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Virginia Clopton Cowan

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
1876 (aged 63–64)
Alabama, USA
Burial
Pleasant Hill, Dallas County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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No marker but place of burial noted in an affidavit attached to deed from heirs of Sam Cowan to W. B. Jones, 1941. This same affidavit gives Virginia's surname at the time of her marriage to James G. Cowan as Less. Source: "Pleasant Hill, Alabama During the Antebellum Years 1813-1865,: by Michael Vaughn Sims, pages 179-182.

Montgomery County Marriage records show Virginia Clopton married Theodore W. Livingston on March 24, 1827. If this is the same Virginia, she would have been about 15 at the time. Montgomery County marriage records show that Virginia Livingston married James M. Lees on 18 May 1835. He died in 1842 along with their son, Edwin N. who was 1 year of age. They are buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery County. The marriage of Virginia Lees/Less to James G. Cowan has not been found. It could be they married in Butler County whose marriage records prior to 1853 have been lost in a courthouse fire.
No marker but place of burial noted in an affidavit attached to deed from heirs of Sam Cowan to W. B. Jones, 1941. This same affidavit gives Virginia's surname at the time of her marriage to James G. Cowan as Less. Source: "Pleasant Hill, Alabama During the Antebellum Years 1813-1865,: by Michael Vaughn Sims, pages 179-182.

Montgomery County Marriage records show Virginia Clopton married Theodore W. Livingston on March 24, 1827. If this is the same Virginia, she would have been about 15 at the time. Montgomery County marriage records show that Virginia Livingston married James M. Lees on 18 May 1835. He died in 1842 along with their son, Edwin N. who was 1 year of age. They are buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery County. The marriage of Virginia Lees/Less to James G. Cowan has not been found. It could be they married in Butler County whose marriage records prior to 1853 have been lost in a courthouse fire.


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  • Created by: Carolyn Golowka
  • Added: Jul 23, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133218507/virginia-cowan: accessed ), memorial page for Virginia Clopton Cowan (1812–1876), Find a Grave Memorial ID 133218507, citing Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Dallas County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Carolyn Golowka (contributor 46935641).