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Family: John Thomas Cowan / Grace J Kelly Cowan (F1465)

m. 26 Nov 1925


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  • Father | Male
    John Thomas Cowan

    Born  9 Sep 1901  Uniontown, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Feb 1992  St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  26 Nov 1925  Emmett, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John Cowan | F1467 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah Ellen Barnett Cowan | F1467 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Grace J Kelly Cowan

    Born  25 Nov 1901  Emmett, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 May 1987  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John Kelly | F1464 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Catherine McNamara Kelly | F1464 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    + Laurita J Cowan Hammel

    Born  14 Nov 1929  Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 May 2008  Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  28 May 2008  St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery, Elbo, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Loren Hammel | F3719 
    Married  2 Jun 1951  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    + Grace Louise Cowan Deiter

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    Spouse  Howard Eugene Deiter | F708 
    Married  9 Oct 1954  Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Elaine Cowan Phillips

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    Child 4 | Female
    Anne Cowan Steinbock

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    Child 5 | Male
    + Ronald Cowan

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    Spouse  Mary C Besta Cowan | F1472 
    Married  5 Oct 1963  Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Documents
    Marriage- Kelly, Grace-Cowan, John
    Marriage- Kelly, Grace-Cowan, John
    A marriage license was granted Saturday to John T. Cowan of Delia and Grace J. Kelley [sic Kelly] of Emmett.
    Anniversary- Cowan, John and Grace 1
    Anniversary- Cowan, John and Grace 1
    MR. AND MRS. JOHN COWAN, Delia, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a Mass of Thanksgiving in Sacred Heart Church in Delia at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, November 30. A reception in the Delia School will follow. Friends and relatives are invited to call. The Cowans request that no gifts be presented.

    Sunday evening, a dinner will be given for the family at the Community Center in Rossville.

    Hosts for the reception will be their children: Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Phillips, Olathe; Mr. and Mrs. Loren Hammel, Manhattan; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Deiter, Maple Hill; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Steinbock, Topeka; and Mr. and Mrs. Ron Cowan, Rossville.

    Mr. and Mrs. Cowan were married November 26, 1925 at Emmett. They have lived in the Delia community all of their married life. They have 21 grandchildren.
    Anniversary- Cowan, John and Grace 2
    Anniversary- Cowan, John and Grace 2
    Mr. and Mrs. John Cowan
    Celebrate 60th Anniversary
    Mr. and Mrs. John Cowan, Rossville, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a Mass of Thanksgiving at noon Sunday, December 8, 1985, at Sacred Heart Church, Delia. A dinner followed at the Centennial Building in St. Marys.

    Hosting the occasion were their children: Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Phillips, Olathe; Mr. and Mrs. Loren Hammel, Manhattan; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Deiter, Maple Hill; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Steinbock, Topeka; and Mr. and Mrs. Ron Cowan, Rossville.

    John T. Cowan and Grace J. Kelley were married November 26, 1925, at Emmett.