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==Birth==  
 
==Birth==  
 
Everett W. Cowan was born July 25, 1917 the son of William H Cowan (1878 – 1961) and Minnie Adelaide Jones (1881 – 1951)  at the family home on Tabor Road. His siblings were:
 
Everett W. Cowan was born July 25, 1917 the son of William H Cowan (1878 – 1961) and Minnie Adelaide Jones (1881 – 1951)  at the family home on Tabor Road. His siblings were:

Revision as of 21:11, 18 February 2014

Birth

Everett W. Cowan was born July 25, 1917 the son of William H Cowan (1878 – 1961) and Minnie Adelaide Jones (1881 – 1951) at the family home on Tabor Road. His siblings were:

  • Mrs. Maud Wright of Bradenton, Fla.
  • Harold Cowan of Schenectady
  • Walter Cowan of Spicing City, Pa.

Education

Everett Cowan graduated from Berne High School.

Military Service

Everett W. Cowan served in the U.S. Army in the early 1940s.

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 about Everett W Cowan[1]
Name: Everett W Cowan
Birth Year: 1917
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: New York
State of Residence: New York
County or City: Albany
Enlistment Date: 13 Dec 1940
Enlistment State: New York
Enlistment City: Albany
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Stock clerks
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 71
Weight: 157

Occupation

Marriage & Children

Everett W. Cowan married Ruth VanValkenburg of Turner Falls, Mass. Their children were:

  • CarolJo Cowan in Connecticut
  • Conrad Cowan in Connecticut
  • Larry Cowan in Connecticut

Death

Everett W. Cowan died November 11, 1980, in an East Hartford hospital. (Or November 12, 1980)

Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001 about Everett W Cowan[1]
Name: Everett W Cowan
Father's Surname: Cowan
Death Date: 12 Nov 1980
Death Place: Manchester, Connecticut
Age: 63 Years
Birth Place: New York
Birth Date: 25 Jul 1917
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Ruth
State File #: 23168
Residence : East Hartford, Connecticut
Race: White

Obituary

File:19801128CowanEverettObit.jpg
Everett W. Cowan Obituary - Altamont Enterprise — November 28, 1980

EVERETT COWAN

Sympathy is extended to the Cowan family at the Nov. 11 (1980) death of Everett Cowan in an East Hartford hospital. Everett Cowan was born July 25, 1917 the son of William and Minnie Jones Cowan at the family home on Tabor Road.

He grew up in the Lutheran Church, and was graduated from Berne High School. He served in the U.S. Army in the early '40s and after marriage to Ruth VanValkenburg of Turner Falls, Mass., lived in the Tony Yarmchuk house in Berne.

He is survived by his widow, Ruth Cowan, and three children, CarolJo, Conrad, and Larry in Connecticut; one sister, Mrs. Maud Wright of Bradenton, Fla.; and two brothers, Harold Cowan of Schenectady and Walter Cowan of Spicing City, Pa. Memorial gifts are being being given to the Berne Lutheran Church and to the cancer fund.

Altamont Enterprise — November 28, 1980

Social Security

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current about Everett Cowan[1]
Name: Everett Cowan
SSN: 108-01-8634
Last Residence: 06118 East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
BORN: 25 Jul 1917
Died: Nov 1980
State (Year) SSN issued: New

Census Records

1920 United States Federal Census about Everet W Cowan[1]
Name: Everet W Cowan
Age: 2
[2 5/12]
Birth Year: abt 1918
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1920: Berne, Albany, New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: William H Cowan
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's name: Minnie A Cowan
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Household Members:
Name Age
William H Cowan 41
Minnie A Cowan 38
Maud M Cowan 15
Harold E Cowan 9
Everet W Cowan 2
[2 5/12]
Joseph A Cowan 71

Additional Media

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 www.Ancestry.com