Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Tombstone Tuesday - Cowan

Hugh Cowan is the great-grandfather of a person who contacted me when they found my blog.

Hugh Cowan was the editor of Mer Douce a magazine that chronicled life in Owen Sound in 1921-23 that was collected into a hardcover edition.  Some information about him can be found at http://www.strategic-seminars.com/rev_hugh_cowan.htm

Hugh Cowan is buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada.

John Cowan
1828-1903
Native of Oban Scotland
His wife Mary McLean
1836-1921
Native of Mull Scotland
Their children Hector
1863-1926
Mary J
1865-1913


Laura Elizabeth Cowan
1879-1949
Julia Brady
1875-1953


Their dau
Margaret
1871-1939
Hugh
1867-1943

2 comments:

GDF said...

Janet Iles has been a wonderful resource for our family who live far from the Owen Sound Cemetery where ancestors have their rest. She was thorough andkind enough to take and send us pictures. Thank you Janet. Well done!

Unknown said...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Cowan

More on the story of Hugh Cowan and his family.