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Personal data Martha Elizabeth Cowles 

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Household of Martha Elizabeth Cowles

She is married to James Harvey Cowles.

They got married on December 29, 1886 at Hamburg, Fremont, Iowa, she was 21 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Willis Cowles  1887-1889
  2. Rose Mae Cowles  1888-1974
  3. Leona Cowles  1890-1974
  4. Edith Cowles  1893-1894

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Martha Elizabeth Cowles

John Alexander Chaney
1811-1887
Martha Ann Clark
1810-1894
Sarah Iler
1839-1932

Martha Elizabeth Cowles
1865-1937

1886

James Harvey Cowles
1865-1947

Willis Cowles
1887-1889
Rose Mae Cowles
1888-1974
Leona Cowles
1890-1974
Edith Cowles
1893-1894

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    2. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday November 5, 1865

    • The temperature on November 5, 1865 was about 10.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • April 10 » American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time.
      • April 14 » U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth; Lincoln died the next day.
      • June 11 » The Naval Battle of the Riachuelo is fought on the rivulet Riachuelo (Argentina), between the Paraguayan Navy on one side and the Brazilian Navy on the other. The Brazilian victory was crucial for the later success of the Triple Alliance (Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina) in the Paraguayan War.
      • July 21 » In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first western showdown.
      • July 27 » Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.
      • December 6 » Georgia ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

    Day of marriage December 29, 1886

    • The temperature on December 29, 1886 was about 3.1 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • April 8 » William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
      • May 1 » Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries.
      • May 8 » Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.
      • July 3 » The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
      • September 4 » American Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona.
      • November 14 » Friedrich Soennecken first developed the hole puncher, a type of office tool capable of punching small holes in paper.

    Day of death July 30, 1937

    • The temperature on July 30, 1937 was between 13.3 °C and 19.4 °C and averaged 15.6 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
      • March 18 » Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces defeat the Italians at the Battle of Guadalajara.
      • April 12 » Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft, at Rugby, England.
      • May 7 » Spanish Civil War: The German Condor Legion, equipped with Heinkel He 51 biplanes, arrives in Spain to assist Francisco Franco's forces.
      • May 30 » Memorial Day massacre: Chicago police shoot and kill ten labor demonstrators.
      • July 8 » Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan sign the Treaty of Saadabad.
      • July 29 » Tōngzhōu Incident: In Tōngzhōu, China, the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
    

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