This is a Message Board Post that is forwarded to this mailing list. Author: Craig Cowden <[email protected]> Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AWB.2ACE/2157.3.1 Message Board Post: Julie, you and I are 2nd cousins once removed. If you'll send me your email address I can start to give you some info. I'm not sure what you already know. William Newell Cowden was a sheep judge, lawyer, bank vice president, etc. He was a big wig in Ohio politics and testified before Congress once on farming issues. He was on the committee that purchased the grounds for the Ohio State Fair.