James Cowman 1 was born 2 on 10 May 1820 in Yorkshire, England. He died 3 on 21 Mar 1909. He married ??? Hannah in 1837/1868.
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James and Hannah left Leeds, England, in 1864; landed in Quebec, Canada.Moved to Bloomington, Illinois, in 1880. Moved to Herington, Kansas,where they farmed until their deaths.
??? Hannah 1 was born 2 on 4 Mar 1821. She died 3 on 19 Nov 1906 in Lost Springs, Kansas. She married James Cowman in 1837/1868.
They had the following children:
F i Martha Cowman was born in 1840/1867. She died in 1862/1949. M ii Fred Cowman was born in 1853. He died on 27 Mar 1932. M iii Louis Cowman was born on 22 May 1855. He died on 23 Sep 1934. M iv James Cowman 1 was born 2 on 5 Oct 1863. He died 3 on 9 Apr 1945. F v Maud Cowman was born on 4 Nov 1866. She died on 22 Mar 1949.
Robert James Hart [Parents] 1 was born 2 on 2 Jul 1916 in Boise, Ada Co., Idaho. He died 3 on 29 Dec 1972 in Boise, Ada Co., Idaho. He married ??? Joyce.
Other marriages:Wilson, Joan Marie
??? Joyce was born Private. She married Robert James Hart.
They had the following children:
F i Rebecca Anne Hart was born Private. F ii Patricia Louise Hart was born Private.
John (J. H) Hale Cowman [Parents] 1 was born 2 on 3 Jan 1881 in Herington, Kansas. He died 3 on 23 Jul 1966 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He married Eva (Paddy) B. Paddington in 1898/1931.
Other marriages:Shaver, Nellie May (Mae)
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The following is as told by my Uncle Dick Cowman in 1998 (items inparentheses are mine--Linda K. Channel):
J.H. Cowman (Dick's father) was working as a fireman on a railroad inColorado Springs when he married Nellie Shaver in 1904. Nellie was fromWashington. In about 1905, when Dick was a baby, there was what UncleDick referred to as a "Black Plague" (probably a flu epidemic), and J.H.and Nellie moved to Galveston, Texas, to get away. While in Galveston,they raised peanuts for hogfeed. Dick told about how he once ate greenpeanuts and "they didn't do me any good!"
(This is a guess, but I believe their daughter, Louise, was born inGalveston sometime during 1906 to 1908. She died when she was about 2years old.) Dick said he didn't remember her. Mildred and Mabel, twins,were born in Galveston in 1909. Mabel died at birth.
In 1910, there was a "big storm" (no doubt a tornado). J.H. and Nellieput Dick, who was about 6 years old at the time, under a haystack forprotection during the storm. Shortly after that, the family moved toExcelsior Springs, Missouri, and J.H. ran a store (Dick didn't rememberwhat kind it was). After J.H. and Nellie moved from Galveston, Texas,oil was struck on his land! Another daughter, Ethel, was born in 1911.J.H. and Nellie were divorced in about 1912. He married again, someonenamed Ethel from Excelsior Springs. Then J.H. moved to Kansas City,Kansas. He divorced again and married Eva "Paddy" Paddington. He andPaddy lived in Colorado Springs until their deaths.
Eva (Paddy) B. Paddington 1 was born in 1877/1897. She died in 1898/1981. She married John (J. H) Hale Cowman in 1898/1931.
John (J. H) Hale Cowman [Parents] 1 was born 2 on 3 Jan 1881 in Herington, Kansas. He died 3 on 23 Jul 1966 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He married 4 Nellie May (Mae) Shaver on 24 Sep 1904.
Other marriages:Paddington, Eva (Paddy) B.
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The following is as told by my Uncle Dick Cowman in 1998 (items inparentheses are mine--Linda K. Channel):
J.H. Cowman (Dick's father) was working as a fireman on a railroad inColorado Springs when he married Nellie Shaver in 1904. Nellie was fromWashington. In about 1905, when Dick was a baby, there was what UncleDick referred to as a "Black Plague" (probably a flu epidemic), and J.H.and Nellie moved to Galveston, Texas, to get away. While in Galveston,they raised peanuts for hogfeed. Dick told about how he once ate greenpeanuts and "they didn't do me any good!"
(This is a guess, but I believe their daughter, Louise, was born inGalveston sometime during 1906 to 1908. She died when she was about 2years old.) Dick said he didn't remember her. Mildred and Mabel, twins,were born in Galveston in 1909. Mabel died at birth.
In 1910, there was a "big storm" (no doubt a tornado). J.H. and Nellieput Dick, who was about 6 years old at the time, under a haystack forprotection during the storm. Shortly after that, the family moved toExcelsior Springs, Missouri, and J.H. ran a store (Dick didn't rememberwhat kind it was). After J.H. and Nellie moved from Galveston, Texas,oil was struck on his land! Another daughter, Ethel, was born in 1911.J.H. and Nellie were divorced in about 1912. He married again, someonenamed Ethel from Excelsior Springs. Then J.H. moved to Kansas City,Kansas. He divorced again and married Eva "Paddy" Paddington. He andPaddy lived in Colorado Springs until their deaths.
Nellie May (Mae) Shaver [Parents] 1 was born 2 on 8 Aug 1887 in Center Chain, Martin Co., Minnesota. She died 3 on 23 Dec 1936 in Boise, Ada Co., Idaho. She married 4 John (J. H) Hale Cowman on 24 Sep 1904.
Other marriages:Ross, Walter
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Nellie Shaver's death certificate (State of Idaho, Bureau of VitalStatistics) states she died of "uraemia, cardiovascular renal disease."
Nellie carried the mail from Crane, Oregon (near the Nevada border), toDenio, Oregon, in a model-T Ford and on horseback in the early 1920'swhile she was married to Walter Ross. One of her daughters, Mildred EttaCowman, rode on horseback to attend school in Andrews, Oregon.
They had the following children:
F i Louise Cowman was born Private. M ii Richard H. Cowman was born on 6 Dec 1905. He died in 1954/1997. F iii Mabel Cowman 1 was born 2 on 3 Jan 1909 in Galveston, Texas. She died 3 on 3 Jan 1909 in Galveston, Texas. F iv Mildred Etta Cowman was born on 3 Jan 1909. She died on 5 Jan 1966. F v Ethel I. Cowman 1 was born 2 on 18 Aug 1911 in Kansas. She died 3 on 24 Aug 1924 in Boise, Ada Co., Idaho.
Dave Bohannon 1 was born in 1872/1892. He died in 1906/1978. He married Pearl Cowman in 1903/1936.
Pearl Cowman [Parents] 1 was born 2 on 24 Mar 1889 in Lost Springs, Kansas. She died 3 on 24 Mar 1981 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She married Dave Bohannon in 1903/1936.
??? ?-Bellomy 1 was born in 1864/1901. He died in 1896/1979. He married Grace Cowman in 1890/1936.
Grace Cowman [Parents] 1 was born in 1874/1903. She died in 1896/1985. She married ??? ?-Bellomy in 1890/1936.
They had the following children:
M i Buster Bellomy was born Private.
W. Moore 1 was born in 1864/1901. He died in 1896/1979. He married Julia Cowman in 1890/1936.
Julia Cowman [Parents] 1 was born in 1874/1903. She died in 1896/1985. She married W. Moore in 1890/1936.
They had the following children:
F i Rosetta Moore was born Private.
Jessie Cowman [Parents] 1 was born in 1874/1903. She died in 1896/1985. She was married in 1893/1934.
She had the following children:
F i Florence Cowman was born Private.
Nick Wheatley 1 was born in 1830/1865. He died in 1862/1944. He married Martha Cowman in 1856/1901.
Martha Cowman [Parents] 1 was born in 1840/1867. She died in 1862/1949. She married Nick Wheatley in 1856/1901.
They had the following children:
M i Lou Wheatley 1 was born in 1862/1899. He died in 1871/1977. F ii Maymie Wheatley 1 was born in 1862/1899. She died in 1870/1980. F iii Ethel Wheatley 1 was born in 1862/1899. She died in 1870/1980. F iv Mattie Wheatley 1 was born in 1862/1899. She died in 1870/1980.
Louis Cowman [Parents] 1 was born 2 on 22 May 1855. He died 3 on 23 Sep 1934. He married ??? Lucy?? in 1872/1905.
??? Lucy?? 1 was born in 1851/1871. She died in 1876/1955. She married Louis Cowman in 1872/1905.
They had the following children:
M i Harry Cowman was born in 1876/1905. He died in 1901/1984. M ii Joseph Cowman was born in 1876/1905. He died in 1896/1984. M iii Louis Cowman was born in 1876/1905. He died in 1901/1984. F iv Nellie Cowman was born in 1876/1905. She died in 1898/1987. F v Maude Cowman 1 was born in 1876/1905. She died in 1881/1987. F vi Ida Cowman was born in 1876/1905. She died in 1898/1987.