Susan CowanAge: 42 years1847–1889
- Name
- Susan Cowan
- Given names
- Susan
- Surname
- Cowan
- Married name
- Susan Biggerstaff
 Birth | February 28, 1847 21 17 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Birth of a brother | Thomas Cowan February 12, 1849 (Age 23 months) |
 Census | August 27, 1850 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Cowan July 5, 1853 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William A Cowan 1856 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Malinda Long July 19, 1857 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 14 years)Note: 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 |
 Marriage | Isaac Newton Biggerstaff — View this family February 26, 1866 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 19 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 19 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Isabella Biggerstaff May 27, 1868 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Uradice “Dicey” Shemwell July 26, 1869 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 21 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 |
| Birth of a son #2 | Charles May “Charlie” Biggerstaff January 16, 1870 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Robert England Biggerstaff March 10, 1874 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Ida Millie Biggerstaff December 12, 1874 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 30 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Thomas S Long June 21, 1887 (Age 40 years) |
 Death | March 16, 1889 (Age 42 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joseph Cowan Birth: June 20, 1825 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: February 28, 1907 — North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Mary Malinda Long Birth: January 18, 1830 31 31 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 19, 1857 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: December 9, 1845 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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15 months herself |
Susan Cowan Birth: February 28, 1847 21 17 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: March 16, 1889 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Thomas Cowan Birth: February 12, 1849 23 19 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 29, 1929 |
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4 years younger brother |
John Cowan Birth: July 5, 1853 28 23 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 30, 1923 — Bowie, Texas, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
William A Cowan Birth: 1856 30 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| Family with Isaac Newton Biggerstaff |
| husband |
Isaac Newton Biggerstaff Birth: about 1846 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: January 20, 1923 — Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
Susan Cowan Birth: February 28, 1847 21 17 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: March 16, 1889 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: February 26, 1866 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Isabella Biggerstaff Birth: May 27, 1868 22 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 13, 1948 |
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20 months son |
Charles May “Charlie” Biggerstaff Birth: January 16, 1870 24 22 — Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: July 4, 1942 — Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years son |
Robert England Biggerstaff Birth: March 10, 1874 28 27 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: October 1, 1936 — Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Ida Millie Biggerstaff Birth: December 12, 1874 28 27 — Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: May 28, 1948 — Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
Susan Cowan has 10 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (10)
Parents William Nevins Long + Clara O Melton
Parents Elisha W Long + Cynthia Baber
Parents James Graham Freeman + Nancy Jane Long
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Cowan - Household
Cain Creek, Rutherford, North Carolina
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