Cowen - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

COWEN, George Matthew - Andover Hampshire

deecowen — 2013-05-23 13:22:30Z

Hi,

My dads Dad was George Matthew Cowen who would have been born around the 1900 mark.

He left my dad during/ just after WWII when my dad was a young boy (Brian (my dad) born 1938) so I would love to make contact with any new family that he may have started....

He was in the army, but I cannot tel what regiment from the photo that I have.

Anyone have a grandad/ Great grandad that fits that description. His new family may not even know that he had a son as my dad never saw him again.

Thanks

Demelza

John COWEN/COWAN m. to Bean

kimdewald — 2013-05-21 23:04:06Z

searching for a needle in the haystack. Trying to help my daughter in law on this one and failing big time.
Looking for John J. COWEN/COWAN b. 1827 in Tennessee. I have been able to locate him in 1850 census in Randolph Illinois w. his bride Jane BEAN. They were m. 30 May 1850.
I can follow him in the 1860 and 1870 census. John will pass away in 1875 in Burleson Texas. The line I'm chasing is Martha who was b.4 Jul 1853.
Hoping to locate John's parents.
thanks everyone

COWEN George, NE England

deecowen — 2013-04-01 23:23:30Z

My grandfather George is proving quite elusive...

He left my dad in around 1940-1945 when they were living in Andover.
My dad, Brian, was born in littleborough, Lancs to Sybil Primrose West/Palmer/Cowen

Any clues on George, he may have found love with a nurse in during the war?

Thanks

Demelza

Re: Cowen Family

scottyarber — 2013-03-07 17:54:36Z

Carla,
Its ur cousin I have some information you may intersested in. Give me a shout.

Re: Calling all Cowens.

COwens8186 — 2013-03-02 22:15:33Z

I was born in the State of Oklahoma to black.creek & Chrrokee sncestry. Ancestry might have come from England.

Wrystal Owens
4619 Olive St
Kansas City, MO 64130

Re: Calling all Cowens.

COwens8186 — 2013-03-02 22:13:27Z

I was born in the State of Oklahoma to black.creek & Chrrokee sncestry.

Wrystal Owens
4619 Olive St
Kansas City, MO 64130

Re: Ralph Guy Cowen b. 1886 PA to Robert and Hannah Henchbarger

thench127 — 2013-02-17 21:13:13Z

Hannah Henchbarger is my great grand aunt. There is good information about her husband Robert Cowen - an early settler in CA. If you haven't come across this information let me know and I can try to provide it to you. I have filled in a bit more information about Ralph's siblings than you have. Access my tree "Henchbarger compiled by Tracy" to compare notes. You can access my tree by clicking my user name. Good luck! Tracy Henchbarger

Re: Calling all Cowens.

ianrand1978 — 2013-01-25 21:40:04Z

Hi my granddad was called tom Cowen he had brother called duggie they were from the Durham area - let me know if you would like any more info we may be able to help each other

COWEN Robert 1963-1966

t42Bluebonnet — 2013-01-03 18:34:35Z

COWEN Robert 1963-1966

I photographed this gravestone in the Blue Bonnet Hills Cemetery, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 228,862 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com .

If you know more about this person please reply here, instead of contacting me because this is most likely not my family.

Re: Elizabeth COWEN b. 1843 AR>TX

mariestock4836 — 2012-10-23 15:38:50Z

Joseph Flemon Willhelm is my grandfather. .I am the daughter of Murray Willhelm, b.04-06-1912 in Bend, Texas.Joesph married Mary Elizabeth Baxter. My dad is deceased along with all his sisters and brothers. I had one brother and one sister, Paula Diane and Billie Murray Willhelm. Both are deceased.

John Cowen or Cowan, born 1797 in Hayton Cumberland, England

gailcowan72 — 2012-10-06 00:32:11Z

I am search any family of John Cowen in England or Scotland. He married Sarah Graham of Cumrew Cumberland I know he immigrated to Canada in 1853 and have lots of information on the Canadian side but need to know his parents and siblings and if siblings immigrated also.

Re: Cowen (Cowan?) of Pa.

abrelatives — 2012-09-26 04:49:36Z

Thanks, anyway!

Cowen, Cowan & Colquhoun

ccow0931 — 2012-09-25 03:25:57Z

Colquhoun is the Scots version of the name Cowan. I am seeking information about any Colquhouns who moved south to London after the uprising in 1745 and may have anglicized their name.
Specifically I am interested in George Cowen who was appointed to the Thames Water Police by the magistrate Patrick Colquhoun in 1798. They were both from Glasgow, were they related?

Re: Cowen (Cowan?) of Pa.

twinsmom1212 — 2012-09-18 21:20:49Z

The census I looked at had Nancy Cowen living with Elias Day and his family as his sister-in -law. I have no information on Nancy's parents so I'm not sure if Benjamin or Isreal are in my line. Sorry I'm not of any help!

Re: Cowen (Cowan?) of Pa.

abrelatives — 2012-09-16 04:19:34Z

I noticed that you pulled up 1880 census of Benjamin Ai Cowan and son Israel. I am the great granddaughter of Benjamin through Israel's sister Mary Elizabeth listed on that census as Lillie M. Shroyer, her married name at that time. If I can be of help to you, I do have information on some of the Israel Cowan family. I am looking for Benjamin Ai Cowan's Father. On the 1880 Census he says his father came from Ireland and on another census he says from Scotland. I do not have a name for him, do you? Thanks, hope to hear from you.

Cowen (Cowan?) of Pa.

twinsmom1212 — 2012-09-06 21:13:34Z

I'm lookin for any information on the Cowen or Cowan family from Pittsburgh, Pa. Especially Nancy Cowen b. around 1806, she married Thomas Varley and their daughter Mary was born in Brown Co. Ohio in 1847.

Ralph Guy Cowen b. 1886 PA to Robert and Hannah Henchbarger

Revae — 2012-07-25 16:39:34Z

I am seeking to connect with any relatives or anyone having information regarding Ralph G. Cowen b. PA 3 Aug 1886. He died San Francisco, CA Jun 1950.
Ralph's parents were Robert Cowen b. Sep 1835 PA, died 1900 Fort Bragg, Mendocino, CA. Robert married Hannah Henchbarger 1861. She was born 1842 Clarion Co., PA, died Aug. 1921 Fort Bragg, CA.

Ralph's siblings were: Robert b. 1864 PA; Mary L. b. 1866; Margaret M. b. 1867; John Wilson b. 1868; Henry A. b. 1870; Martha Emma b. 1874; Rachel b. 1876; Priscilla b. 1879; Floy b. ca 1879; Nettie Alice b. 1880; Sallie b. 1883.

Ralph married Emma M. Piner b. 1874 Mendocino Co., CA. She was part Indian. She died 1971 San Francisco. Their children: Velma Laurel b. Jun 25, 1910, d. 1986 San Francisco, CA. Velma married a SELHORN (I have no first name). Other children of Ralph were: Edna Floy b. 1912 Kern Co., CA, died 1946 San Francisco; Granville b. Apr. 1914, Humboldt Co., CA, died 1974 San Francisco.

I am anxious to connect with anyone related to any of the above. Need more data and would love to locate some pictures.
Many thanks,
Revae

Re: Calling all Cowens.

sjarrett_81 — 2012-07-22 03:18:47Z

Hello! I'm not sure if there is any connection, but my husband's Cowan line lived in the St. Clair county area around 1840-1880 that we know. Some of them migrated to St. Francis county Arkansas around the end of the 1800's into the early 1900's. They lived in the Colt and Wynne, Arkansas area. If you think there may any connection, I would be glad to share what I know. What time frame are you researching for Birmingham? My email is sjarrett_81@yahoo.com

Tracing Cowen family

PAsh92 — 2012-07-20 11:35:08Z

I am looking to see if there are any Cowen families in the Birmingham/West Bromwich area who could be connected to my grandfather John Douglas or John William Cowen I am not absolutely sure of his second name as he died when my dad was only months old.

Re: Calling all Cowens.

PAsh92 — 2012-07-20 11:32:51Z

Hi my family name is Cowen and I have just started on our family history, make grandparents came from Birmingham area.
I believe my grandfather was John William or Douglas Cowen and my Grandma Florence Field.
Not sure if this is any help

kind regards Pat

Re: Sophie C.J. COWEN b. 1806 Anderson Co. SC m. Lewis Ledford WHITE 1828 Blount Co. AL, d. 1902 Blount Co. AL USA

LeighSims — 2012-07-10 12:20:28Z

At this juncture I still have not quite figured it out. I have been searching records of other Cowen's that were in the area at about the same time. Next month I am planning to go to Warrior and go through some of the historical records at the library in hopes of putting more pieces in the puzzle.

I shall let you know if I uncover anything in addition
Warm Regards
Leigh

Re: Sophie C.J. COWEN b. 1806 Anderson Co. SC m. Lewis Ledford WHITE 1828 Blount Co. AL, d. 1902 Blount Co. AL USA

GaryCowan44 — 2012-07-09 21:59:33Z

Do you know anything of Sophie's parents?

A branch of my family left the Laurens and Greenville county area of South Carolina and came to Marshall Co AL about 1835 to a border region that changed back and forth from Marshall to Blount county over time.

I have seen records of the marriage to Lewis White and wondered who Sophie's family were.

Gary Cowan
Fort Worth, Texas

Otto Boales dtr., Nancy Jane in New London, OH

linnegravestock50 — 2012-07-07 06:45:15Z

Hello,
I would like permission to forward your posting to the Bowles list. We encompass over 100 spelling variations of the surname, and Boales is one of them. Perhaps someone among us will be able to give you more information about your family.
With best wishes,
Linne Bowles Gravestock

Re: Nancy Jane ?? COWENS b. OH, adopted in IA, NA-mixed race, m. Robert Reed COWENS, b. Gallatin MO, also mixed race

kek72988 — 2012-07-05 20:52:57Z

I was wondering what year your mother was born. My great grandfather, Otto Boales had a child named Nancy Jane that was adopted from what we can tell. She was born in approximately 1933 in the area of New London, OH. Nobody in my family knew she existed until last night when we were looking at family history online. Our family did spend quite a bit of time in Burlington, Iowa.

Nancy Jane Cowen

kek72988 — 2012-07-05 20:52:20Z

Re: Odessa COWAN d/o Marvel RAY became Ina Ray HUTTON, half-sis June COWAN > June HUTTON

VirginiaCoffin69 — 2012-06-12 12:44:08Z

I have no photos or new information to report.

Sorry

Re: Odessa COWAN d/o Marvel RAY became Ina Ray HUTTON, half-sis June COWAN > June HUTTON

VirginiaCoffin69 — 2012-06-12 12:42:05Z

I have nothing new to report... don't know anymore than you.

Sorry...

Re: Odessa COWAN d/o Marvel RAY became Ina Ray HUTTON, half-sis June COWAN > June HUTTON

thebluedahlia — 2012-06-12 11:52:42Z

Greetings,

I compiled and researched for a 3 CD set of the music of Ina Ray Hutton:

http://www.futurenoisemusic.com/product.aspx?id=738

It was released last year in England and the results were quite good. At the time I was trying to find out any info I could get on Miss Hutton to write the liner notes for the CD and naturally her mother Marvel as well. Ultimately, I found very little info on Marvel but would still be interested in anything you discover.

Thanks,

A. Maroulis

Re: Odessa COWAN d/o Marvel RAY became Ina Ray HUTTON, half-sis June COWAN > June HUTTON

thebluedahlia — 2012-06-12 11:52:00Z

Re: Odessa COWAN d/o Marvel RAY became Ina Ray HUTTON, half-sis June COWAN > June HUTTON

ritz_mel — 2012-06-12 05:36:58Z

Hello,

I'm a graduate student at UNLV and am doing a research project on Ina Ray Hutton. I wanted to include a photo of Marvel in the presentation.

I'm actually not related to the Cowan's, Williams's, Hutton's or McFall's.

Thank you for your reply!

Re: Odessa COWAN d/o Marvel RAY became Ina Ray HUTTON, half-sis June COWAN > June HUTTON

wbabyhuey1 — 2012-06-11 23:52:03Z

I'm trying to locate photos from a relative. I spoke with them on today. May I ask what is your connection to Marvel Ray?

Re: Nancy Jane ?? COWENS b. OH, adopted in IA, NA-mixed race, m. Robert Reed COWENS, b. Gallatin MO, also mixed race

robertreedcowens — 2012-06-11 05:19:34Z

I'm pretty sure I know your father - Robert Reed Cowens. His father (your grandfather) was an Irishman who married a mulatto woman in Iowa. Your father was raised by his Irish father, from what I know, in a farm area. Your father was killed in a domestic dispute in 1969. Your father had a degree from the University of Iowa in Psychology. You also have a half-brother. Your father was married 3x. I did not know your mother. The Irishman is dead now, as he died in the 1960's as well (before your father). Maybe there are people in Iowa who can tell you more. Good luck!

Re: Odessa COWAN d/o Marvel RAY became Ina Ray HUTTON, half-sis June COWAN > June HUTTON

ritz_mel — 2012-05-29 06:23:30Z

Does anyone have photos to share of Ina Ray Hutton's mother and/or father? Her mother was Marvel Cowan (also found her listed as WILLIAMS and McFALL) and her father was Odie Daniel Cowan. I'm doing a research project on her for a school project.

Thank you!

Re: George COWEN m. Martha SMITH 1837 Liverpool ENG

vixmckenzie90 — 2012-05-19 19:29:59Z

Hi just saw your message as i'm trying to trace my family and don't really know where to start but thinking there might be a link here possibly.

Re: Sophie C.J. COWEN b. 1806 Anderson Co. SC m. Lewis Ledford WHITE 1828 Blount Co. AL, d. 1902 Blount Co. AL USA

LeighSims — 2012-03-26 17:31:37Z

I am sure you probably found them by now. They are my 4 G Grandparents. They are buried in Alabama.
LeighSims@live.com

Simon Cowen / Cowing born Vermont

HollijJL — 2011-12-31 15:22:09Z

Simon Cowen / Cowan / Cowing b. about 1854 Morgan Vermont parents Emerson D. Cowing and Mary Ann Marsh. He is on the 1870 census so d. > 1870. His father is burried in Cargill Cemetery, Morgan VT and His mother died in Morgan. The families had ties to Williamsburg, MA and Northampton, MA. But I can not find anything more on Simon. Any info would be helpful. Any descendants would be fantastic!
Thanks!

Re: Descedants of John Cowen of Scituate

shashie50 — 2011-12-30 23:04:34Z

Holli,
Thank you for all of this information. I believe I picked the info up from "Genealogical and Family History of Western New York" publ. 1912.
I do know that finding it in print does not make it true!

I appreciate you sharing the details of the mystery that is John Cowen's wife and the mother of his children.
I am just happy to have connected my Cowen family to John Cowen (1754 RI - 1843 NY). There was a big gap in our knowledge just 2 generations back, but it has been filled in. I will have to be satisfied with that accomplishment.

Thanks again, and Happy New Year!
Marsha

Re: Descedants of John Cowen of Scituate

HollijJL — 2011-12-30 14:20:53Z

Happy New Year! The short answer to your question is no Hannah Litchfield who married Isreal Cowing did not have a sister Deborah who married John Cowen. The long answer is that this has troubled Cowen/Cowing researchers for years.

The records of the First Congregational Church of Rochester list a Deliverance Cowen, was this the same person that George Randall shows as Deborah Litchfield?

The late Chester Cowen said: "I, for one, do not believe Deborah Litchfield was the correct wife for John Cowen, II. In the church records of Rochester, MA. I have recently learned that a Deliverance Cowing was a member of the church along with a number of his children. The second wife for John Cowen, II. was Desire (Hawes) Hatch and she was listed as Desire Cowing BUT I am sure Deliverance was not a Litchfield but of some other surname and this I am attempting to obtain in time."

I do not know if he ever found his answer, sadly he has passed away now.

The book "Litchfield Family in America" says the following on the subject:

Depend ANCE^ Litchfield {Lawrence'), second daughter and
third child of Lawrence' and Judith (Dennis) Litchfield, was
born in Scituate, where the record (only one of Lawrence's
children) is still legible on the town clerk's first book of vital
records : " Dependance the daughter of Larance Lechfeld was
Borne y^ 15 of Febuary 1646."

In 1672, by the will§ of Hester (Ester) Woodfield, Depend-
ance^ received ten shillings ; in 1649 she was remembered,
with her brother and sister, in the will of her grandfather,
William Dennis ;1| in 1678, she signed a paper in receipt of all
her interest in the estate of her brother. Experience^ Litchfield ;^
in 1683, William Peakes bequeathed** her thirty pounds and
" houserome and fiering soe longe as shee Liueth a single
woman;" in 1685, her mother, Judith Peakes, mentions her in
her will as unmarried.

It is possible that it was Dependance, called by DeaneJ|
" Deborah," who married, in 1687, John"" Cowen, son of John'
Cowen and widow Rebecca Man, his wife. If this was Depend-
ance^ instead of " Deborah," then she was about forty-one years."

In short;If John really did marry a Deborah Litchfield, she is not from Lawrence or any of his sons.

Let me know if I can be of further help.

Holli

Re: Descedants of John Cowen of Scituate

shashie50 — 2011-12-30 05:34:34Z

mine is...

John Cowen + widow Rebecca (Short) Mann
John Cowen II + Deborah Litchfield
John Cowen III + Sarah Mitchell
James Cowen + Katie / Waite Mathewson
John Cowen + Olive Smith
Eddy Cowen + Mary Polly Griggs
Theodore Smith Cowen + Marilla ________

Do you know if Deborah Litchfield was a sister of Hannah?

Descedants of John Cowen of Scituate

HollijJL — 2011-12-29 02:12:36Z

John Cowen + widow Rebecca Mann
Isreal Cowing + Hannah Litchfield
Job Cowing+ Deborah Gannett
Gathelus Cowing + Lucy Hatch
Thomas Cowing + Patience Butts
Zalmon Cowing + Huldah Hill Marsh
Dwight T. Cowing + Chastina Burnham Williams
Josephine Williams Cowing + Arthur Vernon Jordan

This is my direct line but I have collected a lot of info on many branches of the Cowings and the families that have married into my line. Willing to share / exchange info.

Scituate MA>Chesterfield MA>Holland VT>Hadley MA

Re: James COWIN & Winney HEARREAN, ch: James T. COWIN & sis Luisa

KCOWENS11 — 2011-12-04 03:55:14Z

Hi Thelma, we are related. I have some paperwork that you sent to our cousin Dottie. Please email me at kcowens1@yahoo.com

Re: Cowen/Millligan

DonaldMilligan67 — 2011-11-11 14:07:02Z

Michelle, you have to up grade to the next level on this site and it will give you alot of information as you enter your name and your parents name. It will find your grand parents and so on as your go.

COWEN - DUBLIN

valeriehrvy — 2011-11-02 21:10:07Z

Has anyone any details on LUCY COWEN born 1810 and died 11 jAN 1848 in Dublin??????

Re: James COWEN & Sarah BRYANT both b. c1840 England m. 1857 Carcoar NSW AUS

1_moya82 — 2011-09-08 02:46:24Z

Hi
I think your great grandfather is the brother of my grandmother Sussanah Ann (or Ann Sussanah) Cowen born in Carcoar NSW in 1873. She came to Western Australia as a
young woman and worked in service for a wealthy family in
Peppermint Grove where she met her husband- my grandfather-
My father didnt really know much about his mothers parents but always said they were very wealthy and that James Cowen would 'light his cigars with ten pound notes! But if this was so why did Sussanah cross the country as a young women to work as a servant. I would love to hear from you regarding what you know re James Cowen and his family
Regards Moya Miller

Re: Miles COWEN b. IN d. CO m. Sarah Ellen GARRETT 1847 Platt MO, son James Augustus COWEN

Rtcarrier1 — 2011-08-11 05:25:13Z

Hello, do you still visit the message board?

COWEN Harold E - Vietnam Wall section 2W

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2011-07-09 13:50:18Z

COWEN Harold E - Vietnam Wall section 2W

Honor our Veterans. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 222,443 photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Parker), cemetery(Vietnam) and Surname.

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family.

Re: Nancy Jane ?? COWENS b. OH, adopted in IA, NA-mixed race, m. Robert Reed COWENS, b. Gallatin MO, also mixed race

fire1soilder — 2011-07-03 16:06:41Z

hello your story sound familiar. Not sure if i can help but look at my family history. We have a Robert Cowans that fits that image.

Robert Richard Cowen

Christopher_Lyman — 2011-05-20 20:35:54Z

Robert Richard Cowen was born in Ireland in 1843 and came to America in 1850. He lived in Indiana with his wife Martha Lotshaw. I am hoping to connect with anyone who might know anything about Roberts siblings or parents.

T.H. OR JOSEPH HENRY COWEN

jamesmgray1 — 2011-03-27 02:53:25Z

I am looking for confirmation or information relating to Mr. T.H. Cowen or Joseph Henry Cowen that an Australian newspaper in Oct. 1891 reported had served in the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. He was born in Lynn Regis, Norfolk, England, the son of Joseph Henry and Mary Elizabeth Cowen, in 1836, died in Oct. 1891 in Tasmania and was married to an Isabella from Scotland.

Any information that would clear up this mystery would be appreciated. You can reach me direct at jamesmgray@bigpond.com.

Robert Nash

ancestralresearcher — 2011-03-15 22:54:41Z

Nash
GREENVILLE - Funeral Services for Robert Kelly Nash, 93, of Greenville will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Ararat M.B. Church, Greenville. He died Jan. 22, 2011, at Delta Regional Medical Center, Greenville. Burial will be at Lakewood Cemetery, Greenville.
Survivors include his wife, Mary K. Nash of Greenville; five sons, Robert D. (Fua) Nash of Madisonville, Ky., Jerome (Pearlie) Brooks of Chicago, Ill., Joe Nathan Nash of Chicago, Ill., Robert A. (Bobbie) Nash of Lexington, Willie L. Nash of Chicago, Ill.; four daughters, Thelma Loving Robinzine of Chicago, Ill., Lena (L.A.) Jason of Greenville, Joyce A. Nash of Atlanta, Ga., Marketa D. Nash of Greenville; three sisters, Lillie M. Jason of Greenville, Vera Cozark of Chicago, Ill., Tressie L. Howard of Greenville; 30 grandchildren; 61 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grand children.
Visitation will be Friday 1 to 6 p.m. at Redmon Funeral Home Chapel, Greenville. Remains will lie in state at the church Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m.
The Rev. James Nash, Jr will officiate. The Democratic Times Greenville MS Thursday, January 27, 2011