Ida Seagraves1

#21146, (June 1875 - 28 August 1962)
Father*James A Seagraves1 (1838 - 1904)
Mother*Nancy Barber Weir1 (1841 - 1918)

Family

John Cowan b. c 1871, d. 1922
Birth*June 1875She was born in June 1875 at TennesseeG.1 
11 June 1880She appeared on the census of 11 June 1880 in the household of James A Seagraves and Nancy Barber Weir at Lebanon, 10th Civil Dist., Wilson Co., TennesseeG.2 
22 June 1900She appeared on the census of 22 June 1900 in the household of James A Seagraves and Nancy Barber Weir at Lebanon, Wilson Co., TennesseeG, age 24, b. TN Jun 1875, seamstress.3 
Marriage*4 October 1908She married John Cowan, son of Matthew Cowan and Adeline Hill, on 4 October 1908 at Coffee Co., TennesseeG.4 
16 April 1910She appeared on the census of 16 April 1910 in the household of Walter Eugene Smithwick and Maude Seagraves at Lincoln Street, Tullahoma, Coffee Co., TennesseeG.5 
29 May 1920In John Cowan's will dated 29 May 1920, Ida Seagraves was named as executrix and sole heir.6 
9 April 1930She and Lucy Seagraves appeared on the census of 9 April 1930 at 316 South College Street, Lebanon, Wilson Co., TennesseeG.7 
Death*28 August 1962She died on 28 August 1962 at 208 East Spring, Lebanon, Wilson Co., TennesseeG, at age 87.8,9 

Citations

  1. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.
  2. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. James (40), b. and parents b. TN, shoemaker; Nancy (39), b. and parents b. TN, keeping house.
  3. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. James (61), b. TN Oct 1838, parents b. TN, shoemaker; Nancy (59), b. TN Apr 1841, parents b. TN, 9 children, all living; marr. 40 yrs.
  4. [S1885] Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950, online FamilySearch.org, Coffee Co., Marr. Records 1904-1909, Freeze and Jarrell to McCullough and Lemons, imgs. 1868-1870/2398. John Cowan and Miss Ida Seagraves, marr. 4 Oct 1908 by S N Burger, M.G.
  5. [S8] 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Walter Sr. (33), b. KY, parents b. TN, retail confectionary merchant; Maude (30), b. and parents b. TN, 2 children, 1 living; marr. 9 yrs.
  6. [S1888] Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008, online Ancestry.com, Wilson > Wills and Inventories, Vol G-H, 1918-1928, img. 264/662. April Term, 1922, p. 460. Transcript of Will of John Cowan, Wilson Co. TN, 29 May 1920. Names wife Ida S Cowan as Executrix and sole heir. Witn. J H Williams and Edw. P Childs; proved 6 Apr 1922.
  7. [S7] 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Lucy S Cummins (45), wid., b. and parents b. TN, clerk and master stenographer [court]; Ida Cowan (50), sister, wid., b. and parents b. TN.
  8. [S1886] Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963, online FamilySearch.org, 007544955, img. 138/2311. No. 62-28818. Ida Seagraves Cowan, b. TN 19 Jun 1875, dau. of James Seagraves and Nancy Weir; wid. of John Cowan, housewife, res. 208 East Spring, Lebanon, Wislon Co. TN; d. at res. 28 Aug 1962, age 87, coronary thrombosis; inf. Mrs. Lucy Cummins, res. Lebanon; bur. Cedar Grove, Lebanon TN, 2 Sep 1962.
  9. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, standing grave marker. Ida S Cowan, 1875-1962. Narrative: Ida Seagraves Cowan, b. Coffee Co. TN, dau. of James Anderson Seagraves and Nancy Weir; wife of John W Cowan; bur. Cedar Grove Cemetery. Memorial 105634755, created by Stone Branches, photo added by Harriet W Berry.