Cowen Family (Timeline)

----Surnames: Cowen. Griggs, Smith, Hosfeld, Stanley, Stannard, Doernenberg, Brown, Murray, Walter, Schwermer, Kunde, Arndt

1821 May	Theodore Smith Cowen born in Tolland, Connecticut, oldest child of Eddy & Mary “Polly” Griggs Cowen
1833	John Cowen, grandfather of Theodore, moves to Cattaraugus Co., NY bringing at least one of his grandsons (John M., b. 1826)
1845-1860	Theodore & Marilla Cowen in Illinois (Sycamore Twp – 1850-1860) children: Helen (b. 1845 IL), Sarah (b. Oct 1847 IL), Frank (b. 1854 IL)
1862 September	Helen Cowen marries Frank Stanley in Sycamore, IL
1869 August	Sarah Ann Cowen marries Wm. W. Stannard in Portage County, WI
1873 August	Marilla Cowen applies for Homestead of 80 acres, Holton Twp., Marathon Co., (S ½, SW ¼, Sec 32, Twp 29 N, Range 2 E) Marathon County was created from Portage County in 1850*.
1873-1879	Wm. W. Stannard family living in Holton, Marathon Co., WI
1878 October	Marilla Cowen (widow) completes Homestead property purchase, immediately sells to William Wallace Stannard (son-in-law)
1879 March	Wm. W. Stannard dies in Holton, Marathon Co., WI *
1880 June	Federal Census: Frank (Single) Marilla (Widow) and Sarah (Widow) with Stannard children in Holton, Marathon Co., WI
1882 January	Frank Cowen marries Mary Doernenburg at home of Sarah Stannard *
1882 (May?)	Sarah Cowen Stannard marries John Murray Brown at ?
1883 May	Frank Cowen builds a house in Abbotsford, Clark Co., WI *
1885 January	son Theodore A. Cowen Sr. born to Frank & Mary Cowen
1887 January	son Fred Cowen born to Frank & Mary Cowen
1891 March	after FIRE ? Frank Cowen buys property in Marathon Co. from Fred & Louise Walter (adjacent to J. M. Brown / Marilla Cowen property)
1892 February	Marilla Cowen dies at John & Sarah’s home in Holton, WI *
1894 July	son Archibald Cowen born to Frank & Mary Cowen
1898 February	daughter Minnie Cowen born to Frank & Mary Cowen
1898 March	Mary Doernenburg Cowen dies at her home near Abbotsford *
1910 March	Theodore Cowen, Sr. marries Elsie Schwermer in Dorchester, WI *
1914	Fred Cowen marries Vera in ?
1915	Sarah Ann Cowen Stannard Brown dies – unknown WI location
1916 May	John Murray Brown dies in Holton, Marathon Co., WI *
1917 July	Archie Cowen marries Hazel in Stevens Point, WI
1918 December	Minnie Cowen marries Dewey Kunde in Milwaukee, WI
1919 January	Frank H. Brown (son of John & Sarah) dies in Athens, WI * Oramel Brown living in Phelps, Vilas Co. Clarence Stannard & Florence Stannard Arndt living in Goodrich, Taylor Co.
1930 November	Frank Cowen dies – funeral in Abbotsford *
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father-in-law, James Schimek, and sister-in-law, Lena Schimek Speck, also buried at this cemetery

(his wife, Sarah Cowen Stannard Brown, and mother-in-law, Marilla Cowen, are assumed to also be buried in the plot, without markers)