Family Tree
Three generations around Robert E.
Vital Events
Dates and Places
- Born17 MAR 1874
- Died7 APR 1889 · Mountain View, Washington Co, AR
- BuriedMountain View Cem, Washington Co, AR
- SexMale
- Also known asRobert E Cowan
Notes
Research Notes
Drowned with John ("Jeb" or "Eb") Ezell. According to L.D. Ezell (to Richard Dale Ezell, 24 April 2004), his grandfather Richard Fred Ezell said the two boys were cousins. This would support the conclusion that this "R E Cowan" buried at Mountain View with "J E Ezell" was Joseph Skiles son, making them first cousins. Some Cowan genealogy charts, however, have Joseph's son "Robert" born in 1875. No conclusive evidence has been found that the "R E" that drowned was Joseph's son.