Oregon Republican League "Bridging the Generations Project 400": ORL Cowles Family

Oregon Republican League "Bridging the Generations Project 400": ORL Cowles Family

Republican League Register of Oregon, The Register Publishing Company, 1896, page 194.

COWLES, HON. JOHN W., of McMinnville, was born in Onondaga County, New York, November 3, 1823, and was educated at the De Reuter Institute of Pompey Hill Academy. He taught school and farmed in Ohio and Wisconsin till 1852, when he went to California and mined, coming a little later to Oregon. He taught school in Yamhill County. He was one of the founders of the party, and was elected County Auditor on the first Republican ticket in the county. He was then elected County Clerk two terms and County Judge two terms, serving eight years. In 1870 he was elected to the State Senate, resigning after one session. In 1888 he was one of the organizers of the McMinnville National Bank, of which he is president. He has been frequently a member of county and state conventions.

John's parents were John Cowles and Rachel White.

Descendants of Cyrus Cowles

1 Cyrus Cowles b: 29 Jun 1801 in Pompey,New York d: 12 Nov 1876 in Oakfield,Wisconsin
.. +Rachel White d: 1843 in Huron, Ohio
........ 2 Rachel Spinora Cowles b: 1830 in Pompey, New York d: 14 Nov 1862 in Oak Creek, Wisconsin
............ +Oscar Hurlbut b: 25 Jul 1819 in Pompey, New York m: 24 Dec 1852 in Oakfield, Wisconsin d: 09 Jul 1887 in Chattanooga, Tennessee
................... 3 Orion L. Hurlbut b: 08 Mar 1856 in Oakfield, Wisconsin d: in Chattanooga, Tennessee
....................... +Cornelia b: 1858 in Illinois
............................. 4 Arthur Robert Hurlbut b: 02 Sep 1879 in New Hartford, Iowa
........ 2 John White Cowles b: 03 Nov 1823 in New York, New York d: Aft. 1894 in McMinnville, Oregon
............ +Lucretia Gordon b: 1828 in Kentucky d: Aft. 1894 in McMinnville, Oregon
........ 2 Sarah Cowles b: Abt. 1825 d: Aft. 1894 in Savanna, Missouri
............ +James McKnight b: Abt. 1822 d: Aft. 1894 in Savanna, Missouri
........ 2 Cyrus Alonzo Cowles b: 1829 in New York d: Aft. 1894 in Oakfield, Wisconsin
............ +Mary Ann Daniels b: 1829 in New York d: Aft. 1894 in Oakfield, Wisconsin