of Pennsylvania · documented from the public record
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John Cowden d. 1858
John Cowden⚭ Elizabeth Shields
childrenWatson P. Cowden
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History of Adair County, Iowa, and its people.
Native of Pennsylvania.
Removed to Ohio in early life, farmed there until 1839, then moved to Mercer County, Illinois where he purchased land and farmed.
Died 1858.
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