James Cowden
James Cowden was born around 1815 in Pennsylvania. He married a woman Ann Chambers, and they had at least four children: Matthew, born on January 8, 1841; Ann, born around 1844; Sarah, born around 1846; and William, born around 1868. They lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, until the 1840s, when they moved to Columbia, Pennsylvania. Cowden worked as a merchant, and by 1850, he owned $2,700 of real estate. By 1870, they were living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died in Philadelphia on July 21, 1877.
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(3712)Cowden, James18151877-07-21
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 4

  • (3850) [recipient] ~ Matthew A. Cowden to James Cowden, 25 August 1862
  • (10438) [recipient] ~ Matthew A. Cowden to James Cowden, 1 March 1863
  • (10484) [recipient] ~ Matthew A. Cowden to James Cowden, 1 September 1863
  • (10485) [recipient] ~ Matthew A. Cowden to James Cowden, 7 November 1863

People - Records: 1

  • (3712) Cowden, James is the [parent of] (3710) Cowden, Matthew A.

Places - Records: 2

  • (277) [birth] ~ Pennsylvania
  • (39) [death] ~ Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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SOURCES

1850 and 1870 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915, available from Ancestry.com