Bio: Cowen Family (Timeline)
Contact: Marsha Hosfeld 

Email: Shashie50@aol.com

 

Surnames: Cowen. Griggs, Smith, Hosfeld, Stanley, Stannard, Doernenberg, Brown, Murray, Walter, Schwermer, Kunde, Arndt

 

----Source: Compiled by Marsha Cowen Hosfeld  

 

Cowen Family Timeline

 

1821 May

Theodore Smith Cowen born in Tolland, Connecticut, oldest child of Eddy & Mary “Polly” Griggs Cowen

1833

John Cowen, grandfather of Theodore, moves to Cattaraugus Co., NY bringing at least one of his grandsons (John M., b. 1826)

1845-1860

Theodore & Marilla Cowen in Illinois (Sycamore Twp - 1850-1860) children: Helen (b. 1845 IL), Sarah (b. Oct 1847 IL), Frank (b. 1854 IL)

1862 September

Helen Cowen marries Frank Stanley in Sycamore, IL

1869 August

Sarah Ann Cowen marries Wm. W. Stannard in Portage County, WI

1873 August

Marilla Cowen applies for Homestead of 80 acres, Holton Twp., Marathon Co., (S ½, SW ¼, Sec 32, Twp 29 N, Range 2 E)

*Marathon County was created from Portage County in 1850.

1873-1879

Wm. W. Stannard family living in Holton, Marathon Co., WI

1878 October

Marilla Cowen (widow) completes Homestead property purchase, immediately sells to William Wallace Stannard (son-in-law)

1879 March

Wm. W. Stannard dies in Holton, Marathon Co., WI *

1880 June

Federal Census: Frank (Single) Marilla (Widow) and Sarah (Widow) with Stannard children in Holton, Marathon Co., WI

1882 January

Frank Cowen marries Mary Doernenburg at home of Sarah Stannard *

1882 (May?)

Sarah Cowen Stannard marries John Murray Brown at ?

1883 May      

Frank Cowen builds a house in Abbotsford, Clark Co., WI *

1885 January

son Theodore A. Cowen Sr. born to Frank & Mary Cowen

1887 January

son Fred Cowen born to Frank & Mary Cowen

1891 March  

after FIRE Frank Cowen buys property in Marathon Co.

from Fred & Louise Walter (adjacent to J. M. Brown / Marilla Cowen property)

1892 February

Marilla Cowen dies at John & Sarah’s home in Holton, WI *

1894 July

son Archibald Cowen born to Frank & Mary Cowen

1898 February

daughter Minnie Cowen born to Frank & Mary Cowen

1898 March  

Mary Doernenburg Cowen dies at her home near Abbotsford *

1910 March

Theodore Cowen, Sr. marries Elsie Schwermer in Dorchester, WI *

1914

Fred Cowen marries Vera in ?

1915

Sarah Ann Cowen Stannard Brown dies - unknown WI location

1916 May

John Murray Brown dies in Holton, Marathon Co., WI *

1917 July

Archie Cowen marries Hazel in Stevens Point, WI

1918 December

Minnie Cowen marries Dewey Kunde in Milwaukee, WI

1919 January

Frank H. Brown (son of John & Sarah) dies in Athens, WI *

Oramel Brown living in Phelps, Vilas Co.

Clarence Stannard & Florence Stannard Arndt living in Goodrich, Taylor Co.

1930 November

Frank Cowen dies - funeral in Abbotsford *

* links

 

 

LINKS: 

Obit: Stannard, William (1843? - 1879)  photo of tombstone

http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/clark/data/1/bbs17/17701.htm

 

BioM: Dornenberg, Mary & Frank Cowen (m. 18 Jan 1882)

http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/clark/data/1/bbs18/18043.htm

 

News: Abbotsford (9 May 1883)

http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/clark/data/1/bbs39/39264.htm

 

Obit: Cowan, Mrs. Theodore (1820? - 1892)  (Marilla)

http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/clark/data/1/bbs19/19719.htm

 

Obit: Cowen, Mary (1865 - 1898)  photo of tombstone

http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org//clark/data/obits/851.htm

Obit: Cowen, Mary #2 (1865 - 1898)

http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/clark/data/1/bbs41/41672.htm

 

BioM: Schwermer, Elsie & Ted Cowen (1910)  photo

http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/clark/data/1/bbs21/21840.htm

 

Obit: Brown, John M. (1838 - 1916)  photo of tombstone

http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/clark/data/1/bbs25/25864.htm

 

Obit: Brown, Frank H. (1888 - 1919)

http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/clark/data/1/bbs6/6782.htm

Abbotsford City Cemetery, Mayville Township, Clark Co., WI

http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/cemeteries/mayville/abbotsford/index/Br.htm

father-in-law, James Schimek, and sister-in-law, Lena Schimek Speck, also buried at this cemetery

 

Obit: Cowen, Frank (1846? - 1930)  photo of tombstone

http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/clark/data/1/bbs34/34080.htm

http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/cemeteries/york/poorfarm/poorfarm.htm

http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/cemeteries/york/poorfarm/images/cowen_frank.jpg

 

History: Clark Co. WI Poor Farm Cemetery Burials

http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/clark/data/1/bbs21/21395.htm

 

Colby Memorial Cemetery Index, Colby Twp., Colby, WI

Frank & Mary Cowen  photo of tombstone

http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/cemeteries/colby/colbymemorial/index/CO.htm

 

William W. Stannard, daughter, Olive G.,  photo of tombstone

father, Ansel H. photo of tombstone, brother, Willis

http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/cemeteries/colby/colbymemorial/index/ST.htm

 

John M. Brown, daughter Minnie  photo of tombstone

(his wife, Sarah Cowen Stannard Brown, and mother-in-law, Marilla Cowen, are assumed to also be buried in the plot, without markers)

http://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/cemeteries/colby/colbymemorial/index/BRO.htm

 

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Census Records

 

See also:

Cowen Family (History)

Bio: Cowen Family History

Doernenburg Family (History)

Doernenburg Family (Timeline)

 

 


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