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Source
- Original Source:Bible Record, original owner uncertain. The bible probably belonged to person:Mathew Cowan (1), but much of the information contained is about the family of his son, person:Josephus Cowan (2). Chain of transmission not given
- intermediate Source:
Here's the transcription of the Bible record I received May 2007, from William D. Halfacre, another descendant of Matthew Cowan. He received it July 1998, from Mary Hopson, who has written several books on the people of Putnam County, Tennessee.Personal Communication:Brenda Francis to WMWillis, April 2012.
Related
- person:Josephus Cowan (2)
- person:Mathew Cowan (1)
Text
The family record deals mostly with Matthew and Catherine's [Catron] son, Josephus and daughter, Sarah T. Cowan, who with her husband, Wesley Harvey, raised Sina McCombs Trousdale. Sina's mother, Elizabeth (Cowan) Trousdale [first born daughter of Matthew and Catherine] died 1845 after Sina's birth. The Cowan farm was passed down in Sina's line and was sold in 1976 by one of Sina's grandchildren. Personal Communication:Brenda Francis to WMWillis, April 2012.
Also included in the bible record are births of children described as "Blacks". Those born before the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 show only a given name. Those born afterwards are sometimes recorded with a surname (e.g., Davis, Hickman, and Sadler). It seems likely that the births of slaves were included in the family record. After emancipation the former slaves remained in close enough association with the family that the births of additional children would still be recorded in the family bible.
COWAN FAMILY BIBLE RECORDS:
| COPY SUPPLIED BY MARY HOPSON, JULY 1998
| FAMILY RECORD.
| DEATHS | DEATHS
| Josephus G. [C?] Cowen died |
| August 28. 1839 In the | Mathew Cowen died
| 32nd year of his age | March the 21th 1865
| | in the 89th year of his
| Mary Cowen his wife | age. Born 1876 or 77 [sic:Should be 1776 or 77. Transcription error?]
| died August 27th 1835 | Catron Cowen wife
| In the 22nd year of | of Mathew Cowen died
| her age- | April 6th 1866 in
| | the 84th year of her age
| Minerva G. [C?] Cowen Child | Born 1782 or 81
| of Josephus & Mary died 1832 | Sarah T. Harvey Wife
| | of Wesley Harvey Departed
| | this Life Jan 14th 1887
| James T. Cowen Child | age 77 years 10 months &19 day
| of Josephus & Mary died 1835 | b 25 Apr [line through Apr,
| | Feb written above] 1809
| Brison T. Cowen Son |
| of Josephus & Mary |
| died August 15th 1848 |
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| FAMILY RECORD.
| MARRIAGES. | MARRIAGES.
| Wesley Harvey &
| Sarah T. Cowen was
| Married January 11th
| In the year of Our Lord
| Eighteen Hundred &
| Twenty Seven_
|
| W. S. Farmer and
| Martha Francis
| Vaden was married
| the 12 day of March
| A. D. 1891.
|
| FAMILY RECORD. |
| BIRTHS. of Blacks | BIRTHS.
| Hannah was born | Harriet Daughter of
| 1814 | Elizabeth Born April
| | 8th 1859-
| Anderson Son of hannah
| Was Born September | Amanda Daughter of
| 23d 1833 | Ellen was Born July
| | 10th 1859
| Catharine Daughter of. do
| September 13th 1837 | Matilda Daughter of
| | Elizabeth Born July 10th 1861
| Ellen Daughter of. do |
| August 16th 1840 | Jeff Davis Son of
| | Ellen was Born
| Elizabeth Daughter of .do | September 18th 1861
| April 6th 1843
| | [ ] born
| Fannie Susan[?] Sadler | March the 28 1879
| was born | Jesse[?] Hickman
| D [ ] 188[1]? | was born May
| Jefferson Davis | 20 187[1?]
| Daught[?] wa[ ] born | Hagara[?] wife of
| June 3 1887[?) | Jeff Died Feb 8th
| | 1891.
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