My g-g-grandfather was Isaac Cowan, born 1827 in Wythe County, VA (son of James and Margaret). He married Elizabeth. Some genealogical sites say her name was Carroll but ... I can find no marriage of Isaac Cowan (or Cowen...) to Elizabeth Carroll anywhere. Moreover, I cannot find him in the 1870 Census of virtually any state I've looked in. He was in Virgina (Washington County) in 1860 and 1880 but was either missed in 1870 or was somewhere else. I've got my fingers crossed he was "somewhere else" and the someone out there might know where and that may give me a clue to solve which Cowan line he (and I) belong to... Any ideas ??? Gary