- Born October 10, 1816 in Unadilla, Oswego County, New York.
- Married DIANA P. FREEMAN on January 5, 1842 in Hancock County, Rhode Island.
- Died September 26, 1887 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa.
- Buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa.
CHILDREN
- ELIJAH FREEMAN COWLES, born in November, 1842 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa; died March 12, 1931 in New Mexico. Married CHARLOTTE AMELIA FIELD on December 29, 1867 in Lee County, Iowa. Married MARY A. WIDMAN on May 10, 1883 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa.
- CALVIN B. COWLES, born in December, 1844 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa; died August 27, 1892 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa. Married VERMELIA AGNES CAMPBELL on November 20, 1881 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.
- SAMUEL P. COWLES, born December 10, 1846 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Owa; died January 18, 1909 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa. He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa. He served from May 2 to September 16, 1864 in Co. E, 45th Iowa Infantry.
- ALVA CURTIS COWLES, born in February, 1849 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa; died November 5, 1915 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He married MARY ANNA WEBER on March 20, 1879 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa.
- JANE LUCINDA COWLES, born February 11, 1851 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa; died March 30, 1911 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa. Married ASA D. COWLES on September 22, 1875 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa.
- GEORGE MERRIMAN COWLES, born March 27, 1853 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa; died April 5, 1921 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa. Married MABEL CARPENTER on June 27, 1907 in Lee County, Iowa.
- ELLA LILLIAN COWLES, born March 4, 1857 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa; died March 25, 1941 in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa. Married JESSE RUDOLPH THORNTON on May 23, 1888 in O'Neill, Holt County, Nebraska.
- OLIVE COWLES, born in May, 1860 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa; died in 1860 in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa.