This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cowden, Sutton, Parcels, Wood, Kimbrough, Jones, Dean Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nFQ.2ACEB/172 Message Board Post: I am trying to find more information about my grandmother, Bessie Cowden, wife of Walter Sutton who lived in Columbia, Boone County, MO around 1907. They had these children: Harriet Emeline, Lee, Adrian, Orval, Henry and Opal. My mother was Harriet(Hattie) who married Everett Parcels in Jefferson City, MO around 1927. The children were separated from their parents and my mother was raised by a family named Morrison in Sullivan Co, MO. Orval Sutton was in the Navy during WWII. Henry lived in the Jefferson City, MO. Lee lived in Gardner KS. Adrian died young. Opal lived in Columbia, MO before she died. I never met either grandparent and I don't know where they were buried. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks, Reva

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/nFQ.2ACEB/149.154.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Sorry, I got disconnected. The Matthew Cowden family from Lancaster and Dauphin Cos., PA., was said to have been called "The Black Cowdens," because of their black hair, swarthy skin, etc. They were white, though. It could be that others in the family were classified as FPC in other areas of the country. I know my great grandmother (Cowden) and my grandfather (Lawson) were both black haired and swarthy complexioned - many mistook my grandfather for a Mexican when he was tanned in the summer. My husband is the same way! Back to Thomas & Cattern - the area they lived in was once Mecklenburg Co., NC. Robert (Ist) Cowden and wife Hannah (parents of Robert II Cowden who married Mary Alcorn) owned land in this area. Robert sold some of this land to the Rev. John Elder, who was the pastor of the churches in Lancaster and Dauphin Cos., PA., and was the pastor of the Matthew Cowden family! Indeed, Robert Cowden had three proven brothers, Samuel (of Augusta Co., VA & Mecklenburg Co., NC), William (probably the eldest with Robert the next in line), and Walter (Ist) Cowden. William gave his land to Robert. Robert, Samuel, and Walter all did business together. Samuel and Walter both owed Hannah Cowden money when they died, very closely to one another, so close that their estates were lumped together and divided that way. There is a close connection to these families somewhere, we just haven't found it yet!

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/nFQ.2ACEB/149.154.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I corresponded with Margaret Shields for many years. We've sent each other records over the years. Terry has contacted me once, I think. Margaret's work shows Lynn Cowden being born in North Carolina, because the census showed that on one year. The other census records show SOUTH Carolina, and indeed, that is where I looked. Lynn Cowden didn't die until after 1880 - he is listed on the 1880 Benton Co., AR census. However, we don't know if he died in Benton Co., AR, or if he took a trip back home to Sevier Co., TN., or was taken back after his death. The reason I question Margaret's record on this is because I found an L. W. Cowden, 1800-1880, buried in Hill Cemetery, in Sevier Co., TN. This cemetery is near where Lynn is reported to have owned land in Sevier Co., TN. [No deeds, of course.]. Another reason is because Walnut Hill Cemetery is, if I remember right, and haven't confused it with the one Mary and Hannah are buried in, across the county from where they were living about the time of his death. I haven't found any relatives living near this cemetery, etc. Cattern - I THINK that Lynn was the son of this Thomas and Cattern Cowden. They lived in the Spartanburg and Greenville Cos., SC area in 1790 (where they show up like a newly wed couple, and in 1800, have children in the household born BEFORE the 1790 census), and moved to Williamson Co., TN, about 1806, if I remember right. This has been proven by the deed records in Spartanburg Co., SC. Cattern signed away her Dower rights to the land in Greenville Co., SC., with a LYNN WALKER witnessing. Intriguing, isn't it? Anyway, Thomas and Cattern moved to Williamson Co., TN., where they lived on McCutcheon's Creek, until about 1810, then they moved to Blount Co., TN. I cannot find records from 1810 until the 1830 census to prove or disprove this. We know Thomas Cowden (one anyway) shows up then, along with Henry Cowden, who in later census records, also was born in SC., along with a Samuel. I don't know, but I also think perhaps that there might be another Thomas Cowden in the line, perhaps the one in Bradley Co., TN (Thomas, son of Thomas and Cattern ????) OR Cattern died, and Thomas remarried to Nancy Crews/Crewse. I can't prove any of this yet. Still digging. I do know some on the Bradley Co Thomas and family. But there are several unlinked Cowden individuals in Sevier and Blount Cos.! Early Cowdens....Jane M. W. Cowden married Francis Samuel Pickens, and they lived in both Blount and Sevier Cos., buried Eusebia Church, Blount Co., TN. Another Jane Cowden married William Burns, and they lived right next door to some of our bunch, I think on the 1870 Sevier census. Then there are the James Cowdens, and the John Cowdens of Sevier. I know some on their family, too. Then I found mention of a Matt Cowden who died 1858 in Sevier Co., but that is the ONLY mention of him I can find. Oh, Jane Cowden Burns' daughter, Mary Wilson (Burns) Parson, died in Bradley Co., TN. They also had a daughter Nancy who died 1880/1890s in Sevier Co., TN. Then there was the Montgomery Cowden listed on the 1840 census. He was evidently a free person of color, from his census record (no family listing at all). This means he could have been Melungeon, Native American, Black, etc., or just from the Matthew Cowde! n family.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cowden, Williams, Hammack, Thomas Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nFQ.2ACEB/149.154.1.1 Message Board Post: Your story matches with mine fairly well. I think the Leonard instead of Linn may have started with my grandfather, Bob Cowden, whose actual name was Thomas Walker Cowden. Sems like as a child I recall him referring to him as Linn and when asked about if that was his full name, saying he thought it was Leonard. A better source would be my cousin, Terry Shields, whose mother has done extensive research on the line. His e-mail is TERSHIELD@aol.com. Looking at my copy of Margaret Shields' work, she shows Leonard Cowden born 1797 in North Carolina, dying circa 1860 in Arkansas with burial is Walnut Hill Cemetery, near Pea Ridge, Arkansas. Marriage to Mary Catherine Thomas, his second wife, was about 1846 in Tennessee. Henry, Thomas and Leonard Cowden appear in the 1830 Blount County, Tenn., census. There is also a Bible dated 1830 listing Leonard and Marguret. Another spelling shows the name as Lenord. Margaret notes that there are varied spellings of the name. Linn, Leonard, Lenord etc seems to pop up a lot in different lines of the family, adding to the confusion. By the way, do you know anything about the mysterious Cattern, mother of this Leonard.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lawson, Cowden, Biggs, Connally, Webb, Fox, Barber, Marshall, Flournoy, Nolen, Hale, McCravey Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nFQ.2ACEB/149.154.1 Message Board Post: Dear Mr. Long, I , too am descended from Lynn Cowden and his second wife, Mary Catherine Thomas, through their son Linn C. Cowden. Linn and Henry moved to Erath Co., TX., and both died in Erath, being buried at Bunyan Cemetery, Bunyan Community, outside of Dublin, TX. I know the name "Leonard" runs in the family in later generations, but I have found no evidence that Lynn was named Leonard on any record I've found for him. Clarissa moved back to Benton Co., AR., after Henry's death. My great grandmother was Mattie Lavina (Cowden) Lawson, called "Ma Lawson," who was around seven years old when her father (Linn C. Cowden) died. She also remembers that "Aunt Clarashy" wrapped her beds up to keep the sand out of them on the move back home. Linn C. Cowden first moved to Johnson Co., TX, then on to Erath, where he met and courted Brunette Biggs. She was the daughter of William Henderson Biggs and Sina Lee Connally. Brunette's mama died while Brunette was young, and her father remarried to Sarah Elizabeth Roberts, if I remember right. I've been to the Bunyan Cemetery and have seen their (Linn and Henry's) tombstones. Sometimes it takes me a long while to get to my email, so don't give up on me!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cowden, Thomas, Biggs, Lawson, Barber, Flournoy, Marshall, Webb, Fox, Basham Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nFQ.2ACEB/168.1 Message Board Post: I have Foxes in my line, too. Are any of your family from Hopkins Co., KY? My Cowdens don't intermarry with my Fox line.... L. Hale

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cowden/Jones Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nFQ.2ACEB/171 Message Board Post: Seeking info on family of Elizabeth Cowden (b. ~1838 Tenn) who married Burbon Jones (b. 1838 NC or MS) in McLennan Co. TX kcox@prexar.com

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/nFQ.2ACEB/163.1.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: The book I have of Ida Lancaster's is "Skaggs The Long Hunters". I don't have my book along ( I'm in AZ right now) but the book I have references the Skaggs families. Elizabeth Jane Cowden married John Scaggs and there is a short reference to John in the book I have back in WI.

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/nFQ.2ACEB/163.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Yes, many thanks. When you discover Walker's place of birth that would be helpful as well. I've a couple of Cowden's in Allen County, KY who are disconnected from the Josiah and William folks and would love to identify other siblings if they exist. Thanks again.

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/nFQ.2ACEB/163.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: The reference to the Long Hunter book has my curiosity up. My mother was a Cowden with no relation to Longs that I know of other than my father, who was a Long. Is this book essentially about research in the Long line and related families?

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/nFQ.2ACEB/55.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Am recovering from serious surgery. you can write to me at: 2373 Seipstown Road Fogelsville, Pa, 18051 I am George's middle daughter, he was Harry's son. Does this connect? Thanks, Mary-Lew

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/nFQ.2ACEB/55.1.2 Message Board Post: jennie mae cowden was my grandmother, she had five children that i know of. harry, edith, wilbur jr., theodore and hazel. i am the youngest son of theodore. i would like any info on the stacy family.

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/nFQ.2ACEB/163.2.1 Message Board Post: My Elizabeth was born 11-7-1859 in Springfield, Missour. Her parent were Walker Cowden and Amy Kerr. This is all the info I have right now. Does this help any? Thanks for your reply.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: cowden, whitlow, benton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/nFQ.2ACEB/163.2 Message Board Post: David, Where was your Elizabeth born and have you any idea her siblings and parentage? I have long been looking for family of a Juliett Cowden, b. about 1801, living in KY in 1830s, reportedly Indian as well. I have been unable to connect her to either James or Josiah's families in that area. Thanks for any clues. To of her sons migrated to NE Arkansas, one fought for MO CSA.

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/nFQ.2ACEB/163.1.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi David, by the time you read this you may have already gotten the pictures. I took your address from the forum where it names the author. My email address is patgeurink@hotmail.com I stay in contact with John's sister Elizabeth's gr.granddaughter Sharon Maggard down in Sparta, MO. She gave me the picture of Elizabeth Scaggs and her husband Henry Stevens. I also have quite a bit of info on the Stevens family from her. The only one I can't offer a picture of to you is your gr.grandfather John. He's the only one I'm missing of the children of Wm. & Nancy..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/an/nFQ.2ACEB/163.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: John is my gr grandfather. my email is david62@gorge.net. I really look forward to the photos and any info you have. Any info will be appreciated. please send your email address. Thanks

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/nFQ.2ACEB/163.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I'll see what I can do about making a copy of the bill of sale for you. I have never found a will for William. Ida lancaster has a few books out there. I haven't seen her on the Scaggs/Skaggs forum for awhile. I'll see if I still have her address and email address. I'll email you some pictures. Tell me where you fit in our family? My aunt Cora Scaggs Fuller used to correspond with one of John's family years ago. Somewhere in my mess I may have her name, too. My aunt passed away in 1988..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/an/nFQ.2ACEB/163.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thank you for your reply. Yes would be very interested in seeing photos. Very interesting finding out about the civil war. I have never heard of the Ida Lancaster book. Would it be possible to also get a copy of the bill of sale. Do you know if there was a will? Thanks for your help. david

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/nFQ.2ACEB/163.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Alfred Scaggs was b. 28, Feb.1848 Greene Co. MO d. 26, Aug. 1928 ( Doe Run/Farmington) St Francois CO., MO. He married Martha A. Short 4,Jan.1866 at St Francois CO. Did you know that John and his family moved to Lodi, WI after the Civil War? What I was told was that he left Greene CO., MO after the war because of trouble with some of the towns people because he was Union. By 1880 they were back in MO, but in Perry Twp. St.Joe Lead Mines St Francois CO. This was very near where his brothers relocated and married. From there they ended up, as far as I know, in St. Joseph, MO. I'll have to look in Ida Lancaster's Long Hunter book that I have. There was a short entry in there about John. I have a copy of a bill of sale from William Scaggs to his son William from 1861. His wife had died in 1859 in Pond Creek twp. Greene CO, MO. His youngest child was living with John & Elizabeth. I have lost William after that.. I do have some pictures of John's siblings that I would like to share with you, or anyone who is interested. I hope I have been able to help you alittle bit. I have been stuck on William and Nancy for a very long time..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/an/nFQ.2ACEB/163.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for reply. Didn't know about your gr. grandfather Alfred. What was his birthdate. Do you have any info on John and Alfred's parents. I only know Nancy is the mother no last name and William was the father. I have no info on their parents. The Carr side does come from the Cowden side. Any info will be greatly appreciated. Thanks