William Riley COWAN was born on 6 Oct 1828, m. Zillah Louisa MABRAY 14 Dec 1847, had eight children and lived and worked a farm (in Spadra) near Clarksville, Johnson Co., AR. He died of small pox on 28 May 1865, while serving in the Civil War. He was a very close friend and neighbor to Philip MABRAY (brother of Zillah) who died 24 Oct 1861, cause unknown. After searching fruitlessly for the grave of Philip MABRAY for many years it suddenly dawned on me that his good friend and neighbor Wm. COWAN is perhaps buried in the same cemetery, as they both died on land adjoining one another in Spadra, just three and a half years apart. Does anyone know where William Riley COWAN rests??????? Thanks. [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > COWAN-D Digest Volume 02 : Issue 109 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [COWAN-L] Re: Cowans origin [[email protected]] > #2 [COWAN-L] Re: Cowan Research [[email protected]] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from COWAN-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > 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. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [COWAN-L] Re: Cowans origin > Date: 26 May 2002 11:21:11 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > 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/766.2.1.1.1 > > Message Board Post: > > Not my relatives ....... mine are from Rowan County, Salisbury, NC. Sorry I could not help you. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [COWAN-L] Re: Cowan Research > Date: 26 May 2002 17:44:05 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DMQ.2ACIB/801.2 > > Message Board Post: > > UPDATE: (Barely) > Jess Cowan my ggrandfather was born I think in Smith Centere Kansas, he had a brother named Scott Cowan, also of Smith Centre Kansas. Jesse married Sara(h)? she died in 1918. Jesse and Sara only had 2 children Stella who married Rusty Morris, they lived in Eckley Colorado, and Ray ( my grandfather).According to my father Ira, Jesse had a stroke and moved in with Stella and her husband in Eckley Colorado. Jesse passed away while in Colorado living with Stella. Still looking? > > Thanks > Lori