William A Cowan1856–
- Name
- William A Cowan
- Given names
- William A
- Surname
- Cowan
 Birth | 1856 30 25 |
 Death of a mother | Mary Malinda Long July 19, 1857 (Age 18 months) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 12 months)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 5 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 11 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 11 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Uradice “Dicey” Shemwell July 26, 1869 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 13 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 |
 Marriage | Sarah Jane McRae — View this family July 28, 1878 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 22 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Chatham Cowan about 1879 (Age 23 years) |
 Census | June 17, 1880 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lottie Cowan December 1883 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Thomas S Long June 21, 1887 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a sister | Susan Cowan March 16, 1889 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 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 | Joseph Cowan February 28, 1907 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 60 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 wife | Sarah Jane McRae March 23, 1917 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 61 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 62 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 brother | John Cowan January 30, 1923 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Cowan April 29, 1929 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 73 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 85 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 94 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 90 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 |
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 elder sister |
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 elder brother |
Thomas Cowan Birth: February 12, 1849 23 19 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 29, 1929 |
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4 years elder 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 himself |
William A Cowan Birth: 1856 30 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| Family with Sarah Jane McRae |
| himself |
William A Cowan Birth: 1856 30 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| wife |
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 son |
James Chatham Cowan Birth: about 1879 23 20 — Fannin, Texas, United States Death: |
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5 years daughter |
Lottie Cowan Birth: December 1883 27 25 — Texas, United States Death: |
| Charles A Hopper + Sarah Jane McRae |
| wife’s husband |
Charles A Hopper Birth: October 2, 1857 — Texas, United States Death: June 30, 1918 — Fannin, Texas, United States |
| wife |
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 |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William A Cowan - Household
Fannin, Texas
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