Martha Ellen “Mattie” CowanAge: 99 years1864–1964
- Name
- Martha Ellen “Mattie” Cowan
- Given names
- Martha Ellen
- Surname
- Cowan
- Married name
- Martha Ellen Pugh
- Nickname
- Mattie
Shared note: William Edward Pugh Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | June 1, 1864 32 24 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 2 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 2 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 4 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Census | June 25, 1870 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 13 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Edward Alpheus Pugh — View this family January 26, 1887 (Age 22 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Earl Wayne Pugh February 19, 1888 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Winnie Lee Pugh January 9, 1890 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Ruth Ellen Pugh June 9, 1892 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | John Jay Pugh December 11, 1894 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Inez May Pugh May 28, 1897 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a father | John Cowan March 1, 1900 (Age 35 years) |
| Census | June 9, 1900 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Leon Edward Pugh August 24, 1900 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Travis Cowan Pugh March 20, 1903 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | George Pugh June 3, 1907 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1910 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Earl Wayne Pugh — Mary Belle Johnson — View this family June 25, 1913 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Robert Johnson Pugh March 23, 1914 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | William Edward Pugh December 26, 1915 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Jay Pugh — Mattie Chandler — View this family December 23, 1916 (Age 52 years) Note: Marriage info found on FAG site |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 51 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Martha Jane Pugh August 12, 1917 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Rex Johnson — Ruth Ellen Pugh — View this family June 8, 1918 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 52 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 53 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a husband | Edward Alpheus Pugh November 18, 1919 (Age 55 years) |
| Census | January 3, 1920 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Travis Cowan Pugh — Edna Dallas Holmes — View this family June 23, 1923 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | George Edward Pugh December 30, 1923 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Minerva Potter July 4, 1925 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Leon Edward Pugh — Lois Louise Bruck — View this family February 12, 1927 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 65 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a son | Travis Cowan Pugh March 7, 1930 (Age 65 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1930 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | James Edward Pugh December 25, 1936 (Age 72 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1940 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 77 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Marriage of a child | George Pugh — Julia Vivian Williams — View this family March 11, 1948 (Age 83 years) |
| Census | April 8, 1950 (Age 85 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 85 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a grandson | William Edward Pugh September 4, 1958 (Age 94 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ruth Ellen Pugh March 3, 1961 (Age 96 years) |
| Death of a son | John Jay Pugh November 14, 1961 (Age 97 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 81 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | April 13, 1964 (Age 99 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Vernon IOOF Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Cowan Birth: May 2, 1832 — Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States Death: March 1, 1900 — Dade, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Minerva Potter Birth: April 4, 1840 — Polk, Missouri, United States Death: July 4, 1925 — Polk, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: September 16, 1858 — Polk, Missouri, United States |
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6 years herself |
Martha Ellen “Mattie” Cowan Birth: June 1, 1864 32 24 — Dade, Missouri, United States Death: April 13, 1964 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Edward Alpheus Pugh |
| husband |
Edward Alpheus Pugh Birth: June 28, 1861 24 16 — Holt, Taylor, Iowa, United States Death: November 18, 1919 — Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Martha Ellen “Mattie” Cowan Birth: June 1, 1864 32 24 — Dade, Missouri, United States Death: April 13, 1964 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: January 26, 1887 — Dade, Missouri, United States |
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13 months son |
Earl Wayne Pugh Birth: February 19, 1888 26 23 — Dade, Missouri, United States Death: November 4, 1967 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Winnie Lee Pugh Birth: January 9, 1890 28 25 — Golden City, Barton, Missouri, United States Death: January 20, 1978 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Ruth Ellen Pugh Birth: June 9, 1892 30 28 — Golden City, Barton, Missouri, United States Death: March 3, 1961 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
John Jay Pugh Birth: December 11, 1894 33 30 — Aldrich, Polk, Missouri, United States Death: November 14, 1961 — Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Inez May Pugh Birth: May 28, 1897 35 32 — Urich, Henry, Missouri, United States Death: May 11, 1973 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Leon Edward Pugh Birth: August 24, 1900 39 36 — Humansville, Polk, Missouri, United States Death: October 3, 1975 — Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Travis Cowan Pugh Birth: March 20, 1903 41 38 — Eudora, Polk, Missouri, United States Death: March 7, 1930 — Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
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4 years son |
George Pugh Birth: June 3, 1907 45 43 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: March 12, 1972 — Arizona, United States |
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Cowan - Household
Morgan, Dade, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Edward Alpheus Pugh - Household
Blairstown, Henry, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Edward Alpheus Pugh - Household
Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Martha Ellen “Mattie” Cowan - Household
Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Martha Ellen “Mattie” Cowan - Household
Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Martha Ellen “Mattie” Cowan - Household
Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Martha Ellen “Mattie” Cowan - Household
Mount Vernon, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
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| Name | William Edward Pugh Obituary and Family Listing
William Edward Pugh, 42, ex-
tension animal husbandry special-
ist for the University of Missouri,
collapsed and died Thursday while
judging livestock at West Plains.
Pugh, apparently the victim of
a heart attack, was a judge at
the Howell County Heart of the
Ozarks Fair. He was pronounced
dead on arrival at a hospital.
Pugh grew up in Mt. Vernon
and was graduated from the Uni-
versity of Missouri College of
Agriculture in 1937. He worked for
the Farm Security Administration
until 1942. He became Monroe
County farm agent Nov. 1. 1942.
and continued in that post until
1951, except for two years of serv-
ice in the Navy from 1944 to 1945.
He joined the state staff of the
extension service at Columbia in
1951.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Pugh. 1000 East
Loren; his wife, Sue, a daughter,
Nancy, and a son, Robert: a broth-
er, Col. Robert Pugh, Morristown,
N.J.; and his paternal grandmother,
Mrs. Mattie Pugh, Mt. Vernon.
Services are to be Saturday at
12:30 p.m. in Columbia.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116837697/william-edward-pugh |