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Olive Wiggins Cowden

Birth
Saratoga County, New York, USA
Death
1 Jan 1879 (aged 84)
Poland Center, Chautauqua County, New York, USA
Burial
Fluvanna, Chautauqua County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
section Old lot 72
Memorial ID
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Olive widow of James Smith

1850 Ellicott, NY, second marriage for both, about 1833 is Jeremiah,53, with Olive, 54, with
her son James L Smith, jr, 18 , b. 1832,
their son's:
Milton Jerome, 16, b. 1834
Robert Isaac Cowden, 12, b. 1838,
all born NY, 1855
Juke J Smith with them, must be another son with her first husband

1860 Ellicott, NY: is Jeremiah, Olive, 2 sons Jerome and Robert with domestic and her two children.
1865 Robert married to Louisa, live with them.

1870 not found in Ellery, NY, 5 Smiley men are farmers living near Olive's dau. Philletta, but she is not living with them, but she must move in with them by below 1876 happening. Robert lives in Ellicott with Louisa and son Frank. Jerome Milton not found

Jamestown daily journal., January 03, 1876, Page 1, Image 1, would seem Olive had Alzheimer disease.

Mrs Olive Cowden, widow of Jeremiah Cowden, and over eighty years of age, who resides near Esq SMILEY's on Chautauqua Lake to the town of Ellery, was seen by one of the neghbors going through a piece of wood near Mr. Hatch's towards evening last Wednesday. In some way she became lost and wandered about the wood until the next morning. when she came in to Aunt Patty's, on the lake, and was taken care of. She was quite chilly and has not yet recovered from the exposure. About five years ago she got stuck in the snow drift and reclined there some time before she was sicovered and helped out. She is rather unfortunate and when she goes calling ought to have company.
Olive widow of James Smith

1850 Ellicott, NY, second marriage for both, about 1833 is Jeremiah,53, with Olive, 54, with
her son James L Smith, jr, 18 , b. 1832,
their son's:
Milton Jerome, 16, b. 1834
Robert Isaac Cowden, 12, b. 1838,
all born NY, 1855
Juke J Smith with them, must be another son with her first husband

1860 Ellicott, NY: is Jeremiah, Olive, 2 sons Jerome and Robert with domestic and her two children.
1865 Robert married to Louisa, live with them.

1870 not found in Ellery, NY, 5 Smiley men are farmers living near Olive's dau. Philletta, but she is not living with them, but she must move in with them by below 1876 happening. Robert lives in Ellicott with Louisa and son Frank. Jerome Milton not found

Jamestown daily journal., January 03, 1876, Page 1, Image 1, would seem Olive had Alzheimer disease.

Mrs Olive Cowden, widow of Jeremiah Cowden, and over eighty years of age, who resides near Esq SMILEY's on Chautauqua Lake to the town of Ellery, was seen by one of the neghbors going through a piece of wood near Mr. Hatch's towards evening last Wednesday. In some way she became lost and wandered about the wood until the next morning. when she came in to Aunt Patty's, on the lake, and was taken care of. She was quite chilly and has not yet recovered from the exposure. About five years ago she got stuck in the snow drift and reclined there some time before she was sicovered and helped out. She is rather unfortunate and when she goes calling ought to have company.

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