HomeMy WebLinkAboutFamily of Seth AFamily of Seth A. Cowen and Lovina Teeter 10 September 2026
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FATHER Seth A. Cowen-555
BIRTH 1842
DEATH 24 Apr 1924 Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States
BURIAL Hayts Cemetery, Hayts Road, Ithaca NY Tompkins County
CENSUS (FAM)1880 Enfield Tompkins NY United States1
CENSUS (FAM)1880 Enfield Tompkins NY United States2
CENSUS (FAM)1892 Enfield Tompkins NY United States3
CENSUS (FAM)1900 Enfield Tompkins NY United States4
MARRIAGE
FATHER Lewis Cowan-556 1803-1892
MOTHER Mary Jewett-557 1812-1883
MOTHER Lovina Teeter-546
BIRTH 18 May 1848 Lansing, Tompkins, New York, United States
DEATH 1922
BURIAL Hayts Cemetery, Hayts Road, Ithaca NY Tompkins County
FATHER Andrew Teeter-540 1819-18935
MOTHER Sally Tichenor-541 1820-18526
CHILDREN
M William Cowen-568
BIRTH Oct 1876 Enfield Tompkins NY United States7
CENSUS
(FAM)-WITNESS 1880 Seth A. Cowen-555 and Lovina Teeter-546
Enfield Tompkins NY United States1
CENSUS
(FAM)-WITNESS 1900 Seth A. Cowen-555 and Lovina Teeter-546
Enfield Tompkins NY United States4
DEATH 5 Apr 1904 Enfield Tompkins NY United States8
BURIAL
SPOUSE Myrtle May Rumsey-4082 1876-
MARRIAGE 31 Dec 1902 Enfield Tompkins NY United States
M Helen C. Cowen-40789
BIRTH Apr 1879 Enfield Tompkins NY United States
CENSUS
(FAM)-WITNESS 1880 Seth A. Cowen-555 and Lovina Teeter-546
Enfield Tompkins NY United States1
CENSUS
(FAM)-WITNESS 1892 Seth A. Cowen-555 and Lovina Teeter-546
Enfield Tompkins NY United States3
DEATH 19 Feb 1961
BURIAL Hayts Cemetery, Hayts Road, Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States10
SPOUSE Ralph O. Ellis-4258 1883-1972
MARRIAGE 27 Aug 1904 Trumansburg Tompkins County NY
SPOUSE John A. Willis-4274 -
MARRIAGE 26 Aug 1896 Mecklenburg, Schuyler, New York, United States11
F Frankie Cowen-4079
CENSUS
(FAM)-WITNESS 1880 Seth A. Cowen-555 and Lovina Teeter-546
Enfield Tompkins NY United States1
CENSUS
(FAM)-WITNESS 1892 Seth A. Cowen-555 and Lovina Teeter-546
Enfield Tompkins NY United States3
Family of Seth A. Cowen and Lovina Teeter10 September 2026
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BIRTH x
DEATH x
BURIAL
MARRIAGE
F Minnie Cowen-4080
CENSUS
(FAM)-WITNESS 1880 Seth A. Cowen-555 and Lovina Teeter-546
Enfield Tompkins NY United States1
CENSUS
(FAM)-WITNESS 1892 Seth A. Cowen-555 and Lovina Teeter-546
Enfield Tompkins NY United States3
BIRTH x
DEATH x
BURIAL
MARRIAGE
F Clarisa Cowen-4081
CENSUS
(FAM)-WITNESS 1880 Seth A. Cowen-555 and Lovina Teeter-546
Enfield Tompkins NY United States1
CENSUS
(FAM)-WITNESS 1892 Seth A. Cowen-555 and Lovina Teeter-546
Enfield Tompkins NY United States3
BIRTH x
DEATH x
BURIAL
MARRIAGE
PREPARER COMMENTS
Sue Thompson
487 East Enfield Center Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-272-6412
sdt1@cornell.edu
Family Group Notes 10 September 2026
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CHILD NOTES: William Cowen-568
Death (5 April 1904): Probate Will April 11, 1904, Tompkins County left money, etc. to wife and Burr Rumsey.
Endnotes10 September 2026
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1. 1880 Enfield New York Tompkins County, United States Federal Census. Ancestry.com.
2. Ibid.
3. Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1892 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2012, Enfield, Tompkins County., (Original data: New York State Education Department,
Office of Cultural Education. 1892 New York State Census. Albany, NY: New York State Library.); .
4. 1900 Enfield, Tompkins County NY Federal Census USA. Ancestry.com.
5. (Enfield Town Historian Family Files, 23 October 2983), privately held by Gladys Willis/Nora Dodd, 168
Enfield Main Road, Enfield Town Hall, Ithaca, NY 14850. Family history rom Nora Dodd including Teeter
family tree. Lovinia Teeter Cowan was Harry Willis grandmother.
6. Ibid.
7. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [LDS], "Ancestral File," database, Ancestry.com (:
accessed ), .
8. , Death certificate , New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Death
Index, Ancestry.com. New York State, Death Index, 1957-1968 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018., .
9. LDS, "Ancestral File," database, Ancestry.com, .
10. Find A Grave.
11. Ancestry.com. New York, County Marriages, 1847-1849; 1907-1936 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.: ; , , .
Index of Names 10 September 2026
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COWAN
Lewis (b. 1803) . . . 1
COWEN
Clarisa . . . 2
Frankie . . . 1
Helen C. (b. 1879) . . . 1
Minnie . . . 2
Seth A. (b. 1842) . . . 1
William (b. 1876) . . . 1
ELLIS
Ralph O. (b. 1883) . . . 1
JEWETT
Mary (b. 1812) . . . 1
RUMSEY
Myrtle May (b. 1876) . . . 1
TEETER
Andrew (b. 1819) . . . 1
Lovina (b. 1848) . . . 1
TICHENOR
Sally (b. 1820) . . . 1
WILLIS
John A. . . . 1
Index of Places10 September 2026
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Enfield Tompkins NY United States . . . 1
–2
Ithaca NY Tompkins County
Hayts Road
Hayts Cemetery . . . 1
Trumansburg Tompkins County NY . . . 1
United States
New York
Schuyler
Mecklenburg . . . 1
Tompkins
Ithaca . . . 1
Hayts Road
Hayts Cemetery . . . 1
Lansing . . . 1