Andrew Cowan (1782-1872)

Vita
 Born: 02 May 1782 in VA Married:  1. 26 September 1816 in Blount Co., TN by Isaac Anderson, M. G. 2. 12 January 1857 in McMinn Co., TN by Jonathan Thomas, J. P. Died: 20 October 1872 in Bradley Co., TN Burial: Flint Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Flint Springs, Bradley Co., TN

Ancestry
Andrew Cowan is the son of William COWAN‎ and Jane Walker.

Spouse(s)

 * 1) Esther F_____ HOUSTON b: 19 July 1795 d: 12 August 1850 in TN
 * 2) Margaret ______ FISHER (Mrs.?)

Military Service
War of 1812

Child List
<ol> <li>Samuel Houston COWAN	b: 1817 in TN	d: 1864 during Civil War<BR> m. Sally ______ HUBBARD	b: 1822	d: 1887<BR> <li>Nancy Gillespy COWAN, dsp	b: 28 Mar 1819 in TN	d: 05 Oct 1846 in Flint Springs, TN<BR> <li>Jane Walker COWAN	b: 05 Jun 1821 in TN	d: 19 Dec 1895<BR> m. Joseph A______ JOHNSTON		d: 11 Dec 1875<BR> <li>William Baker COWAN	b: 1823 in TN	d: Aft. 1906 in Lewisville, TX<BR> m. Malinda E______ COBB	b: 1830	<BR> <li>Isabella Ann COWAN	b: 1825 in TN	d: 13 Aug 1908 in Wise Co., TX<BR> m. Pulaski Wallace NORWOOD	<BR> <li>Matthew Leonidas COWAN	b: 1828 in TN	d: 1914 in Waketon, TX<BR> m. Elizabeth ______ MITCHELL<BR> <li>Andrew Finis COWAN	b: Dec 1829 in Bradley Co., TN	d: Aft. 1906 in Wagoner, OK<BR> m. Elizabeth _______ "Lizzie" CLINGAN	b: 01 Apil 1830	 d: <BR> <li>James Independence Gillespie COWAN	b: 04 Jul 1832 in TN	d: 1917<BR> m#1. Annie E______ GALBREATH	b: 1834	d: 12 Oct 1857<BR> m#2. Mary Jane LINDSAY	b: 1846 in Jackson Co., AL	<BR> <li>Martha Serena COWAN	b: 1835 in TN	d: 13 Jan 1928 in San Diego, San Diego Co., CA<BR> m. John McGAUGHEY	b: 1823	d: 18 Oct 1874<BR> </ol> <BR>

Records
 <li>Andrew Cowan's pension for his War of 1812 service, National Archives, Washington, DC. <li>Blount Co., TN marriage records (for first marriage to Ester F. Houston) <li>McMinn Co., TN marriage records (for second marriage, to Mrs.? Margaret Fisher) <li> Key  document to establishing relationship of Andrew Cowan to John [Alexander] Cowan is Andrew Cowan's Letter (May 17, 1857; Bradley Co., TN) to Rosanna (Gillespy/Gillespie) Cowan (addressed as "Dear Sister Roseanna") ... original in possession of James E. Freeman, Camas, WA (as August, 2006). <li> Key  document to establishing identity of several of William Cowan & Jane Walker's children is Andrew Finis Cowan's (AFC) Letter (June 7, 1906; Indian Territory/Oklahoma) to Columbia Cowan (Pierce City, Lawrence Co., MO) ... original in possession of James E. Freeman, Camas, WA (as August, 2006).
 * The letter was written by Andrew, who was 77 years old (b. December 1829), in an apparent response to Columbia’s request for information about their ancestors, initiated because of a “claim” (scam?) that the Cowans were potential heirs to a part of Central Park and she was trying to “prove” whether her Cowan ancestors tied into the Central Park “ancestors”. Thus, Andrew responds with information about his aunts and uncles, makes “honorable” mention to several of their children, and a reference to his grandmother, Jane (Walker) Cowan.
 * Of note, Andrew ("Sr." ... son of William Cowan and Jane Walker) was 90 when he died in 1872. While Andrew Finis Cowan's eldest three aunts and uncles died at relatively young ages (either before AFC was born or shortly thereafter), their spouses did not die until many years later.  Further, since Andrew Finis Cowan was 43 when his father died, it is likely he heard many stories first hand about his grandparents (William & Jane) as well as his aunts/uncles, interacted with the remaining aunts & uncles and/or their children (his first cousins), was aware of correspondence between the families, and/or that the families visited each other ... especially so since many of these aunts/uncles remained in Knox/Blount/Loudon counties, which were in relatively close proximity to McMinn and Bradley counties, where AFC and his father lived for many years.

<li>Tombstone photos of Andrew Cowan, Hetty (Houston) Cowan, and Nancy Gillespy COWAN  at Flint Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Flint Springs, Bradley Co., TN </ul>

<h4 style="color:blue">Census  <li>1840 census -- Bradley Co., TN  M 2(5-10) 2(15-20) 1(40-50)   F 1(5-10) 2(10-15) 1(40-50)<BR> <li>1850 census, TN, Bradley, Subdivision 26, M432_871, 10/09/1850, p. 168; l. 19-24, 410/410, Farmer <BR> <li>1860 census, TN, Bradley, District 4, M653_1241, 06/23/1860, p. 90; l. 4-11 <BR>

<li>1870 census, TN, Bradley, Cleveland, First Civil District, M593_1515, 07/14/1870, p. 21-22, l. 30-40+1-2 </ul><BR>

Links

 * Wigton Walkers
 * Walker Home
 * Virgina County Boundary Changes
 * Smoky Mountain Photos
 * Finley & Gillespie Research
 * Cowan Clan United
 * Cowan DNA Project<BR>
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