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Phebe Dyer1,2

#9321, (1792 - )
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Key Events:

  • Phebe Dyer was born on 10 Mar 1792 in Braintree, Orange Co., Vermont.1,2

Citations

  1. Tuohy, Ann, "The Family of Benjamin Nichold and Lucy Fitts", citing H. Royce Bass, The History of Braintree, Vermont (Rutland, VT: Tuttle & Co., State Printers, 1883), p. 131; Braintree Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 135.
  2. Dyer, Frank E., Dyer Connection, citing Bass, H. Royce, History of Braintree, Vermont, Including a Memorial of Families That Have Resided in Town, (1883), pp 131,132.

Franklin Cotton Cowles1,2,3

#9325, (1858 - 1935)
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  • Father: Shepard B. Cowles
  • Mother: Louisa J. Fetcher

Key Events:

  • Franklin Cotton Cowles was born on 18 Nov 1858 in Michigan.4,5,6
  • Franklin married first Liddia E. Ferris on 14 Apr 1889 in Tyler Co., Texas, with H. C. Parrott officating.7,8
  • Franklin married second Jessie L. Ferris, daughter of Jacob Ferris and Louisa Tripp, aunt of his late wife, on 31 Jul 1904 in Washington Co., Arkansas, with S. W. Davies officiating.9,10
  • Franklin died on 10 Sep 1935 in Polk Co., Texas, at age 76.4,11
  • He was buried in Wildwood Cemetery, Bartow, Polk Co., Florida.12

Children with Liddia E. Ferris:

  • Stuart H. Cowles
  • Everett H. Cowles
  • Mariam Cowles

Citations

  1. Shepard B. Cole household, 1860 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows name as Franklin Cowles.
  2. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 66894400, Franklin Cotton Cowles, includes tombstone photo showing same.
  3. Franklin C. Cowles and Jessie L. James, Marriage License.
  4. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 66894400, Franklin Cotton Cowles, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  5. Shepard B. Cole household, 1860 U.S. Census, Kent Co., Michigan, shows age 1 and state.
  6. Thomas C. Cowles household, 1910 U.S. Census, Washington Co., Arkansas, shows age 51 and state.
  7. Marriage Record, Tyler Co., Texas, 4:156, F. C. Cowles and Liddia L. Ferris, shows date and officaint.
  8. Stuart H. Cowles, Stuart H., Certificate of Death, shows them as his parents.
  9. Franklin C. Cowles and Jessie L. James, Marriage License, shows date and officiant.
  10. Thomas C. Cowles household, 1910 U.S. Census, Washington Co., Arkansas, shows married 5 years.
  11. "Florida Death Index, 1936-1998," Ancestry.com, record for Frank C Cowles, shows year, county, and state.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 66894400, Franklin Cotton Cowles, includes tombstone photo.

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