James Chatham Cowan1879–
- Name
- James Chatham Cowan
- Given names
- James Chatham
- Surname
- Cowan
 Birth | about 1879 23 20 |
 Census | June 17, 1880 (Age 17 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Lottie Cowan December 1883 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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 |
| Marriage of a parent | Charles A Hopper — Sarah Jane McRae — View this family February 27, 1900 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Joseph Cowan February 28, 1907 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 37 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Jane McRae March 23, 1917 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 38 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 39 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 50 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 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 | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William A Cowan Birth: 1856 30 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| mother |
Sarah Jane McRae Birth: November 19, 1858 — Texas, United States Death: March 23, 1917 — Fannin, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: July 28, 1878 — Fannin, Texas, United States |
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17 months himself |
James Chatham Cowan Birth: about 1879 23 20 — Fannin, Texas, United States Death: |
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5 years younger sister |
Lottie Cowan Birth: December 1883 27 25 — Texas, United States Death: |
| Mother’s family with Charles A Hopper |
| step-father |
Charles A Hopper Birth: October 2, 1857 — Texas, United States Death: June 30, 1918 — Fannin, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Jane McRae Birth: November 19, 1858 — Texas, United States Death: March 23, 1917 — Fannin, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: February 27, 1900 — Fannin, Texas, United States |
James Chatham Cowan has 4 first cousins recorded
Father's family (4)
Parents Isaac Newton Biggerstaff + Susan Cowan
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William A Cowan - Household
Fannin, Texas
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