Individual Details

Eufaula Indian Journal, Eufaula, Oklahoma, Friday, October 25, 1907, Page 2, Col. 1: Stephen Cowan died Friday at 2 p.m. He was 83 years of age. Mr. Cowan and his wife have been living with their son, S. J. Cowan, since last August. Dr. James M. Cowan, of Lamar, Ark., T. J. Cowan and wife of Fame, R. F. Cowan, of Sallisaw, and Mrs. Mary Williams, of Paden, was at their father's side [when] he passed away. Mr. Cowan and wife for the last five years have been living with their children. Mr. Cowan and wife were both borned in Tennessee. They were married in Texas and moved to Arkansas where they remained until the last five years. Old age was the cause of his death. Mrs. Cowan is laying at death's door, and says she is willing and prepared to meet her Savior any time. Mr. Cowan was buried at Brush Hill cemetery. He leaves a family and host of friends to mourn his loss.

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Birth	7 Mar 1825	Alabama
Marriage	7 Feb 1845	Buzzard's Roost, Franklin Co., Alabama - Elizabeth Long
Death	11 Oct 1907	Checotah, McIntosh Co., Oklahoma
Burial		Brush Hill Cemetery, Pierce, McIntosh Co., Oklahoma

Spouse	Elizabeth Long (1828 - 1908)
Child	Mary Cowan (1848 - 1850)
Child	Samuel Cowan (1848 - 1850)
Child	Sarah Elizabeth Cowan (1851 - )
Child	Margaret Leann Cowan (1853 - 1895)
Child	William Rueben Cowan (1855 - 1935)
Child	James Martin Cowan (1857 - 1911)
Child	Thomas Jefferson Cowan (1859 - 1941)
Child	Stephen Jasper Cowan (1862 - 1933)
Child	Martha Ellen Cowan (1866 - 1937)
Child	Albert Tell Cowan (1868 - 1916)
Child	Mary Frances Cowan (1872 - 1954)
Child	Robert Franklin Cowan (1872 - 1948)

Father	Samuel Cowan (1779 - 1837)
Mother	Sarah Margaret Keith (1778 - 1849)
Sibling	Riley Cowan (1803 - 1887)
Sibling	Samuel C. Cowan (1806 - 1885)
Sibling	William F. Cowan (1810 - 1857)
Sibling	Margaret Cowan (1812 - 1884)
Sibling	Eli Cowan (1820 - 1900)
Sibling	John Borden Cowan (1823 - 1898)
Sibling	Harlin Cowan (1829 - )