Don't believe that I've ever gotten around to posting this to the Campbell Co. list, so here it is. Note that Samuel Cowan was married to a Mary Walker ... she already the widow of a Mr. Rogers, 2 of whose children (Hiram and Lawson Rogers) were raised with the children she had by Samuel Cowan. See also that someone's granny died in the household of Samuel Cowan in 1819. This was an Amy Kellum, b. 1739. Given the styling of the other female names, this was possibly a widowed Mrs. Amy Kellum. From a typed transcript of the Samuel Cowan Bible taken from the files of Elizabeth Kincaid Teasley of Denton, TX (in 1997, although the letter which gave this Bible info was written in 1957, and the transcript of this Bible was made in 1966). Records from the Family Bible of Samuel Cowan Now (1957) in possession of Thomas Allison Riegel, 2004 Sunnyside, Lansing Michigan, who is a great-great-great grandson of Samuel Cowan. The flyleaf or Title Page of this Bible is missing but the Title Page, preceding the New Testament opposite Page 834, shows that the Bible was Printed and Published by M. Carey, No. 121,Mt Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, in 1815. On one of the back boards is written: " Samuel Cowan his Book price $5 Bought at knoxville January 25 181_ (illegible) " On the margin of page 681 is written "Samuel Cowans Book Price $5.00" At the top edge of the Bible there is an oval cut-out spot 1 1/2 inches across and 1 inch deep. Family tradition says that someone reading the Bible by candlelight went to sleep and the candle burned through the edge of the Bible. The page containing Marriages on one side and births on the other side has been torn and patched together again with scotch tape. Generally speaking, the writing is quite legible but in certain spots the ink is beginning to fade. This is the only Bible I have ever seen ,there the dates of the children's marriages are stated but the names of their husbands and/or wives are not mentioned. "Marriages: Samuel Cowan was married November the The 5 in the year 1804 Hiram Rogers was married March the 19th 1818 Lasson Rogers marriedied June 16, 1829 Cornelius R. Cowan married March the 29,1827 Newton Cowan Married February the 4 1827 Mary Cowan married August the 4 1827 Minerva Cowan was married Febuary the 24 1832 Wm Cowan married the __ day of 183_ (other dates not filled in) John F. Cowan married the __ day of 183_ " T H C Mode was married Febuary the 4_ in the year 1843 to Eliza Carr his wife Births: Samuel Cowan born Saturday April the 1 in the year 1775 Mary Cowan was born Wedneaday Febuary the 11 in the year 1778 Hiram Rogers born Tuesday December 2@ in the year 1799 Lasson Rogers Born Thursday December 17 in the year 1801 Cornelius R. Cowan Born Sunday August 11 in the year 1805 Newton Cowan born Friday March 6 in the year 1807 Mary Cowan born Saturday Fabuary the 21 in the year 1809 William Cowan born Sunday 14 March 24 __ (page torn-date missing) Minervy Cowan born Saturday Jenuary the 8 1813 John F Cowan born Monday July the 8th 1815 Amey Cowan born Wednesday April ---- (Torn) 1818 Eliza Rachel born Wednesday November 12th day 1824 Below this entry, in different writing is Eliza R. Cowan was born November the 12 day 1822 with several lines drawn through the 1822) Samuel F. Cowan was born Thursday the 6 of December 1827 Mary J. Cowan was born Tuesday the 4 (or 11) of August 1829 Deaths: Amey Cowan died Wednesday July the 8th 1818 aged 3 months Amey Kellum deceast January the 29 day 1819 aged 80 years (b. 1739) Samuel Cowan died Friday July the 27o, 1832 age 57 Years Eliza Moade died November the 23rd 1848 Mary Cowan deceast May the 25th 1859 Aged 81 years [Handwritten: Rev. Samuel Cowan b. 1 apr 1775, d. 27 Jul 1832 Mary Walker Rogers Cowan b. 11 Feb 1778, d. 25 May 1859] The Samuel Cowan Family Bible descended from his widow, Mary Cowan, to her daughter Minerva Kincaid, to her son John Milton Kincaid, to his youngest daughter Laura Ann (Kincaid) Allison, wife of Rev. Thomas Ashley Allison, to her daughter Helen (Allison) Riegel Swank of Eaton Rapids, Michigan, who gave it to her eldest son, Thomas Allison Riegel of Lansing, Michigan. James Henderson Cowan, John Cowan and Lawson Cowan, nephews of Minerva (Cowan) Kincaid went to Missouri with the Kincaids: Letter from Meggort(?) Kincaid Liberty, MO July 18, 1957" -- Bible records copied by Olivia P. Brisbin 7 December 1966 Lansing, Michigan 1840 Census, Campbell Co., Tenn., p. 309 Mary Cowan No males; 1 female 15-20; 1 female 50-60 (Lived next door to George Petry) 1850 Census: Ray Co., Mo. Dist. 75, November 29 1850, Page 743 House #1206; Family #1206 Born R.E. Alfred Kincaid 30 M TN Farmer $2040 Minerva 37 F " Elbert S. 18 M " School John M. 16 M MO " Nancy J. 15 F " " Sarah A. 13 F " " Samuel C. 11 M " " Eliza 9 F " " James A. 7 M " " Harvey N. 7 M " " Joshua R. 5 M " Manerva 2 F " Alfred B. 8/12 M " Mary Cowan 71 F NC The above Census records show that Mary Walker Rogers Cowan removed from Campbell Co., Tenn., to Ray Co., MO, between 1840 & 1850. In 1850 Mary Cowan was living with her daughtur Minerva (Cowan) Kincaid & family.