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Information on this page from Windows Into Our Past, A Genealogy of the Cowne, Gough and Associated Families, Vol. 2 ©1998, Judy Parsons Smith

William Cowne, Gent.
William Cowne, b. 21 Mar 1717; d. 1780; m 1^st 17 Mar 1743, Spotsylvania Co.,. VA to Elizabeth Hall of Spotsylvania Co., VA; m. 1756 to Elizabeth Smith of Spotsylvania Co., VA, daughter of Augustine & Sarah (Carver) Smith, b. 1721; d. 1781.

William Cowne came to Caroline Co., Virginia from England in 1733. In 1754, we find William Cowne in King William County, Virginia.

William & Elizabeth (Smith) Cowne apparently had two (2) children:

I. Augustine Cowne
II. Robert Cowne

Augustine Cowne
I. Augustine Cowne, possible son of William & Elizabeth (Smith) Cowne, d. before 1837, m. to Elizabeth Taliaferro, daughter of Christopher Taliaferro (of King William Co., VA), d. by 1837.

8 Jun 1837, Culpeper Co., VA: Thomas W. Cowne, Henry Fox, William Helm (by his attorney, J. D. Latham). $4,000. Thomas W. Cowne, administrator of Elizabeth Cowne, dec'd., formerly Elizabeth Taliaferro, daughter of Christopher Taliaferro and first wife of Augustine Cowne, dec'd. Included: Power of Attorney from William Helm of Fauquier Co. to Jeremiah D. Latham of Culpeper Co. and stated that Christopher Taliaferro formerly lived in King William Co.

Augustine & Elizabeth (Taliaferro) Cowne appear to have had two (2) daughters:

Elizabeth Cowne m. 19 Jun 1794, Culpeper Co., VA at Mr. Augustine Cowne's to Ambrose Camp by the Rev. John Woodville, Rector St. Mark's Parish, Episcopal Church.
Esther Cowne m. 28 May 1794, Culpeper Co., VA at Mrs. Watkins, to Francis Jones, by the Rev. John Woodville, Rector St. Mark's Parish, Episcopal Church.

Robert Cowne
II. Robert Cowne, son of William & Elizabeth (Smith) Cowne, b. ca. 1754 - 1757; d. 4 Mar 1829; m. Sarah Whiting, b. 4 Mar 1829.

6 Jan 1787, Culpeper Co., VA we find Robt. Cowne witnessing the will of Edward Watkins of St. Mark's Parish in Culpeper. In this will one Sarah Watkins Cowne is shown listed as Edward Watkins niece. 20 Oct 1788 he assisted in the inventory and appraisal of the Estate of Martin Nalle.

Robert Cowne served in the Revolutionary War: Capt. Lt. Virginia

Robert & Sarah (Whiting) Cowne had:

Thomas Whiting Cowne, I
Thomas Whiting Cowne, I, son of Robert & Sarah (Whiting) Cowne, b. 1785; d. 5 May 1857; m. 10 Nov 1820, Fauquier Co., VA [by Thornton Stringfellow (Baptist)] to Susan Latham, daughter of Thomas Latham, b. 1787.

Thomas & Susan (Latham) Cowne had:

William "Gus" Augustine Cowne
William "Gus" Augustine Cowne, son of Thomas & Susan (Latham) Cowne, b. 28 Nov 1823, Fauquier Co., VA; d. 11 Nov 1865, Fauquier Co., VA, hanged; bur. In family plot, Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Virginia; m. 3 Dec 1852, Fauquier Co., VA to Amanda Boteler, daughter of Joseph, Jr. & Sally (George) Boteler, b. 26 Jan 1832, Fauquier Co., VA; d. 15 Feb 1892, Fauquier Co., VA; bur. In family plot, Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Virginia.

"In 1865, Gus and Amanda had two sons and were expecting their third. Mosby had been calling several times, trying to get Gus to join his Raiders. The young father did not want to leave his pregnant wife or his farm, and besides he wasn't in accord with how Mosby was fighting the war.

No one knows exactly how it happened, but one morning Gus Cowne was found in the woods behind his house, hung by a rope around the neck from a tree limb.

Soon after her husband was found hanged, Amanda gave birth to her third son, whom she named Cameron. Grandma Cowne was now left with three small children, no money and a farm growing up in weeds.

The three little boys spent their childhood with soldiers from both the North and South fighting almost as near as their yard. They of course clung to their mother day and night and to each other.

This closeness stayed with the boys all their lives. They adored their mother and could not recognize the fact she had to do something to keep them in food and a roof over their heads.

Rumor has it a man by the surname of Williams moved in with the family and farmed the Cowne farm. This was something never talked about."

Gus Cowne owned and operated a grist mill on Licking Run,

William "Gus" Augustine & Amanda (Boteler) Cowne had:

1. Thomas Whiting II [known as Uncle White]; b. 25 Sept 1853; d. 4 Oct 1939; bur. Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, VA; m. Arabelle (or Aribal) James, b. 22 Feb 1853; d. 5 Jan 1935; bur. Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, VA.
2. Sallie, b. 11 Apr 1858, Fauquier Co., VA.
3. William Augustine II, owned "Crump's Store". [known as Uncle Will], b. 28 May 1860; d. 28 Mar 1945; bur. Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Fauquier Co., Virginia; m. Linda Bennett, b. 20 Apr 1869; d. 19 Sept 1959; bur. Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Fauquier Co., Virginia.
4. Cameron, m. Effie Susan Boteler
5. Susan, b. 1866 (after he father's death); d. 1906, Fauquier Co., VA, pneumonia; bur. In family plot, Fauquier Co., VA

Thomas Whiting Cowne, II
1. Thomas Whiting Cowne, II, son of William "Gus" Augustine & Amanda (Boteler) Cowne, b. 1853; d. 1939; m. Arabelle James, b. 1863; d. 1935. Thomas Whiting & Arabelle (James) Cowne, II had six (6) children:

1a. Thomas Whiting Cowne, III, b. 20 Oct 1884, Fauquier Co., VA; d. 15 Mar 1937; bur. Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, VA; m. Josephine, b. 30 Nov 1885; d. 12 Oct 1970; bur. Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, VA.
1b. Winfield S., b. 20/26 Nov 1886, Fauquier Co., VA; d. 22 Jan 1963; bur. Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, VA. Never married.
1c. Amanda, m. Lloyd Casell
1d. Florence, b. 16 Mar 1898; d. 26 Mar 1986; bur. Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, VA; m. Tink Willis.
1e. Blanch; m. Pete Laws.
1f. Maria, m. Crockett; m 2^nd Carl Stafford
1g. Eliza, b. 3 Apr 1882, Fauquier Co., VA
1h. Ella, b. 20 Oct 1891, Fauquier Co., VA

William Augustine Cowne II
3. William Augustine Cowne II, son of William "Gus" Augustine & Amanda (Boteler) Cowne, b. 28 May 1860; d. 28 Mar 1945; m. 1899 to Linda Bennett, b. 20 Apr 1869; d. 19 Sept 1959. They built their home on the old home place. No issue. Will bought a 1913 Buick, which was the first car that many of the family had ever seen, and it is thought to have been the first automobile in Midland, Fauquier Co., VA.

Cameron Cowne, Sr.
4. Cameron Cowne, Sr., son of William & Amanda (Boteler) Cowne, b. 29 Nov 1864, Fauquier Co., VA; d. 20 Nov 1940, Fauquier Co., VA; bur. Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Fauquier Co., Virginia; m. 2 Feb 1909, Washington, D.C. to Effie Susan Boteler, daughter of John Honeycutt & Frances Caroline (Peters) Boteler, b. 19 Mar 1881, Fauquier Co., VA; d. 25 Dec 1966, Alexandria, VA; bur. Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, Fauquier Co., Virginia.

CAMERON BUILDS HIS HOUSE

Cameron was thirty-five when Will married and he decided he need his own place. Their mother, Amanda, had died in 1892, and the two boys decided to divide the farm.

Cameron built a house on his portion of land about one fourth mile from Will's.

As soon as he got a roof on his place he moved in. He and a black man named Sol Gibson operated the farm. Sol lived in a one room house in the corner of the yard. Sol was still there when Cameron died forty years later. Sol's sister Sally cooked for the family for many years.

Cameron's house was built in stages. The last stage was the new kitchen and pantry, along with the long back porch the length of the house. The kitchen had steps to an upstairs. This was the cook's room for years.

Steps led to an upstairs room from the old kitchen, too. We children remember there were some old broken chairs stored up there, and a fine leather side saddle that had been Effie Boteler's.

DADDY PRACTICES DRIVING

Daddy bought a Hupmobile in 1917. That was really a big deal. He practiced driving in the field in front of our house. I {Frances Amanda} was seven years old. I begged him one day to let me ride with him while he practiced. After several turns around the pasture, he decided to put the car away.

We didn't have a garage and kept the car in the barn. As we neared the bar, I can still see Daddy pulling back on the steering wheel and calling "Whoa! Whoa!" We went through the barn, broke the door down and if there hadn't been a straw stack on the other side we may still be going. I never rode with Daddy again when he was practicing in the pasture.

It's true what they say about everybody knowing you - for instance, nobody had to use signals when they were driving, everybody knew where you were going to turn!

Up until the day he died in 1940 he drove a car as if it were a team of horses, and expected everyone to get out of his way. It was always, "Can't that darn fool see I'm coming?"

1921

Effie Cowne raised turkeys and bought her own Model T Ford in 1921. Her father, my Pop Pop, may have helped her pay for it. She used to say she didn't mind hauling the turkeys in the car because they had paid for it.

This car was her liberation. No other woman they knew or ever heard of would have owned or driven a car. I {Frances} guess I take after my mother in this way. Mama always thought that she could do anything she wanted to, and never worried what the neighbors would think or say.

Cameron & Effie (Boteler) Cowne had five (5) children:

I. Frances Amanda, b. 16 Mar 1910, on a diary farm, Fauquier Co., VA; m. 1931 to John William Deputy, b. 2 Mar 1901; d. 1983.
II. William Augustine, b. 12 Apr 1912, Fauquier Co., VA; m. 1 Jun 1939 to Elisabeth Madeline Robinson, b. 1903.
III. John Boteler, b. 25 Aug 1914; d. 1981; m. 1934 to Mary Shanholtz, b. 1911.
IV. Cameron "Red", Jr., b. 10 Sept 1917; d. 30 Jan 1954; bur. Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, VA; m. 1950 to Laura Boteler, b. 1898; d. 29 Nov 1983; bur. Warrenton Cemetery, Warrenton, VA.
V. Effie Susanna, b. 1 Jun 1921; m. 1947 to George Watts, b. 1921.

Thomas Whiting Cowne, III
1a. Thomas Whiting Cowne, III, son of Thomas Whiting & Arabelle (James) Cowne, II, b. 1884; d. 1937; m. Josephine (unknown), d. 1885; d. 1970. Thomas Whiting & Josephine Cowne, III had three children:

• Bucky
• Ella
• Frances

Amanda Cowne
1c. Amanda Cowne, daughter of Thomas Whiting & Arabelle (James) Cowne, II,, m,. Lloyd Cassell. Lloyd & Amanda (Cowne) Cassell had two (2) children:

• Linda Cassell
• Lloyd Cassell, Jr..

Blanch Cowne
1e. Blanch Cowne, daughter of Thomas Whiting & Arabelle (James) Cowne, II, m. Pete Laws, d. killed in Catlett during a hurricane. Pete & Blanch (Cowne) Laws had two (2) children:

• Pete Laws
• Arabelle Laws

Maria Cowne
1f. Maria Cowne, daughter of Thomas Whiting & Arabelle (James) Cowne, II, m. Crockett; m 2^nd Carl Stafford.

_____ & Maria (Cowne) Crockett had two (2) sons:

• Will Crockett, m. Lulu French. No issue.
• Charlie Crockett, m. Mary Weaver. No issue.

Carl & Maria (Cowne) Stafford had three (3) children:

• Gladys Stafford, d. killed by a train on her way to school - she was walking on the tracks.
• Fannie Stafford, m. Midland, Fauquier Co., VA to Joe Spitzer. No issue.
• (?)

Frances Amanda Cowne
I. Frances Amanda Cowne, daughter of Cameron & Effie (Boteler) Cowne, b. 16 Mar 1910; m. 1931 to John William Deputy, b. 2 Mar 1901; d. 1983.

Frances Cowne enrolled in Wesley Seminary in Washington, D.C.

I MEET JOHN DEPUTY

Daddy {Cameron} was shipping his milk by truck now, instead of by train. When I'd gone home by myself, I would go back to Washington on the milk truck. Sometimes by train, but most times on the milk truck.

A man by the name of Lertie Cook was the truck driver. His wife was very jealous of me and I didn't dare use the milk truck too often. On one of those trips on the milk truck, which always ended up at the dairies in town, I met the man who was accepting the milk from the truck and testing it for the butter fat content. His name was John Deputy and I began to see him socially.

When I finished school in D.C. without a job, there was nothing else for me to do but return to Midland and the farm.

John would drive to the farm on weekends. My family thought he was the best thing since sliced bread. He ate meals with Aunt Linda and Uncle Will, down at Pop Pop's and up on the farm. I began to see him as a meal ticket and a way to leave the farm.

We were married in December just before Christmas, 1931, in Warrenton, Virginia. The Rev. Charles Herndon, a Baptist minister, married us. Mama, Daddy, Uncle Will and Aunt Linda were the only ones there.

John William & Frances Amanda (Cowne) Deputy had five (5) children:

a. Susan Carolyn Deputy, b. 1 Jul 1937; m. ____ Weikert.

• Frances Anne Weikert, b. Jun 1963.
• Bill Weikert

b. John "Jack", Jr., b. Feb 1938; m. summer 1963 to Joyce Pully
c. Mary Linda, b. Jan 1940; m. Gary ____. Gary & Mary Linda (Deputy) ____ had:

• Kathy
• Tony
• J.

d. Frances Anne, b. 28 Apr 1944; d. 5 Jun 1963.
e. Paul Milton, b. Aug 1945; m. Darci (unknown).

William "Gus" Augustine Cowne

II. William "Gus" Augustine Cowne, son of Cameron & Effie Susan (Boteler) Cowne, b. 12 Apr 1912, Fauquier Co., VA; m. 1 Jun 1939 to Elisabeth Madeline Robinson, daughter of William Henry & Mary Ella (unknown) Robinson, b. 13 Jun 1902, Covington, VA.

WORLD WAR II

Gus had married Elisabeth Robinson from nearby Covington the year before. He had graduated from Virginia Polytech as a civil engineer and was teaching for the Army when the war broke.

William Augustine & Elisabeth Madeline (Robinson) Cowne had:

Jonathan Augustine, b. 29 Jan 1941, Covington, VA

John Boteler Cowne
III. John Boteler Cowne, son of Cameron & Effie Susan (Boteler) Cowne, b. 25 Aug 1914, Fauquier Co., VA; d. 1981, cancer; m. 1934 to Mary Shanholtz, b. 1911; she was from Goldvein.

John and his colt "Jack"

John never was a "farm boy" and seemed always to get out of farm chores. His only love of the farm was the horses. He carefully tended a colt after her mother weaned her. He named her "Jack" which was nickname of his - John.

He rode Jack from the time she was about a year old. Jack was never broken to harness, and always remained John's riding horse

WORLD WAR II

John, joined the C.B.'s and fought in the Pacific arena. He joined rather hurriedly and left his wife with two small children to care for. I {Frances Cowne}, cared for the children until Mary could get a job with the Federal Government and arrange for them to go to a local Jack and Jill day care center.

Washington, D.C., being the Capitol of the Nation, was in fear of being bombed during the war and we decided the best thing to do was take the children out of the city for the duration.

John remained at this job in town and ws with us on weekends. He stayed with his sister Sally, and we rented the house on twenty-sixth street to our mailman.

John Boteler & Mary (Shanholtz) Cowne had two (2) children:

• Betty Lou Cowne, b. Jan 1937
• Cindy
• John "Donnie" Boteler Cowne, Jr., b. Feb. 1939

Cameron "Red" Cowne, Jr.

IV. Cameron "Red", Jr., son of Cameron & Effie Susan (Boteler) Cowne, b. 10 Sept 1917; d. 1954; m. 1950 to (a cousin) Laura "Lollie" Boteler, b. 1898; d. 1983.

BACK ON THE FARM

In August, 1940, Red, the youngest of the Cowne children, was running both farms. Both of his brothers, Gus and John, had married and moved away and so had his sisters.

He was twenty-six years old when it happened. He was pushing corn stalks through the ensilage cutter, and his right hand was caught. He had to have his arm taken off above the elbow.

Laura Boteler Cowne was a school teacher and lived a long life.

Jonathan Augustine Cowne
1) Jonathan Augustine Cowne, son of William Augustine & Elisabeth Madeline (Robinson) Cowne, b. 29 Jan 1941, Covington?, VA; m1st Hennie Petite; m2^nd 19 Jan 1969, Mormon Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah to Janna Lee Gough, daughter of Alma John & Beverly Ruth (Hess) Gough, b. 20 Jun 1947, Farmington, UT. Jonathan & _________ Cowne had one child:

1. Jonathan "David" Petite Cowne, b. 21 Sept 1963. No issue.

Jonathan Augustine & Janna (Gough) Cowne had six (6) children:

2. Jonathan "Johnny" Alma Lee, b. 9 Oct 1969, Henrico Co., VA. No issue.
3. Beverly Elisabeth, b. 10 Oct 1970, Henrico Co., VA; m. Artur Golczewski. The live in Iowa.
4. William Augustine, VI, b. 28 Jun 1972, Henrico., VA; m. May 1996, Henrico Co., VA to Jennifer "Jenna" Wendt; div. July 1996, Henrico Co., VA. No issue.
5. Elda Janna, b. 24 Sept 1973, Henrico Co., VA, m. 4 Jul 1997, Lee Co., VA to Timothy Martin Parsons
6. Mary Ella Lucille, b. 21 May 1978, Henrico Co., VA.
7.Susan Marie Chlorinda, b. 13 Nov 1982, Henrico Co., VA.

Beverly Elisabeth Cowne
3. Beverly Elisabeth Cowne, daughter of Jonathan Augustine & Janna Lee (Gough) Cowne, b. 10 Oct 1970, Henrico Co., VA; m. 28 Jun 1992, Henrico Co., VA to Artur Golczewski, b. 29 Jan 1960, Poland. Artur & Beverly (Cowne) Golczewski had one (1) child:

• Konstanzia Anna, b. 6 May 1993, Henrico Co., VA.

Elda Janna Cowne
6. Elda Janna Cowne, daughter of Jonathan Augustine & Janna Lee (Gough) Cowne,, b. 24 Sept 1973, Henrico Co., VA; m.16 Aug 1997, Chesterfield Co., VA to Timothy Martin Parsons, son of Larry Martin & Dorothy Marie (Stapleton) Parsons, b. 8 Apr 1971, Henrico Co., VA.

Elda Cowne graduated June 1991 from Douglas Southall Freeman High School in Henrico County, Virginia. She accepted Christ as her Savior on 23 Jan 1997.

For further information see Parsons - this volume and Vol. 1

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