Descendants of John COWAN

Fourth Generation


6. Mary Dempster DOUGLAS [image] (Joseph , Ann , John ) was born 4 Dec 1883 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. She died 1956.

Mary married James SMITH, son of Thomas SMITH and Margaret GRACIE, on 18 Jun 1915 in Bonnybrook Cottage, Mouswald Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. James was born about 1883. He died 1934.

They had the following children:

+ 11 F i Mary Douglas SMITH was born 1 Oct 1919 and died 1994.
  12 M ii Alexander SMITH
        Alexander married Sheila
+ 13 M iii Thomas SMITH

7. Joseph COWAN (Joseph , Ann , John ) was born 27 Mar 1887 in Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. He died 1958.

Joseph married Martha McBride BYERS, daughter of John BYERS and Agnes MCBRIDE, on 29 Nov 1917 in Kirkbank, Lockerbie, Dryfesdale, Scotland. Martha was born 9 Jun 1891 in Skainfield, Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. She died 1957.

They had the following children:

+ 14 M i Joseph COWAN
  15 F ii Agnes McBride COWAN "Nan" was born 11 Oct 1920 in Dryfesdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. She died 9 Mar 2000.
        Nan married Robert THOMSON
+ 16 M iii William George COWAN

8. William Alexander COWAN [image] (Joseph , Ann , John ) was born 11 Aug 1890 in Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. He died 26 Jun 1974 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and was buried 29 Jun 1974 in Burnsland Cem, Calgary, Alberta.

William married Laura Caroline PARISH, daughter of Joseph Gilbert PARISH and Frances STAINES, on 18 Apr 1919 in Mouswald Manse, Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Laura was born 5 Jun 1897 in Yorkshire, England. She died 1 Nov 1977 in Chinook Nursing Home, Calgary, Alberta and was buried 4 Nov 1977 in Burnsland Cem, Calgary, Alberta.

They had the following children:

  17 M i William Alexander COWAN [image] "Jock" was born 1920 in Calgary, Alberta. He died 20 Jun 1961 in Calgary, Alberta and was buried Jun 1961 in Burnsland Cem, Calgary, Alberta.
+ 18 F ii Jessie Anne COWAN RN
+ 19 M iii Charles Gilbert COWAN
  20 M iv Edward Douglas COWAN was born 16 Jan 1929 in Calgary, Alberta. He died 14 Mar 1929 in Calgary, Alberta and was buried Mar 1929 in Burnsland Cem, Calgary, Alberta.

9. Annie COWAN (Joseph , Ann , John ) was born 23 Jun 1893 in Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. She died 28 Feb 1969 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and was buried 4 Mar 1969 in Queen's Park Cemetary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Annie married Ernest C. YOUNG. Ernest was born 1886. He died 1962 and was buried 1962 in Queen's Park Cemetary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

They had the following children:

+ 21 M i Joseph Henry YOUNG was born 1922 and died 1972.
+ 22 M ii Ernest Douglas YOUNG was born 1925 and died 1986.
+ 23 F iii Dorothy Pleana YOUNG

10. Jessie Agnes COWAN [image] (Joseph , Ann , John ) was born 17 Feb 1899 in Troqueer, Kirkcudbright, Scotland. She died Sep 1976 in Inverness, Scotland.

Jessie married William Craig MCCLELLAND [image], son of Samuel MCCLELLAND and Janet CRAIG, on 22 Jun 1925 in Mouswald Parish Church, Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. William was born about 1893. He died 1973 in Inverness, Scotland.

They had the following children:

+ 24 M i John Alexander MCCLELLAND was born 9 Jul 1928 and died 1975.

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