When William Andrew Cowger was born on 1 January 1874, in Abingdon, Jefferson, Iowa, United States, his father, David Lucine Cowger, was 26 and his mother, Mahala Harrison, was 24. He married Bessie M Smith in 1906. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Teakean, Clearwater, Idaho, United States for about 10 years and Teakean Election Precinct, Clearwater, Idaho, United States for about 5 years. He died on 8 March 1948, in Orofino, Clearwater, Idaho, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Southwick, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States.
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In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: James William Brown BIRTH 1828 Virginia, USA DEATH Jun 1882 (aged 53–54) BURIAL Pine Hill Cemetery Southwick, Nez Perce County, Idaho, USA MEMORIAL ID 19010293 ·
Historical Boundaries 1895: Shoshone, Idaho, United States 1904: Nez Perce, Idaho, United States 1911: Clearwater, Idaho, United States
Americanized form of German Gauger .
History: Bearers of the name Cowger are descended from Johan Conrad Gauger, who came to North America from Germany in 1736 and settled in Pendleton County, WV.
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