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Ahnentafel Chart for Isobel "Belle" Esther THOMPSON First Generation 1. Isobel "Belle" Esther THOMPSON was born on 23 Feb 1850 in Middletown, Washington Co., PA. She died on 14 Dec 1922 in of pneumonia. Isobel married Richard Bell JACKSON son of William Bell JACKSON and Mary Adeline SAWYER on 29 Jun 1876. Richard was born on 25 Mar 1837 in Piqua, OH. He died on 18 Oct 1921 in Hedrick, Keokuk Co., IA. He was buried in West cemetery, Sigourney next to wives. 6 Sep 2006 Ancestors of Isobel "Belle" Esther THOMPSON Page 1 Second Generation 2. Robert THOMPSON died about 1880 in PA. He married Lily Ann COWDEN. 3. Lily Ann COWDEN was born on 18 Mar 1824 in Washington Co., PA. She died about 1918 in Upland, CA. She was buried in 1921 in Draper Chapel, Upland, CA?. # ID: I540762379 # Name: Lilly Ann COWDEN # Given Name: Lilly Ann # Surname: Cowden # Sex: F # Birth: 18 Mar 1824 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania # Death: 1918 in Upland, California # Residence: 1850 Ohio # Residence: 1870 Brighton, Iowa # Residence: 1877 Sigourney, Keokuk, IA # Residence: 1891 Etiwanda, California # Residence: 1910 San Jacinto, California 6 Sep 2006 Ancestors of Isobel "Belle" Esther THOMPSON Page 2 Third Generation 6. Isaac Patterson COWDEN was born on 1 Jan 1798 in Mt. Pleasant Twp., Washington Co., PA. He died before 2 Jun 1865. He married Esther NELSON on 30 Jan 1822 in Of, Mount Pleasant Twp, Washington, Pennsylvania. Isaac P. Cowden, p. 990 ISAAC P. COWDEN was born in Mt. Pleasant township, this county, in 1798, a son of John and Ann (Sloan) Cowden. He was reared on the farm, and received such education as was obtainable in the schools of the period. In 1823 he married Esther Nelson, who was born in 1799 on a farm in Mt. Pleasant township, where their son John is yet residing. She was a daughter of James and Ann (Duncan) Nelson, and granddaughter of John and Margaret (Gilliland) Nelson. John and Margaret Nelson were both natives of Ireland where they were married shortly before emigrating to America. After reaching this country they took up their abode in York county, Penn., where they resided for a number of years, then moved to Washington county, at that time a wilderness. To reach their destination, they had to move their household belongings on packhorses, the children being carried in creels (great wicker baskets), slung one on each side of a horse. In this way they accomplished the wearisome journey over the mountains, sometimes receiving the hospitality of a pioneer, whose lonely cabin they discovered, sometimes camping by the wayside when night overtook them, but always with stout hearts pushing on, until their destination was reached in safety, and they found their new home in the wilderness. Only one clearing marked the western march of civilization, but undaunted by the dreary outlook they went to work. Fortune smiled upon them, and soon they were able to provide themselves with not only the bare necessaries of life, but also with a comfortable, well-furnished house. They were industrious, and therefore prosperous, contented and happy. Nine children grew up around the family hearthstone, viz.: Esther, William, John, Margaret, Archibald, Nancy, Ann, James and Samuel. Of the privations endured by these pioneers, we need mention only a few. Salt was an article much needed and very difficult to obtain. To procure a supply it was necessary to make a trip over the mountains and transport it on packhorses. At first neighbors were few, living long distances apart. To attend church they had to go to Canonsburg. Schools were decidedly primitive affairs. Amid such surroundings James Nelson grew to manhood, and was then married to Ann Duncan, a member of an Irish family of pioneers who had eight children: John, Samuel, Mary, Margaret, Elizabeth, Susan, Isabelle and Ann. After his marriage to Ann Duncan, James Nelson removed to Beaver county, Penn., and remained on a farm in that county until his death. His children by the first marriage were John, Margaret, Isabelle and Esther. This wife died and Mr. Nelson then married Delilah Ralston, who bore him two children James and Ann. After her mother's death, Esther, then a small child, lived with her grandparents, by whom she was reared and educated, remaining with them until her marriage with Isaac Cowden. 6 Sep 2006 Ancestors of Isobel "Belle" Esther THOMPSON Page 3 Isaac P. and P. Esther (Nelson) Cowden had the following children: Lillie Ann (widow of Robert Thompson, now living in California), John (who married Louisa Scott, now residing on the old Nelson homestead in Mt. Pleasant township), James (married to Violet Glass, residing in southern Kansas), Martha and Margaret (to whom we are indebted for this sketch), who are unmarried, and reside together in West Middletown, Penn. Isaac P. Cowden was a successful farmer and stock raiser, and resided in Mt. Pleasant township, this county, all his life. He was never actively engaged in political affairs, finding in domestic life and agricultural pursuits a more congenial atmosphere. In religion he was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, like his wife and daughters. His death occurred in May, 1865, his widow mourning his loss until 1877, when she, too, answered the last call. Text taken from page 990 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed March 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published March 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http:// www.chartiers.com/. 7. Esther NELSON was born in 1799 in Mt. Pleasant Twp., Washington Co., PA. She died in 1877. Title: Ancestry and Kin Of The Cowden and Welch Families, by Rev. James Marcus Welch, Jan 1904; Repository: Call Number: Media: Book Page: page 26, 68, 73, 80 6 Sep 2006 Ancestors of Isobel "Belle" Esther THOMPSON Page 4 Fourth Generation 12. John COWDEN was born in 1758 in Paxtang, Dauphin, Pennsylvania. He died on 15 Jun 1827. He married Anna "Annie" SLOAN on 2 Jan 1787 in Westmoreland, PA. COWDEN. The grandfather of the present generation, John Cowden, was born in eastern Pennsylvania of Scotch-Irish parents, who had settled in the State several years prior to his birth. He was united in marriage with Anna Sloan, and soon afterward moved to Washington county. They settled on a farm in Mt. Pleasant township, a part of the original George Washington survey, where the remainder of their lives was passed. John Cowden, father of our subject, and son of John and Anna (Sloan) Cowden, was born in Mt. Pleasant township, this county, passing his boyhood on the home place. In 1820 he married Mary Kelso, also a native of this township. She was a daughter of Mark and Martha (Ewing) Kelso, natives of Allegheny county, Penn., who came to this county in pioneer days and died here. Mr. and Mrs. John Cowden began their wedded life on the farm now occupied by their son Robert, where the following children were born: Elizabeth, Joseph (a farmer of Cecil township), Mark K., Margaret B. (married R. B. Miller, of Canonsburg, and died in 1886), Jane, John, Robert and Mary (widow of Rev. R. C. Welch, pastor of the Buffalo U. P. Church; she is living in Philadelphia, and has three sons: Robert Lincoln, a U. P. minister, in Iowa; James M., an assistant U. P. minister, in Philadelphia, and John C., attending the medical college at Philadelphia). Mr. Cowden followed farming all his life. He was an active Whig, and in church connection he and his wife were members of the U. P. Seceder Church at Hickory. He died in 1854, his wife in 1883. Mark K. Cowden was born September 27, 1827, on the home farm in Mt. Pleasant township, receiving his education in the subscription schools of the vicinity. In early life he was united in marriage with Jane, daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth (Bell) Thompson, early residents of Chartiers township. Mr. and Mrs. Cowden began life on the farm where they yet reside. This contains 204 acres of well-cultivated land, and also a good gas well. They also own about seventy-eight acres near Hickory and are interested in sheep growing. They are members of the U. P. Church at Venice. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Cowden are: John (who lives in Hickory, married to Elizabeth Boyce), Thompson (living near Hickory, married to Sarah McKnight), Elizabeth (residing in Houstonville, wife of Harry McNary), Robert, William, Lida, VanEmmon, Mary (Mrs. Joseph Little, of Cecil township), and Joseph Alexander (a farmer of Mt. Pleasant township, married to Anna Cummins). Mr. Cowden votes with the Prohibition party. ROBERT COWDEN was born November 10, 1835, on the farm in Mt. Pleasant township, which is yet his home, and received a district-school education. In 1859 he was united in marriage with Margaret, daughter of Samuel and Mary A. (Miller) Allison, natives of Beaver county, Penn., who settled in Mt. Pleasant township about 1855. To Mr. and Mrs. Cowden children were born as follows: Elizabeth 6 Sep 2006 Ancestors of Isobel "Belle" Esther THOMPSON Page 5 (wife of John Peacock, of Houstonville), John (deceased in his fifteenth year), Emma (wife of Robert Smith, of Mt. Pleasant township), Margaret, Jennie A., Robert and Joseph. The four last named living at home. The mother of this family died in February, 1877, and on September 15, 1880, Mr. Cowden married Margaret McDonald, a native of Beaver county, Penn., to whom one child, McDonald Cowden, was born.