Martin Monroe COWART1,2,3,4,5,6

18591,2,3,4,5,6 - 19191,2,5

Life History

1859	Born in Georgia.1,2,3,4,5,6
1880	Resident in Truckwheel, Pickens, Georgia.3
13th Jan 1881	Married Annie Americus WEST.1,2
5th May 1884	Birth of son Charles Lee COWART in Pickens County, Georgia.5
24th Oct 1886	Birth of son Thomas Olen COWART in Pickens County, Georgia.2,8,5
1897	Death of Annie Americus WEST in Pickens County, Georgia.1,5
about 1898	Married Buena Vista CLINE.10,2,4
Oct 1899	Birth of daughter Bonnie Mae COWART in Georgia.4,9,10,2,11
5th Oct 1906	Birth of son Paul L COWART in Pickens County, Georgia.4,12
25th Aug 1918	Death of son Charles Lee COWART in Marietta, Cobb, Georgia.5,7,7
1919	Died in Pickens County, Georgia.1,2,5
1919	Buried in Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia.5

Notes

Martin Cowart is the oldest child of Glenn and Martha J Cowart.   In the 1870 census Martin was reported as the oldest child at age 12.

1870 Federal Census, Pickens, Georgia, 29 July, P O Jasper, page 190, Hse/Fam#928
Cowart, Glenn 35 M W Druggist $150 Real Estate $1000 Personal Estate b Georgia [b abt 1835]
Cowart, Martha J H 32 F W Keeping House b Georgia [b abt 1838]
Cowart, Martin M 12 M W Attending School b Georgia [b abt 1858]
Cowart, John H 10 M W Attending School b Georgia [b abt 1860]
Cowart, Jefferson D 8 M W Attending School b Georgia [b abt 1862]
Cowart, Mary J 6 F W Attending School b Georgia [b abt 1864]
Cowart, Cynthia 4 M W At Home b Georgia [b abt 1866]
Cowart, Abraham 3 M W b Georgia[b abt 1867]
Cowart, Ellenor 1 M W b Georgia [b abt 1869]

In 1880, Martin is age 21 and working on the family farm with his father. The Cowart family are living three houses down from Samuel S Tatum, brother of his wife to be, Annie America West. Sam and his wife Lizzie were parents of Amanda Tatum, who married Gus West. Gus and Amanda were parents of Annie.

1880 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia, 8 June, Truckwheel District, Enumeration District 162, pages 13-14, Hse #115, Fam #116
Cowart, Glenn W M 46   Farmer NC NC NC [b abt 1836]
Cowart, Martha J W F 43 Wife Keeping House NC NC NC
Cowart, Martin M W F 21   Son Working on Farm GA NC NC
Cowart, John Henry W F 20   Son Working on Farm GA NC NC
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Cowart, Jefferson D W M 19 Son Working on Farm GA NC NC
Cowart, Mary Jane W F 17 Dau   At Home GA NC NC
Cowart, Cintha A W F 15 Dau At Home Cannot read or write GA NC NC
Cowart, Abram W M 13 Son Works on Farm Cannot read or write GA NC NC
Cowart, Eleanor W F 11 Dau At Home Cannot read or write GA NC NC
Cowart, Francis H W F 9 Dau GA NC NC
Cowart, Susannah W F 5 Dau GA NC NC

Annie died young, in 1897, after bearing one son. Then Martin married Vista B Cline in 1898.

The 1900 census record for the Cline family reports Vista Cowart as married and she has an 8-month-old daughter Bonnie M Cowart, but her husband is not in that household.

In 1910, Martin and Vista appear in their own household in the same town, Jasper, Georgia.

1910 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia, 15 April, Jasper, District 128, page 2A, Hse/Fam #22
Cowart, Martin M Head M W 50 Married 12 years GA GA GA House Painter Rent [b abt 1860]
Cowart, Vista B Wife F W 39 Married 12 years GA GA GA [b abt 1861]
Cowart, Bonnie M Dau F W 9 Widow GA GA GA [b abt Aug 1901]
Cowart, Paul L Son M W 6 Single GA GA GA [b abt Aug 1904]

1920 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia, 19 January, Truck Wheel District, Enumeration District 143, page 9B, Hse #165, Family #170
Martin [Lance], James Head Rents M W 34 GA GA GA Farmer (b abt 1885)
Martin [Lance], Bonnie Mae Wife F W 20 GA GA GA (b abt 1899)
Martin [Lance], Dellta Dau F W 14 GA GA GA (b abt 1905)
Martin [Lance], Ollie Marie Dau F W 10 GA GA GA (b abt 1909)
Martin [Lance], Grady Atherton Son M W 3mos GA GA GA (b abt Sept 1919)
Cowart, Vista Mother-in-Law M W 49 GA GA GA (b abt 1850)

Note the ages of the children. The wife Bonnie is only a few years older than the oldest daughter. Bonnie is the second wife of James. These older children are the children of James Martin's first wife Annie Americus West. The baby Grady Atherton is Bonnie's first child.

Martin Monroe Cowart
Birth 1859
Death 1919
Parents:
Glenn Cowart (1833 - 1883)
Martha J Cowart (1837 - 1912)

Spouses:
Buena Vista Cline Cowart (1868 - 1933)
Ann West Cowart (1863 - 1897)

Children:
Charles Lee Cowart (1884 - 1918)
Thomas Olen Cowart (1886 - 1972)
Bonnie Mae Cowart Lance (1900 - 1932)

Sibling Rosalee Cowart Striplin (1881 - 1933)

Burial Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery, Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia
Created by Mindseye Feb 06, 2009
-- Find A Grave Memorial #33603203, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33603203

Sources

1. One World Tree (sm)
- http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=22399740
2. Mullinnix Files by Dorothy
3. 1880 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia
- 8 June, Truckwheel, District 162, page 13, Hse #115, Family #116
4. 1910 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia
- 15 April, Jasper, District 128, page 2A, Hse/Fam #22
5. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
6. 1870 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia
- 29 July, P O Jasper, page 190, Hse/Fam #928
7. Obituaries from Georgia
8. One World Tree (sm)
9. 1920 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia
- 19 January, Truck Wheel District, Enumeration District 143, page 9B, Hse #165, Family #170
10. 1900 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia
- 19 June, Town District (Jasper), District 39, page 13B, Hse #178, Fam #180
11. 1930 Federal Census, Pickens County, Georgia
- 18 April, Truckwheel, District 124-5, Page 8A, Hse #143, Fam #151
12. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014