Life History

Notes

• Some genealogies report that after Charles died, Myra married Charles Lee's cousin.  They give the name as William Wade Cowart.  But I found that in the Atlanta City Directory he is listed as C Wade Cowart.  They wre living in the city of Decatur in 1937.
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989
  Atlanta, Georgia, City Directory, 1937, p 341
  Cowart C Wade (Myra) brkmn r 321 Seminary dr (Decatur)
  
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  Obituary of Charles Lee Cowart (1884-1918), son of Martin Monroe Cowart (1859-1919) and mother Annie Americus West Cowart (1863-1897)  --  North Georgia Citizen, Thursday, 29 August 1918, p 8;
  
  Age 32 years [but actual date of birth in 1884, reported on Find a Grave, he was 34], no cause of death stated.
  Died on "Sunday," thus, from date of publication on Thursday 29 August, died on 25 August 1918.
  Funeral conducted in Mt Rachel Church by Rev C C Maples.
  Burial with Woodmen of the World and Odd Fellowship honors was "Tuesday," thus based on publication date of 29 August on Thursday, burial was on 27 August 1918.
  
  --  Clipping courtesy of "MML," posted 8 May 2016 on Find a Grave, accessed 11 February 2019
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  Charles Lee Cowart
  Birth 5 May 1884 Pickens County, Georgia
  Death 25 August 1918 Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia
  Charles was born in Pickens County, Georgia.
  His father was Martin Monroe Cowart (1859-1919) and mother Annie Americus West Cowart (1863-1897).
  
  Charles married Agnes Elmyra Green Cowart (1888-1955) Dec 24 1907
  They had two daughters:
  Sybil Cowart, Frizzelle (1909-2005)
  Thelma J Cowart (1910-2000)
  
  Grandchildren:
  Myralyn Frizzelle Allgood
  Charles Murray Frizzelle, Jr
  
  Charles Lee Cowart was a Stone and Marble Cutter in Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia.
  
  Parents:
  Martin M Cowart (1859 - 1919)
  Ann West Cowart (1863 - 1897)
  
  Siblings:
  Thomas Olen Cowart (1886 - 1972)
  Robert Luther Cowart (1891-1966)
  Half-Siblings Bonnie Mae Cowart Lance (1900 - 1932)
  
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  Obituary:
  
  The Marietta Journal & Courier August 30, 1918
  Mr Lee Cowart, 34 years old, died at his home on Hansell Street on Sunday afternoon, after a long illness.
  
  The funeral services were held at the house at 8 o'clock on Sunday evening, the Rev I A White officiating.
  
  The remains were taken to the old family home at Dalton on Monday for interment.
  
  Mr. Cowart is survived by his wife and two little daughters. Among the floral offerings was a large crescent of beautiful flowers from the employees of the McNeel Marble Company, where Mr Cowart had a position before his illness.
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  Burial West Hill Cemetery, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, USA
  
  Created by R Walters Nov 30, 2012
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #101509308, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101509308
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Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. Obituaries from Georgia
• 3. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1