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Ava Nell Cowart 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 2 Jun 1916 - Cook County, GA 51
    Christening: 
          Death: 24 May 1918 - Cook County, GA ( at age 1) 51
         Burial:
Parents 
         Father: David H. Cowart
         Mother: Laura Wood



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Bryant Cowart 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 14 Jun 1862 - Jennings, Hamilton County, Florida, USA 200
    Christening: 
          Death: 5 Feb 1939 - Hahira, Lowndes County, Georgia ( at age 76) 201
         Burial: in Cat Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia 202
Parents 
         Father: Hillery Cowart
         Mother: Rebecca Register 13
Spouses and Children 
1. Nancy Crews
       Marriage: 25 Nov 1911 - Lowndes County, Georgia
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Alan Henry Cowart

2. *Sarah E. Crews
       Marriage: Jun 1884 - Lowndes Co., GA
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Rebecca Leanna Cowart
                2. Willie Ozella Cowart
                3. Samuel Walter Cowart
                4. David H. Cowart
                5. Jesse H. Cowart
                6. Joseph B. Cowart
                7. Ella Mae Cowart
                8. Fred L. Cowart
Notes
General:
Death Claims Bryant Cowart

Well known pioneer resident of Hahira section dies at home after illness. Services to be held this afternoon. Bryant Cowart, 76, well known pioneer of the Hahira section, died at his farm home early yesterday morning. He had been ill health for three months and had been confined to his bed about two weeks.

Funeral service were to be held at Cat Creek Church this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock Elder Charles Vickers conducting the rites.

Interment will be in the churchyard.

Mr. Cowart is survived by his wife and two daughters and nine sons. The daughters are Mrs. Coppage, Hahira, and Mrs. Briggs Martin, Adel. The sons are D. H. Cowart, Jesse H. Cowart, Fred L. Cowart, Frank Cowart, John Cowart, and Allen Cowart, all of Hahira, S. W. Cowart, Adel, J. B. Cowart, Lakeland, and Rufus Cowart, Fitzgerald.

Mr. Cowart had a wide family connection. He had spent his entire life in this section. He enjoyed the esteem of all who knew him.

The body was removed from Carson McLane Funeral Home yesterday afternoon and was carried to the residence where it was to remain until the hour of the funeral.


Reference: Valdosta Times, Feb. 6, 1939.

Name: Bryant Cowart
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Rays Mill, Berrien, Georgia, United States
District: ED 22
Gender: Male
Age: 57
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read:
Can Write:
Relationship to Head of Household:Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):Head
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated):1863
Birthplace: Georgia
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace:Georgia
Mother's Birthplace:South Carolina
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 21
Sheet Number and Letter:21B
Household ID: 286
Line Number: 93
Affiliate Name:The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number:T625
Affiliate Film Number: 235
GS Film Number: 1820235
Digital Folder Number: 004964417
Image Number: 00326


Household RoleSexAgeBirthplace
Bryant Cowart HeadM57Georgia
Nancy Cowart WifeF37Georgia
Joseph Cowart SonM21Georgia
Ella May Cowart DauF16Georgia
Fred L Cowart SonM10Georgia
Perry F Cowart SonM 6Georgia
Lewis D Cowart SonM 5Georgia
Rufus L Cowart SonM 4Georgia
John T Cowart SonM 2Georgia

Citing this Record:
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ8H-9BD : accessed 20 August 2018), Bryant Cowart, Rays Mill, Berrien, Georgia, United States; citing ED 22, sheet 21B, line 93, family 286, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 235; FHL microfilm 1,820,235.

picture Claude Cowart 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial:
Spouses and Children 
1. *Ada Emily Waldron
       Marriage: 21 Sep 1928 - Columbia County, FL
         Status: 



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David Cowart 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 29 Dec 1844 - Lowndes County, Georgia
    Christening: 
          Death: 29 Feb 1920 -  ( at age 75)
         Burial: in Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church, Statenville, Echols County, Georgia, USA

Events

•  Religion: Member, Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church. 

•  Residence: Abt 1880, Echols County, Georgia. 

•  Occupation: Between 1882 and 1888, Justice Of The Peace, 1306Th Dist., Echols County, GA.
Parents 
         Father: Hillery Cowart
         Mother: Rebecca Register 13
Spouses and Children 
1. *Jane Johnson
       Marriage: 10 Jun 1866
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Rebecca Cowart
                2. John H. Cowart
                3. Preston Cowart
                4. Hampton O. Cowart
                5. Delcy Cowart
                6. Laura Cowart
                7. Sallie Cowart
                8. Thomas Cowart
                9. Rosa Cowart
                10. Leon Cowart
                11. Leona Cowart
                12. Wayne H. Cowart
                13. Emma Cowart
                14. Lonnie D. Cowart
Notes
General:
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28684806/david-cowart: accessed December 26, 2024), memorial page for David Cowart (29 Dec 1844\endash 29 Feb 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28684806, citing Wayfare Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Statenville, Echols County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Gary Cowart (contributor 48030882).

picture David Cowart 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1822
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial:
Parents 
         Father: William Bexley Cowart
         Mother: Telitha Monk



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David H. Cowart 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 4 Sep 1892 - Clinch County, Georgia 51
    Christening: 
          Death: 15 Nov 1951 - Cook County, GA ( at age 59) 51
         Burial: 17 Nov 1951 - Adel Cemetery, Adel (Cook) GA
Parents 
         Father: Bryant Cowart
         Mother: Sarah E. Crews
Spouses and Children 
1. *Laura Wood
       Marriage: 25 Jan 1915 - Lowndes Co., GA 51
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Ava Nell Cowart
                2. Donald Cowart



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Delcy Cowart 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1875
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial:
Parents 
         Father: David Cowart
         Mother: Jane Johnson

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