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Thomas Cowart 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1879
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial:
Parents 
         Father: David Cowart
         Mother: Jane Johnson



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Wayne H. Cowart 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 1886
    Christening: 
          Death: 
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Parents 
         Father: David Cowart
         Mother: Jane Johnson



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William Bexley Cowart 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Abt 1790 - Effingham County, GA 2
    Christening: 
          Death: 1855 - Lowndes Co., GA ( about age 65) 2
         Burial: in Cat Creek Cemetery (Lowndes) GA

Events

•  Residence: 1796, Bulloch County, GA.
Parents 
         Father: Nathaniel Cowart 2
         Mother: Sarah Clifton
Spouses and Children 
1. *Telitha Monk
       Marriage: 22 Aug 1812 - Bulloch County, GA 2
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Larkin Cowart
                2. Linnie Cowart
                3. Hillery Cowart
                4. Elizabeth Cowart
                5. David Cowart
                6. Miles Cowart
                7. Mary Cowart
                8. Jemima Cowart
                9. Nancy Cowart
       Children:
                1. Jemima Cowart
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General:
COWART, William Bexley
1790-1855
LOWNDES

WILLIAM BEXLEY COWART was born in Effingham County about 1790, son of Nathaniel and Sarah (Clifton) Cowart. He grew up in Bulloch County into which the family was placed by the formation of Bulloch in 1796. He was married in Bulloch County August 22, 1812, to Miss Telitha Monk, daughter of William Monk, R.S. She was born in 1794 in Burke County. She died about 1863. To Mr. and Mrs. Cowart were born:

1. Larkinb. 1814, m. (wife unknown). Lost sight of.
2. Linnieb. 1816, m. Roland Carter of Lowndes. Moved to Florida.
3. Hilleryb. 1817, m. Rebecca Register, daughter of Samuel.
4. Elizabethb. 1820, m. John Register, son of Samuel.
5. Davidb. 1822, m. ______ Giddens of Berrien Co.
6. Milesb. 1824, m. Susan Mathis, daughter of John.
7. Maryb. 1828, m. William Revells.
8. Jemimab. 1835, m. Timothy Mathis, son of Thos.
9. Nancyb. 1840, never married. Died 1922.

Mr. Cowart and family moved from Bulloch to Appling County in 1819. He is listed in 1820 Census of Appling County as "William Bexley". He was by some of his acquaintances called "Bill Bexley": Authority; Hon. Moses Tomlinson, of Stockton, Georgia, deceased. After a short residence in Appling, Mr. Cowart with his family and widowed mother, Mrs. Sarah Cowart, and her minor children, all moved to the southern portion of Irwin County in 1824. The next year he was commissioned Captain of the Militia in the 518th District, Irwin County, September 16, 1825, serving until December 9, 1825. This territory is now in Berrien County. He later moved to the 661st District of Lowndes County where he was captain of the militia 1828-1832.
About 1835 Capt. Cowart and family moved to Florida, where they lived about fifteen years before returning to Lowndes County. He lived on his farm in the Cat Creek District until his death about 1855. His wife survived him and died after 1860. They were buried in the cemetery at Cat Creek Church, graves unmarked.
Mrs. Cowart was a member of Union Church and was baptized into it June 11, 1831. She died a member.
Capt. Cowart was a grandson of William Clifton, a Revolutionary soldier, who moved from North Carolina to Effingham County in 1785.

Census References: 1820, Appling; 1830, 1840, Lowndes.

picture Rev William H. Cowart 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 9 Jan 1841
    Christening: 
          Death: 15 Dec 1922 -  ( at age 81)
         Burial: in Cedar Grove Cemetery, O'Brien, Suwannee County, Florida
Parents 
         Father: Hillery Cowart
         Mother: Rebecca Register 13
Spouses and Children 
1. *Martha Johnson
       Marriage: 
         Status:
Notes
General:
FLORIDA
COMPANY D CORP INFANTRY
CSA

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21035491/william_h-cowart: accessed December 26, 2024), memorial page for Rev William H. Cowart (9 Jan 1841\endash 15 Dec 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21035491, citing Cedar Grove Cemetery, O'Brien, Suwannee County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Shirley Bybee (contributor 46787619).

picture Willie Ozella Cowart 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 5 Mar 1888 - Clinch County, Georgia 51
    Christening: 
          Death: 12 Nov 1957 - Lowndes County, Georgia ( at age 69) 51
         Burial:
Parents 
         Father: Bryant Cowart
         Mother: Sarah E. Crews
Spouses and Children 
1. *Gordon L. Coppage
       Marriage: 25 Jun 1905 - Berrien Co., GA 51
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Johnny Coppage
                2. Roy Coppage
                3. Sarah Lucille Coppage
                4. Ray Coppage
                5. Slater Lee Coppage
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General:
Buried 11/14/1957 in Cat Creek Cemetery, Lowndes County, GA


picture Cox 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Hattie Crews
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