither saw fit to mention her by name in any documents we have found, so far. John White's Will, dated 1834 clearly references his son-in-law Lewis COWAND and Lewis' son Dempsey COWAN, but not Lewis' wife, at least by name. Would appreciate any help you can give him. Carolyn HALE BRUCE Co-author of Rebel King, Hammer of the Scots and Rebel King, The Har'ships See our site at www.RebelKing.com Coming April 1st: VIRGINIANA, A Visitors' Guide to Virginia History & Other Stuff See our site at www.virginianabooks.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Colbert, Davis, Cowan Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DMQ.2ACIB/1008.2 Message Board Post: Looking for Missouri ties.... also information on a Dr. John W. Colbert born in Fairfield, Mo 1880 who married a Helen Davis.... you posted information to the Flower web site.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cowan/Horn Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DMQ.2ACIB/791.1 Message Board Post: Did you ever find out your connection to the Cowan Family? My Father (who died years ago- before all the interest in genealogy came about) claimed a relationship to Ina Ray Hiutton. His Sister Ethyl Margaret Sans (AKA Peggy) married a man named Jess Horn.. they were married in CA. Do any of these names fit into your genealogy anywhere? I do know that some of my Father's family came from the Chicago area... on the Ray side.. Thanks..

At 05:00 PM 3/14/05 -0700, you wrote: > >COWAN-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 47 > >Today's Topics: > #1 Verl J. Cowan 1918 - 1970 [misswho@earthlink.net] > #2 Re: COWAN, in Scotland [heidihutch@msn.com] > #3 Re: Thomas Cowan, Stirlingshire, S [heidihutch@msn.com] > #4 Re: COWAN, in Scotland [pbwalberg@netscape.net] > #5 Re: COWAN, in Scotland [acowan@f2s.com] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from COWAN-D, send a message to > > COWAN-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > > >______________________________ >X-Message: #1 >Date: 13 Mar 2005 16:36:40 -0700 >From: misswho@earthlink.net >To: COWAN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <MB10p68V8zDv60gxapz00003f66@MB10.myfamilysouth.com> >Subject: Verl J. Cowan 1918 - 1970 >Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-697459B7; charset=US-ASCII >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Cowan >Classification: Cemetery > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DMQ.2ACIB/1099 > >Message Board Post: > >I have a photo of his grave marker at Mt. View cemetary. Marker reads: >Verl J. Cowan >Arkansas >PFC 47 ENGR CONST BN >World War II >Jan 28, 1918 Sept 22, 1970 > >If you would like a copy of the photo, send an email to misswho@verizon.net, and I will email the photo to you. > >______________________________ >X-Message: #2 >Date: 13 Mar 2005 18:22:33 -0700 >From: heidihutch@msn.com >To: COWAN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <MB09hJcnqs1FYv6ST8Z0000628e@MB09.myfamilysouth.com> >Subject: Re: COWAN, in Scotland >Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-697459B7; charset=US-ASCII >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: COWAN_Scotland >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DMQ.2ACIB/863.2 > >Message Board Post: > >Do you have a connection to Frederick Cowan born 1857. He then moved to England. > >______________________________ >X-Message: #3 >Date: 13 Mar 2005 18:32:07 -0700 >From: heidihutch@msn.com >To: COWAN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <MB07aafMKDepexkeJes00003567@MB07.myfamilysouth.com> >Subject: Re: Thomas Cowan, Stirlingshire, Scotland >Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-697459B7; charset=US-ASCII >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DMQ.2ACIB/757.1 > >Message Board Post: > >Do you know of Frederick Cowan b 1857 in Scotland > >______________________________ >X-Message: #4 >Date: 14 Mar 2005 10:14:55 -0700 >From: pbwalberg@netscape.net >To: COWAN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <MB03AA33g26JEmoEUGi000030f5@MB03.myfamilysouth.com> >Subject: Re: COWAN, in Scotland >Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-697459B7; charset=US-ASCII >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: COWAN, MITCHEL >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DMQ.2ACIB/863.2.1 > >Message Board Post: > >Mary Cowan, b. ca 1734 in Scotland. > >Unfortunately, this is the only COWAN I have so far, so I can't be of any help right now. > >Good luck with your research! > >Pat > >______________________________ >X-Message: #5 >Date: 14 Mar 2005 12:36:54 -0700 >From: acowan@f2s.com >To: COWAN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <MB03dPfmsLCqPV8rPFu00003164@MB03.myfamilysouth.com> >Subject: Re: COWAN, in Scotland >Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-697459B7; charset=US-ASCII >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: COWAN >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DMQ.2ACIB/863.2.1.1 > >Message Board Post: > >I have Cowans in both Ayrshire (1800-1880) and Renfrewshire (1869-1905), but none in Stirlingshire. > > >-- incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266 - Release Date: 03/11/2005 >

From one of my good friends, I think that he stops at every cemetery that he happens to see. He finds more Cowan's than I do and he always sends them to me to share with the list. Hope that this helps someone - let me know if you connect since I have some really good cemetery pictures that I will be glad to share. <snip> This is from a small graveyard about a mile from McDonough, Georgia on Kellytown Road. The first graves I came upon were a grouping of Cowans. I took photos and will attempt to send them when I return to Alabama tonight. The most recent were a James L. & Ida Estelle Cowan both born in 1912. James died in 1985 and Ida in 1993. Th oldest were what might be three brothers Wm. Howard Cowan b. 1896-1968, Ralph C. Cowan b. 1916-1979 and Sam T. Cowan, Jr. b-1916-1978. Also their parents Samuel Travis Cowan b. 1870-1967 and Louellen Chaffin Cowan (Sam'swife) Some other names were Chaffin, Kelly and Walker. There was a Thomas Cook of Georgia who was a Revolutionary War soldier (Captain) with the NC militia. <snip> Let me know if this means anything to any one on the list. Laura Cowan Cooper

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: COWAN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DMQ.2ACIB/863.2.1.1 Message Board Post: I have Cowans in both Ayrshire (1800-1880) and Renfrewshire (1869-1905), but none in Stirlingshire.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: COWAN, MITCHEL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DMQ.2ACIB/863.2.1 Message Board Post: Mary Cowan, b. ca 1734 in Scotland. Unfortunately, this is the only COWAN I have so far, so I can't be of any help right now. Good luck with your research! Pat

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DMQ.2ACIB/757.1 Message Board Post: Do you know of Frederick Cowan b 1857 in Scotland

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: COWAN_Scotland Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DMQ.2ACIB/863.2 Message Board Post: Do you have a connection to Frederick Cowan born 1857. He then moved to England.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cowan Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DMQ.2ACIB/1099 Message Board Post: I have a photo of his grave marker at Mt. View cemetary. Marker reads: Verl J. Cowan Arkansas PFC 47 ENGR CONST BN World War II Jan 28, 1918 Sept 22, 1970 If you would like a copy of the photo, send an email to misswho@verizon.net, and I will email the photo to you.

Here's some more stuff on Henry Skyles and JOHN COWAN, Note George Cowan and William Cowan in Rowan County, North Carolina, along with the Skiles who went to Rowan County, North Carolina from Lancaster County (Old name was Leacock County) Pennsylvania. I'm still looking for the Cowan/Skiles marraige in Leacock County, Pennsylvania. They must be in church records there somewhere!!!! I've got a couple e-mails fired off to historic churches in Leacock County, PA. ROWAN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA DEED ABSTRACTS 1762 - 1772 6:313,314. Robert Harden to Hugh Jenkins for 285 pds 597 A on Second Crk adj the Great Road by the White Glade adj Daniel Hare, John Long & Henry Skyle (son of Henry Skyles Jr.) granted 22 Feb 1759. 19 Sept 1765. John Braly, George Cowan. John Cowan. 7:341. Henry Skiles (son of Henry Skyles Jr) of Leacock Twp. Lancaster Co. Pa 7 wf Rosanna to James Skiles 640 A on Sills Crk granted James Hill 25 Mar 1752, 22 Aug 1754 to afsd Henry Skiles, father to sd James Skiles. 12 June 1771. John Cowan, Hugh Jenkins. For love & 5 shillings. 7:342,343. Henry Skiles of Leacock Twp, Lancaster Co. Pa C wf Rosanna to John Skiles for love C 5 sh 640 acres on Sills Crk. 12 June 1771. William Cowan, Hugh Jenkins.

Finally, today I found a will in the Abstracts of Lancaster County, PA, Wills 1729-1819 indexed by Betty Lynn. The will is from "Henry Skyles, Leacock Twp, February 10, 1749 (not proved): Wife: Catharine Skyler (as spelled in this document but it is probably misspelled and should be Skyles). Children: John, William, Henry, Peter, Billy, Elizabeth, Catharine and Ann (Dobbins who married James Dobbins). Ex.: John Cowen and John Williamson. So now I have THREE pieces to the puzzle--the Will above, the posting of a fellow Skiles/Skyles researcher, the date of Catharine's death in 1779 BEFORE the death of John Cowen in 1788, leaving his children orphaned. The fourth part of this puzzle is Joseph Skiles Cowan's middle name--probably his mother's maiden name. Now I'm going to tear into Leacock County, Pennsylvania and look for a marriage between John Cowen and Catharine Skiles or Catherine Skyles. Gotta find that missing marriage bann, bond or license in Leacock County, Pennsylvania.. KAREN THOMAS <karen95035@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 14:03:40 -0800 (PST) From: KAREN THOMAS <karen95035@sbcglobal.net> To: COWAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [COWAN-L] JOHN COWAN FINALLY HAS A WIFE???? Scroll down below to Catherin Skiles COWEN who married John Cowen and died in 1778--would have made John Cowen's children ORPHANED in 1788 when he died in Rowan County, North Carolina! BSkinner had this on line all the time!!!! (Well, at least since it was edited in 1999)These Skiles definitely appear to be related to the Dobbins and Cowan's in our line! 3) Henry Skiles Sr., son of Thomas Skiles Jr. He was born in old Somerset county, Maryland in about 1699 and later moved, after t:his father's death in 1719 to Leacoclc Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with his brother, William Skiles. Thomas Skiles Jr. died without a will. Henry Skiles Sr. owned 600 acres of land in Leacock Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Henry married first Alchey and then Catherine and he had the following children with Alchey: Capt. William Skiles (Freeman. a single man above the age of 21 yre, of Leacock twp, 1758). He sold land in Hanover twp. Feb 4, 1768. Served as Capt. of militia, Lancaster Co., Rev. War; (4) Henry Skiles II, born in about 1722, and married Rosannah Dobbins and died in 1779; Peter Skiles born about 1721 married Alice and died in 1755 and then she married John Carson; Herman Skiles who died December 1798 in W. Cain. Chester Co.; sold land in Leacock Township, next to Peter Ritter. 7 July 1763 and was living in W. Caln. Chester Co. by 1774. died in 1792; Elizabeth Skiles who married Peter Ritter. son of Conrad Ritter. he died in 1778; Catherine Skiles who married John Cowen and had eight children and lived in Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died in 1778; Ann Elizabeth Skiles who married James Dobbins in January 1748 in Lancaster County. In 1750 they removed to North Carolina and settled in the Parish of St Luke, then in Anson County, now in Rowan County. They were members of the Thyatira Presbyterian Church, where James was directing elder and she died in November 1789; James Skiles born in 1737 in Lancaster County Pensylvania; Margaret Skiles born in 1740 in Lancaster County Pennsylvania and; John Skiles who married Mary Henderson, sister of Mathew Henderson and died in spring of 1767 in Leacock Townehip, Lancaster County. Pennsylvania; Henry Skiles. Sr. died in the spring of 1750 in Leacock Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. ==== COWAN Mailing List ==== Good subject lines increase the probability of making a connection with someone who can help you. "Need help", "Looking for COWANs", and msgs. forwarded from the Digest without a change of subject may not be read.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DMQ.2ACIB/1098 Message Board Post: I have just completed posting gravestone photos and inscription transcriptions from Washougal Memorial Cemetery, Clark Co., Washington. Among others, there is a COWAN family gravestone photographed. Take a look. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~langolier/washougal.html While you're there, if you recognize anyone and can help me with full names or maiden names of married women, I'd appreciate the information. jim berry Winchester, VA

Scroll down below to Catherin Skiles COWEN who married John Cowen and died in 1778--would have made John Cowen's children ORPHANED in 1788 when he died in Rowan County, North Carolina! BSkinner had this on line all the time!!!! (Well, at least since it was edited in 1999)These Skiles definitely appear to be related to the Dobbins and Cowan's in our line! 3) Henry Skiles Sr., son of Thomas Skiles Jr. He was born in old Somerset county, Maryland in about 1699 and later moved, after t:his father's death in 1719 to Leacoclc Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with his brother, William Skiles. Thomas Skiles Jr. died without a will. Henry Skiles Sr. owned 600 acres of land in Leacock Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Henry married first Alchey and then Catherine and he had the following children with Alchey: Capt. William Skiles (Freeman. a single man above the age of 21 yre, of Leacock twp, 1758). He sold land in Hanover twp. Feb 4, 1768. Served as Capt. of militia, Lancaster Co., Rev. War; (4) Henry Skiles II, born in about 1722, and married Rosannah Dobbins and died in 1779; Peter Skiles born about 1721 married Alice and died in 1755 and then she married John Carson; Herman Skiles who died December 1798 in W. Cain. Chester Co.; sold land in Leacock Township, next to Peter Ritter. 7 July 1763 and was living in W. Caln. Chester Co. by 1774. died in 1792; Elizabeth Skiles who married Peter Ritter. son of Conrad Ritter. he died in 1778; Catherine Skiles who married John Cowen and had eight children and lived in Leacock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died in 1778; Ann Elizabeth Skiles who married James Dobbins in January 1748 in Lancaster County. In 1750 they removed to North Carolina and settled in the Parish of St Luke, then in Anson County, now in Rowan County. They were members of the Thyatira Presbyterian Church, where James was directing elder and she died in November 1789; James Skiles born in 1737 in Lancaster County Pensylvania; Margaret Skiles born in 1740 in Lancaster County Pennsylvania and; John Skiles who married Mary Henderson, sister of Mathew Henderson and died in spring of 1767 in Leacock Townehip, Lancaster County. Pennsylvania; Henry Skiles. Sr. died in the spring of 1750 in Leacock Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.