Brief Life History of John Borden
When John Borden Cowan was born in 1823, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Samuel Cowan, was 46 and his mother, Sarah Margaret Keith, was 45. He married Mrs. John Borden Cowan in 1848, in Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Johnson, Arkansas, United States in 1860. He died about 1898, in Newton, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Case Cemetery, Fallsville, Newton, Arkansas, United States.
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Sources (9)
- John S Cowan, "United States Census, 1860"
- John B Cowan, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- John Cowan in entry for Sarah Jane Wheeler, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
Spouse and Children
1823–1898 Male
1828–1857 Female
Children (4)
1849– Male
1851–1936 Female
1855–1936 Male
1856–1869 Male
Parents and Siblings
1777–1830 Male
1778–1849 Female
Siblings (8)
1803–1887 Male
1805–1885 Male
1811–1884 Female
1812–1859 Male
1814–1866 Male
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 2
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
Age 12
1846
Age 23
Name Meaning
Scottish and Manx: shortened form of McOwen and McKeown . See also McEwen .
Sottish and Manx: from a shortened form of Irish Ó Comhdhain and Mac Comhdhain ‘descendant or son of Comhdan’ or Gaelic Mac Comhghain ‘son of Comhghan (‘the twin’). Pronounced to rhyme with Owen, the name sometimes appears as Coan and Cohen in Down, and has been used interchangeably with Irish Coyne in Connacht and McIlhone in Tyrone. In the Isle of Man the name is pronounced /'kauən/ (with Cow- as in English cow).
Scottish and Manx: sometimes a variant of Colquhoun , pronounced Cohoon in Scotland and Cahoon in Ulster.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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