William L. COWARD & Mary Ellen DAVIS

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William L. COWARD
Mary Ellen DAVIS

Husband: William L. COWARD
Birth: Oct 1842, MS
Occupation: farmer
Father: Alexander W. COWARD (1819-c1860s) of KY
Mother: Elizabeth MITCHELL (1826-1855) of KY

Marriage: 24 Dec 1865, Alexander Co., IL

Wife: Mary Ellen DAVIS
Birth: Jan 1847, IL
Occupation: homemaker

Children:

. William COWARD, b. Jan 1877
. Della S. COWARD, b. Aug 1879
. Myrtle E. COWARD, b. Jan 1882; m. Elijah Harris WILLIAMSON, brother of John Anderson WILLIAMSON
. Alexander C. COWARD, b. Dec 1884

"Niece":

. Edna TWINAM / TWINEM, b. Feb 1887, Sandusk

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi

Sources:

. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org).

William L. COWARD
Spouse: Mary E. DAVIS
Marriage: 24 Dec 1865, Alexander, Illinois
Source: Marriage Records, 1819-1918. Alexander County (Illinois). County Clerk

. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #

. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 5): Sandusky Pct., Alexander Co., IL, Roll T9_175, p. 122A, PN 13, SD 8, ED 5, enumerated 21 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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93 101 Coward Wm L W M 35 / Farmer MS SC MS

______ Mary Ellen W F 33 Wife / Keeping house IL TN

______ Joseph E W M 9 Son - / IL MS IL

______ Mary S W F 6 Dau - " " "

______ James W W M 3 Son - " " "

______ Ellen W F 3? Dau - " " "

______ Delphena W F 8/12 Sep Dau - " " "

Lawrence Benj W M 16 Nephew at home / / " IL IL

Lawrence John W M 21 " / Farm laborer / / " " "

. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13 of 16 — Edna was indexed "Tinman"): Unity Pct., Alexander Co., IL, Roll T623_237, p. 212A, SN 7, SD 16, ED 14, enumerated 25 Jun 1900, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1900 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1900: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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148 148 Coward William L Head W M Oct 1842 57 M 32 MS KY KY Farmer 0 Y Y Y O F F 53

______ Mary E Wife W F Jan 1847 53 M 32 9 5 IL NC AL Y Y Y

______ William Son W M Jan 1877 23 S IL MS IL Farm Laborer 3 Y Y Y

______ Della S Dau W F Aug 1879 20 S IL MS IL Y Y Y

______ Myrtle E Dau W F Jan 1882 18 S IL MS IL 0 Y Y Y

______ Alexander C Son W M Dec 1884 15 S IL MS IL Farm Laborer 0 0 Y Y Y

Twiman Edna Niece W F Feb 1887 13 S IL IL IL 0 Y Y Y

Listed two households from Frank & Sarah (TWENTE) STRAUB, whose son, Leonard STRAUB, would later marry Edna TWIMAN.

. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

. Messages posted to the Alexander County, Illinois, Location Board (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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