1. | Ezra Oliver Cowan was born on 28 May 1873 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 12 Nov 1953 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Cowan Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. Notes:
Ezra Oliver Cowan, 80, died at his home in the Sugar Grove section of Johnson County, Thursday afternoon after an illness of several months. Mr. Cowan was a native of Johnson County and a member of the Sugar Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Fronia Cowan of Butler, four sons, Smith of Winston Salem, N.C., Von Ray and Ronda, of Butler and Wiley, of Johnson city; six daughters, Mrs. A.D. greenwell, Mrs. S.H. Dean, Mrs. F.L. Dugger, Mrs.
Wade Snyder, of Butler; Mrs. C.A. Anderson, of Elizabethton, Mrs. J.J. Stelzer, of Miami, Fla.; thirty three grandchildren, eight great
grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from the Sugar Grove Baptist Church, Sunday at 2:00 p.m. with the Rev. Ronda Earp and the Rev. Victor Trivett officiating. Burial will be made in the family cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Warren Dugger, Spencer Guy, Mack Wolf, Wallace Dugger, Glen Dugger and France Holloway. Flower bearers will be selected from friends. The body will be returned to the home Saturday morning.
Ezra married Safronia Nancy "Frona" Cable on 21 Oct 1899 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Safronia (daughter of George Washington Cable and Elizabeth "Lizzy" Cook) was born on 14 Dec 1876 in , Watauga County, North Carolina, North Carolina; died on 18 Aug 1955 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Cowan Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Roxie Jane Cowan was born on 14 Nov 1900 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; was christened in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died on 24 Dec 1988 in Cowan Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
- 3. Flossie Caroline Cowan was born on 6 Jun 1902 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 2 Aug 1999 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sugar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
- 4. Ronda L. Cowan was born on 24 Dec 1903 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 31 May 1980; was buried in Sugar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
- 5. Georgia Hannah Cowan was born on 9 Jun 1904 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 14 Mar 1981 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Sugar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
- 6. Von Ray Cowan was born on 9 Jan 1907 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 6 Jan 1972; was buried in Cowan Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
- 7. Wiley Thomas Cowan was born on 18 Oct 1909 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 11 Jan 1980 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Cowan Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
- 8. Grace C. Cowan was born on 16 Feb 1912 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 11 Nov 2002 in Hawkins County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Church Hill Memorial Gardens, , Hawkins County, Tennessee.
- 9. Hazel Beatrice Cowan was born about 1913 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 11 Aug 1995 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Dry Hill Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
- 10. Lucy Elizabeth Cowan was born on 4 Jun 1916 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 12 Jun 1983 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Snyder Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
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