William I. Cowell ^{1 2 3 4}

  General Notes:

Following his divorce from Clara Holmes, William was married to Nellie Edwards.
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  Death Notes:

Name: William I. Cowell
Event Date: 01 Dec 1929
Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
Gender: Male
Race: white
Age: 54
Birth Year (Estimated): 1875
Birth Date: 11 Aug 1875
Birthplace: Peoria, Illinois
Father's Birthplace: Peoria, Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Peoria, Ill.
Occupation: Carpenter
Residence Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Ill.
Spouse's Name: Nellie Edwards
Burial Date: 03 Dec 1929
Cemetery: Greenwood

Citing this Record
"Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ2Y-VYF : 8 March 2018), Nellie Edwards in entry for William I. Cowell, 01 Dec 1929; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,643,609.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 11 August 1875 and a birth location of , Peoria County, IL.

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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Waukegan, IL on 16 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 38A, District 142, Family 50
Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois
323 Saint James Street; house rented
Married 2 years
William Cowell..Head..Aug 1874..25..IL..Day Laborer

(Living with wife and daughter.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Rockford, IL on 3 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 20B, District 174, Dwelling 13, Family 16
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
1022 Short Elm Court; house rented
Married 12 years
William I. Cowell..Head..35..IL..Carpenter, House

(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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William married Clara Della Holmes, daughter of Charles Tarbell Holmes and Mary Josephine Packard, on 13 October 1898 in , Winnebago County, IL.^{1 2 3} The marriage ended in divorce. (Clara Della Holmes was born on 22 July 1876 in , Winnebago County, IL,^{2 3 5 6 7 8 9} died on 16 May 1945 in Rockford, IL ^{8 9 10} and was buried on 18 May 1945 in Rockford, IL ^{8 9 10}.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Waukegan, IL on 16 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 38A, District 142, Family 50
Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois
323 Saint James Street; house rented
Married 2 years
William Cowell..Head..Aug 1874..25..IL..Day Laborer
Clara Cowell..Wife..Jul 1876..23..IL..1/1
May June Cowell..Daughter..Jun 1899..11m..IL
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Rockford, IL on 3 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 20B, District 174, Dwelling 13, Family 16
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois
1022 Short Elm Court; house rented
Married 12 years
William I. Cowell..Head..35..IL..Carpenter, House
Clara D. Cowell..Wife..33..IL..3/3
June M. Cowell..Daughter..10..IL
Myrtle M. Cowell..Daughter..5..IL
Ray E. Cowell..Son..2..IL
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• William I. Cowell and Clara Della Holmes were divorced after 1910.

  Marriage Notes:

Name: William S Cowell
Titles and Terms: Mr
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 29 Sep 1898
Event Place: Winnebago, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Year (Estimated): 1875
Spouse's Name: Clara Dellea Holmes
Spouse's Titles and Terms: Miss
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1877

Citing this Record
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-VT87 : 14 October 2017), William S Cowell and Clara Dellea Holmes, 29 Sep 1898; citing Winnebago, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,048.
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Name: William S Cowell
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 13 Oct 1898
Event Place: Winnebago, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Birth Year (Estimated): 1874
Father's Name: John B Cowell
Mother's Name: Margaret Louisa Rodingdough
Spouse's Name: Clara Dellea Holmes
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 22
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1876
Spouse's Father's Name: Charles Holmes
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Josephine Packard
Page: 176

Citing this Record
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-VT83 : 14 October 2017), Mary Josephine Packard in entry for William S Cowell and Clara Dellea Holmes, 13 Oct 1898; citing Winnebago, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,048.
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Name: William S Cowell
Titles and Terms: Mr
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 29 Oct 1898
Event Place: Winnebago, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Birth Year (Estimated): 1875
Father's Name: John C Cowell
Mother's Name: Margaret Louise Rodingdough
Spouse's Name: Clara Dellea Holmes
Spouse's Titles and Terms: Miss
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1877
Spouse's Father's Name: Charles Holmes
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Josephine Packard
Page: 176

Citing this Record
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-VTZY : 14 October 2017), Mary Josephine Packard in entry for William S Cowell and Clara Dellea Holmes, 29 Oct 1898; citing Winnebago, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,048.
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NOTE - There are three slightly different source citations supplied by FamilySearch each with a different date of marriage and each giving slightly different birth years for both the bride and groom. No actual document images are furnished so it is difficult to judge which is the most correct.

I suspect that the earliest one referenced by FamilySearch, 29 Sep 1898, may actually be the date that the license was issued or the application completed. The latest one referenced, 29 Oct 1898, may be the actual date of return to the county clerk's office. And therefore I am guessing that the middle date of 13 Oct 1898 may actually be date that the wedding was performed.
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