Willis Cowles was born about 1823 in Vermont. He married Mary Ann Ingalls. The family lived in Iowa in 1860, but Willis served in the Civil War from Kanas.
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: Willis Cowles
Residence: Kansas
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Kansas
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record:
Enlisted in Company C, Kansas 17th Infantry Regiment on 28 Jul 1864.
Mustered out on 16 Nov 1864.
Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kansas
By 1870, Mary Ann Cowles was a widow with children William H., Jonathan, Franklin, Lois, James, and Hattie in Cherokee County, KS.
William H. Cowles, son of Willis, and his wife Susan, lived for a time in this part of Montgomery County, KS so it is possible this is one of their children.
This information is being posted in hopes someone might identify this person.
Willis Cowles was born about 1823 in Vermont. He married Mary Ann Ingalls. The family lived in Iowa in 1860, but Willis served in the Civil War from Kanas.
U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: Willis Cowles
Residence: Kansas
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Kansas
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record:
Enlisted in Company C, Kansas 17th Infantry Regiment on 28 Jul 1864.
Mustered out on 16 Nov 1864.
Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kansas
By 1870, Mary Ann Cowles was a widow with children William H., Jonathan, Franklin, Lois, James, and Hattie in Cherokee County, KS.
William H. Cowles, son of Willis, and his wife Susan, lived for a time in this part of Montgomery County, KS so it is possible this is one of their children.
This information is being posted in hopes someone might identify this person.
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