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Cowan, Isabel F. (Isabel Frances), 1876-1965

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1876 - 1965

Biographical History

Isabel F. Cowan (1876-1965) was the wife of a power company operator in Colorado.

Isabel Franes Heaton was born on February 19, 1876 in St. Louis, Missouri to George Heaton and Jane Laidman Robinson. She was married on April 29, 1907 in New Westminister, British Columbia to Eber Dexter Clark, and they had one son. After Eber's death, Isabel married Orion Guy Cowan on August 3, 1910 in Basalt, Idaho. They lived Colorado, where Guy worked as a power plant operator. Isabel died on January 19, 1965 in Hutchinson, Kansas.

Citation:
Isabel F. Cowan correspondence, 1918-1920 (Mrs. O. G. Cowan, Durango, Colorado)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, Dec. 18, 2014 (Isabel F. Cowan; Isabelle F. Cowan; Isibell F. Cowan; Isabel Cowan; Isabel Francis Cowan; Isabel Frances Heaton; Isabella Frances Heaton; Isabella Francis Heaton; parents: George Heaton and Jane Laidman Robinson; b. Feb. 19, 1876 in St. Louis, Mo.; m. Apr. 29, 1907 in New Westminister, B.C. to Eber Dexter Clark; m. Aug. 3, 1910 in Basalt, Idaho to Orion Guy Cowan; lived in Colo., Guy worked as a power plant operator; d. Jan. 19, 1965 in Hutchinson, Kan.)

Familysearch, via WWW, Dec. 18, 2014 (Isabella Frances Heaton; b. Feb. 19, 1876 in St. Louis, Mo.; m. Apr. 29, 1907 to Eber Dexter Clark, one son; m. Aug. 3, 1910 in Bingham, Idaho to Orion Guy Cowan)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Isabel F. Cowan correspondence

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197235231716]
Identifier: MSS 8563
Scope and Contents Contains fifteen letters received by Cowan from March 21, 1918 to September 7, 1920, eight of which are written by Frank Wilbur Randall and two by his wife Agnes Randall. Contents of these letters include his dealings in Arizona as an x-ray technician, including the smelter business, and about the death of Agnes. Agnes wrote about their move to Colorado. Five letters are written by others related to Frank and Agnes, including Jennie who is a sister to Guy Cowan, P. Callahan, Eli Webb who is...
Dates: 1918-1920
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Isabel F. Cowan correspondence

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