Person:Margaret McCowen (1)

Name^[1]	Margaret McCowen
Married Name^[1]	Mrs. Margaret Butler
Gender	Female
Birth`^?`	Abt 1831
Marriage	1851	Page, Iowa, United Statesto Hon. William Butler
Death^[1]	8 Jul 1871	Page, Iowa, United States

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Margaret McCowen, in Biographical history of Page County, Iowa: containing portraits of all the presidents of the United States from Washington to Harrison, with accompanying biographies of each, a condensed history of Iowa, with portraits and biographies of the governors of the state, engravings of prominent citizens in Page County, with personal histories of many of the early settlers and leading families, and a concise history of the county, the cities, and the townships. (Chicago: Lewis & Dunbar, 1890)
p 434.

... He was married, February 2,1851, to Miss Margaret McCowen, a native of Pennsylvania, the daughter of William McCowen. Soon after his marriage Mr. Butler removed to Whitley County, Indiana, where he rented land and farmed until the winter of 1855, when, by horseteam, he moved to Henry County, Iowa. ... As previously stated, Mr. Butler married Miss Margaret McCowen, in 1851; this was a happy union, only broken by the beloved wife's death, July 8, 1871. ...