George W. Cowan

Abt 1836 -

• Name	George W. Cowan
  Born	Abt 1836	Twiggs Co., Georgia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Division 84, Twiggs, Georgia   [1]
  	Federal Census - Division 84, Twiggs, Georgia
  _UID	0335A0759AF83F4EB630F5C593F51FE295F2
  Person ID	I5614	Lechthaler/Powell Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	William A. Cowan,   b. Abt 1787, South Carolina ,   d. Bef 20 Aug 1856, Pulaski Co., Georgia  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Mother	Elvira Walker,   b. Abt 1805, Georgia ,   d. From 20 Aug 1856 to 3 Feb 1857, Pulaski Co., Georgia  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Married	23 Mar 1820	Putnam Co., Georgia   [2, 3, 4]
  _UID	DB8F6F049BB99248BE57CF4F160434EA7636
  Family ID	F1938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  11 Aug 1857 Federal Union Pg 4: Jeptha V. Cowan letters of administartion for George Cowan, order dated 10 Jul 1857. Not sure of this is brother George Cowan or a different George Cowan. Saved as \Cowan\MilledgevilleFederalUnion11Aug1857Pg4_JCCowanAdminGeorgeCowan.JPG ---- In Georgia, Probate Records, 1742-1975 at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1999178 Administration bonds 1828-1909 vol A, Pg 79 (Img 227) : Jeptha V. Cowan principal, M. B. Burch, and J. H. Rincher(?) post $3,000 for Geo W. Cowan of Pulaski estate on 5 Oct 1857. Saved as \Cowan\PulaskiCoEstateDoc\GeorgeWCowanEstateBond_5Oct1857.jpg ----- In Georgia, Probate Records, 1742-1975 at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1999178 Administration records 1857-1915 Jeptha V. Cowan administator on Geo. W. Cowan estate, 5 Oct 1857, 3,000 bond, Img 9 ----- In Georgia, Probate Records, 1742-1975 at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1999178 Appraisements and sales 1857-1876 vol J George W Cowan Pg 34 (Img 44 ) - Appraisement of the George W. Cowan estate. Assets noted were Frank a negro man ($1200) and 1 horse and saddle ($125) dated 28 Oct 1857 ----

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] 1850 Federal Census, Series: M432 Roll: 84 Page: 172. [S360] Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944, http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7839&enc=1. Name: Elvira Walker Spouse: William A. Cowen Marriage Date: 23 Mar 1820 County: Putnam State: Georgia [S723] Georgia Marriages, 1811 through 1820: Prepared from extant legal records, and published sources, Mary Bondurant Warren, page 67. Photocopy of page requested from FHL and saved as \Cowan_FHL\975-8 V2g.jpg Marriages noted in book: Cowan, Lazarus wed Kilgore, Sealley, Miss 8/15/1816 Lincoln Co.Ga Cowan, Syntha wed Ford, John 7/14/1814 Columbia Co. Ga (not on photocopyied page) Cowen, William A. wed Walker, Elvira 3/23/1820 Putnam Co.Ga Cowen, William wed Reed, Elizabeth 7/22/1819 Hall Co.Ga Book notes information souce as "1,93,C1" for William A. Cowan & Elvira Walker marriage. These sources are: 1 - 37,000 Early Georgia Marriages, Maddox & Carter 93 - Georgia Pioneers Vol 9 No. 1 (Putnam Country) C - Putnam County records Marriage Boox C 1819-1828 Reel 1 of 3 [S726] Georgia County Marriages, 1785-1950, https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1927197. record at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KXVH-D69 image at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25517-21474-78?cc=1927197&wc=M9S4-2SZ:869433660 Name: William A. Cowen Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 23 Mar 1820 Event Place: Putnam, Georgia, United States Spouse's Name: Elvira Walker Reference ID: Putnam Co Georgia GS Film number: 394053 Digital Folder Number: 5190977 Image Number: 283