Martha Cowens

Martha Cowens married Benjamin Cowens on December 16, 1880, near Church Hill, Jefferson County, Mississippi. Her husband died in Natchez on February 4, 1898, and she began receiving an $8 monthly pension on July 16, 1898. She died sometime before March 31, 1900, when the War Department dropped her pension.

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Name:Cowens, Martha
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Roles:
  • Spouse
Gender:F
Race:Black
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Person 1Person 2NumberRelation Type
Cowens, BenjaminCowens, Martha670654application-widow
Cowens, BenjaminCowens, Martha464320certificate-widow
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Person 1Relation TypePerson 2
Cowens, Marthawife ofCowens, Benjamin
SOURCES

Pension Records for Benjamin Cowens, RG15, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.