Brief Life History of Harold Guy
When Harold Guy Cowgill was born on 22 July 1900, in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States, his father, Clarence Orestes Cowgill, was 31 and his mother, Bertha Alice Ritchie, was 24. He had at least 1 daughter with Rena Belle Landers. He lived in Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 1930. He died on 9 May 1988, in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (21)
- Harold Cowgill, "United States Census, 1940"
- Harold Guy Cowgill, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Harold E Cowgill, "United States Census, 1930"
Spouse and Children
1900–1988 Male
1905–1970 Female
Children (1)
1925–2015 Female
Parents and Siblings
1868–1956 Male
1875–1959 Female
Siblings (5)
1898–1980 Male
1900–1988 Male
1904–2001 Female
1910–1986 Male
1913– Male
World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
Age 1
1913 · Women's Suffrage Demonstration
Age 13
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 23
Name Meaning
English Yorkshire and Lancashire: habitational name from any of the places called Cowgill in Yorkshire; all are named with Old Norse gil ‘narrow valley, ravine’ with various first elements including Old English cū ‘cow’ and Old English col ‘(char)coal’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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