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• Name: William Jefferson COWARD ^{1 2 3 4 5}
• Sex: M
• Birth: Jun 1825 in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA ^{1 2 3 4}
• Death: 21 Jun 1900 in Hernando, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA ²
• Burial: Southaven, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA. ^{2 6}
• Residence:
  1. 1850 in Marlboro, South Carolina, USA. ¹
  1. 1860 in Pleasant Hill, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA. ⁴
  1. 1870 in DeSoto, Mississippi, USA. ³
  1. 1880 in DeSoto, Mississippi, USA. ⁷
  1. 12 Jun 1900 in DeSoto, Mississippi, USA. ⁸
• Person Id: P66245
• Tree Id: 596586

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Parents
Father:

• Michael C. COWARD: Birth: Abt. 1795 in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, USA. Death: Abt. 1830 in Marlboro, South Carolina, USA
Mother:

• Susan Ann Smith: Birth: 31 Mar 1801. Death: Aft. 1870 in Marlboro, South Carolina, USA

Family
Marriage:

• Married: Ann LNU on 1845.
  
• Ann LNU: Birth: 1829 in South Carolina, USA. Death: Bet. 1850–1857

Children:

1. Martha A. COWARD: Birth: 1849 in Smithville, Marlboro, South Carolina, USA. Death: 1870 in DeSoto, Mississippi, USA

2. John Fletcher Coward: Birth: 26 Nov 1849 in Smithville, Marlboro, South Carolina, USA. Death: 28 Jul 1937 in DeSoto, Mississippi, USA

Family
Marriage:

• Married: Laura SMITH on 18 Jul 1857 at Hernando, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA.^{5 6}
  
• Laura SMITH: Birth: Abt. 1826 in South Carolina, USA. Death: Bef. 1877 in Hernando, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA

Children:

1. Emma COWARD: Birth: Jul 1861 in Mississippi, USA. Death: Bet. 1900–1910 in Crittenden, Arkansas, USA

2. Ella COWARD: Birth: 1862 in DeSoto, Mississippi, USA. Death: Aft. 1880

3. Albert L. COWARD: Birth: Mar 1862 in Mississippi, USA. Death: Bet. 1930–1950 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

4. James Thomas COWARD: Birth: 02 Mar 1866 in DeSoto, Mississippi, USA. Death: 18 Apr 1942 in San Diego, California, USA

Family
Marriage:

• Married: Serena Francis Burnside on 21 Dec 1877 at DeSoto, Mississippi, USA.⁵
  
• Serena Francis Burnside: Birth: 02 Dec 1845 in Kershaw, South Carolina, USA. Death: 17 Jun 1927 in Hernando, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA

Children:

1. Joseph Brewer: Birth: Abt. 1866 in Mississippi, USA.

2. Lizzie Brewer: Birth: Abt. 1867 in Mississippi, USA.

3. Charley Brewer: Birth: Abt. 1870 in Mississippi, USA.

4. Allice Brewer: Birth: Abt. 1875 in Mississippi, USA.

5. Milton Brewer: Birth: Abt. 1876 in Mississippi, USA.

6. Lena A. COWARD: Birth: 1879 in Mississippi, USA.

7. Lawrence Columbus COWARD: Birth: 16 May 1879 in Horn Lake, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA. Death: 27 Apr 1928 in Horn Lake, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA

8. Benjamin L (Benny) COWARD: Birth: Sep 1882 in Horn Lake, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA. Death: Bet. 1910–1920 in Mississippi, USA

9. Susie COWARD: Birth: 09 Jul 1889 in Horn Lake, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA. Death: 22 Jun 1937 in Hernando, DeSoto, Mississippi, USA

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