Hugh Cowan ^[1] was born about 1800 near Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland according to family belief.  He died at Lansing, Iowa on June 4, 1854.  He married at the church of Scotland at Georgetown, P.Q. Canada on May 18, 1834 to Mary Portiss Grant.  Source: "And Then There Was You" by Marjorie Eilene Wells-Cook (1979); p.25.  Their marriage record is here as provided in Marjorie's book, page 27.  Hugh is listed on the 1854 Census.  After Hugh's death, Mary and family can be found on the Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa 1856 Census, 1860 Census, 1870 Census and 1885 Census.  The William Cowan listed here may be related to Hugh.

The children of Hugh and Mary are: 

1	Marquerite Bertha Cowan (See Below)
2	Jane Cowan (Jul 21, 1836 in Allen's Corner, Canada - Feb 23, 1914 in Sumner, NB)      1880 Census , 1900 Census , 1910 Census      Married (1) George Hansenhart           1. Mary Elizabeth Hansenhart (May 15, 1856 in Lansing, IA - Jun 4, 1936 in NB)               Married James Stansfield Coates (1849-Jul 21, 1945)                  1. Anna Isabelle Coates (Oct 14, 1874 - Jan 3, 1964)                      Married John T. Axtell (Apr 16, 1869 - Feb 14, 1948)                           1. Myrtle Belle Axtell (Aug 10, 1898 - Apr 11, 1956)                               Married Dewey Fred Harmoney (1898-1965)                                    1. Ernest Dewey Harmoney (1924-2011)                                    2. Lila Belle Harmoney (1926-2017)                           2. Harold John Hike Axtell (Oct 2, 1899 - Jun 8, 1987)                               Married Fern Violet Harmoney (1905-1986)                                    1. Virginia M. Axtell (1924-2016)                           3. Forest Raymond "Whist" Axtell (1901-1976)                               Married Edna L. Daugherty (1906-1986)                                    1. Lagene Forest Axtell (1928-1997)                           4. Elmer Ellsworth Chuck Axtell (Dec 7, 1904 - Aug 5, 1978)                               Married Gwendolyn (-1988)                                    1. Barbara Axtell (1929-2015)                           5. Frank D. Quake Axtell (Apr 2, 1907 - Dec 7, 1977)                               Married Mina Louise (1912-1998)                           6. Chester H. Axtell (Apr 27, 1909 - Jan 31, 2000)                               Married Minnie Belle Case (1913-2007)                           7. Clarence T. Rust Axtell (1911-1983)                               Married Evelyn Louise Rubow (1912-1947)                           8. James Earl Axtell (Jul 17, 1913 - May 1983)                               Married Inez L. (1914-1984)                           9. Grace Maxine Axtell (Apr 11, 1916 - Aug 9, 2016)                               Married Herbert Clinton Winchester (1903-1983)                        10. Bud Axtell (May 19, 1921 - Jun 3, 2011)                               Married Genevieve                                    1. Lannis M. Axtell (1953-2005)                  2. Alvira Jane Coates (May 26, 1877 - Jun 8, 1951)                      Married Albert Mount (1874-1959)                           1. Arnold Mount (Jun 1, 1904 - Oct 22, 1934 in OR)                           2. Ethel Mount (Feb 4, 1908 - Apr 2, 1993 in CA)                           3. Mary Mount (Apr 6, 1910 - )                           4. Norman Mount (Jan 2, 1915-)                           5. Edna Mount (Mar 1, 1917 - Feb 7, 2000)                           6. Clifford Louis Mount (Sep 11, 1919 - Aug 12, 1985)                  3. Alice Ann Coates (Apr 19, 1879 - Jun 26, 1884)                  4. George H. Coates (Nov 21, 1881 - Apr 28, 1972 in ID)                  5. Bertha May Coates (Nov 21, 1886 - Mar 16, 1987) - 1 DNA match                      Married Thomas Herbert Geiger (Sep 4, 1882 - Dec 22, 1953)                           1. Kenneth Geiger (1914-1931)                           2. Clara Maxine Geiger (1917-1990)                   6. Oscar Leroy Coates (Aug 13, 1890 - Apr 22, 1976)                  7. John B. Coates (Nov 25, 1895 - Jan 13, 1977 in ID)       Married (2) John Alexander Haase (Aug 1, 1828 in Germany - Aug 1904 in NB)           1. Nettie J Haase (Dec 22, 1870 in WI - Apr 3, 1915 in Buffalo, NB) - 2 DNA Matches               1880 Census , 1900 Census , 1910 Census               Married cousin John Wesley Haase (Dec, 1867 - 1942) on Sep 1, 1889                    1. Guy E. Haase (1892 - 1893)                    2. Ernest H. Haase (Jan 1, 1894 - Apr 10, 1966)                        1900 Census , 1910 Census , 1930 Census , 1940 Census                        Married Gladys                        1. Mark Haase (Abt. 1929 in CA - ) : 1930 Census , 1940 Census                    3. Ruth Haase (1902 - Jul 2, 1946) : 1910 Census , 1930 Census                        Married Hugh Preston "Pete" Dixon (1891-1948)                        1. Marjorie Dixon (Abt 1922 in NB - ) : 1930 Census                        2. Norma Dixon (Abt. 1923 in NB - ) : 1930 Census                    4. Gerald Wesley Haase (Oct 8, 1909 - Jul 28, 1980)                        1910 Census , 1940 Census                        Married Edna Coreen Davis (1916-1970)                        1. Jo Ann Haase (Abt. 1934 in CA - ) : 1940 Census                        2. Marlene Haase (Nov 7, 1934 - Nov 16, 2014) : 1940 Census                            Married Leonard Wesley Cole (1933-2013)                        3. Sharon Lee Haase (Abt. 1939 in CA - ) : 1940 Census                    5. Helen M. Haase (Sep 16, 1920 - Aug 1, 2013)                        Married Ellis Armond Frazier (1915-1989)           2. John W. Haase (Nov 10, 1872 in IA - 1936 in NB) - single; no children               1880 Census , 1900 Census , 1910 Census ,1920 Census , 1930 Census           3. Anna Haase (Aug 1874 - 1935 in NB)               Married Robert W. Putbreese (1882-1954) - no children                 1880 Census , 1900 Census , 1910 Census , 1920 Census ,1930 Census
3	Mary Vilant Cowan (Nov 12, 1838 in Quebec, Canada - Feb 17, 1911 in Waukon, IA)     1856 Census, 1880 Census in IA , 1885 Census      Married John Parks Raymond (1839-1923) abt. 1861      1 DNA match           1. Austin W. Raymond (May 30, 1866 in IA - Oct 15, 1924 in Omaha, NB)               1880 Census , 1885 Census , 1900 Census , 1910 Census               Married Olive Arebell Musgrave (Jul 19, 1868 - Nov 7, 1928)           2. Clarence Waland Raymond (Aug 19, 1869 in IA - Aug 25, 1944)              1880 Census , 1885 Census, , 1910 Census               Married Cora Arabelle Cocayne (Mar, 1875-1953)               1. Dale Melville Raymond (Apr 20, 1895 in IA - Jan 30, 1988 in Parsons, KS)                   1910 Census                   Married Trix Eddlemon (1896-1988)               2. Carmen Raymond (Abt 1906 in IA - )               3. Vernon J. Raymond (Abt. 1906 in IA - ) : 1910 Census               3. Dorothy P. Raymond (Sep 2, 1905 in IA - 21 Jun 1988 in FL)                   1910 Census , 1940 Census                   Married Leroy C. Milby (Mar 19, 1903 - Aug 21, 1983)           3. Myrta E. Raymond (Nov 1872 in IA - )               1880 Census , 1885 Census           4. Maurice I. Raymond (Jan 7, 1876 in IA - Aug 28, 1914)              1880 Census , 1885 Census , 1900 Census               Married Grace A. Davis Haase (Jul 14, 1883 - Mar 17, 1982)               1. Dorothy Mae Raymond (Mar 11, 1908 in Omaha, NB - July 1977)                   Married Gilbert John Phillips (Sep 18, 1892 - Jan 25, 1958)               2. Ethel Lucille Raymond (Apr 22, 1911 in Omaha, NB - Dec 4, 2001)                   Married Fred Francis "Fritz" Barth, Jr. (Dec 29, 1907 - Feb 20, 1989)                          1. David Allen Barth (Oct 5, 1932 - Jun 18, 1975)           5. Melville Grant Raymond (Sep 22, 1878 in IA - Jan 31, 1957 in OK)               1880 Census , 1885 Census , 1900 Census               Married Mary Delila "Lila" Rose (Oct 18, 1884 - Dec 11, 1970)               1. Madaline G. Raymond (Oct 24, 1902 in OK - Nov 3, 1909 in OK)               2. Boyd Temple Raymond (Aug 28, 1910 in OK - Oct 7, 1988 in OK)                   Married Frances L. Clark (Sep 8, 1912 - Nov 11, 2003)                          1. DeRoose Raymond (Oct 29, 1934 - Feb 13, 2003)           6. Pearl Mabel Raymond (Dec 28, 1884 in IA - Dec 29, 1964)               Married James E. Briar (1875-1964) on Jun 4, 1917 in IA               1. James Raymond Briar (Feb 28, 1919 in IA - May 9, 1949 in IA)               2. Elmer Leland Briar, Jr. (Dec 2, 1923 in IA - Apr 3, 2010 in CT)                   Married Angelina DeRosa (1922-2020) in Apr 1954 in NJ               3. Dorothy Evelyn Briar (May 19, 1927 in IA - Jan 4, 2015 in IA)                   Married Philip W. Croft (1929-2021)                         1, Diane Rose Croft (Sep 1, 1951 in IN - Nov 13, 2007 in MO
4	Elisabeth Cowan (Jul 9, 1840 in Allen's Corners, Canada - Bef. 1900) : 1856 Census, 1860 Census     Married Ebenezer B. Raymond (Sep 1841 - Aft. 1900)           1. William "Willie" P. Raymond (Aug 6, 1865 in Waukon, IA - Jul 19, 1961 in CA)               Married Effie L. Weightman (Feb 12, 1866 in IA - Nov 2, 1940 in CA)               Marriage, 1895 Iowa Census, 1900 Census, 1920 Census, 1930 Census, 1940 Census
5	Ann Cowan (Dec 2, 1841 in Allen's Corners Canada - 1925)      Married Peter Jacobus (Jan 8, 1838 - Apr 18, 1912)      1856 Census, 1880 Census , 1900 Census , 1910 Census           1. Nellie Sophia Jacobus (Jul 17, 1861 - Dec 9, 1937)              1880 Census , 1920 Census , 1930 Census               Married Festus Hampton Ames (Aug 20, 1859 -  Dec 26, 1925)                  1. Mary J. Ames (1881-1942)                      Married Henry W. Bohland (1878-1943)                           1. Pleasy B. Bohland (Jul 31, 1904 - Aug 20, 1999)                               Married Leander A. Warren (1896-1973)                           2. Alvah Bohland (Apr 23, 1908 - Jun 4, 1974)                           3. Lola Bohland (Jul 17, 1916 - May 17, 1997)                               Married Delbert Melvin Warren (1908-1975)                  2. Ethel J. Ames (1883-1948)                      Married William F. Bohland (1882-1963)                           1. Otto W. Bohland (1905-1994)                           2. Leslie F. Bohland (1907-1954)                           3. Mildred Bohland (1909-1995)                           4. Harley F. Bohland (1911-1997)                           5. Willard E. Bohland (1913-1985)                           6. Glenn D. Bohland (1917-1999)                           7. Elsworth L. Bohland (1920-1926)                           8. Ethel Jane Bohland (1923-2004)                           9. Jeanette Mary Bohland (1925-1982)                         10. Kathryn Elaine Bohland (1928-2010)                  3. Elizabeth Ames (Apr 28, 1885 - May 8, 1966)                      Married William Elvin (1884-1969)                           1. Edna Elvin (1906-1977)                           2. Elmer Elvin (1910-1997)                  4. Worrick R. Ames (Feb 15, 1887 - Jun 9, 1956)                  5. Erastus Hampton Ames (May 16, 1889 - Jan 28, 1949)                      1920 Census , 1930 Census                  6. Mabel L Ames (Oct 13, 1893 -  Feb 16, 1971)                      Married John Wesley Warren (1890-1966)                    7. Chester H. Ames (Nov 29, 1902 - Nov 2, 1994) : 1920 Census                      Married Wilma I. Erickson (1905-1993)                            1. Verlyn Fay Ames (1927-2017)                                Married Doris M. Lewison (1929-2012)           2. Nettie M. Jacobus (1867-1929) : 1880 Census               Married John H. Hill (1860-1934)                  1. LeRoy R Hill (Apr 28, 1890-Apr 10, 1951)                  2. Elden E. Hill (1891-1891)                  3. Chester H Hill (1897-1918)                  4. Lester J. Jill (1903-1906)           3. John A. Jacobus (1868-1949) : 1880 Census                          4. Charles Jacobus (Jun 24, 1871 in Crawford Co., WI                                           - Nov 4, 1944 in Vernon Co., WI) : 1880 Census               Married Olive Naomi "Ollie" Sterling (Dec 9, 1873 - Oct 9, 1956)               1. Harvey Lee Jacobus (Jul 27, 1893 - Apr 8, 1967))               2. Roxie M. Jacobus (Apr 27, 1895 - Apr 28, 1984)                   Married Leo Henry DeLacy (1899-1974)                         1. Francis D. DeLacy (Nov 28, 1922 - Aug 28, 1994)                             Married Stella Mae Rice (1930-2003)               3. Floyd Jacobus (Jun 14, 1897 - Jan 29, 1981)                   Married (1) Nellie Ruth Hayter (1902-1999)                   Married (2) Leila C. Snell (1890-1975)               4. Archie Charles Jacobus (1904-1987)               5. Howard Jacobus (1909-1977)               6. Clyde Bernard Jacobus (1911-1972)           5. Julia Jacobus (Oct 2, 1874 - May 12, 1961) : 1880 Census               Married Joseph Host (Dec 21, 1872 - Sep 10, 1957)               1900 Census , 1905 Census , 1920 Census , 1930 Census , 1940 Census                  1. Lois A. Host (1894-1965) : 1900 Census , 1905 Census , 1920 Census                  2. Emmie Host (Abt. 1897 - ) : 1900 Census , 1905 Census                  2. Huber R. Host (Jun 4, 1904 - Jan 27, 1987)                     1905 Census , 1920 Census , 1930 Census , 1940 Census                  3. Leslie M. Host (Dec 7, 1906 - Mar 15, 1907)                  4. Elsie I. Host (Jan 2, 1909 - Jul 10, 1909)                  5. Allen L. Host (Aug 6, 1912 - Jun 17, 1974)                       1920 Census , 1930 Census , 1940 Census           6. Malcolm Jacobus (Feb 14, 1877 in Retreat, WI                                              -  Mar 15, 1926 in Retreat, WI) - 1 DNA match               1880 Census , 1905 Census , 1910 Census , 1920 Census               Married Jessie Laura Sterling (May 23, 1877 - Sep 25, 1924)                         1. Zeva G. Jacobus (Jul 31, 1896 - Apr 21, 1977)                      1905 Census , 1910 Census , 1920 Census                  2. Gladys M. Jacobus (Jun 26, 1898 - Jul 14, 1965)                      1905 Census , 1910 Census , 1920 Census                  3. Sylvia Lea Jacobus (Mar 10, 1900 - Oct 3, 1971)                      1905 Census , 1910 Census , 1920 Census                  4. Truman H. Jacobus (Oct 2, 1905 - Aug 13, 1959)                      1910 Census , 1920 Census                  5. Patience Jacobus (Jul 5, 1907 - Jul 5, 1907)                      1920 Census                  6. Evelyn J. Jacobus (Jun 16, 1915 - Aug 9, 1997)                      1920 Census                  7. Ellsworth Blair Jacobus (1917-1997)                       1920 Census           7. Hattie Elizabeth Jacobus (Jan 14, 1882 in Desoto, Vernon, WI                                                          - Jul 13, 1936 in La Crosse, WI) - 3 DNA matches                 1900 Census , 1905 Census , 1910 Census , 1920 Census                  Married William Homer Wardwell (Dec 8, 1881 - Dec 9, 1964)882-1964)                  1. Myrtl Lucille Wardwell (Apr 20, 1908 in Desoto, WI - May 22, 1977)                      1910 Census , 1920 Census                  2. Maurice Leroy Wardwell (Mar 17, 1910 in Desoto, WI - Feb 11, 1978)                      Married Violet A.                      1910 Census , 1920 Census                  3. Halsey William Wardwell (Apr 13, 1916 in Desoto, WI - Aug 21, 1983)                      1920 Census                      Married Faye                  4. Audrey Wardwell : 1920 Census                  5. Homer Wardwell : 1920 Census
6	William Burton Cowan (Jul 13, 1843 in Allen's Corners, Canada - Sep 10, 1928 in Waukon, IA)      1856 Census ,  1860 Census      Married Caroline Moyer (1849-1907) on Jan 4, 1874           1. Arthur G. Cowan (1877 - 1881) age 4           2. Ethel Mary Cowan (Nov 10, 1874 in IA - Jan 12, 1967 in Allamakee Co., IA)               1910 Census , 1940 Census               Married Harry Lewis Dayton (1875-) in 1896               1. Donald C. Dayton (Feb 28, 1896 in IA - Mar 25, 1973) : 1910 Census                   Married Ruth Bernice Hellickson (1897-1969)                   1. Dorothy Dayton (1922-1973)               2. Cecilia C. Dayton (Nov, 1897 in IL - ) : 1910 Census               3. Loma J. Dayton (1900 in IA - ) : 1910 Census               4. James L. Dayton (1901 - ) : 1910 Census               5. Henry L. Dayton (Abt 1906 - ) : 1910 Census               6. Hubert William Dayton (Feb 6, 1908 - Jul 5, 1945 in Allamakee Co., IA)                   1910 Census , 1940 Census                     Married Lucille Margaret Howes (1913-1976)           3. William G. Cowan (Jan 25, 1880 in IA - Sep 25, 1932)           4. John Dee Cowan (Oct 12, 1885 - Jan 21, 1963)               Married Mary Estella Carter (1888-1942)               1. Carolyn L. Cowan (Jul 6, 1912 - Mar 22, 2010)                   Married Emmett Ralph Amundson (1907-1996)               2. James P. Cowan (Mar 23, 1921 - Aug 22, 2012)           5. Hazel June Cowan (Jun 5, 1887 in IA - Aug, 1972 in Waukon, IA)               Married Peter John Regan (1881-1962)               1. Ruth Carolyn Regan (Nov 5, 1909 in Waukon, IA - Apr 1, 2005 in Waukon, IA)                   Married Leslie Lloyd Baurcamper (1910-1967)                   1. Charles Delano Baurcamper (Sep 29, 1932 in Allamakee, IA - May 20, 2012 in OH)               2. William J. Regan (Abt 1911 in IA - )               3. Marian Elizabeth Regan (Jan 11, 1915 in Waukon, IA - Aug 22, 1998 in Naples, FL)
7	James Cowan (May 20, 1846 in Canada - Bef. 1900) : 1856 Census , 1860 Census
8	Flora Colista Cowan (Jan 9, 1849 in Canada - Aug 14, 1935 in Viroqua, WI)       Married Sylvester Cooley (Sep 3, 1846 in WI - Dec 12, 1905)       on Jan 1, 1865 in Liberty Pole, WI       Census: 1856,1860, 1880           1. Ella Colista Cooley (Oct 15, 1864 in Elgin, IL - Nov 7, 1968)              1880 Census - 11 DNA Matches               Married William Henry Morgan (1863-1939) on Nov 4, 1890 in Retreat WI               1. Alice Vianne Morgan (May 12, 1893 in Cooley Valley, WI - )                   Married Henry Thomas James (1891-1970) on Jun 3, 1914 in Cooley Valley, WI                   1. Elinor Lorraine James (Dec 9, 1916 in Ferryville, WI - Dec 17, 1980 in WI)               2. Leora Gage Morgan (Aug 26, 1891 in Retreat, WI                                                  - Dec 13, 1965 in Middleton, WI)                   Married Marion A. Davis (1896-1961) on Jun 26, 1912 in Retreat, WI                   1. David Davis (1914 in Retreat, WI - 1914)               3. William Raymond Morgan (Sep 3, 1892 in Retreat, WI                                                            - Sep 13, 1971 in Dubuque, IA)                   Married Bertha Hinderman (1895-1947) on Nov 29, 1916 in Dickyville, WI                   1. William V. Morgan (Mar 6, 1918 in Platteville, WI - Jan 9, 1989 in Richardson, TX)                   1. Dolores M. Morgan (Jul 27, 1921 - Jun 15, 2005)                       Married Herman F. Flogel (1912-1985) in 1941                   2. Ella Mae Morgan (Apr 5, 1925 in Tennyson, WI - Dec 1, 1982 in Dubuque, IA)                   3. Velma Jean Morgan (Aug 2, 1929 - Aug 10, 2010)                   4. Floria Louise Morgan (Aug 22, 1930 - May 6, 2010)                       Married John "Jack" Beecher (-1967) in 1952               4. Maud Morgan (Apr 30, 1896 in Retreat, WI - )                   Married J.K. Davis               5. Eunice Ann Morgan (Dec 3, 1898 in Retreat, WI - Dec 16, 1987 in Alameda, CA)                   Married Frank Michael Feuker               6. Edward Theodore Morgan (Dec 3, 1907 in Retreat, WI - Jun 16, 1977)           2. Alice Aurora Cooley (Abt. 1872 in WI - Jan 14, 1952 in Retreat, WI) : 1880 Census               Married Joseph W. Haughton (1862-1949)               1. Margaret Flora Haughton (Abt. 1912 in WI - )                   Married (1) Theodore W. Gartzke (Dec 29, 1906 - Dec 12, 1998) in 1931                        1. Alice Ann Gartzke (1932-1976)                   Married (2) Cliff J. Kennedy in 1940           3. Maude Cooley (Sep 1877 in WI - Dec 11, 1942) : 1880 Census , 1910 Census               Married (1) Edward Coyle (1872-)               Married (2) Burt "Bruce" Arthur Slocum (1874-1964)               1. Isadora Slocum (May 1897 in IL - )                   Married Dean Emory Lord (1893-)               2. Maurice Slocum (Dec 29, 1900 - Abt. 1905)               3. Gladys DeNett Slocum (Oct 24, 1904 - Sep 21, 1987)                   Married (1) Robert J. Jones (1904-)                   Married (2) Rosewell Francis Frank Ogden (1898-1972)           4. Orrin Hubbard Cooley (May 28, 1867 in WI - Oct 23, 1949 in WI) - 1 DNA Match               Married Lulu Belle Roudebush (July 5, 1883 - May 28, 1972)               1880 Census , 1905 State Census , 1910 Census               1. Laurine Cooley (Aug 9, 1904 - May 21, 1976) : 1905 Census , 1910 Census                   Married Earl Korn (Aug 22, 1899 - Jul 18, 1984)               2. George Sylvester Cooley (Jul 22, 1904 - Sep 1971) : 1910 Census                   Married Genevieve Rabel (1911-)               3. Florence Olivette Cooley (Mar 1, 1907 - Sep 17, 1963) : 1930 Census                   Married Maurice "Milton" Hoffman (1910-1972)                        1. Judith Ann Hoffman (Aug 19, 1933 - Apr 1, 2003)                        2. Sally Lou Hoffman (Oct 21, 1942 - Jun 24, 2005)               4. Dorothy Cooley (Abt. 1913 - ) : 1930 Census               5. Orrin Kenneth "Spud" Cooley (Oct 6, 1915 - Jul 20, 1973) : 1930 Census                   Married (1) Rae Mona Floyd (2) Eleanor "Nee" Burch (1918-2011)           5. Daisy F. Cooley (May 1875 in WI - ) : 1880 Census               Married Edward Lafayette Wright (1878-) on Jun 9, 1898               1. Maude W Wright (1900-)           6. Irden H. Cooley (Abt. 1875 in WI - ) Married on Sep 23, 1903 in Richland Co., WI           7. Russel Sylvester Cooley (Feb 19, 1889 in WI - Feb 1966 in MI) - 2 DNA Matches               Married Julia Anna Fitzgerald (Aug 26, 1890 - Mar 17, 1978)               1. Howard R. Cooley (1913-2000)                   Married Bernice M (1922-1984)               2. Alice C. Cooley (Mar 13, 1916 - Sep 25, 2008)                   Married George F Field (1919-1995) in 1942               3. Daisy Lou Cooley (Aug 1, 1927 - Oct 2, 2010)                   Married William Duanne Pitkin (Oct 7, 1926 - May 8, 1971)
9	Jeanette (Nettie) Cowan (1851 in East Farnham, Quebec, Canada - 1938 in Decorah, Iowa)       Married Carl August Adolph Hagemier (Mar 18, 1854 in Germany - Feb 3, 1917 in MN)       in 1876.  No children.       Census: 1856, 1860, 1870, 1885, 1905, 1910

Marquerite "Margaret" Bertha Cowan, ^[1] born Feb 15, 1835 in Beauharnois, Canada, died Nov 24, 1906 in Miller, Nebraska.  She married Darius Benjamin Jones on Nov 29, 1857.  They show up on the 1870 Census age 36 and living in Elba, Knox, Illinois with 6 children.  By the time of the 1880 Census they were in Buffalo, Nebraska, with 10 children.  The National 1890 Census was destroyed by fire so there are no records for that year. In the 1900 Census they were living with son Fred, age 21.  Margaret died on October 24, 1906, age 71.  Proof of her year of death comes from letters from daughters Laura and Flora (see attached letters and translations) dated October and November 1906 telling sister Anna Irene of the recent death of their mother.  Her tombstone currently shows 1908 as year of death and I can only assume it was remade with the wrong year. 

I descend from their daughter Anna Irene Jones who married Nathaniel Henry Hawk.