US Census of 1850 Marshall County
Name:Humphrey Norris Cowden
Age:34
Birth Year:abt 1816
Birthplace:North Carolina
Home in 1850:Subdivision 53, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
Gender:Male
Family Number:207
Hunphrey N Cowden 34
Emiline Cowden 30
Martha A Cowden 11
Nancy E Cowden 8
Mary C Cowden 6
John C Cowden 4
Morrace W Cowden 2
Lucius B Fowler 20
George M Cooper 19

US Census of 1850 Marshall County
Name:John Cowden
Age:16
Birth Year:abt 1834
Birthplace:Tennessee
Home in 1850:District 1, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
Gender:Male
Family Number:474
Jas M Brents 41
Rhoda Brents 29
John Cowden 16
William Cowden 14
Martha Cowden 12
Wilson Cowden 7
Thomas Cowden 5
Sarena Cowden 2

Cowden, a marriage in Marshall Co. Tn.
Name:John Cowden
Gender:Male
Marriage Date:8 Jan 1856
Marriage Place:Marshall, Tennessee, USA
Spouse: M H Leonard

US Census of 1880, Marshall Co Tn
Name:Jno. Cowden
Age:45
Birth Year:abt 1835
Birthplace:Tennessee
Home in 1880:District 4, Marshall, Tennessee
Race:White
Gender:Male
Relation to Head of House:Self (Head)
Marital Status:Married
Spouse's Name:Mary Cowden
Father's Birthplace:Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace:Tennessee
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation:Physician

Jno. Cowden 45
Mary Cowden 42
Murtle Cowden 17
Charles Cowden 15
E. E. Cowden 13
Ida Cowden 11
Maud Cowden 10
Lela Cowden 7
Jno. Cowden 3

Military Records on ancestry.com:
Name:John B Cowden
Rank at enlistment:Sergeant
State Served:Tennessee
Survived the War?:No (if no why was he mustered out at or near the end)
Service Record:Enlisted in Company B, Tennessee 3rd Cavalry Regiment. Mustered out on 27 Apr 1865 at Steamer "Sultana", Memphis, TN.
Sources:Index to Compiled Military Service Records, Research by Jack Lundquist