This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Williams, Boon, Vangilder,Cowan/Cowen, Cole, Weatherby,Eaton,Perry,Clair,Wangstrom,Clement,Willard Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DMQ.2ACIB/219.1 Message Board Post: I am a direct descendant of William Allison Cowan Jr and Mary M. Eaton - I only just found out that Wm (Sr) was born in Maine (1850 census) I have been studying this branch of the family extensively for over 20 years , I recently inherited a hymnal that belonged to Mary Weatherby Cowan - and yet through all these years I have literally no information on William A. Sr - to say I was thrilled to see his name on your post is the understatement of the year - in the 4 years I have been on the internet it is the first time I have found someone who even knew he existed outside of being "Mary Weatherby's husband" -- I hope any other's out there who came from this line - will please contact me - I would love to trade information with you !! My roots are : William Allison Cowan & Mary Weatherby ; their son William Allison Cowan Jr married Mary Matilda Eaton at Baltimore MD ; their (oldest) daughter Naomi Weatherby Cowan (my greatgrandmother) married William Plummer Cole Jr (also Balt! imore , MD) their (oldest) daughter (my grandmother) Elmira "Isabel" Cole (d 1979) - who was THE person who introduced me to Genealogy- married Lewis Williams in 1914 at Goshen , NJ , they had 4 children (2nd child) Their oldest son (my father) Paul Lewis Williams was born 1917 and died 1980 was first married to Lillian E. Terry (d. 1953) then in 1954 to my mother (maiden name Clair) at Millville, NJ - I am my father's 5th child (my mother's 2nd) of 6. I was born at Millville, NJ in 1957 - Please contact me to trade information on this family line - ida macken - [email protected] or [email protected]