Seeking information for Loammi COWDEN who appears in the 1825 state census index for the town of Chautuaqua, and in the 1845 state census in Ripley, Chautuaqua County. He served with the 19th regiment, NY militia during the war of 1812 and was a shoemaker. He resided in Yates Co before moving to Chautuaqua Co. He then lived in Northeast Twp, Erie, PA from 1830-1860. I am trying to discover if he is the father of Ephraim COWDEN, married in 1843 to Cornelia Dickson, daughter of Forgus Dickson and Harriet Nash. (Ephraim went with the Dickson's to IL about 1845) Any information is appreciated and will gladly share and exchange information I have with you! Thank you much.

I do not believe that Ephraim Cowden is related to Laommi Cowden. Laommi, born in 1793 at Rome,NY had a large family but there is no record of a child with the name of Ephraim. Laommi lived his later years in Jackson Co., MI, returning to Chautauqua Co,, NY to die at the home of his daughter in 1877. I am not sure but I think your Epraim Cowden changed his name to Cowden as a young man and was not born a Cowden.

Thank you for responding, I can now eliminate Loammi of Chautuaqua as a possibility. However, do you have anything to support the posibility that my Ephraim was not born a Cowdin? I do have some conflicting information that he may have been born a CARDER and an oral history that he changed his name at some point in time for some unknown reason but absolutely no details are known. I assumed the change was merely the spelling of Cowden from EN to IN, but it seems I reached a rather hasty conclusion! I'd appreciate any information that might help clarify this little mystery. Again, thank you very much for your time and help.

I hope you are still at this address;
We are very avidly seeking Laommi Cowden
fathe rof CHARLES Cowden the Hermit of Chautauqua Lake
new details unearthed about this man and WHY he became a hermit; GG Grandson is seeking data PLEASE Reply here;
Dee Davidson

I think he murdered his wife.

Hi
Thank you for the fast reply, you seemed to have info on this family;

He did get charged with her murder but got off;
He was arrested in Erie Co PA in 1874 for her murder we will get news paper details soon;

Have you any other info you can share on this family?
a GG Grandson is working hard on this, has just discovered his relationship to IDA COWDEN dau of Charlie
what happened to her sister CLARA? b 1870
does GEORGE COWDEN of Corry PA connect to the family? may have adopted Clara
I find diddley on LOAMMI COWDEN ,. even using only the name COWDEN in a soundex I can only find 2 census records, One in home of dau JANE in MI and one in 1850 North East with wife LYDIA;
just found
A brother of Charles was Stephen COWDIN (as spelled) who was killed at Nashville in 1865 Loammi pensioned in Dec 1870 for his son he served in MICHIGAN Infantry

He did not get convicted of murder but did get convicted of manslaughter. George Cowden is a son of Laommi and brother of Charlie. George's wife, Lura, was called as a witness at the trial. I would be interested in the newspaper accounts of the trial. Charlie had a son named Willie. Both Willie and Ida were in the Erie (PA) Home for the Friendless in the 1880 Census.

do you have a LIST of the COWDEN ch of Laommi? or HIS parents?
I found Stephen killed in Civil War Aug 1865 served from Jackson MI Laommi pensioned,
but I think there are a more kids than what shows in 1850 census
His Grandson WILLIE may be the WILLIAM COWDEN found in Venango Co PA town of Polk in the home for Feeble Minded born April 1872 in PA parents both b PA also

do you know JANE'S Maiden name? wife of Charlie??

we are about ready to post quite a lot here on this family, we'll share what we have just found, and what we will soon find; GG Grandson is hot on the trail, snow is hampering cemetery work,but he did try today, and is off to Erie to research this week
details on this family are hard to find from Florida
Dee

As for Loami Cowden, The Chautauqua Genealogist, Vol. 18, No. 2, page 48 indicates he was born 8 April 1793, died 31 March 1877 and is buried in the Sherman Cemetery, although they have no record of his burial there. He was married to Lydia Packer. There is a daughter, Lucretia Cowden Wing, born 18 November 1818, died 26 April 1904 and is buried in Sherman Cemetery. She was born in Batavia, according to the article, and married Ichabod Wing on 11 October 1835.
RIchard;

** My notes
This is Ichabod WING III whom I just tracked for another data base;
there are no Cowden any spelling in 1870 census so he must have come to Lucretia when he was ready to die;
he may be buried in North East too, there was nothing on him in the burial books or I would have posted it;
COWDEN
Alice Amelia, 1870-6-28
John I. 1852-9-22
William H. 1848-10-10
are the only KNOWN Cowden in Sherman cemetery who are THEY? dates are DEATH or burial dates
Dee

Laommi Cowden returned to Mayville in 1872 from Jackson, MI where he was living with his youngest daughter, Jane. He was in Chautauqua in the 1875 NY State Census. His daughter, Lucretia Carter Cowden married Ichabod Wing, Jr. He was born abt 1816 in Brockville, Leeds, Canada and died Mar 9, 1896 in Chautauqua Co, NY.