Husband: Marmaduke M. Cowan Also known as: Marma Duke Cowan 1
Born: Oct-15-1832 in Monongalia Co, VA (now Marion Co, WV) 1,2,3 (see note 1) Died: Jun-21-1917 in Rutherford, Ritchie Co, WV 1,2 Buried: (no dates) in Oil Ridge (aka Fairview) Church Cemetery, Co Rd 26, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Resided: 1854 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3 Occupation: farmer 5,1 Military: Co D, 11th WV Inf, Civil War 4 Father: Isaac Cowan Mother: Nancy Holt
Wife: Mary Ann Vannort
Married: Nov-23-1854 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3
Born: Feb-15-1836 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,3,2
Died: Nov-15-1919 in Rutherford, Ritchie Co, WV 1
Buried: in Oil Ridge (aka Fairview) Church Cemetery, Co Rd 26, Ritchie Co, WV 4
Resided: 1914 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 6
Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1854 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 3
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Samuel Vannort (1802 - 1860)
Mother: Mary J. "Polly" Bumgardner (1812 - )
F Child 1: Laura A. Cowan Born: Nov-20-1863 (see note 2) Died: Apr- 6-1935 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1 Buried: in Blandville Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 1,7 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1 Census: 1920, 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1916 in North View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 8 Census: 1900, 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Levi Judson "Jud" Bland b. Feb- 6-1865 d. Dec- 6-1909 Also known as: Judson Bland 9
M Child 2: Francis Marion Cowan Census name: Frank M. Cowan Born: 1872 10 (see note 3) Died: Jul-18-1932 in Rutherford, Ritchie Co, WV 11 Buried: in Oil Ridge (aka Fairview) Church Cemetery, Co Rd 26, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Wife: Anna Belle Bowers b. 1874 d. 1927 Also known as: Annie Bowers 13 Married: ca 1893 14
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Headstone. (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) (6) Obituary of brother. (7) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (8) Doddridge County Republican, 8/17/1916. (9) Death record of wife. (10) Headstone (year only) (11) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) Findagrave.com. (13) Death record of daughter. (14) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Grant District) Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in marriage record as Monongalia County, but in death record as Marion County. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Nov 1864. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Apr 1873. But age 60y 2m 3d in death record calculates to a birth date of May-15-1872, and date on headstone is also 1872.