Cowger, Abel

Birth Name Cowger, Abel
Gramps ID I3530
Gender male
Age at Death 39 years, 9 months, 30 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1806-10-31 Fame, Pendleton Cty, West Virginia, USA  
1a 2a
Occupation     Blacksmith
2a
Census 1830 Pendleton Cty, West Virginia, USA  
3a
Census 1840 Pendleton Cty, West Virginia, USA  
4a
Death 1846-08-30 Fort Seybert, Pendleton Cty, West Virginia, USA  
2b
Burial   Dice Cemetery #17, Fort Seybert, Pendleton Cty, West Virginia, USA  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Cowger, Henry [I3542]1781-05-131852-12-08
Mother Randall, Elizabeth [I3543]1784-10-031858-09-26
         Cowger, Abel [I3530] 1806-10-31 1846-08-30
    Brother     Cowger, Jacob [I7491] 1809-02-09 1879-01-20
    Brother     Cowger, George [I7492] 1812-01-13 1891-07-10
    Brother     Cowger, Jesse [I7493] 1814-06-13 1898-04-25
    Brother     Cowger, Noah [I7494] 1816-10-16 1877-06-11
    Brother     Cowger, Job [I7495] 1819-03-09 1902-12-03
    Brother     Cowger, Andrew [I7496] 1821-10-09 1826-03-12
    Sister     Cowger, Hannah E. [I7497] 1824-12-19 1864-01-15
    Sister     Cowger, Amelia R. [I7498] 1826 1903-03-03
    Sister     Cowger, Asenath [I7499] 1828-10-07 1907-02-04

Families

    Family of Cowger, Abel and Dice, Phebe [F1114]
Married Wife Dice, Phebe [I3531] ( * + ... )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Cowger, Sarah Catherine [I3538]1834-04-021924-06-06
Cowger, Eve Rebecca [I3539]1836-01-261904-09-27
Cowger, Hannah Elizabeth [I3528]1837-01-161915-02-25
Cowger, Amelia Susan [I3540]1839-06-101863-06-13

Narrative

Note: Abel Cowger

Owing at least in part to his early death, two months before his fortieth birthday, little information has been available for Abel, with the largest portion of history stemming from his entry in the text George and Hannah Hawes Cowger of Pendleton County Virginia / West Virginia (pp38-39). The text's author, Sandra Pope, notes various deeds, tax records, and probate documents as sources of information on Abel's life, in addition to a review of his own account book (from 1842 to 1846) for his work as a blacksmith. He also appears to have performed leatherwork and farmed, and was frequently paid in beef or wheat in addition to cash for his work.

On his death, he was survived by his wife, Phebe, and his four daughters.

Pedigree

  1. Cowger, Henry [I3542]
    1. Randall, Elizabeth [I3543]
      1. Cowger, Abel
        1. Dice, Phebe [I3531]
          1. Cowger, Sarah Catherine [I3538]
          2. Cowger, Eve Rebecca [I3539]
          3. Cowger, Hannah Elizabeth [I3528]
          4. Cowger, Amelia Susan [I3540]
      2. Cowger, Jacob [I7491]
      3. Cowger, George [I7492]
      4. Cowger, Jesse [I7493]
      5. Cowger, Noah [I7494]
      6. Cowger, Job [I7495]
      7. Cowger, Andrew [I7496]
      8. Cowger, Hannah E. [I7497]
      9. Cowger, Amelia R. [I7498]
      10. Cowger, Asenath [I7499]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Oren F. Morton: A History of Pendleton County, West Virginia [S0414]
      • Page: pp190-191
  2. Sandra Pope: George and Hannah Hawes Cowger of Pendleton County Virginia / West Virginia [S0434]
      • Page: p38
      • Page: p39
  3. US Census of 1830 [S0354]
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5N-KSH : 19 August 2017), Henry Couger, Pendleton, Virginia, United States; citing 44, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 199; FHL microfilm 29,678.

        Event Year 1830
        Event Place Pendleton, Virginia, United States
        Henry Cowger
        M10-15 2 [Noah, age fourteen, and Job, age eleven]
        M15-20 2 [George, age eighteen, and Jesse, age sixteen]
        M20-30 2 [Abel, age twenty-three, and Jacob, age twenty-one]
        M40-50 1 [Henry, age forty-nine]
        F0-5 2 [Amelia, age four, and Asenath, age two]
        F5-10 1 [Hannah, age five]
        F10-15 1 []
        F20-30 1 []
        F40-50 1 [Elizabeth, age forty-five]

  4. US Census of 1840 [S0353]
      • Date: 1840
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBW-DV9 : 20 Aug 2017), Abel Cowgar, Pendleton, Virginia, United States; citing p. 122, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 572; FHL microfilm 29,690.

        Event Date: 1840
        Event Place: Pendleton, Virginia, United States
        Abel Cowger
        M20-30 1 []
        M30-40 1 [Abel, age thirty-three]
        F0-5 3 [Eve, age four, Hannah, age three, and Amelia, age one]
        F5-10 1 [Sarah, age six]
        F30-40 1 [Phebe, age thirty-two]