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John Bill Cowan 1916 - 1962

John Bill Cowan was born on April 9, 1916, and died at age 46 years old on October 8, 1962. John Cowan was buried at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section AI Site 165-B 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, in San Antonio, Tx. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Bill Cowan.
John Bill Cowan
April 9, 1916
October 8, 1962
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John Bill Cowan's History: 1916 - 1962

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  • 04/9
    1916

    Birthday

    April 9, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: CM1 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 10/8
    1962

    Death

    October 8, 1962
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery Section AI Site 165-B 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, in San Antonio, Tx 78209
    Burial location
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Did you know?
In 1916, in the year that John Bill Cowan was born, suffragette Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives as a Representative at large from Montana. She was the first woman to hold an elected Federal office. Holding the office for two years, she ran again in 1940 and served another two year term. Montana had granted women unrestricted voting rights in 1914, 6 years before women got the vote nationally.
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In 1925, by the time he was just 9 years old, in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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