4. Lloyd Adrian Cowan 1897
Lloyd Adrian Cowan (Lloyd)
b. January 3, 1897 d. September 10, 1980. Lloyd was born to Jim and Inga Cowan while the family was still living at Owego near Sheldon, ND. In the spring of 1898, the family moved down to Anselm near McLeod to farm there. Lloyd attended one room country school at Owego School No 2, District #9 of RansomCounty. A souvenir of attendance for the period of March 1901 to June, 1902 was given to the pupils by the teacher, Margaret Stoffel and his name is listed. Owego Township is a few miles to the southwest of Sheldon toward Lisbon.
I am told that the farm was adjacent to the farm of the George Van Horn, Sr. The Van Horn's were among the earliest settlers in the area and their place was close to Pidgeon Point on Section 19. Pidgeon Point is where the old storm shelter and lookout was located on the road between Fort Abercrombie on the Red River and FortRansomto the west.
The Van Horns had four children - - George, Louise, Kate and Mabel. Louise, who later married Lloyd, was born Jan 7, 1901 at McLeod. Interestingly, No one lives at either Anselm or McLeod today. Lloyd was about ten when the family moved to Valley Cityand twelve when they moved to Enderlin.
A wonderful photograph taken in the summer of 1919 shows Lloyd and Lee Cowan on the Owego Baseball team - - It's a group of nine guys in their early twenties posing for a group photograph. The photograph shows Lee Cowan (age 20), Burton Thompson, Harold Wiltse, Carl Bjugstad, Allan Carter and Clarence Evanson in the back row. Sitting in the front are Lloyd Cowan (age 22), Clifford Black and William Duty. Early cars are visible in the background and the fields are flat for as far as one can see. Owego is the name of the school that the boys attended back in 1901 - 1902. Lloyd would have a strong interest in baseball all his life.
Lloyd and Louise were married at Lisbonon May 4, 1920 and lived at Sheldon (where Grandpa Bill Cowan used to have a farm). Their son Kenneth was born in the fall of that year at Sheldon. By the spring of 1922 they moved to Lisbonand daughter Madelyn was born in April. Lloyd's brother Lee, who married Louise's sister Kate, also had a farm at Lisbon and, in June of 1922, Lee and Kate had a daughter whom they named Doris. Madelyn and Doris have been lifetime fast friends as well as cousins.
Children of Lloyd Date of Birth Date of Death
Kenneth Lloyd Oct. 11, 1920 Jan, 2, 2000
Madelyn Mae Apr. 11, 1922 Feb. 22, 2006
Lois Elaine Aug. 12, 1923 Nov. __, 1981
Eileen Faith Feb. 14, 1925 Date unknown
William George Aug. 27, 1929 Oct. 28, 1994
By spring of 1923, Lloyd and Louise and Lee and Kate all moved to up to Granville near Minot. They farmed there until shortly after the outbreak of W.W.II. Jim and Inga also moved up to Granville at about the same time.
In the summer of 1932 when they had all been at Granville for ten years, dad Jim came over to Lloyd's farm wearing his heavy coat and boots and gloves and old brown hat. Lloyd's daughter Madelyn remembers the day when Grampa opened the screen door and came in wearing all those heavy clothes on that hot summer day. It turned out that he had a stroke and was confused. He had been out on the tractor and it tipped over. Lloyd and Louise took dad in and cared for him for a while and then Lloyd's brothers from the cities came up to bring him to the hospital in Minneapolis. Lloyd and Louise continued to farm at Granville until 1941.
In 1941 Lloyd and Louise moved out to Bremerton, Washington where Lloyd could find work in the Navy shipyards. Also traveling with them was Lee and Kate, and Louise and Kate's brother George Van Horn and his wife Wilma, and their respective children. In 1942, Louise started working at the shipyards, as well, along with her daughter Madelyn and niece Doris. After the war, Lloyd worked for the fire department for a while and then went to Alaska to do carpentry. In 1948 Lloyd went to Reno, Nevada to manage hotels. He worked there until 1956 when he moved to Long Beach, California to manage hotels there until his retirement.
From Lloyd's early days he loved to play baseball. Lloyd managed a ball team at Bremerton and then at Reno and then at Long Beach. Lloyd loved sports and could watch one game on TV, listen to another on the radio and follow what people are saying in the kitchen as well!
I remember the date of Lloyd and Louise's marriage because on May 4th of 1970 they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and my dad and mom, Walter and Esther, were out visiting them. That is the date our daughter Jennifer was born and we call out there to tell them about her birth.
Lloyd died on September 10th of 1980 at Long Beach, California at the age of 83. His wife, Louise, their five children and their families, survived him.
1D-1 Kenneth Lloyd Cowan b. Oct 11, 1920 at Sheldon, ND. Married Amelia (Molly) ____.
1D-1a Erlanda ___ Cowan May 30, 1951 at San Bernadino, CA
1D-1b Kenneth Demetrius Cowan b. Oct. 2, 1954 at San Bernadino, CA.
1D-1c Lloyd Adrian Cowan b. Oct. 5, 1959 at Hollywood, CA.
1D-1d Robert Curtis Cowan b. Mar. 18, 1961 at Long Beach, CA.
1D-2 Madelyn Mae Cowan b. Ap. 11, 1922 at Lisbon, ND. Married to James Dodd Oct 18, 1946 at Reno, Nevada. James died Ap. 9, 1984 and Madelyn died Feb. 22, 2006.
1D-2a Gary Lloyd Stredwick b. July 5, 1941
1D-3 Lois Elaine Cowan b. Aug. 12, 1923 at Granville, ND. Married Michael Alesko. Died Nov. __, 1981. Lived at Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
1D-3a Michael Trent Alesko b. July 8, 1950 at Reno, Nevada
1D-3b Robin ____ Alesko b. Feb. 9, 1955.
1D-3c Patrick ___ Alesko b. Feb 14, 1957
1D-4 Eileen Faith Cowan b. Feb. 14, 1925 at Granville, ND. Married John (Jack) Walsh on Ap. 3, 1945 at Bremerton, WA. Died of mouth cancer.
1D-4a John ____ Walsh b. Ap. 13, 1945
1D-4b Mark Herring Walsh Jan. 25, 1960 at Port Townsend, WA.
1D-5 William George Cowan (Bill) b. Aug 27, 1929 at Granville, ND. Married Jane Terrell. Jane died Oct 28, 1994.
1D-5a Kim Ann Cowan b. Jun 21, 1955 at New Orleans, LA.
1D-5b William ____ Cowan b. Oct. 22, 1957 at Long Beach, CA.
1D-5c John ____ Cowan b. Jan. 12, 1960
1D-5d Mary ____ Cowan b. Ap. 20, 1961
1D-5e Louise ____ Cowan b. Oct 16, 1967.
b. January 3, 1897 d. September 10, 1980. Lloyd was born to Jim and Inga Cowan while the family was still living at Owego near Sheldon, ND. In the spring of 1898, the family moved down to Anselm near McLeod to farm there. Lloyd attended one room country school at Owego School No 2, District #9 of RansomCounty. A souvenir of attendance for the period of March 1901 to June, 1902 was given to the pupils by the teacher, Margaret Stoffel and his name is listed. Owego Township is a few miles to the southwest of Sheldon toward Lisbon.
I am told that the farm was adjacent to the farm of the George Van Horn, Sr. The Van Horn's were among the earliest settlers in the area and their place was close to Pidgeon Point on Section 19. Pidgeon Point is where the old storm shelter and lookout was located on the road between Fort Abercrombie on the Red River and FortRansomto the west.
The Van Horns had four children - - George, Louise, Kate and Mabel. Louise, who later married Lloyd, was born Jan 7, 1901 at McLeod. Interestingly, No one lives at either Anselm or McLeod today. Lloyd was about ten when the family moved to Valley Cityand twelve when they moved to Enderlin.
A wonderful photograph taken in the summer of 1919 shows Lloyd and Lee Cowan on the Owego Baseball team - - It's a group of nine guys in their early twenties posing for a group photograph. The photograph shows Lee Cowan (age 20), Burton Thompson, Harold Wiltse, Carl Bjugstad, Allan Carter and Clarence Evanson in the back row. Sitting in the front are Lloyd Cowan (age 22), Clifford Black and William Duty. Early cars are visible in the background and the fields are flat for as far as one can see. Owego is the name of the school that the boys attended back in 1901 - 1902. Lloyd would have a strong interest in baseball all his life.
Lloyd and Louise were married at Lisbonon May 4, 1920 and lived at Sheldon (where Grandpa Bill Cowan used to have a farm). Their son Kenneth was born in the fall of that year at Sheldon. By the spring of 1922 they moved to Lisbonand daughter Madelyn was born in April. Lloyd's brother Lee, who married Louise's sister Kate, also had a farm at Lisbon and, in June of 1922, Lee and Kate had a daughter whom they named Doris. Madelyn and Doris have been lifetime fast friends as well as cousins.
Children of Lloyd Date of Birth Date of Death
Kenneth Lloyd Oct. 11, 1920 Jan, 2, 2000
Madelyn Mae Apr. 11, 1922 Feb. 22, 2006
Lois Elaine Aug. 12, 1923 Nov. __, 1981
Eileen Faith Feb. 14, 1925 Date unknown
William George Aug. 27, 1929 Oct. 28, 1994
By spring of 1923, Lloyd and Louise and Lee and Kate all moved to up to Granville near Minot. They farmed there until shortly after the outbreak of W.W.II. Jim and Inga also moved up to Granville at about the same time.
In the summer of 1932 when they had all been at Granville for ten years, dad Jim came over to Lloyd's farm wearing his heavy coat and boots and gloves and old brown hat. Lloyd's daughter Madelyn remembers the day when Grampa opened the screen door and came in wearing all those heavy clothes on that hot summer day. It turned out that he had a stroke and was confused. He had been out on the tractor and it tipped over. Lloyd and Louise took dad in and cared for him for a while and then Lloyd's brothers from the cities came up to bring him to the hospital in Minneapolis. Lloyd and Louise continued to farm at Granville until 1941.
In 1941 Lloyd and Louise moved out to Bremerton, Washington where Lloyd could find work in the Navy shipyards. Also traveling with them was Lee and Kate, and Louise and Kate's brother George Van Horn and his wife Wilma, and their respective children. In 1942, Louise started working at the shipyards, as well, along with her daughter Madelyn and niece Doris. After the war, Lloyd worked for the fire department for a while and then went to Alaska to do carpentry. In 1948 Lloyd went to Reno, Nevada to manage hotels. He worked there until 1956 when he moved to Long Beach, California to manage hotels there until his retirement.
From Lloyd's early days he loved to play baseball. Lloyd managed a ball team at Bremerton and then at Reno and then at Long Beach. Lloyd loved sports and could watch one game on TV, listen to another on the radio and follow what people are saying in the kitchen as well!
I remember the date of Lloyd and Louise's marriage because on May 4th of 1970 they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and my dad and mom, Walter and Esther, were out visiting them. That is the date our daughter Jennifer was born and we call out there to tell them about her birth.
Lloyd died on September 10th of 1980 at Long Beach, California at the age of 83. His wife, Louise, their five children and their families, survived him.
1D-1 Kenneth Lloyd Cowan b. Oct 11, 1920 at Sheldon, ND. Married Amelia (Molly) ____.
1D-1a Erlanda ___ Cowan May 30, 1951 at San Bernadino, CA
1D-1b Kenneth Demetrius Cowan b. Oct. 2, 1954 at San Bernadino, CA.
1D-1c Lloyd Adrian Cowan b. Oct. 5, 1959 at Hollywood, CA.
1D-1d Robert Curtis Cowan b. Mar. 18, 1961 at Long Beach, CA.
1D-2 Madelyn Mae Cowan b. Ap. 11, 1922 at Lisbon, ND. Married to James Dodd Oct 18, 1946 at Reno, Nevada. James died Ap. 9, 1984 and Madelyn died Feb. 22, 2006.
1D-2a Gary Lloyd Stredwick b. July 5, 1941
1D-3 Lois Elaine Cowan b. Aug. 12, 1923 at Granville, ND. Married Michael Alesko. Died Nov. __, 1981. Lived at Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
1D-3a Michael Trent Alesko b. July 8, 1950 at Reno, Nevada
1D-3b Robin ____ Alesko b. Feb. 9, 1955.
1D-3c Patrick ___ Alesko b. Feb 14, 1957
1D-4 Eileen Faith Cowan b. Feb. 14, 1925 at Granville, ND. Married John (Jack) Walsh on Ap. 3, 1945 at Bremerton, WA. Died of mouth cancer.
1D-4a John ____ Walsh b. Ap. 13, 1945
1D-4b Mark Herring Walsh Jan. 25, 1960 at Port Townsend, WA.
1D-5 William George Cowan (Bill) b. Aug 27, 1929 at Granville, ND. Married Jane Terrell. Jane died Oct 28, 1994.
1D-5a Kim Ann Cowan b. Jun 21, 1955 at New Orleans, LA.
1D-5b William ____ Cowan b. Oct. 22, 1957 at Long Beach, CA.
1D-5c John ____ Cowan b. Jan. 12, 1960
1D-5d Mary ____ Cowan b. Ap. 20, 1961
1D-5e Louise ____ Cowan b. Oct 16, 1967.