Doris Cowan, Dtr. of Lee and Kate
7A Doris Cowan
Doris was born on June 4, 1922 at Lisbon, North Dakota. In the mid 1920’s, the family moves to Granville where they then lived for the next twenty years until the early 1940’s.
Dorisis was an only child and as she grew up attended Granville high School. Doris and Madelyn, daughter of Lloyd and Louise Cowan, are close in age and were close friends as they grew up and still are today. According to a letter of Aunt Inga, in June of 1938, at age 16, Doris and Madelyn go to visit their aunt Anne and Uncle Bob Cowan and their family at Douglas. Cousin Stan, 27, was married and living at Flasher or Garrison then. Cousin Margaret was a little younger in age. According to Aunt Inga, Doris is just a picture of her mother, Kate. In June of 1940, Doris and Madelyn graduated from Granville High School.
At the beginning of W.W.II, Doris moved to Bremerton, Washington with her parents where she and Madelyn worked at the Navy Shipyards. When Lee and Kate later lived at Myrtle Creek, Oregon their milkman was Randolph Randleman. Doris and Randy became acquainted, courted and were married on June 28, 1954. After their marriage, Randy worked as a logger and millwright in Plymouth. Randy and Doris then moved to Toledo, Oregon where they have lived for many years. Toledo is five miles from the ocean and about 120 miles to the north of Myrtle Creek. Doris and Randy have no children.
Doris says that they have been close to Bob and Anne Cowan of Douglas,North Dakota and to the children of Lloyd and Louise Cowan of California over the past many, many years. They are particularly close to Lois’s daughter Robin to whom they feel like adoptive parents. Doris says that Madelyn and Bill were out to visit in September of 1994. Doris had a triple bypass surgery in July of 1995 and it all turned out well. Doris has information on the family, growing up, and about Dell and Lynne.
Doris and Randy have both died but those records have not yet been searched. See more about this family on the PDF file.
Doris was born on June 4, 1922 at Lisbon, North Dakota. In the mid 1920’s, the family moves to Granville where they then lived for the next twenty years until the early 1940’s.
Dorisis was an only child and as she grew up attended Granville high School. Doris and Madelyn, daughter of Lloyd and Louise Cowan, are close in age and were close friends as they grew up and still are today. According to a letter of Aunt Inga, in June of 1938, at age 16, Doris and Madelyn go to visit their aunt Anne and Uncle Bob Cowan and their family at Douglas. Cousin Stan, 27, was married and living at Flasher or Garrison then. Cousin Margaret was a little younger in age. According to Aunt Inga, Doris is just a picture of her mother, Kate. In June of 1940, Doris and Madelyn graduated from Granville High School.
At the beginning of W.W.II, Doris moved to Bremerton, Washington with her parents where she and Madelyn worked at the Navy Shipyards. When Lee and Kate later lived at Myrtle Creek, Oregon their milkman was Randolph Randleman. Doris and Randy became acquainted, courted and were married on June 28, 1954. After their marriage, Randy worked as a logger and millwright in Plymouth. Randy and Doris then moved to Toledo, Oregon where they have lived for many years. Toledo is five miles from the ocean and about 120 miles to the north of Myrtle Creek. Doris and Randy have no children.
Doris says that they have been close to Bob and Anne Cowan of Douglas,North Dakota and to the children of Lloyd and Louise Cowan of California over the past many, many years. They are particularly close to Lois’s daughter Robin to whom they feel like adoptive parents. Doris says that Madelyn and Bill were out to visit in September of 1994. Doris had a triple bypass surgery in July of 1995 and it all turned out well. Doris has information on the family, growing up, and about Dell and Lynne.
Doris and Randy have both died but those records have not yet been searched. See more about this family on the PDF file.